Frontal Hair Loss
If your hair loss is of the androgenetic variety, then you can probably categorize ith with one of the levels on the Norwood Scale. If you're at a level 1 or 2, then count your blessings and start doing something right away to keep your hair line intact. The frontal hairline is the most important area of your hair, because it helps to frame your face. That's why men that are at a level 4 or higher on the Norwood scale can get what's called a frontal forelock hair transplant procedure, which basically loads the majority of the transplanted hair along the hair line for density and appearance while have a more sparse vertex and crown area. If you're bald in the front and on the top and crown area of your head, and you had a limited supply of donor hair for a transplant, where would you rather place the hair, in the front, leaving a bald spot? Or in the back, leaving your frontal hair line bald. Get the picture? Obviously the majority of people would choose to have their frontal hair line improved because it is more important for the look of your face then the crown area.
Which brings me to several points I'd like to make for those of you that are finding it harder and harder to cover your forehead with the remaining hair you have there. First, if you are a level 1 or 2, or even a 3 or 3 Vertex, you still have a fair amount of hair along your frontal hair line. It may have receded a bit, but chances are it's better than nothing and you want to keep it. If this is you use Propecia (or Proscar cut up in quarters, or Finpecia or Fincar cut up in quarters) AND Rogaine (or any brand of Minoxidil, preferably a high concentration). If you don't want to take a pill, then use Revivogen or Topical Spironolactone instead of Propecia as these are topical versions of anti-dht/anti-androgen treatment. Rogaine is the best known growth stimulator. My prefered brand is Xandrox. In any case, browse this site to get information on treatments I have mentioned. In my humble opinion, they are the best, and they will help you keep your frontal hair line and prevent frontal hairloss, especially when used in combination. Here is the link to my treatments page:
Hair Loss Treatments
And here is a page where you can learn what I use and why:
My Treatment Page
The longer you wait to treat your situation, the less hair you will have. If your in the 1 to 3 range on the Norwood scale, your job is to maintain what you have.
Now, if you're a 4 or higher on the Norwood scale, treatments probably won't give you the desired result that you want. Your best bet is hair transplantation. I have over the years seen quite a few transplants. Some of the best quality that I have seen were performed by Hasson and Wong in Vancouver, and Dr. Alan J Bauman in Florida. This doesn't mean there aren't others that are just as good as these guys, but these guys are VERY good. If your frontal hair loss is bothering you, you should check them out to see if hair transplants are good for you. I do not receive a single penny for recommending these doctors, and I don't think you should blindly get a transplant with them if you like what you see from their websites. In fact, I think you should check out at least 10 or more doctors before making a choice. That's right, at least 10 or more. Do your research and be very careful about whom you pick if this is the route you want to pursue.
Frontal hair loss can be devastating for a person's self esteem. I have receded several inches in the frontal hair line, but I am counting my blessings for still having a hair line, and I am working hard to maintain it with my regimen. To each his own. Good luck in your pursuit to keep your locks. Just be careful. I know, I am repeating myself, but there are many unscrupulous doctors out there. I don't recommend that you get a transplant unless your hair loss REALLY bothers you, and only after you have done an incredible amount of research to make sure it's right for you. I also don't recommend it to guys in their early to mid-twenties. In my opinion, don't get one until you're at least 30. I know this is hard to swallow for younger guys suffering from hair loss. But by thirty you'll have a better idea of how fast your hair loss is moving, as well as a more reasonable outlook on how low your hair line should be. Trust me on this one.
Even if you get a transplant, I still think you should use the dynamic duo of Propecia + Rogaine to prevent the loss of any more hair. Your transplants are permanent for the most part, but any hair you have between the transplanted hairs is not necessarily so. Therefore, medical treatment is still a smart thing.
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