Atomic - Could you expand a little bit? Why do you think it is a bad idea? What do you mean 'traumatic FUE.' I won't have several thousand extracted, it would be a 1200-1800 max procedure, quite small.

Crosby,

As with strip, fue can also result in shockloss in both the donor & recipient area's.

The trauma from fue comes from the blunt force of extracting fu's. As you know a punch is used & a tourqe action is applied to extract the fu's, possibly damaging adjacent follicles.

Shockloss may occur leaving you with a bald or thin spot in the donor area. Shockloss may or may not be permanent.
Given your short hairstyle & lack of density it would be hard to conceal.

With a strip procedure the strip is pulled back together thus reulting in less scalp.
With fue the fu's are plucked out leaving the donor area thinner. With the possibility of scarring that again, you would have a difficult time concealing.

You half to look at your donor area & consider if you could spare 1200 to 1500 Fu's & the possibility of scarring & or shockloss.

That is why I say you may be better off to leave well enough alone.

Here's a picture I took after letting my hair grow a bit. Honestly, I don't mind keep it a bit long in the back as long as the front doesn't look so unhealthy, thin, and receded. Thoughts?

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Hey Crosby, I'm in your age category and I got a HT. I have also been taking Propecia and have noticed regrowth...my receeding hairline was similar to yours too. I just posted pics about my process tonight. I didn't go to Dr. Shapiro, so I can't comment on his work, but Dr. Gabel did an outstanding job and he is a pretty cool guy. Even flew up to Seattle from Portland to take out my stiches.

Here are where my pics are posted.
http://hair-restoration-info.c...66060861/m/590109284

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