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I emailed my pictures to Hasson and Wong and was told I'm not a candidate for strip due to poor donor density particularly on the sides around my ears. Would FUE still be a option considering they can take hair from a larger area rather than relying on the density of a single strip?

Looking forward to the progress pictures Raphael. I'm sure things will look great in a few months time. Was there ever a discussion with Dr Rahal about doing FUE instead or were you always set on FUT?

Thanks so much for the feedback I know every case is different in terms of hairloss, donor density, hair texture etc but I would think my case is something a bit more advanced then this http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/167304-dr-rahal-patient-2589-grafts-fue.html If I could achieve something close to this, albeit with probably more donor hairs, I would be very happy!! Dr Rahal does some amazing work and is definitely looking like my first choice surgeon. I have emailed his clinic my pictures, now I just wait for a reply.

I only wish it was that easy. I live in Australia and having researched the doctors here not confident they can give me the best results. I'm willing to travel to get treatment by the best doctors but it would become very expensive and time consuming to travel for consultations only. I will probably be relying on online and phone consultations alone. Anyone have or know of any stories where what was told to a patient during an online consult was drastically different to what was found in person?

Thanks for the reply guys. Knowing my case is more advanced I wasn't surprised I would get some differing views. I've been on and off Propecia and minoxidil for about 3 years (more off then on) but have been using them daily for the past 7 months. I've definitely noticed less hair loss and maybe some slight thickening in the crown (hard to tell for sure). For the hairloss I have I don't think my expectations would be too extreme. I am not after a really aggressive hairline. I would just like to add enough density to my hairline and midscalp to be able to style my hair without or with a small bit of concealer. At the moment im having to pack on Toppik to get a good result and apart from it becoming noticeable around the hairline its constant paranoia about it coming off. My concern is that if I do go ahead with a transpant now and I am heading towards a NW 6 or 7 am I fighting a losing battle as ill never have enough donor to cover that area

I am 28 years old and have been experiencing hair loss from my early 20s with the most significant loss about 2-3 years ago. I currently use Toppik to conceal my loss with pretty good success (no one has ever pointed anything out and my sisters who know I use Toppik tell me it looks quite natural). However I do believe Toppik is becoming much more noticable around my hairline and am starting to really consider hair transplant options. After doing research I have decided I don't want to have strip surgery as I still want the option of shaving my hair in future. But considering my current loss I don't know if FUE is even feasible. I have attached some photos and was wondering if anyone could estimate how many grafts I would need and if I would be a suitable candidate for FUE. My main priority is to thicken my hairline and midscalp first and then consider thickening the crown in future. BTW i normally wear my hair down so it doesn't normally look this shabby