my situation is – I’m a 28 year old male. I’ve been balding since i was about 21. i’ve been using rogain with pretty good success but in the last year it seems like it just stopped working and i’m developing a pretty noticable bald spot about 3″ in diameter. I’m going to try out propecia and see how that goes. that said if it doesn’t regain enough hair i would really like to get a transplant to sturdy things up in the back. my problem is the cost. i just graduated college and really don’t have much money, but my degree was in motion graphics and i was wondering how receptive transplant doctors would be to do trade for service, doing instructional videos, info graphics or graphic design…is it worth asking?
A trade, in these recessionary times, is difficult. The recession has impacted all forms of cosmetic surgery and hair transplantation is no different. I suppose it is worth a shot if you want to try contacting various clinics, but I wouldn’t expect trading design services for cosmetic surgery to be a tantalizing offer amongst surgeons. It wouldn’t hurt to ask, though.
Give the Propecia a try (or to save money, ask your doctor for a prescription for the generic 5mg finasteride and cut the pills into 4 pieces).