Once again, an excellent result by Dr. Rahal. I had an online consultation with his team a few years back and they classified me as a norwood 2 (majority of thinning in the front), with very minor thinning in the crown. The crown wasn't as bad as the front and not really noticeable unless you knew what you were looking for. To make a long story short, I asked him if he could also just do a minor touch-up in the crown area (I am a perfectionist you see) and Dr. Rahal said he wouldn't even touch my crown no matter what, and I was already thirty years of age by then. Go figure...
So, while I do agree with the majority of people here saying he didn't need a transplant in the first place because he already had a full head of hair with just some minor (non-noticeable) hair loss in the front. However, Dr. Rahal being one of the more ethical doctors out there, I am sure he can tell by the patients density, hair loss pattern, family history, as to which direction this person is heading towards and did the surgery based on that. As well, ultimately it is up to the patient at the end of the day whether they want to get a surgery or not. If Dr. Rahal wouldn't have done it, I bet he would have gone to somebody else to get it done.
If I had the hair like this guy I would go for it just because I want to be the guy who enjoys his life now and his youth now while I can. He doesn't seem like he is going to lose anymore hair in the future but I know I can be completely wrong here because you just never know with this F***ED up disease we call hair loss. It can be smooth sailing for 10 years with just some hair loss here and there and then BAM!!! it can hit you hard and you go from like a norwood 2 to a norwood 4 within a year. Like WTF.
***Knowledge is Power***
This gentleman has extensive hair loss and his first procedure didn't do much for him because he was given a more female hairline (rounded appearance). The second procedure he had, I can see why they implanted the grafts only in the frontal and temporal areas, because it frames his face much better. However, without being on finasteride he could lose more hair (especially on the sides and back), so I hope he gets on that because he is still young. I am also guessing he will be going for another procedure to fill in the hair behind the hairline and further back into the mid-scalp and crown?