Senior Member Greg_Swanson Posted June 8, 2019 Senior Member Share Posted June 8, 2019 Hey all, Has anyone had a HT without their hairloss seemingly being stabilised? I understand that most people who get a HT will still be thinning at some level, even if they don't know it - but can any issues arise if one is thinning quite a bit? Or, if they are still receding slowly? I suppose I'm wondering whether temporary thinning can impact the donor harvesting. Probably a question for more experienced fellows, but thought I'd ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LonelyGraft Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Not an expert on this by any means but this was my thinking going into a hair transplant: Even though I’m on meds there is a likely chance I’ll still continue to lose hair. This means I’ll likely need more procedures down the line. Ideally, if your younger, you want your hair relatively stable/slower or at least be able to know your final loss pattern so you can plan around it accordingly. Many ethical doctors won’t even perform surgery on younger patients not on meds unless the expectations of surgery are brought way down. Hair loss is pretty unpredictable and there are cases of some guys who seemingly go bald in a relatively short amount of time and that’s why doctors don’t want to take the risk. Again, I’m no expert and this is all my opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member bonkling Posted June 8, 2019 Senior Member Share Posted June 8, 2019 I've had surgeons tell me that if doesn't need to be stable. Admittedly I don't know about thinning, as in if the donor is thin, whether that makes a difference to the follicles removed. Probably needs to be fielded by a surgeon or rep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member hairman22 Posted June 8, 2019 Senior Member Share Posted June 8, 2019 many people can't really be sure if hair loss is stable unless they have same hair loss as family member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Markee Posted June 8, 2019 Senior Member Share Posted June 8, 2019 Hair loss is progressive most should expect to loose more hair as we get older Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Greg_Swanson Posted June 8, 2019 Author Senior Member Share Posted June 8, 2019 That makes sense, I guess we dont really know until it happens. Does anyone know about thinning? As in, maybe not MPB related, but just being in a shedding phase? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member hairman22 Posted June 8, 2019 Senior Member Share Posted June 8, 2019 56 minutes ago, Markee said: Hair loss is progressive most should expect to loose more hair as we get older true. But you can have a long stable period. My father went to norwood 3 at 28 & slight diffuse on top. Was stable until he was 60 until is started diffusing again. Hair loss is unpredictable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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