Hi,
I am age 29, and I have been considering getting a hair transplant for a few years despite having moderate hair loss at my temples. I started taking finasteride a year ago, and though my hair seems to have thickened up and added a few hairs along my hairline, I have also experienced continued recession at the temples. I contacted Dr. Erdogan in Turkey who estimated I would need 1800-2000 grafts. The placement of theses grafts is in a manner I have never seen before on any forum. The majority of the grafts are being placed where I already have hair so that as I experience continued hair loss, the grafted hair will remain and effectively hair loss will be hard to notice when looking in the mirror. I am mostly interested in having my temples filled and not necessarily having density added to other areas, and I indicated this in the questionnaire I filled out for Dr. Erdogan. Maybe the conservative approach for my situation is to add many grafts in the areas adjacent to the temples, but as I mentioned I have not seen this design before.
Can anyone comment on this strategy/design and if they have seen it before from other posters?
Also, I am mostly looking for hairline restoration. Almost everything I see from Dr. Erdogan looks great, but much of it is with grafts planted in the crown and midscalp with usually the same widely curving hairline design. Is Dr. Erdogan a good choice for hairline design, or should I be looking at other surgeons in Turkey? Your feedback is appreciated.
Here are some photos of my hairline:
Here is Dr. Erdogan's design: