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Re:FDA approves first systemic treatment for alopecia areata by bennysomething on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @04:58PM (#31745991)
I've been on finastride for about 12 years. I'm never sure if it's working or not. Scared to stop!

How well did the hair transplant work?

Re:FDA approves first systemic treatment for alopecia areata by skrtskrt on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @06:33PM (#31746864)
Never stop!

Hair transplant worked really well. Natural-looking hairline, which is the most important part. You'll see a lot of before and afters where the hairline looks like a Lego block hair piece was snapped into place - choose your doctor carefully here.

You'd only notice if you're looking really closely, where you'll see that the hairs are quite a bit thicker, as they were transferred from the back of my head where everyone's hairs are thick, but I have especially thick hair in general.

Re:FDA approves first systemic treatment for alopecia areata by bennysomething on Wednesday June 15, 2022 @04:08AM (#31750333)
Thanks for this
Re:FDA approves first systemic treatment for alopecia areata by 01100011 on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @06:53PM (#31747008)
One thing I think worth mentioning is that you should anticipate having to get multiple transplants if you expect to have much future hair loss. I just saw a guy a few weeks ago who had gone mostly bald on top but had an obvious row of hair across his hairline. It looked like he had gotten a transplant early on and then didn't continue as his hairloss progressed.