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Hi doc, i am 17 years old now and i know this sounds completely crazy but years ago i dyed my hair and now its gone thin and flat and lighter, but before i dyed my hair i used to have very thick body hair as well around my legs, chest and face.

But now my body hair has become so much finer like my head hair is. I am just wondering if there is any correlation between this, because i dyed my head hair and my body hair has become finer to match my head hair? i cannot even grow a full beard anymore like i used to be able to it is really weird.

You had a full beard at 17 years old? What you’re seeing is probably more of a coincidence rather than a correlation. Dyeing the hair does not usually cause thinning, particularly if it was done on the scalp and the loss is seen on your body.

If you are concerned about hair loss and changes to your body hair, you need to see a doctor for an examination. Maybe it is hormone related. Maybe you have an diagnosed medical condition. Anything is a possibility, but the hair dye is not likely the issue.

My best friend has a literally perfect juvenile hairline, not a single out of place or thinned hair, complete thickness, length, literally perfect as if he was 10 years old.

My grandfather (mother’s father) had a perfect juvenile hairline and no hair loss when he died at 102. It happens and not everyone loses their hair or their juvenile hairline. Most of his sons had perfect hairlines as well and the children of these men might inherit the same hairline qualities.

Im considering another beard transplant but am worried it will leave scars on my face – can this be fixed to look more natural? will it leave scars on my face if the hair angles get re implanted? Alternatively im also considering Laser HR on my face but im worried there will be noticeable scars when fully removed? advice please?

You can remove each beard hair and replace it in the proper position. This shouldn’t scar the face if performed with a small punch. A laser would also work but then you would waste the hair

This looks like Alpecia areata, an autoimmune disease which impacts the hair. You should see a dermatologist and upon examination with a hand microscope he/she will see ‘exclamation mark’ hairs which makes the diagnosis. The a biopsy and a special treatment routine is needed.

You have kept your 5 year-old hairline. Don’t feel bad, assuming you are the same age as they are, you will be in the category of people like Bill Clinton who kept his 5 year-old hairline into his early presidency. The juvenile hairline is rounded, concave in shape. All boys and girls at the age of 4-6 have this hairline and you were fortunate to keep it. Maybe you will become president one day. Tell anyone that makes fun of you that you and Bill Clinton share the same hairline, that should be on-up for you.

just wanted to share my hair transplant experience. I planend to do it at the hair line clinic Ankara as it has a pretty good reputation in german hair loss forums. Since I was pretty young (22y), I decided to go to a consulation they offered and talked to them personally about the situation. I have been a NW4 on Finasteride and Minoxidil 5% twice a day. They figured out the size and density of my donor area and we planned the hairline together. I decided to go for it and “booked” my hair transplant. When I arrived in Turkey, they had a driver who picked me up and I slept in a nice building next to the clinic. The next day, we planned the final hairline, did some medical tests before and then shaved my head. Afterwards, and for the next 3 days, as 4000 grafts were transplanted, it was always the same procedure: One doctor pulled the grafts out of my head, then they were “prepared” 10-15 minutes, then another doctor set them in. During the day, we had to take some medications and put some creme on the donor area. After the 3 days, post op instructions were given to us which I followed completely (maybe too much haha). Anyways, the price of this clinic ranges from 2.50 to 3 Euros per graft (depends on whether they can propose you a date or not, if you shave your head or not and if they are allowed to take pictures or not) and I can definetely recommend the clinic as I am very happy with the results. As I am very young and my crown is thinning, might be the case that I have to go again.

I generally believe that a 22 year old shouldn’t get a hair transplant, see here: https://baldingblog.com/22-year-old-received-a-hair-transplant-of-2800-grafts-from-reddit/. From what you described, it sounds like you had a good experience but the issue really is balding pattern and using up your donor supply. With 4000 grafts, you used up at least half of your donor bank, possibly more. I always discuss the concept of a Master Plan as balding is a progressive process and the hair in the donor bank only allows withdrawals, never deposits. A 22 year old with a Class 4A pattern might still develop a Class 7 pattern in the future so the remaining hairs in the donor bank is critical for that eventuality.