Am I eligible for Hair Loss Restoration?
Restoration Candidates
While each person should be evaluated on an individual basis, there are some general rules of thumb for candidates who can benefit most from surgical hair restoration.
The best candidates for hair transplantation are those whose hair loss is fairly-well stabilized. This means that usually, young men (18-25) are not good candidates because they have recent hair loss which will probably progress. Having a hair transplant too early can result in the incorrect distribution of a finite amount of donor hair because the doctor has no way of knowing exactly how severe the future hair loss will be. This can result in the person being dissatisfied with the results in the future. The more stabilized the hair loss, the easier it is for the doctor to put grafts into the right areas. Recent hair loss is best addressed through drug therapies like Rogaine and Propecia.
Hair loss in men and women usually looks different, with men showing localized hair loss and women tending to have diffuse hair loss. For this reason, men tend to be better candidates for hair transplantation.
The thicker and coarser your hair, the more density it will have and the betters results you will have from a transplant. Wavy hair, because it has more body, gives a more dense appearance than straight hair.