Hey guys, I just have thought about getting a hair transplant, I really only have thin hair on my crown and no absoulute bald spots yet. If I was to get a hair transplant would propecia be able to keep all my hair on my head til I was 30 or 40? Also, lets say in a couple of years I do go totally bald, would the scars be visible? Thanks
hair transplant at 17
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Take no offense, but you really need to do your research and homework. Only then will you see that a hair transplant at such a young age would be a disaster and any doctor that would do a hair transplant on a 17 year old is criminal IMO. :freaked2:
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Ray777 said:
No your not. Many of us started at the same age. I hit 30 recently and have managed to hover at Norwood 3 for a long time, and my loss started at 17.
I didn't start treatments until I was 26.
The only thing your too young for is an hair transplant, just forget that. In my opinion, any surgeon that would do that has zero ethics. So in other words you can probably find one but would you really want to use him/her?
Ray777 said:
Relax buddy. No it hasn't. You don't have the faintest clue what your life has in store for you yet.
/wish someone had told me that at 17. I probably wouldn't have listened though.
get an SOD like tricomiin, folligen, or AC spray on your crow. Also lef.org prox-N is affordable. Definitely do the propecia, but get fincar at http://www.inhousepharmacy.com, and cut it in 4ths with a pill cutter. You can regrow that if it is just thinning. $6 minoxidil 5% will make your hair bigger too, but you have to stay on it or it goes back to where it was fast.
even if you were 25 you should not get a hair transplant unless that regimen does not work.
even if you were 25 you should not get a hair transplant unless that regimen does not work.
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I know exactly how you feel. I felt the same thing at 19. It sucks. Talk to a Doctor about meds, shave your head or somehow find a way to deal with it. DO NOT GET A TRANSPLANT NOW. It will only cause you more heartache in the future. If you think you are unhappy now, just wait until you are 25 (which is closer than you think) and your life has become one big living hell of transplant after transplant. Remember, once you start, you can't stop. Wait until your mid twenties to even consider a hair transplant. Don't worry - your hairloss will still be there. You will glad you waited. I promise you that much. I waited until 35 and I'm glad that I did. Having said that, I know it isn't easy - but it's really your only choice.
thanks for the help guys, I'm just having a real tough time dealing with this, I imagine you all have had it rough as well, just wish there was something that would cure it and I would never have to worry about it again. I'm a man and I shouldn't take this the way I am (like a little girl ) , well I guess i should see the Doctor.
, well I guess i should see the Doctor.
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Ray777,
Believe me, I understand what you are feeling. It can be all consuming. Listen my friend, I have worked with lots of young guys in their late teens but I could only consult with them with parental consent. And Cassin makes a very good point in that many docs may not want to prescribe you finasteride at 17. You are still fulfilling puberty. Some may want to start you on minoxidil but remember, this is all elective and your parents or legal guardian will have to also consent. But the point is, get in to see one. Stay away from hair transplant surgeons, and I mean STAY AWAY from them. Also, I highly recommend that you "do not" start buyng drugs online. :freaked:
Find a board certified dermatologist who is "experienced" in treating hairloss. That way no one unethical can talk you into doing a hair transplant. BTW, not all derms are real knowledgeable in treating hairloss. :roll:
Listen Ray, most of the real young guys tell me that their friends make fun of them because their early signs of male pattern baldness is noticable. Don't let them get your goat! That's exactly what they are waiting to see. They are looking for how you react to their teasing. That's what guys do to each other, right? 8) I remember a buddy of mine in high school who started losing his hair at 16. His brothers, father, everyone lost hair in his family except the women. His dad was a real advanced class 7, and I mean advanced. His name was Merle, and so we started calling my friend Kevin by his dad's name and it became his nickname, which he hated. But we knew that and that's why we kept calling him Merle. We were never cruel to him, just teased him. There are some individuals who can be very cruel with intent to hurt you as much as possible. But always know that those types are shallow and let them destroy themselves if they so persist. Later in life my friend Kevin accepted his hairloss, but it was when he was in high school that it bothered him the most. Why? He felt out of pocket with the rest of us. Sound familiar?
