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 Dr. Alan J. Bauman is the Founder, Medical Director and Chief Surgeon of the Bauman Medical Group, P.A. located in Wharfside at Boca Pointe in Boca Raton, Florida. His practice is dedicated exclusively to treating male and female pattern hair loss. Dr. Bauman uses state-of-the-art medical and surgical techniques to help his patients maintain and/or restore their scalp hair.
Ted
2006-07-20
How much is too much
Hey Dr. B
I have already had close to 5000 grafts - primarily in the front temporal area and hairline. I was blessed with a huge noggin and plus a high forehead -- yeaaah!
As long as one has their health - one truly should not b...tch.
Anyhow... the question today is. My crown is starting to thin. I already am on minoxidil/finasteride and laser
Its slowing it but not halting it completely
The doc has stated even though I have excellent donor density -- he wants me to wait until the crown really opens up as he feels I only have so much hair to spare.
I dont I will ever be George from Seinfeld - so I want to proceed.
Any thoughts -- thanks!
Ted,
Without seeing some photos of your scalp, long-distance diagnosis is somewhat difficult. However, if your hair restoration surgeon is encouraging you to wait--there's probably a good reason. Personally, I don't have a strict age cut-off for crown restoration. If the patient is 'young' and not responding to non-invasive treatments as one would expect, I might hesitate to harvest the donor again to transplant the crown area. As you age, crown thinning typically becomes less and less of a concern. Also, I might not want to use some of the available donor grafts for the crown, when they would be better off later on in the anterior mid-scalp (front), for example. If you want me to take a close look at what's going on, send me some photos. My email is doctorb@baumanmedical.com
Sincerely,
Dr. B.
Alan J. Bauman, MD
Medical Director
Bauman Medical Group
www.baumanmedical.com
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