Transplanting to Thinning Areas

I am 21 and had wavy hair that is receding and thinning on top and in back. I worry that if I get this transplant procedure done to early that it will not look right. I am not bald but yet but the recede bothers me. How do you cope with filling in thin areas where hair is still falling out around it.

First, you need a diagnosis with a good mapping of your scalp for miniaturization to find out for sure that you have genetic hair loss. You are correct that surgery is not the first stop along the path to deal with your hair loss, but probably the last. There are effective medications. Please get a diagnosis first, then a master plan on what to do next.