I’m on Camera Daily So My Hair Is Extremely Important to Me!

Is a hair transplant possible even if the person still has enough hair to pass as not being bald?

My main concern is that I am a local television personality and on camera everyday. I have been receding and thinning since I was 18 (Im 24 now)but through very strategic hairstyling I am able to cover it to some degree. However in the last year the balding process has been picking up and it is becoming harder to manage. From reading your past questions, I know you don’t advocate what one reader referred to as a “preventative transplant”, but looking decent and having hair can effect my job. What would you recommend in this case?

Thank you

You don’t have to be completely bald to have a hair transplant. I can’t say whether you’re a candidate without examining your hair (or lack thereof) first, but if you’re losing hair and require strategic styling to manage it, it might be worth a trip to LA to see me.

Los Angeles sports reporter Steve Hartman went right back on TV not long after his procedure and no one could tell he had a hair transplant, but he had natural cover for it. I have had two people I remember who were on national TV (primetime on their own specials) who had transplants. One person was on TV just one day after a hair transplant and the other was 6 days out from the transplant… and nobody could tell. Again, I would have to see you before I could give you my opinion on your ability to hide the transplant easily. Many of my patients do go out into the public (lawyers, judges, executives) and in select cases where they are not very bald, they can get away with a one day turn around.