Valentine

I am in London, UK. Mapping? Nor familiar with that. So far I have had a face to face with Dr Rahal, a face to face with a representative from H&W and my telephone consultation with Matt Zupan from Shapiro Medical was supposed to happen today but has been rescheduled for Wednesday.

Thanks, I have just started taking propecia again, having been off it for 6 months (regrettably). I do plan on stabilizing my loss again for at least 8 months before any surgery, so I have September/October in my head. Funny you should mention Dr Umar, I was researching him earlier today. Do you know much about him yourself? I see he does a lot of BHT which looks interesting.

Davis, thanks for sharing your thoughts. May I just ask, why do you feel I would be disappointed with a strip procedure? I was favoring strip due to the fact I would get more grafts from it. Also, having a scar I don't feel would bother me that much, even if I did decide to go a lot shorter a few years down the line. I also understand what you are saying about me being young at 27, but the way I see it is, these are the times in my life I think it is going to most bother me and I want to be able to enjoy it and feel my best while I am still youthful. You only live once!

Thanks Mickey I am actually speaking to Matt Zupan who consults for Ron Shapiro in a couple of hours. I will keep you informed.

Davis, Mickey, Cant - Hi Based on the photos I have uploaded, what are your opinions on the best that could be achieved with an apparent poor donor area of around 4000? Thanks

Yes, I would not have a problem with beard hair being used and also body hair if it was a viable option

Appreciate you sharing your thoughts buddy. They did only say slightly back, perhaps a centimeter. If it means more density throughout, I would happily sacrifice a slightly higher hair line. Who are you planning on going with?

They suggested starting the hair line slightly further back than it currently is in order to plan for the future loss and because obviously the further back you start the more coverage you can get towards the crown. I was happy with this, but how far back do you think 4000 grafts would get me and with what sort of density?

I was told that I have about 4000 grafts at best, would you agree? I am not expecting a miracle, I am realistic and understand I will never have a thick head of hair, all I want is the best result achievable. Thanks

Thanks for the prompt response - I have attached some pics

Hi guys New to the forum but have been lurking for a while. A little about me.... I am 27 years old and a Norwood 6 in the making. I have recently started my search for a HT surgeon with the view to have surgery some time this year. Had 2 consultations this week, first with Rahal and second with H&W. Both pointed out that I do not have a great donor area, Rahal was particularly negative and said I was not really a candidate for surgery at this time (I have heard that he tends to be a little negative to Norwood 6 patients in general though?). H&W were a lot more positive and said that even though my donor is below average, I do have some positives - 1) I have very coarse hair and 2) I have a particularly loose scalp. I would be keen to hear from anyone else in my shoes and what you think my best plan of attack might be? Thanks in advance guys Valentine