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I want to weigh in and give my honest opinion. I think you look good the way you are. You've got a badass beard and the way you have your head buzzed, the combination looks good. If you are going to have surgery done, Dr Gabel is a great choice, you can't go wrong with him. Just remember, once you have your head cut, regardless of whether it's strip or fue, there's no going back. You're scarred for life. I don't say this to try to scare you, it's just a reality that you'll have to live with. Best of luck with whatever you decide to do.

Hey Mikey, I have a strip scar and as of last June, I have resorted to shaving my head down to a 1.5 guard and my scar is barely visible. I did get carried away a couple months ago and went too tight and it was really noticeable. I was kinda self conscious for a few days until my hair filled in enough to blend in with it. You can tell the scar is not from an accident, it's too straight. One of my coworkers saw it and said it looked like someone had done experimental surgery on me. I don't push the envelope on trying to get it too short anymore.

You're welcome. Sounds like Dr. Bloxham gave you some good advice. You've got plenty of time so you don't have to feel rushed. Dr. Cooley is an outstanding surgeon. I've never seen a poor result or a complaint about him. You can use the search feature here and go look at his work. There is a lot of it and it's all good. If you contact him via his website, you'll be contacted by Lollie (sp?). She's cool and she'll take all the time you need and answer all your questions. Just so you know, I have no affiliation with Dr. Cooley, I'm just a huge fan of his work. Good luck.

Hi Baron, First off, don't feel like you need to rush this process. Take your time, do plenty of research and don't limit yourself to just 2-3 consultations. There are a lot of excellent doctors and you'll find that some will fit your needs better than others depending on their approach to your specific situation. The doctors you listed are all world class surgeons and you would be in good hands with any of them. Some other doctors you may want to look at: Dr Ron Shapiro - Minnesota Dr. Cooley - Charlotte, North Carolina Dr. Gabel - Portland Dr. Alexander - Arizona Dr. Konior - Chicago Most of the Doctors on these 2 lists will prefer you shave. H & W may even be mandatory (I may be wrong but you'll want to ask about this if you do a consultation with them.) I know for a fact that Dr. Cooley regularly does no shave surgeries. A little information about yourself would also help some of the members give you some advice. 1) How old are you? 2) Are you taking any meds for your hairloss? 3) What kind of hairloss history do you have on both sides of your family? Take your time, research everything you can & get plenty of consultations. Good luck and don't be afraid to ask questions. There are a lot of good people on this forum and they'll help you out along the way.

Hi Rob, I don't post very often, but when I saw your thread, I wanted to jump in and reaffirm a lot of what you've been told already. I don't want to see anyone make the mistake that I or some others on this forum have made by being uninformed and going to a hack surgeon. Whatever you do, don't rush this process, there's no need to. A few bits of advice, if I may: 1) Stay away from Bosley, as has been said already. 2) Research heavily, learn everything you can and get multiple consultations from top docs on this site, some in person if possible. 3) If you don't already know, familiarize yourself with the difference between strip & fue. Everyone has their favorites, this is a quick list of docs that produce consistent results and you would be in great hands with any of them. Dr. Cooley - Charlotte, NC Dr. Ron Shapiro - Minnesota Dr's Hasson & Wong - Canada Dr. Konior - Chicago Dr. Gabel - Portland, I believe Dr. Alexander - Arizona This is by no means a conclusive list, these are just some of my favorites and there are a lot of outstanding doctors on this site that I didn't mention. Use the search feature and go crazy. Good luck and if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask. There a lot of awesome guys on this site that will help steer you in the right direction.

Nice video. Hairline work is amazing, as usual, from Dr. Cooley.

Very nice result. This patient looks like he never had any hairloss.

This is an amazing result, especially for only 2488 grafts. The scar, or lack thereof, is also quite impressive. Great job by doc and staff.

This is an extremely impressive result. Dr. Konior is a true artist and does some of the cleanest work I've seen.

Thank you for the replies, gentlemen. This is what I figured, so I will probably try rogaine 5%. As far as fin goes, I really would have to give it some thought as to whether I want to take it over the long term. The native hair on top of my head is gone with only transplants left. At this point I would be strictly trying to save my crown. If I could do that, I could probably look halfway decent with 2 procedures.

As the title says can minox stop my hair loss without me taking propecia? My crown is thinning and I'd really like to stop it and possibly see if it will thicken back up a little. I've never used rogaine before, so I don't really know what effect it will have on me.

I've commented on this in another thread, but since you're asking, I had an HT 9 years ago and the transplanted hair is still there.

I was actually the one who started that thread. My reason for asking was because, like you, when looking at the pictures on this forum I saw quite a few people with donor area shock loss. I didn't suffer any from my first ht but was concerned that it could happen if I decide to go through this madness again. Looking at it logically, though, what we see on this forum is a very tiny percentage of people who have undergone surgery. I'm sure these surgeons do a ton of procedures on people that will never even come to this forum. Dr. Beehner did also state that pushing the boundaries on the length of the strip can contribute. You know as well as I do that we all want as many grafts as we can get, so maybe this plays a factor too.

I know exactly what you're going through as this is exactly my situation. I'm 44 and had mine done about 9 years ago. I never wore a hat before my ht and now I don't go anywhere without one on. It looked ok for a few years while I still had native hair up top, but now that it's gone all you see is the micro and mini grafts and they stick straight up. I wear the back and sides at a 2.5 guard and I tried buzzing down the top but it looks worse so I keep it a little longer and brush it back. I was curious about whether these grafts could be removed via fue and replanted at a more natural angle. I had also considered the same thing, having them removed entirely and just buzzing my head. The only problem is, I have a strip scar so I think I'm pretty much screwed.

@Johnny - This definitely makes sense considering Dr. Beehner's reply. @Dr. Beehner - Thank you very much for taking the time to answer my question.