I am 38, and I've been losing my hair since my early 20s. I'm currently about a Norwood III, progressing towards a Norwood IV A. My father was a Norwood VI / VII by his 50s, and I'm pretty certain I would end up that way too.

After making no headway with various pills and potions (see profile), I began researching HTs extensively. I concluded that this site was the most comprehensive and objective on the web.

Based on the positive experiences on here, I decided I would proceed with an HT, and eventually spoke to six clinics: two did face-to-face consultations; one did an online and phone consultation (Turkey-based Transmed, who I decided to go with); the other three were online only.

I chose Transmed chiefly because of the (generally) glowing reviews on this site, particularly from the site administrator, but also, I must admit, because they were considerably cheaper than the other options I was considering.

My plan was to have FUT surgery, to deal chiefly with the frontal hairloss, and then return for FUE in a few years' time, to fill in any gaps on the vertex or elsewhere, and also cover up the scar.