Norwoody

Ok, thanks for the reply. This is why I come to these forums. It gives me good food for thought

Hello Jean, i would like to keep the hairline I currently have or even start the implants a little behind my current hairline and just thicken it out. I'm worried with 5000 grafts I'll have massive shock loss and it will use up a good portion of my reserves for future transplants. I have included an image that overlays a NW 3 over my lateral view.

Thanks for the reply, Bill. About a year ago I was looking into surgeons but was having difficulty finding one that I trusted at a price I could afford. I received two consults using different pictures. One consult was estimated at 1200 grafts and the other consult was 2000 - 2500. This was his office response to my two concerns: "thank you for your Mail. Kindly be informed, that you have many telogen hair. This means, you have many weak hair which is already thinning and which you will continue to lose. Therefore, the Doctor recommends you the usage of Finasteride in order to maintain and optimise your original hair and also to avoid shockloss. But if you don't want to use it, we will respect it. It's up to you! Dr. Koray can see on your Photos that your hair loss is in all areas and it will not be enough to achieve a natural and satisfied density with a smaller number of Grafts."

So I got an online consult from Dr. Koray Erdogan at ASMED. He has gotten some good reviews on here. However, many people have noticed that the number of transplants he recommends is higher than other physicians. I'm sitting somewhere between a NW2 and NW3 with some diffuse thinning on the top of my head. Shockloss is a concern of mine. Dr. Koray Erdogan recommended I get 5000 grafts. This seems like a lot to me. I'm including the exact pictures I sent the doctor (except with my identity hidden.) to get your opinions. I used some powerful light on these photos. In dimmer light my hairline actually looks pretty good. Also, in the consult form I said multiple times that I previously had sexual sides from Finasteride and yet in the consult he recommended I use it. I sent a second email with the both these concerns and in response they stood by their initial consult. Let me know if you guys think that 5000 grafts is reasonable with my case. Thanks!