Can NHI Help Balding African American Men?

Hey, I came in last summer for a consultation and I had a miniaturization test. The doctor confirmed that I was probably a class 2-3 on the Norwood scale. At the time he prescribed finasteride, which I have taken daily ever since. It’s been about a year now, and although my hair loss may have slowed down, it certainly hasn’t stopped. My hairline is a little suspect at this point, and I’m nervous that if I wait much longer people will really start to notice I’m “losing it.” I am biracial, with relatively coarse hair, and I’ve been able to get away with styling it so that no one can tell, however I think I’d like to solve the problem while I still have a relatively large amount of hair on my head. I’ve heard that there are doctors who specialize in treating African American hair loss patients. I’m wondering if this is true, or is NHI capable of generating the same results? Also, I’ve heard that micro-grafting is the least noticeable transplant procedure, do you perform this procedure at NHI?

Thanks for your help.

We are as experienced with African hair types as any medical group anywhere. We also stand by all of our results. You should be seen yearly, so I would hope to see you again.

The most natural way to transplant hair is with individual follicular units, as these are the natural groupings of hair in your scalp. A micrograft is not the same as a follicular unit and you need to be aware that the gold standard for hair transplantation in any race is follicular unit transplantation (FUT). Propecia (finasteride) is probably working for you, as it is slowing down what would probably be more dramatic hair loss. You are welcome to come back and have one of us take a look and further answer any questions you have.