Keeping My Hair Short After FUE?

I have been on propecia – Generic for about 7 months. I am bald on my crown. I am 43. I have not seen any hair growth. Should I stop. I am interested in FUe and not FUT. I keep my hair really short. I am happy with not having a full head of hair, and have successfully used a hair fiber to conceal my bald spot.

Can you provide me any advice on the propecia and also what I need to get FUE. FUT is just not an option for me due to the pain, healing time and the inability to exercise for 30 days.

I don’t know your medical history, you’re not my patient, and I didn’t prescribe you Propecia. Any one of those would be reason enough to make me uncomfortable giving you personalized medical advice about your prescription drug regimen. You should discuss any changes with your medication with your doctor. That being said, Propecia might not regrow your crown, but could be preventing it from getting worse. Like I said though, I don’t know your history so I’d just be making complete guesses if I continue.

As for your interest in follicular unit extraction (FUE), short hairstyles are possible without revealing any linear scarring (because there is no line), but if you shave your head you will still be able to see some tiny pinhole scars. I don’t know how short of a haircut you’re talking about.

You are correct in that healing time is quicker with FUE compared to the traditional strip technique, but the biggest trade-offs are price (FUE is more labor intensive and thus more expensive) and with the strip, we have the ability to get more hair in a single session. Those may be non-factors though, depending on your hair requirements and finances. For more info about FUE, see here and here.