“What could be the best option for correcting baldness?”

Thank you for your question. I know that as a 27 year old, the prospect of losing your hair is worrisome. Know that there are a few options for you. First, that is a pretty early age to lose hair so you should have a thorough history and examination to ensure there is no other causes of baldness. Then, you should start some sort of oral or topical medication to decrease the rate of hair loss. Then depending on the amount of hair loss you have so far we can either treat you with PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) injection or replace the existing hair with a hair transplant procedure. Using a follicular unit extraction technique, we can naturally replace the lost hairs with no visible scarring.

Best treatment these days is "Stem Cell" therapy associated with micro needling and PRP (platelet rich plasma), this is less expensive than implants but has to be repeated 2 or 3 times per year to maintaining whatever results you do get. Of course, hair implants are the top tier treatment and gives best results for a lot more money and some serious down time

Dear inquirer,

A hair transplant is a better and a permanent option.

Thank you.

Good afternoon:

Of the two options yo ask about, hair transplant is the best. The hair is transplanted from an area that is not so much affected by testosterone and fehydrotestosterone (DHT). There are other options like PRP, in which a sample of your blood is pretreated, spun, and stem cells are harvested and injected into the scalp to stimulate hair regrowth.

Luis A. Laurentin-Perez, MD PhD.

Hair transplantation, using mini and micro grafts is the gold standard and finding a surgeon who does a lot of these is critical. There are subtle technical differences that make the difference between a natural appearance and a difficult problem to correct.

Hello and thank you for reaching out. I understand that you are a 27-year-old man who is noticing baldness. You inquire about a permanent solution and wonder is a hair transplant may help you. I can definitely help to answer your question. Male baldness is very common, with more than 2 billion men suffering from this worldwide in various forms. Before you can begin to discuss options you need to get a good diagnosis. Most hair loss is the result of androgenetic alopecia, also known as male pattern hair loss. There are other reasons too. So, the first step is to seek out a professional hair restoration surgeon in your area to have a full assessment and determine the type of hair loss and the grade.

Once this is established and depending on the type of hair loss several options can be discussed. These include medications (Minoxidil, Finasteride) that may help reduce your hair loss and increase the quantity of hair. PRP and several other newer treatments are also available. A hair restoration session is definitely another good option if there are no contraindications in your case.

If you have standard “male pattern baldness” then micrografting of your own hair is your best option.

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Hair micrografting is the best option. It is grafts that contains 1-5 hair follicles in each graft. Usually 1000 grafts are done per session depending upon your needs. It’s done under local anesthesia, usually.

Both are good options. I would recommend you have a consultation with each expert to review pro and cons.

Best Regards,
Dr. Gartner