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Now begins the fun part...the results will be subtle and you'll have to be patient, but check back 9 months post op and you should be pretty excited about what's showing up.

His hairline looks especially suspicious in this video.

Professor Jordan Peterson has become an internet sensation as of late, known for his contrarian and provocative social stances and inquiries that challenge political correctness and modern culture in general, but what has really caught my attention is his hairline. We veterans of hair transplantation have a keen eye for when something looks slightly amiss, and the good professor has a hairline that gets the hair transplantation senses tingling. It appears that Professor Peterson is the latest example of a celebrity sporting a very average transplant, and is now a walking testament to what generic hairline work and a lack of customized refinement will look like. His transplant isn't bad per say, but it isn't undetectable, especially if you know what you're looking for. My research confirmed my suspicions as I found photographic evidence of Jordan Peterson before his transplant and it is obvious that a transplant is indeed the reason for the appearance of his current hairline. It just goes to show that the hairline is the most critical component to pulling off realism in a hair restoration, a cookie cutter hairline will never do, it must be customized to the face of the patient in full. Just the same, Peterson does look better with a transplant, but with a refinement to his hairline could pull it off with a better sense of naturalism.

Diffuse thinning is difficult, it's good you're on finasteride, do you think your hair loss has progressed any since being on it? It could be appropriate to speak with a physician about upping the dose a little since you've been on it many years or if you feel you've thinned a little while on it. I dunno if a transplant is a priority for your hair loss just yet, you look pretty good, even people with transplants look a little thin with wet hair.

Are you in India? Are you willing to travel internationally to seek corrective surgery?

Excellent naturalism.

Typically chest hair is optimal for individuals that have hair to spare in that area. It has less of a cosmetic impact on the body than a facial hair donation would and I'd never advise that as an option, surgery to the face is just not advisable as a first resort.

It'll improve your density, but it would not surprise me if you wanted another one in a year.

I've had three FUT procedures and no long-term tightness, your body adjusts and normalizes.

I would not recommend FUE on a candidate with as advanced of hair loss as you have, your donor will be better-maximized by FUT at this juncture. FUE is best for smaller cases, touch-ups, scar repair, or if FUT is impossible for a patient for physiological reasons such as poor scalp laxity. All surgery creates scarring, be it FUE or FUT, and short of buzzing your head most FUT patients hide their scars well. Don't be afraid to travel, I live in Austin and went to Portland, it was well worth it.

The wounds will ooze and bleed a bit, are you going back to the clinic for a hair washing and graft check tomorrow?

Rule of thumb is no blood means you're ok, check in with your doc and be at peace. Your doc may have some additional advice.

It depends upon evaluating your family history, whether or not you're on preventative treatment such as finasteride, evaluating your personal physiology, picking a skilled and experienced surgeon, and properly following all post-operative care instructions as you've been advised. All of these nuances play a hand in determining a positive or negative outcome for a surgical hair restoration procedure.

Follow your doctor's post-op directions exactly and relay all concerns with them.

Finasteride and rogaine could benefit you greatly, finasteride alone might halt further loss in that crown and bring a little hair back.

Nice progress, mainly hair maturation lies ahead.

Realistically, given your advanced crown loss, the greatest cosmetic benefit would come from focusing on restoring a hairline and frontal density and perhaps leaving the crown alone. That's my unprofessional opinion at first glance and trying to be mindful of donor availability.

You'll likely need more than one procedure, but the number of grafts you've been quoted would be a nice start for setting a foundation. FUE is NOT scarless, this notion needs to be abandoned, all surgery leaves scar tissue, good surgeons mitigate it but the way your own physiology responds to scarring is out of a doctor's hands even when they're elite. As far as FUT and FUE is concerned, in your case it will be about maximizing donor hair, which to be candid, lends itself to FUT over FUE if you're a Norwood 5. Hair restoration is not appropriate for advanced hair loss if full coverage is your goal, it's why preventative treatment in tandem with a transplant is always recommended. Your donor is finite and no transplant will ever be as full as your original hair, you're trusting an elite surgeon to create a cosmetic illusion of density and fullness, but nothing will ever match nature's original head of hair in terms of fullness. Dr. Gabel is an empathetic surgeon, he'll shoot you straight too. Ask him all these questions.

Dr. Gabel is the best option in the Pacific Northwest, there's not even a close second. I flew to him all the way from Austin.

Do these clinics offer both? A quality practice will offer both, a questionable one will only offer FUE exclusively. There's a lot of misinformation out there surrounding FUE such as calling it scarless, it isn't. Reputable doctors tend to lean toward FUT for large cases and FUE for smaller cases or for touch up work or even scar revision, it's always going to be case by case for every patient. I'd also be wary of a doctor using a robot instead of doing it manually as a proven surgeon, there are a lot of people jumping into the industry and relying on robots to appear cutting-edge in order to compensate for their lack of experience, and such practices only offer FUE and not FUT.

You have three options, four if you do nothing. Treatment options are minoxidil, finasteride or a transplant. That's what's on the table for you, you'll have to decide what you're willing to invest in, all three are promising for the crown.

In extreme circumstances perhaps, if you can prove negligence or a poor result that isn't on the part of not following post-op instructions or because of an uncooperative physiology. There are no guarantees in medicine, you always assume some risk when choosing to undergo an elective cosmetic procedure, and it's why you must do your homework before committing to a surgeon.

Your hair naturally sheds cyclically and it typically stays dormant and doesn't sprout right back out immediately. So between the fact you've induced a level of trauma to the grafts by transplanting them and that they naturally are in a cyclical cycle of growth and dormancy, you don't get instant gratification.

Have you tried Viviscal Professional? A dermatologist or physician can prescribe it for you or may have it for you at their practice. Many women have claimed to have seen some benefits from it as a hair loss supplement that has strengthened their hair, it may be worth a shot.

That's going to disappoint you, you're easily a two or three surgery, 6 to 7k graft case to get satisfying coverage.