guyjoe

Hey all,

Your input on a good lifetime plan for a hair transplant gameplan would be very much appreciated. I'm 33 with a Norwood 5A diffusing patten (pretty slowly). I use Nizoral shampoo every other day and minoxidil every night. I have decided not to use, and will not use, propecia/finasteride due to the side effects and general effect on the body. That is a personal decision and understand that the two things I use currently are not enough to prevent stopping hair loss long term.

I have been researching all this for over a year and have visited a few HT doctors, with the most well known on here being Dr. Bisanga in Belgium for a full exam in person. Due to some family history and other things it looks like I'll be a NW6-7 eventually so I need to plan any HT procedures for that.

Here are some of the stats from the exam with Dr. Bisanga:

78/cm2 average hair density (68/80/85 density in three measured areas)

No/Insignificant miniaturisation in donor area

FUE only: estimated 5,000 (conservative) to 6,000 (pushing it) grafts available (two procedures, no strip)

FUE + FUT: 7,500 - 8,000 grafts available (three procedures 2 FUE 1 strip)

He said I'm a good candidate and the transplant would be 40-45/cm2 towards the front with a bit thinner towards the back for coverage with an overall conservative/mature looking hairline approach. At least two, most likely three procedures over my lifetime will be needed.

So the big question is: How would you go about this transplant knowing the above in this situation? By pure numbers it would seem to make sense to do a strip procedure at some point for a lot more grafts. But do you do this first? Or can you do FUE with leaving the "strip line area" alone for the future? What else am I missing or what other considerations are not on the radar here yet?

Thanks very much!

Looks great so far. Can I ask why you chose BHR vs. other clinics? I was there last week actually and had a successful consultation so I'm considering them. It's definitely not the cheapest and also you had the 21% VAT tax added on correct? Thanks!