HT doctors don't have the background to contribute to mpb research. Nor can they stop it. There is no connection here, period, just conspiracy theories.
What does getting married have to do with this? You can get an HT for after you get married, if this is a big deal. Each of those thing is stressful, why make it worse?
Factors:
1) Density of hair surrounding strip
2) Length of hair surrounding strip
3) Width of strip
4) Length of strip
If you can see the skin, you can see the scar, that's the rule. If you leave your hair long enough so no skin is visible, then the scar won't be either.
Then why do great FUE clinics relegate harvesting to the techs? I'm not talking about just the FUE mills either. I agree to some extent with the plastic surgeon because I think strip harvesting requires a lot of skill. With FUE though, harvesting is laborious, painful, and yet rote. Consequently, IMO FUE harvesting is heading towards commoditization with the placement of grafts the core of surgery.
You have diffuse MPB, so a lot of risk of shocking native hairs. Whatever you do, keep a very conservative hairline, just lower the temples a bit and that should be it.
No, the incidence of side effects is low. Everybody is entitled to their opinion on taking the drug, but not entitled to their own facts. If you get side effects, it is unfortunate, but that is not an excuse to lie about the drug.
Dr Lindsey, have you actually taken a look at the patient's photos? Even a NW6 pattern may show hair in the nonpermanent zone, and he also has sides that can collapse, so he has a lot to lose, this is very different from a NW7, whose parietal humps have disappeared.
Nah I experimented with fin earlier and didn't see regrowth, so I got off (stupid), in the years later it accelerated, oh well, live and learn.
But yes, earlier is always better, needless to say, you can see why I hold the views I do.