Thu 19 Jul 2007
Treating hair loss at the young age twenty
Category: Common Questions , General Hair Loss Topics , Propecia (Finasteride)I am twenty years old and hoping to halt and somewhat reverse my hair loss. My father is bald, my brother is on his way, and I am just starting to show signs. I was interested in getting “the corners” of my hair line filled in and made “sharp” again, while ceasing any current hairloss/thinning. It is nothing major, and it has only happened in the last year and a half, but month by month is getting more severe. Can “catching it early” help with results? Is it possible to get back that “sharp” look I had a year ago.
You ask a hard question to answer: whether you can regain the “sharpness”. There is a possibility that you can by using finasteride tablets orally and minoxidil topically. You might find it very satisfying to know that you have stopped the progression of balding, if not restored your hairline as much as you like, by using these medicines as well.
It is very important to stop the progression of the balding early as it seems that you have the opportunity to do. It is probably not a good idea to do hair transplant surgery to the leading edge of the hairline of a 20 year old. Doing so means placing grafts that are so far forward that it would be hard to be sure that there is enough donor to take care of all the other areas that are at risk of balding over your lifetime. This could result in an embarrassing pattern of hair growth down the road.
Please feel free to ask for further clarification is I am not clear
enough.
Sincerely,
William Reed, MD – Member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians
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March 2nd, 2010 at 2:18 am
Hi I’m Rana. I have been loosing hair since the age of 15. Since my teenage my hair have always been falling to an extend that my whole pillow used to get textured with hair. My father had baldness at the age of 40 and i’m only 19 and my scalp is already visible. I dont know if its genetic or due to something else.I have also been using a laser comb for about a year now but it as well hasn’t produced any positive results. Because of this I have suffered sever depression.
Please suggest me do i need to contact some doctor or its normal genetic problems.
March 5th, 2010 at 8:14 pm
Rana,
I would suggest speaking with a dermatologist or hair restoration physician to determine the cause of your hair loss and rule out any health-related issues. If you are in fact suffering from genetic alopecia, there are appropriate treatment options. In my opinion, the laser comb will not regrow your hair.
Best,
Anthony (youngsuccess)