Dear All,
Thank you for this super beneficial platform that has been nicely put together to enable us all hair loss sufferers to communicate together and share our learnings and experiences while also seek advise.
A quick brief about myself, am 30 years old, started to loose my hair at the age of 19, been on propecia for 9 years with some breaks in between. I had my 1st FUT at the age on 25 with almost 2000 grafts planted in the Crown area and temples, that was quiet successful with a very minimal back scare that is barely there.
My hair loss has been relatively stable for the past years with minimal hair loss progression most probably halted by propecia.
I plan now to do my 2nd HT, thru FUE to refine my hairline, dense the frontal area and also the vertex. Based on online research I decided to go to Turkey and get a consultation from Dr. Koray Erdogan given his very solid online reputation.
I arrived to the clinic, have to stay it's state of art. The staff were very welcoming and friendly. They took pictures of my hair, than took me to meet the doctor.
The doctor examined my donor area, my recipient area, asked me about my expectations which I answered to. He was clear that HT is not a perfect process and that results can vary from one person to another which was somehow discomforting. He stated that i had a total of 8600 grafts in my donor, and that the requirement for my HT would be 5000 grafts.
5000 grafts was very surprising to me as I see it too much in my case and would also leave me with little buffer if any for the future. For that am very confused and reconsidering and so I am seeking advise and feedback
Attached are my pictures along with the hair line drawing. Do you think 5000 grafts is a bit too much in my case. Appreciate everyone's input,
Thx