Can I Get a Hair Transplant If I Have Fine Hair?

Hello Doctor,

I’m currently a 21 year old male with some signs of MPB. I would say that I currently am between a NW II and III and I do have a family history of MPB on my mother’s side.

My question is more for future reference as I know you advise against most people under the age of 25 to get hair transplants.

Now for the question, I’ve always had “fine” hair (much like my mother and her father). Would this affect my ability to get a hair transplant in the future since my donor area’s hair would be much finer and not cover as much as personal with “full” hair? Have you ever turned away a patient because of this?

Also, which technique of hair transplantation would you recommend for someone with “fine” hair? The FUE or the Strip procedures?

A transplant with fine hair will produce coverage that you have always had. The transplants bring you your hair, with all of its characteristics. Most people with fine hair have a see-through look when they at 12 years old, so a hair transplant will bring you back to the see-through appearance you had all of your life. Fine hair is not a contraindication for hair transplants. The harvesting mechanism should be up to you and your budget, the supply of the donor hair you have, and the size of the bald area you are transplanting. FUE is not a good surgery for extensive hair transplants in a very bald man, just because of the number of surgeries you have to go through to achieve the numbers of grafts.