DV8,
Infact, I had my first appointment today with Hair club and that's when I got to know as well that coloring my hair was not the reason of my hair fall. And thanks for sharing your story, feels great to hear a positive HT story. I was looking for a shot of your head before HT, couldn't find it , but your post HT photos looks good.
Anyway, here's what happened in my first appointment with hair club.
The lady mentioned I had enough hair in the back of my head to get the HT done.
I was under the impression that she would be telling me, what I come under, in the norwood scale, instead she asked me to pick. I picked 5A or 6 which I think I come under.
We came to a conclusion that if I do 2500-3500 grafts, I would have enough density and that I could cover my front, top and little in the crown area.
The lady told me that the next step would be to get the room reserved for getting the HT done and pick a doctor you want to get the HT done from. There's one in San Francisco and 3 in LA area and she gave an estimate of 12-16k for 2600-3500 grafts.
I had in my mind that they might put me on some medications for 2-3 months to stop my hair fall, but instead she mentioned I can do it whenever I decide to, no medications needed before, but after the HT, I will be on medication for 9 months...something monodi... .
I want to get HT done in the next 2-3 months, but still waiting for some suggestions from you guys out there, to help me pick a surgeon in California. In the mean while I am still reading reviews about the surgeons online, wherever I can find and trying to talk to a few.
I will post some of my head shots. If you guys could let me know what I should be expecting
for 2500-3000 grafts.
I look forward to hearing from yous guys.
Cheers!!