Thanks for the forum Dr. Rassmun, it has been very informative. I do a lot of research on the internet and it seems that people are all for hair translplants or they are all against them with many failure and nightmare stories. I saw something you wrote saying hair grows for 99% of translpants, but gaging from other sites it seems like 50,50. I was wondering if you could give me a ballpark number in your experience of people who are happy with their transplant to people who are not.
Anyways I am 24 and have pretty accelerated hair loss, but the back and sides of my hair is pretty strong and thick. Does the regrowth of transplanted hair in the mid 20s have a better look than transplanted hair later in life? Its seems the pictures Ive seen have led me to believe this, thank you for your time and keep up the good work.
Generally, delaying hair transplants just increases the suffering time for those individuals who are bothered by the balding process. Why delay a hair transplant when the young man needs and wants the youthful impact of a full head of hair? If you wait until you are 60 years old, then you will look older until the day you decide to be transplanted. A 25 year old may look 40, a 40 year old may look 50 or 60, and a balding 60 year old may look 80. A hairy 25 year old will look 25 and that is what most 25 year old people want. I have transplanted many 40, 50, and 60 year old men who look 10-20 years younger with hair.
Satisfaction rates in my practice are very high, not just because we are good surgeons and know what we are doing, but because we set expectations correctly, do not employ salesmen who get a commission for selling you what you may not really want or afford, and we give all of our patients access to previously transplant patients at our monthly open house events. Patient education is at the foundation of satisfied patients.
I am not sure what you are worrying about. Is it illegal to take Propecia in your country? Propecia is not a controlled or illegal substance. In any case it is ALWAYS a good idea to tell your health care professional what medical issues you have and what medication you are taking. Always tell the truth! I doubt that any insurance company or government agency will react to your taking finasteride, unless you’re competing in sports where finasteride is still banned (
In medicine, as in life, things are not so clear cut. I cannot say for sure if your hair loss was due to a medication such as Lexapro (escitalopram oxalate), but there are reports of hair loss with this medication. In fact, I’ve written about it 
The use of both Nizoral (ketoconazole) and Propecia (finasteride) together seems to have great popularity to many of this site’s visitors. I have not seen negative reports from using both of these products together, so that’s good. There was a small study published in 
More than 2 blades with depth may cause hair transection. The use of spreading instruments such as the Haber spreader or a Kelly clamp will also work to minimize transection. If a two-bladed knife is used, it should have a built-in angle to minimize transection. A three (or greater)-bladed knife causes more transection and loss of hair from the donor area.
Vitamins are great, and products that can strengthen hair or make it healthier are good… but they have 
Itching while using minoxidil may reflect an allergy to the drug, though it is interesting that it developed after using it for a year. Which strength were you using? Perhaps you could try a lesser strength.