I had a hair transplant myself, and at the time I was convinced it would be a permanent solution. It wasn't, and I want more people to understand why before they spend the money.
A transplant moves hair follicles from a donor area (usually the back of the head) into the thinning or balding area. What it doesn't do is change what's happening to the surrounding hair. If you don't address the underlying cause of hair loss, which is a blood flow restriction at the follicle driven by DHT, you'll keep losing your remaining hair, and eventually the transplant won't look the way you hoped.
If someone asks me about a hair transplant today, my first recommendation is to run our complete three-step system, and consider adding dutasteride or minoxidil, for three to six months before the procedure. That accomplishes two things:
1. It strengthens the health of your existing hair follicles so they stop thinning.
2. It improves the survival rate of the transplanted follicles once the procedure happens.
You'll also regrow enough of your own hair that the transplant surgeon may need fewer grafts, or, in some cases, no procedure at all. We've had multiple customers go back to their surgeon after a few months on Adegen and be told they were no longer candidates for a transplant. They'd already grown back the hair they were trying to replace.
A transplant can be a great tool, but only when it's part of a real strategy. On its own, it's a temporary cosmetic fix.
