Hair Transplant in Young Adult

When I turned 18 I noticed that my hairline began to recede a bit and as the months went by my hair got thinner in the frontal area of my scalp & still getting worse. I tried Rogaine for a while but it irritated my scalp and caused flaking and I didn’t see any results, I was also on propecia for 2 ½ months then later stopped (kinda expensive). A month ago I saw an ad on tv about this product called scalpmed, (& it looked really convincing believe you me) they say its better than propecia & rogaine with no side effects. When I told my parents about it they were willing to support me but when we visited the website there was no return address, and I tried calling their customer care # and there was no answer. Now my mom gets the impression that it must be a scam or something. Basically I am just frustrated, but I would like to know the procedures taken in your hair transplants? is it safe for my age? How much will it cost? I hear its expensive. I just think transplant might be the only solution right now. Finally I hope I didn’t take up your time Dr and am looking forward to hearing from you.

When tackling male pattern balding, do not experiment and lose valuable time. Drugs like Propecia work best if early hair loss is treated, so time works against you and transplants in a person under the age of 24 (mostly) may be too soon to develop a good Master Plan for your eventual ending hair loss pattern. I generally discourage transplants in some men when I can not ascertain the final hair loss pattern. You need to have a diagnosis, so mapping out your hair for miniaturization is critically important to get a base line for the diagnosis and treatment. After 8 months of Propecia, you can get another assessment for miniaturization and see if you gained hair numbers and hair bulk.

If you are in California, come by for a consultation. Then we will put the entire power of what I know to work for you.