Hair Transplant Blogger Hair transplant and hair loss answers from Hasson & Wong

Should I Have A Hair Transplant Now?Posted by doctorwong on October 9th, 2009

Hi! I’m 23 years old. I have been facing hair loss for the last 3yrs and now my head at the corners and even at mid scalp is becoming noticeably thin. I have been taking treatment for the last 2 years (6 months from a small private skin specialist, 1 yr in Dr. —– hair clinic, now taking RichFeel). I’ve noticed hardly any improvement. Although the hair loss has been reduced as the hair density also has been degraded to a great extent. Should I go for hair transplantation at this age or should I continue medication and treatment for some more time?
— H.K.

Hello H.K.
If you are not taking finasteride as one of your treatments, you should start now. If you are presently taking finasteride and you feel your hair loss has stabilized, you may be a surgical candidate. I’d suggest waiting a year after taking finasteride before considering hair transplant surgery. Feel free to submit a online hair loss consultation form. You will receive a recommendation in 3-5 business days. Please be sure to
follow our photo guidelines.

— Jerry Wong, MD

Incoming search terms:

• 23 year old can do hair transplants
• hair transplant great now
• hasson and wong hair 21 year old
• should i use finasteride for a year or 2 before considering hair transplant

• Hair Loss Prevention & Hair Transplants for Younger Patients There is much debate about hair transplants in men under 25 but I think it is an important topic. I have hair loss and I am 24; are there programs...
• Hair Loss Starting at 20. What to Do? I am turning 20 in a couple of months and have been experiencing hair loss for a year now. My temples are slowly receding and my hair is becoming flimsy...
• Hair Transplants in the Crown / Age I had a question regarding one of the patients in your photo gallery. In number 37, the patient had 1,200 grafts to the crown only. How old was that patient?...
• Propecia and Shedding I am 25 years old an I have just started finasteride for a receding hairline (2 weeks). I have noticed significant increased shedding compared to before. Is this common? Should...
• Scar Revision Possible? Dear Doc Hasson and Wong, I did 2 hair transplants, one was back in 2008 where my scar was minimal but in my 2nd operation with the same doc, I...

• Products for thinning hair that you may consider People who encounter the problem of the hair loss normally try so many products in order to come out of the problem. Hair thinning may affect some people psychologically, and...
• Diabetes and Hair Loss If you are losing hair in larger than normal quantities and if the loss does not appear to be common pattern hair loss you should be evaluated by a doctor,...
• Phentermine With the program that I am on, I am currently taking Phentermine HCl 30mg. With this post I wanted to share what my doctors says about this drug... The page...
• Popular Options in Treatment of Hair Loss The causes of hair loss of men and women are different in many ways. There are various reasons attributed to hair loss of women, and one of the major causes...
• Hair loss and pregnancy, falling hair problems? Pregnancy may come with a number of complications and side effects of the medicine, and perhaps some other foreign reactions. There are problems that may be escaped from while others...