I Got A Hair Transplant At 22… Was It Too Early?

Added: 2026-05-12

[00:00:00]I was 22 years old when I got my hair transplant. Most clinics told me not to do it, but you know me, I did it. This is my story about my hair transplant.

[00:00:11][music] I was born with a very very unfortunate forehead or shall I say five head and it's something that has really really really badly affected my confidence throughout life. Let's talk about school for example. I got bullied so so much in school because the size of my forehead.

[00:00:39]There used to be a joke that all my classmates would say you could land a jumbo jet on that forehead. you should open up an airport on that forehead. And do you know what? Whilst it was funny, deep down it kind of hurt because I couldn't style my hair. I couldn't look like the average teenager, you know, with all these trendy hairstyles. I wouldn't have gotten away with that. So, growing up, I quickly realized I had to sort my forehead out. If I walked in the wrong direction when it was windy, the wind would just blow my hair right up and reveal my monstrosity hairline. and people would double back and have a look because it was quite impressive. As I was going through high school, I often thought about how my hairline would affect me getting into relationships in the future. Now, a lot of people will say, "Don't be silly. Your hairline's not going to affect a relationship." But in this day and age, looks is important, I guess. And like I said, I couldn't style my hair. It would just be a mess.

[00:01:36]Do you know what I mean? There was there's not even a point in styling my hair. I would often slick it to the side and look like Jedward and it was just disgusting. Honestly, so another reason why I wanted to get the hair transplant was to secure my future to potentially find love and look good, take take care of my appearance and stuff. I was often paranoid to look in mirrors and things because my hairline was that bad that it would put me down looking in the mirror.

[00:02:00]Genuinely, I'd look at myself and I would genuinely think I look like Humpty Dumpty. And you know what? I would have happily have fallen off that wall, not being put back together again because my hairline was that bad. Honestly, I'll put pictures in as I'm talking here so you guys can see exactly how bad it was.

[00:02:14]So, for me, it wasn't a choice. It's something I had to get done. A few years ago, before I started this channel, I had another YouTube channel and I was recording videos on that. And obviously, my hairline was far back during that time as well. And I often played back the videos I had recorded before uploading them to YouTube and I didn't want to upload them. It gave me a false sense of security, if that makes sense. I just didn't feel happy with the way that I looked and I presented my content on YouTube as well. So, that was another factor in what made me decide that a hair transplant was something that I needed to go forward. So, obviously, I've decided that I need to get this hair transplant done. And I've gone on the internet and I'm browsing around on where the cheapest place is to get the surgery. And I'm also researching things that can go wrong with a hair transplant. And through that research, I had found out that Turkey was the cheapest place to get the transplant done. However, there's more risk of losing the follicles that get implanted in because Turkey is a hot country. Whereas, if I got the surgery done in Scotland, the temperature is not as hot. It's more easier to control and maintain your hairline, and you're not having to worry about the flights to Turkey and back from Turkey. So for me, I had quite early on decided that I wanted to get the the transplant done in Scotland and I found a clinic in Glasgow that was willing to do the surgery for me. Now I contacted the clinic and I told them my age and straight away they were hesitant on carrying out the work. There's a few reasons for this. Number one, my age.

[00:03:49]They had looked at the pictures I sent them and said, "Right, are you sure you want to get it done now? Because if you get it done now, in the future you might get further hair loss and it will go from the point of where we have obviously started the transplant and it'll go back. So you have hair here for example but then further back there'll be no hair. So it will still recede from where it was receding beforehand.

[00:04:10]Um so that was the first concern from the clinic. So obviously they had stated that if I get the transplant done now then there's still risk of further hair loss and then there is a risk that I might need to go back and get another transplant. So to be fair to them they did warn me that if I get the transplant done now I'll spend my £4,000 but then I might have to come back and spend another £4,000. So in a sense it was quite good what they were doing because they were trying to save me money in the long run. I got judged by quite a lot of Facebook friends who stated that I didn't need it and that I was wasting my money and that I shouldn't be doing it and all of that stuff. And at the end of the day, I was going to do it regardless. I just wanted my friends to support me. But hey ho, just be prepared if you're going to go for a hair transplant. There'll be people out there that will try and tell you not to do it, but you know yourself better than anyone else. Just go and do it. So that's something else that I faced. So obviously before I decided that I wanted to get the surgery done at Glasgow, I had done so much research into different facilities in the UK and beyond and I had looked up loads of different things like the pain scale, the cost of the surgery, uh common side effects, what can go wrong, the healing process. You need to get a bit of information about all those different things before you decide who to go with. And even look at reviews. For example, if I went to Turkey, £1,500 for the actual procedure.

[00:05:33]That's not taken into account your flights, your accommodation, all that stuff. Whereas the price I paid in Glasgow was £3,100.

[00:05:41]And I could stay in a hotel at Glasgow or I could come home and it's not so far to travel down if something was to go wrong. Also, like I said earlier on, the temperature in Turkey, it's roasting. In the UK, it's not as hot, so there's less chance of the hair follicles falling out. After having an operation, do you really want to be getting on a plane and flying back to the UK or would you much rather just get your surgery done in the UK and hop on a train or a car back home? All these different things make a huge difference, guys. So, anyway, as you could probably tell, I decided that I was going to have the surgery in Glasgow. So, I had paid a £500 deposit and then my cost after paying that £500 deposit was £3,100. So, in total, £3,600 was the total cost for my hair transplant surgery. Now, I didn't need a lot. I just needed all that's transplanted. So, I just needed a bit beyond there. Um, I think it was about 2,000 grafts and it was about £3,600.

