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."