mr_sparkle
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Hi guys
Basically I've read a fair bit on here but it can get fairly confusing especially as the majority of posters are concerned about their frontal hairline as opposed to their crown, which is my area of concern, so I'm asking for some advice. My hairline is receding only slightly, but not enough to make me particularly worried. I just have a crown that is almost resembling Zinedine Zidane. It's not there yet - it's the classic thinning scenario where there are still hairs there albeit very thin ones as opposed to a proper slaphead area. Another good example would be the sort of loss Prince William is suffering at the moment - it's certainly not hairless, but you can tell it's getting thin on top.
I've been on minoxidil for like... 3-4 years! And Propecia consistently for nearly 2 although there was a brief few months I stopped taking it in 2006 but then carried on (I feared sides, realised they were all in my head and so carried on). However, neither have regrown anything. I did initially see progress but then the regrown hair fell out soon after... and the last month or so I've lost quite an alarming amount. I'd put it down to a shed - perhaps it is a temporary shed, but it's odd timing really. Usually sheds are around 6 months or so, so it's probably just that I'm an unlucky lad and these meds don't work.
So surgery is the best option. I'm 23, and started treating hairloss at 19 after a couple of years of denial, so it's not like I'd be hitting surgery early on. Further loss is certainly a possibility but I'm not sure how much. I suppose this is something a consultant would know better.
I know I won't be able to get a full flowing set of locks like David Beckham in his hayday, and I'm comfortable with that. Heck, even if I have a slight bald patch at the back of my head I don't really mind - I'm good looking enough and nice enough to perhaps have a little thin area ... but I certainly don't want a ridiculous monk-like bald patch which I might have to endure if I don't take action. My Dermatch is getting less and less effective sadly.
How likely is surgery to help with this? Either with the FUE or the Strip procedure?
One thing I think I do have going for me is a I have a ridiculously thick donor area. This is something my hairdresser always says - just how thick the very back and sides of my hair is, meaning a lot of potential donor area
Basically, what I'd like to know the most is who in the UK would be best for this? It's always tricky to know who the good surgeons are and how the dodgy tricksters are. Are the people on Harley Street the best people to see?
I'd really appreciate any good feedback. I would be perfectly happy to buzz it short but sadly I think the thin area would be even more exposed as there'd be no hair to spike up and cover, and apparently concealers become useless once the hair is buzzed around grade 2/1...
Although am I right in thinking you can't really do a buzz post transplant because the scars are visible?
Thanks
Basically I've read a fair bit on here but it can get fairly confusing especially as the majority of posters are concerned about their frontal hairline as opposed to their crown, which is my area of concern, so I'm asking for some advice. My hairline is receding only slightly, but not enough to make me particularly worried. I just have a crown that is almost resembling Zinedine Zidane. It's not there yet - it's the classic thinning scenario where there are still hairs there albeit very thin ones as opposed to a proper slaphead area. Another good example would be the sort of loss Prince William is suffering at the moment - it's certainly not hairless, but you can tell it's getting thin on top.
I've been on minoxidil for like... 3-4 years! And Propecia consistently for nearly 2 although there was a brief few months I stopped taking it in 2006 but then carried on (I feared sides, realised they were all in my head and so carried on). However, neither have regrown anything. I did initially see progress but then the regrown hair fell out soon after... and the last month or so I've lost quite an alarming amount. I'd put it down to a shed - perhaps it is a temporary shed, but it's odd timing really. Usually sheds are around 6 months or so, so it's probably just that I'm an unlucky lad and these meds don't work.
So surgery is the best option. I'm 23, and started treating hairloss at 19 after a couple of years of denial, so it's not like I'd be hitting surgery early on. Further loss is certainly a possibility but I'm not sure how much. I suppose this is something a consultant would know better.
I know I won't be able to get a full flowing set of locks like David Beckham in his hayday, and I'm comfortable with that. Heck, even if I have a slight bald patch at the back of my head I don't really mind - I'm good looking enough and nice enough to perhaps have a little thin area ... but I certainly don't want a ridiculous monk-like bald patch which I might have to endure if I don't take action. My Dermatch is getting less and less effective sadly.
How likely is surgery to help with this? Either with the FUE or the Strip procedure?
One thing I think I do have going for me is a I have a ridiculously thick donor area. This is something my hairdresser always says - just how thick the very back and sides of my hair is, meaning a lot of potential donor area
Basically, what I'd like to know the most is who in the UK would be best for this? It's always tricky to know who the good surgeons are and how the dodgy tricksters are. Are the people on Harley Street the best people to see?
I'd really appreciate any good feedback. I would be perfectly happy to buzz it short but sadly I think the thin area would be even more exposed as there'd be no hair to spike up and cover, and apparently concealers become useless once the hair is buzzed around grade 2/1...
Although am I right in thinking you can't really do a buzz post transplant because the scars are visible?
Thanks