My buddy Kevin was a wrestler and he did pretty good in it. In fact he became the team captain in our senior year. Then the chicks got interested in him. He may have lost hair, but he gained muscle and the girls loved it.
My point is find something in the interim that you can get involved with to improve yourself and?or make you feel better about yourself. Something constructive for Ray. Believe me, that will help you cope until you can also start Propecia when your doctor deems appropriate. Don't let this get the better of you. Whenever those feelings of lower self-esteem come, get your mind immediately involved with something else to get it off the negative. Don't sit idle and brew about it. That's the worst thing you can do. Obviously you are smart enough to find these hairloss sites, so you are being pro-active right? Get involved with a routine activity that has nothing to do with hairloss.
So my friend, don't worry. There's still a bright future for you because no one, and I mean NO ONE can ever take your intelligence and integrity away! Only you can do that. Remember Ray, behind every dusk is a new dawn coming. There is hope!
One last thing. If your parents or legal guardian wish to contact me with some general questions, I would be more than happy to help you further in that regard. I do not charge anyone anything for any of my support as a patient advocate. :wink: Take care my friend.
Believe me, I understand what you are feeling. It can be all consuming. Listen my friend, I have worked with lots of young guys in their late teens but I could only consult with them with parental consent. And Cassin makes a very good point in that many docs may not want to prescribe you finasteride at 17. You are still fulfilling puberty. Some may want to start you on minoxidil but remember, this is all elective and your parents or legal guardian will have to also consent. But the point is, get in to see one. Stay away from hair transplant surgeons, and I mean STAY AWAY from them. Also, I highly recommend that you "do not" start buyng drugs online. :freaked:
Find a board certified dermatologist who is "experienced" in treating hairloss. That way no one unethical can talk you into doing a hair transplant. BTW, not all derms are real knowledgeable in treating hairloss. :roll:
Listen Ray, most of the real young guys tell me that their friends make fun of them because their early signs of male pattern baldness is noticable. Don't let them get your goat! That's exactly what they are waiting to see. They are looking for how you react to their teasing. That's what guys do to each other, right? 8) I remember a buddy of mine in high school who started losing his hair at 16. His brothers, father, everyone lost hair in his family except the women. His dad was a real advanced class 7, and I mean advanced. His name was Merle, and so we started calling my friend Kevin by his dad's name and it became his nickname, which he hated. But we knew that and that's why we kept calling him Merle. We were never cruel to him, just teased him. There are some individuals who can be very cruel with intent to hurt you as much as possible. But always know that those types are shallow and let them destroy themselves if they so persist. Later in life my friend Kevin accepted his hairloss, but it was when he was in high school that it bothered him the most. Why? He felt out of pocket with the rest of us. Sound familiar?
My buddy Kevin was a wrestler and he did pretty good in it. In fact he became the team captain in our senior year. Then the chicks got interested in him. He may have lost hair, but he gained muscle and the girls loved it.
My point is find something in the interim that you can get involved with to improve yourself and?or make you feel better about yourself. Something constructive for Ray. Believe me, that will help you cope until you can also start Propecia when your doctor deems appropriate. Don't let this get the better of you. Whenever those feelings of lower self-esteem come, get your mind immediately involved with something else to get it off the negative. Don't sit idle and brew about it. That's the worst thing you can do. Obviously you are smart enough to find these hairloss sites, so you are being pro-active right? Get involved with a routine activity that has nothing to do with hairloss.
So my friend, don't worry. There's still a bright future for you because no one, and I mean NO ONE can ever take your intelligence and integrity away! Only you can do that. Remember Ray, behind every dusk is a new dawn coming. There is hope!
One last thing. If your parents or legal guardian wish to contact me with some general questions, I would be more than happy to help you further in that regard. I do not charge anyone anything for any of my support as a patient advocate. :wink: Take care my friend.
Thank you, I hope everything goes well and I hope god will help me, I believe in god so I think he will help me cuz this has been really hard, by far the worst thing I've ever experienced, I'm glad to see that there are ppl that are willing to help, thanks to all for the help and concern. Great site!