When is the right time for a hair transplant?

A hair transplant is permanent; hair loss is progressive. Where those two meet, the most common mistake is transplanting while the loss is still active. Transplanted hairs come from the loss-resistant donor zone at the back of the head, so they stay — but if the natural hair around them keeps shedding, the transplanted area can be left standing alone a few years later.

That is why, before any transplant decision, we look at two things: the type of loss and its speed. In genetic (androgenetic) loss, the process first needs slowing — ideally stabilising — with medical treatment. Analysis, and blood work where needed, is the ground for that decision.

The second question is the donor area: can the hair at the back support today's operation and a possible second session years from now? The donor area is a finite resource that does not come back once used. Density is therefore planned against your donor area, not against photographs of other people.

In short: the right time is when the loss is under control and the donor area can carry the goal. When those two conditions are not met, the honest answer is 'not yet' — and hearing it now beats discussing corrective surgery two years later.