Hello, Pictures of Scalp   Here are pictures in various lighting. The yellow light is a standard lamp in my room with natural light from the window as well.   I cut my own hair, so the sides are cut very short with electric clippers with a 16mm guard (.62 inch).  The back is cut to a 9mm guard (.35 inch).             The pictures that have white light is very strong light that leaves a harsh contrast.       Background I am a 27 year old (28 in 2 months) white/hispanic male. There is advanced baldness (Norwood 6-7+) in distant relatives but my immediate brothers, uncles, father, and maternal grandfather had full heads of hair or did not experience baldness until old age.   For almost a decade, I had severe seborrheic dermatitis, which I strongly believe resulted in the majority of the hair loss I experienced in the sides and back of head. I have succeeded in clearing up 90% of it in the back, and about 80-85% in the sides (with only minor flaking). However, the hair loss in the donor never recovered.   My hair loss has been stable in the sides and back for several years now. The top of my head is slowly thinning. The crown has been stable, the midscalp is losing hair the fastest but is relatively slow, and my hairline is only very slowly receding after I initially lost my temple areas several years ago.   Medications I have not taken finasteride or minoxidil. Minoxidil would worsen my seborrheic dermatitis so I cannot. I am prone to sexual side effects even without finasteride, so I have elected to not take it.   Goals   I would like to have an IN-PERSON consultation so my donor can be microscopically assessed and see how many healthy grafts I have available for transplantion to have a successful surgery without finasteride/minoxidil medication.  I have a modest lifetime goal of 1800 grafts in a single transplant, some for my hairline and some for the temple points.   I am aware that I may continue to lose the hair behind it in the coming years without medication, and that I have less donor capacity than the average person.   But I am also seeking much fewer lifetime grafts to compensate.  My goal is simple: restore the hairline and use a hair replacement (hairpiece/hair system) behind it when the time comes. This is because the hairline is the hardest part to get right with a hairpiece. And that is why I wanted one modest hair transplant to take care of that.   My goal is different than most who seek transplants as I am only interested in restoring the hairline and temple points once and not get any further transplants later for lost hair in the midscalp or crown. I also don't mind further reduction in density  in the back or sides as a result of FUE transplant       Please tell me what you think of my situation. Keep in mind, my donor has looked the same for years, and my thinning in the donor began at 18 before I even started losing hair in my hairline (at the same time I developed seborrheic dermatitis).    

Yea I saw that one. Also Feriduni has about 3 or 4 other cases on this forum like this and there's not a single scar in sight on any of them. @RTChas no scarring from his Hattingen punch-outs either. My best guess is the forehead just heals far better than the donor area even without creams and so on, but I assume most surgeons will prescribe something to help things along.

That is my big concern aswell. Also, your correct the hairline has been lowered which is something i noticed from the start. I now know how dangerous/risky this is, which is something i wish never happened aswell. Here are some photos that might help l. 

This is going to be Epic! Keep those updates coming !

Interested to know as well. That said, Dr. Zarev showed me a similar case where grafts were extracted and there was no visible scarring.