...it seems that I have reached a fork in the road.

To give you a bit of a back story, in my teens I always had very thick hair and spent time and money making sure it looked good. I was known for having good hair and tried my hardest to ensure it stayed that way.

When I was 21 I thought I noticed a slight recession in my temples...surely not? That's what I thought until it became very clear that I had some temple/hairline recession though it was barely Norwood II. However given that I have meticulous in my styling, any slight change was a big deal for me so just before my 22nd birthday I consulted with a hair system specialist who suggested that if I really wanted to, I could have a couple of tiny temple partials. And suffice to say that this made an instant impression and I couldn't imagine not having them.

However it has been 2 years since I had the partials and my recession has increased, not only in the hairline but substantial loss on the crown - a bog standard Norwood IIIvertex I would say. I have been using Nanogen for the last 18 months but it's gone from masking slight baldness to looking like a bad haircut.

I know I will have to take the plunge for a topper sooner or later, but between the receding hairline and the balding crown there is some good hair.

What do you folks suggest...is a front partial coupled with a crown partial a sensible option? Has anyone on here faced a similar problem?

I'd love to hear from you, this forum has helped me to be where I am today.

Cheers,

Rich

I can see no reason not to use a frontal and crown partial?
Sure it would give you slightly more work but I also see no reason to shave good hair to accommodate a full topper.

I rekon the majority of advice from here and, consultations would be a partial,covering the hairline back to the crown"a topper"
its likely that the recession will continue, even if It didn't a topper covering most of youre scalp would blend far better than partials,and colour matching could become more of a issue.
been there, felt the pain, never gonna happen to me, it bloody did,

I tried all the meds, propecia , ect ect

best thing bar a really good hair transplant

enjoy , I do

Thanks for the replies chaps.

My conundrum is that because my hair was naturally thick (before it decided to start falling out), I have good thick hair between the hairline and the crown recession, along with good hair on the side.

This is why I'm more inclined to go with two partials, though I will discuss this with my stylist. I'm lucky in that I have jet black hair so colour matching shouldn't be too bad.

I will post pictures soon so that you can decide for yourself.

The front partials have been easy to look after...I tend to wear during the week and debond/rebond at the weekend. Is it feasible to wear toppers for 24hrs a day/5 days a week?

Cheers

Rich

yes wearing toppers ,some wearers including me wear for up to 3weeks @ a time,
touching up as we go, ie hairline lift, or discolouration in the adhesive to give a new clear transparent, fresh bond.
depends on the humidity,tempature in youre region,country.

and personal body chemistry, whether you have a very oily scalp, or perspire a lot.

theres tons of advice on the forum, just search,

adhesive, bond, ect

regards anty