Think of giving hair replacement surgery a try but don't know if you have what it takes?

The most important thing you need to know is that since hair transplant will be done using your own hair, is you must have enough hair to be transplanted. This 'donor hair' will extracted from the back of your head where the hair is miraculously immune to the activities of DHT. However, your doctor will perform an in-depth hair analysis upon consultation based on your:

Number of grafts required to meet your expectations
Density of donor hair
Color of hair
Skin complexion
Texture of hair
Future hair loss projections

There are also patients who want to wait until they thinning hair become bald spots before they go for hair replacement surgery, because surgery is supposed to be their last resort. Not only will this situation work against them due to less hair to work with, there is really no point in waiting because hair loss will only increase with age and do not stop by itself unless you find the right treatment for it.

Ideally, if you are above thirty, go for it. This is because people in their twenties have not develop a fixed pattern of hair loss that doctor can use to guide customize their surgery on. Most people don't lose hair until they are thirty anyway.

There are no minimum age for hair transplant, with people in their early twenties going for transplant before their hair loss become apparent. You should consider doing it as soon as possible if your family members are known to suffer from hair loss as most hair loss cases are hereditary.