Analytical Questions From a 21 Year Old Balding Man

Respected Sir,
I am very happy to see the service you are providing. My name is nabeel hussain .My age is 21.5 years. I have started getting bald when I was of eighteen. Now on THE NORWOOD/HAMILTON SCALE I am at 3V position. I have met a dermatologist he recommended me genesis and minoxil2%. I was told that initially I will lose hair + I have to use these medicines for whole of my life. Sir please answers my following questions I will be highly thankful to you.

1. I don’t want to do this hectic and frustrating job of using medicines. As it is temporary and as I will stop using them my hair will lose more rapidly. Apart from that they have side effects also. Am I right? Will medicines have some negative effect on my donor area?
2. I want to go for hair transplantation. but one doctor told me that doing so at an early age of 21.5 is not a good option because I will continue losing my hair and I will be again bald at a age of 30.and the previous transplantation will become fruitless. Is it right?
3. I want to transplant hair because I have a concern about my donor area that it might not diminish if I postponed my transplantation. Is it could be the case?
4. Can we take hair from the side of our head as donor hairs?
5. What is period of complete bed rest after transplantation?
6. At what age should I go for transplantation?

I have asked you a lot of questions but I hope and am certain that you will answer them all as you are very co operative.

Kindly recommend a better solution for me.

1. If you are balding from genetic causes, then there is a good reason to be using finasteride 1mg (marketed as Propecia), which you must take for the rest of your life ( that is, until a cure for balding is discovered).
2. The doctor who told you that you are too early for transplants is probably correct, but I have not seen you so I am drawing this conclusion based upon no objective findings, just the average 21 year old who is in the early stages of the balding process.
3. Hair transplantation may not be the answer for you because you do not know how bald you will become and if the supply of your donor hair will meet the demands of your eventual balding pattern. You could end up depleting your donor hair for the short term gain at the expense of your long term look without a Master Plan for hair loss in your hands.
4. The donor area is on the side and back of the head as you indicated.
5. Hair transplantation does not require any bed rest after the surgery. You can walk around and within 5 days, even run a marathon.
6. Generally, balding patterns are clearly evident by the age of 25-26. The later you can delay the decision, the more mature the hair loss pattern will be.

You are asking good questions. Take the advice of the good doctor you have already seen.