Hello there. Having been able to note of these articles will let you understand a few essential things with regard to hair transplant.
1) There is no such thing as a cheap transplant. In the US, if you're looking to pay only about $8,000 to $10,000 for a transplant then you're probably not consulting a professional or a certified doctor. Should you be looking to spend less, try not to spend less on a surgery? Instead, save money from doing other things such as avoiding unnecessary expenses or trying to buy a cheap car instead of a luxury car." Should you
opt for the cheaper surgery, you'll probably end up with an average if not an unsuccessful result which further leads to more surgeries and expenses until the desired outcome is achieved. I know this because we've had a few clients coming in from other clinics. And, for almost half of those clients are asking for repair treatments.2) Moving on to the content
Let me tell you one story of a person that I know of. Let's name him Jim. He falls under the age 22. Just like most men, he's also been dealing with frontal hair loss. Unfortunately, he's the only one in the family who has been dealing with this kind of issue. At this moment, Jim is on finasteride (propecia) + Rogaine (5%) along with Laser Light Therapy. This presents a conclusion that the required treatments to deal with this young man's problem would involve a Norwood 5 that deals with hair loss over the frontal scalp and crown as well as a few other basic treatments. Actually, I never thought of treating patients that fall under this age category as they are too young for transplants however I changed my mind when he began to cry when I said I can't do it. The problem of hair loss had created a substantial impact in his life. This problem certainly bothers any man at the age of 22 however not to the point that it can hinder one’s ability to date, socialize as well as live a free and happy life. This was not the case however for Jim. A lot of people would agree that this leads to a more of a psychological damage than physical and that cosmetic treatment would be the best solution however we can't do cases such as this and I totally understand what Jim is going through in this delicate stage of his life. Sometimes he would even question himself if he was cheated of his youth and that part of his life has been taken away from him. Upon hearing those, I was carried away. This is because I too had a transplant back when I was also young and now that I am 31, I am happy that I am still reaping the benefits of having to opt for a transplant.
Of course not all cases of hair losses are the same - this applies to Jims' and mine however we should all know that having
to undergo a transplant at a very young age could lead to negative effects towards the health; but then again, what if that person can't live a daily life because of this problem? We feel that if we don't give him what he wants, he'll just end up with another clinic which may not provide the best treatment for his case. I then made up my mind to accept his request so as to minimize the negative results and so I can guarantee that he gets what he wants.I did however specify a few conditions which should be met.
1) All FDA certified treatments should be undertaken in the process
2) He would need to confirm with all the specific FDA-approved treatments which will be necessary for the transplant
3) He will need to use a specific recessed hairline which I personally designed that would perfectly match his age until his 50's. With his young age in mind, we tried to use the less density treatment of as much as 40 FU/cm2 making use of 2000 grafts. We left out 7000 grafts in his case for hair to grow on the gaps while aging through his 40's. Although thinning of hair is inevitable, he'll be having a solid or thick head of hair within various obvious areas such as the hairline, on the crown and on the middle of the scalp providing him with a good looking set of hair even as he reach his 40's to 50's.
Having to accept his request simply brought him to tears however still made him a bit upset as soon as I explained the conditions regarding a hair line that is a bit higher. The result however will still lead him to a better and more confident life. Though he may not be very happy with the results regarding his hairline, the over-all result would allow him to finally live his life without fear and shame. We'll just have to wait in time. What we all should know is this. Hair in our young age defined our confidence and freedom to do things. As we age through our 30's and 40's, we begin to develop frown lines as well as wrinkles over the skin however with the hair still having a full set still provides us with confidence. Though in my 50's I understand the possibility of baldness however I would still be happy because I will still have hair on my hair line. Cosmetic surgeries indeed have guidelines to be met for safety as well as for optimum results however in Jim's case we did break these guidelines but we did it for the what we think would be better which includes having to give a life that is being taken away from a young man who is dealing with early stages of hair loss.