I went through every possible treatment option, including hair transplants. If you're balding at a young age, it means that within a few years any improvement from a transplant will be undone by further recession, leaving little plugs of hair at the front and a massive scar on the back of your head. Not to mention the extortionate cost!
I also tried finasteride, but the side effects were just too much to cope with.
When push comes to shove, hairpieces have come a long way since the days of grandpa Joe's toupee which looks like a dead rat and flies off with a gust of wind. Despite the (unjust and hypocritical) stigma, a hairpiece is the only way you can get a full head of hair, with no side effects whatsoever. It is also very economical when you buy from the right place and avoid the high-street salons like the plague.