How old are you to have a hair transplant?

An 18-year-old male patient suffers from hair loss since he was 15 years old. Click on the following link to see what you can do about it.

Feeling sad and depressed is a normal part of the hair loss process. Statistically speaking you are not alone. In fact, approximately 25% of men under the age of 25 suffer from genetic hair loss. Sometimes you can feel as if you are alone and the only person who suffers from this condition, but that could not be further from the truth. There is no perfect age or time to receive a hair transplant. However, the vast majority of surgeons require that their patients be at least 25 years old before undergoing a hair transplant procedure. That said, there are exceptions to the rule and nothing is written in stone.

Dr Usman Amiruddin is here to provide his patients with safe, effective surgical and non-surgical treatments for all areas of the body. I am a Certified Plastic Surgeon and medical aesthetics who focus on building the relationship with each patient while helping them to understand the procedure process. I provide all cosmetic, plastic & burn services under one umbrella. 

The main focus should be to stop the progression of hair loss. Unfortunately, androgenic alopecia (genetic hair loss) is a progressive condition that progressively worsens over time. Surgical hair restoration does not prevent, delay or treat hereditary hair loss, simply move pre-existing hair to another location. Therefore, you should try to contain your hair loss by trying Propecia (finasteride) and Rogaine (monoxide). Both medications have been approved by the FDA and have been proven to work.

Some people have been able to stop the progression of their hair loss through taking medications for hair loss and some have even regrown. You must wait at least 12 months after taking the medication before considering a hair transplant procedure. The results may be enough to delay surgery for a few years. Unfortunately, at the age of 18, you have just started your journey through hair loss. There are no guarantees with hair transplant surgery, but there is a guarantee that your hair loss will progress, especially at the age of 18. Therefore, it is imperative that you try to prevent further hair loss by using medications for hair loss.

In addition, younger patients tend to have unrealistic expectations because they want to restore their hair to match their partners. While it is understandable to want your teenager to have hair again, it is not a realistic expectation. That said, exceptions have been made and highly respected hair transplant surgeons have performed surgeries on patients under 25 years of age. However, most of these patients have been taking preventive medications for hair loss.

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