[00:06:40]Um, and that's what I paid 3 years ago for it. So, if the prices have changed, please don't come for me. But yeah, I got the surgery done and I got it done with a company called Merchant City Medical Group in Glasgow, Scotland. And you know what? It was fantastic. Now, something I worried about before getting the hair transplant was the needles that they stick in. Parked outside of the hair transplant clinic and way to go and get the procedure done. I am absolutely brakes. I think the part that I'm most nervous about right now is the local anesthetic getting injected into the scalp, but we'll wait and see. But yeah, I'm in severe stomach nuts. So, we'll see how it goes on and I'll update you after the procedure. So obviously when you go for a hair transplant, they don't just lie you on a table, put you to sleep, and then you wake up and you've got hair. That's not how it works. The way that a hair transplant works is you go into the clinic and they put three needles in that side in your scalp, three needles in that side in your scalp, three needles at the back, three needles at the front, and then three needles down the middle of your scalp. Again, sorry, I should have said head and scalp, but you get the you get them. You get what I mean. So overall 3 6 9 12 15 50 15 needles in your head just to numb the head so they can start working on it and you won't feel pain.

[00:07:55]That's what I was worried about the most. So I done loads of research into it and on the day I was too scared to ask them how sore it is. So I go in, I'm lying on the table and then they start putting the needles in the head. Now the first few needles hurt um but after that you don't feel anything. So, if you're worrying about the needles, don't worry about it. Take it from someone that's been through it. It doesn't hurt at all.

[00:08:20]You actually, it sounds bad when they start going in with them. It feels so good that you're like, "Oh, just keep going. Keep going." Genuinely, it's fantastic. Another question that I get asked quite a lot is how does it feel when they take the follicles out the back of the head and put it in the front? Does it hurt? Is it uncomfortable? Is it sore when they start putting the individual holes in the front of your head to place the follicles in? And I promise you, you don't feel a single thing. Genuinely, you basically lie down, you close your eyes, and then before you know it, you're up. It's they look after you so well as well. It is fantastic, guys. I cannot speak highly enough over the experience.

[00:08:58]A lot of people worry about the after effects as well. Is it is it sore afterwards? Can you get up and can you go out and is it hard to maintain after the operation? And what I will say is sort of 2 to 3 hours after the operation, you don't feel anything.

[00:09:14]You've still got the numbness in your head, but after that, you are going to be in a bit of pain. I would say I was six out of 10 in pain scale. You're going to be in pain, but you need to think of the results of the transplant.

[00:09:26]You're going to be a different person.

[00:09:28]You're going to be able to style your hair. You're going to be able to look good. You're going to be able to walk down the street and when the wind blows, have a normal hairline. So, yes, it is sore. I'm not going to lie. It is sore.

[00:09:38]But it's worth it. The afterare is good.

[00:09:40]They give you shampoos, which is a foam shampoo. They give you a spray shampoo and they tell you how to deal with it.

[00:09:46]They give you a whole instruction manual on what to do for the first sort of two weeks. So, you will panic when you're putting the foam on because you'll think the follicles are going to fall out, but they won't. Trust me, they won't. It's quite easy to look after it when it's in. Just don't be tempted to rub it and all that stuff cuz they will fall out.

[00:10:05]It takes about a week for the transplants to properly be in and sort of have some form of healing around them. I'll insert some pictures now up on screen. I won't insert the ones straight after the surgery because I'll probably get demonetized or whatever YouTube wants to do. So, I'll put the ones after the transplant that are not that graphic in. It's not going to be pleasant. The extraction area for me was at the back and it was bleeding for a while and it didn't look good. And they put a bandage around you obviously when you head home and it gets all soggy and stuff. Not going to go into too much details. It's not glamorous, but it was worth it. Now, do I think I got the transplant done too early being too young to get the transplant done? No, I don't. My hairline is absolutely fantastic. I've not had any receding beyond it. And I'm happy with the way that it looks. Overall, I've gained confidence from having this transplant done. I've got a new lease alive and I actually feel my age for once instead of feeling being a 10-year-old and feel like I'm 40. Do you know what I mean? It was definitely worth it. So, if you're out there and you want to get a transplant done, don't listen to anyone.

[00:11:08]Go and get it done. It is worth it.

[00:11:10]Trust me, you'll feel like a new person.

[00:11:12]I've rambled on. I've rambled on. I've rambled on in this video. I am going to make a few different videos in a little series which I'll upload once a week with my other content that I put up. But if you've got any questions, put them below. I'll definitely answer them. But the transplant is 100% worth it. The next video I'm going to do is what to expect on the day of your hair transplant when you go into the clinic.

[00:11:34]And there's loads of pictures with that as well, guys. But thanks for watching this video, guys. And if you're new here, don't forget to like and subscribe to the channel as it helps us grow. And stick around for future content. I'll see you guys in the next one.

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