Hello everyone. This is my first post and let me start by saying thank you all for your contributions. I just started researching HT and I was recommended by a few well known doctors some decent advice but I have a massive question that I think you guys with the collective years of experience can help me answer this question. I also created a very detailed document that I'm sending to Doctors similar to this post just so I can figure out if this is the right thing for me to do.
So a little bit about myself. I'm one of those Metal/Punk Rocker types. Appearances matter a lot when it comes to whether a HT is a good idea. I currently shave my head and have a nice thick beard. Looks great. I got mistaken jokingly for being Tim Armstrong from Rancid lol. Scott Russo from Unwritten Law said that. Was funny at the time. Anyways. I like how I look skin bald but I always knew that a head of hair would definitely raise my self esteem when it comes to wearing hats. A head of hair has always been a dream. I'm not really that insecure about being bald anymore. You will see me often out without a bald shaved head but that's usually only to grocery stores. If a group of friends asked me to go out lets say to a record release party or something where you have to look your absolute best. I would rather shave my head to the skin, wear a bandanna or beanie or something vs having a 3-4 week old head shave. You can probably read between the lines and see where my limits stand when it comes to being ok with my bald pattern. It's either to the skin when I have to be at my best or it's covered.
With that being said I'm assuming a lot of people get hair transplants because they feel there is no other option and take what ever they can get. I don't personally have that problem. I look really good with a shaved head. Getting a HT would not be out of insecurity. It's mainly a life long dream and I know for a fact if I had hair my look would be way better than a boring bald head.
Now I'm very realistic and know that I won't have a super thick head of hair. Perhaps even some scalp showing but how much scalp? I can't look like one of those rocker guys holding onto hair they should get rid of. Now the kicker here is if I ended up paying $5-20K just to look like a thinning balding rocker dude, I would absolutely keel over. That's the main thing keeping me from pulling the trigger. This is a huge piece of real estate that needs to be covered and it ABSOLUTELY can not look like Pickles from Metalocalypse. If you don't know what he looks like please google that.
I apologize for coming across as vain. 90% of my waking moments are the furthest from vain. I've just never opened to anyone or even considered HT's, never even completely opened up to my Girlfriend of many years about this topic so you guys including a few doctors have finally heard what's in my head when it comes to HT.
If you guys think it's a horrible idea please let me know. I would rather you sever my dreams than go into a nightmare situation. I've only been thinking about a HT for a little less than a week so I promise I don't have any attachment to the concept especially if it's a horrible idea.
On the other hand if you do think it's possible to at least achieve a desired look I'll attach(a typical undercut) then you guys might just help me achieve a dream that has been dormant for a long time.
So to condense my concerns... with people who have balding like me, will they most likely have a HT more on the thin side or can I actually have a somewhat full transplant?
The shot with the guy and the undercut is a desired look. He had a gnarly hair transplant and then got it fixed with a density treatment. That's his final result.
The other picture is of a result that I can absolutely never have. I can not have that type of density. That's a huge deal breaker. The doctor did a great job but I just have no desire to have that. Bald is absolutely better compared to.
The last 2 images are me showing off my totally awesome unshaved head.
Sorry so long and look forward to hearing what you have to say.
ps.
I'm not sure if I'm a NW5 or 6 but the hair that is in my balding spots only grow about 3 inches maximum at this point. The side or thicker parts grow as a normal thickness. If the Bozo the Clown look was in I would definitely have a great set of locks for that. Meaning it's relatively thick wavy and when kept can be healthy. I don't have problems growing it at all.
I do have a doctor in mind(Dr. Demirsoy) and if it's somehow possible to achieve the density in the 1st pic, I do understand that it will take a few procedures spaced at the minimum of 12 months between surgery's.