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Thank you again @gillenator for your good wishes. Now I would have never thought of "try to make sure that the next doctor uses a scope to examine your scalp as a microscopic examination is invaluable for evaluating miniaturization and useable FUs." its advice like that that can make a huge difference in the end. Something that I am grateful for that a forum like this exists but most importantly there are kind and helpful people like yourself who are willing to share whatever they know.

Not 100% sure on that which is why I'll have to get a second opinion in person.

I did mention that I will be meeting with another hair transplant doctor in person once things get back to normal and travel restrictions are lifted. Not sure why you missed that part? And the reason why I chose to get advice from forum members in spite them not being medically qualified was to get ideas and opinions which could help me better prepare in asking the right questions when I meet with a doctor in person. If you look at other threads on this forum such as. "Can I get FUT done after damage due to FUE" you'll see that @Melvin-Moderator and @gillenator have provided their feedback which I thought was extremely helpful to the OP. This in spite them the not being medically qualified which is why I sent @gillenator a PM requesting him to give me his feedback on my donor hair which he graciously did.

@Melvin the moderator. So I don't get a reply? 😬

Most of the doctors on this site are great but when I showed my pics to a leading hair transplant surgeon in Spain he was surprised by the lack of density on my hair considering that I had 5300 grafts which was done by two doctors recommended on this site. I'm curious to know how do doctors that are recommended here keep their membership going year after year as some of them have been members for 10 + years? Do they send photos of their work on a yearly basis just to show that they are still achieving the same results that are expected and required by this website so that we as researchers can put our trust in them?

While I agree that getting an opinion from a qualified hair transplant is the way to go but its always good to get different peoples opinions from this forum even though they may not be medically qualified. There was a thread where this patient had his donor hair butchered from a non Hair Restoration Network doctor and guys like Melvin and Gill came to his defence as they could clearly see that something was wrong with the way the doctor had handled that patients case. Similarly I am just looking for some opinions whether good or bad. Thanks though to everyone who took the time to comment as I found the feedback helpful.

Thanks so much for that informative reply Gill. It would have been helpful had the HT doctor that I met in January 2019 explained things the way you have done instead of telling me that I have 3500 grafts and was ready to book me in if I was interested. I also remember showing him my hairloss above my sideburns but he didn't seem too concerned inspite knowing that I wasn't on any meds. Just for everyones information the doctor is recommended here and was the doctor that I went to for my first HT. So the key takeaway message for anyone following this thread is that if you have any doubts then please ask around. It could help you in the long run.

Thanks for your comment curious25. Will get my hair reassessed in person with a doctor to get a second opinion once things get back to some normalcy. I’d be over the moon tbh if I could actually get 3500 hair grafts plus another 1000 beard grafts which as you correctly mention would be sufficient to cover my bald spots.Though I am aware that only medication will be able to stop future hairloss. Have taken some photos of my hairline as well as sides. My right temple including the area just above my right sideburn has faded quite a lot over the years. I could be wrong but from my observation most bald people usually never lose hair directly above their sideburns which was what prompted me to think I could get to a nw7. Or I could have retrograde alopecia? My left temple region is faring better for now.

Thanks for your comment Gill. My fathers cousin is a NW7 going by his photos as I've never met him but my father isn't bald nor was his father. I think I got it from my mothers side and their level of baldness looks around NW 6s. Shall look into FUHT since I can get more grafts. The only reason why I wanted to avoid FUHT was that I see so many videos on youtube especially with the Spanish doctors where they post all these impressive FUE results with so little grafts that I thought FUE was the way to go. I did get my hair assessed in person by a HT doctor recommended on this forum in January 2019 and I was told that they could extract 3500 grafts which I think is wishful thinking Though still odd that someone qualified would have come up with that figure.

Thanks Nelson. My beard is about medium in density and yes can always use hair from there to get those extra number of grafts.

Thanks Melvin shall keep this in mind. I had a feeling as well that my donor isn't very good. Btw do you think I may become a NW 7 by the time I get to 60 or 70 years of age considering that I am not on any medication? And can you please guesstimate the number of grafts I maybe able to extract for one final FUT? Of course I do understand that I would need to meet with. a doctor to get a correct assessment but its always good to get peoples opinions on this forum.

Hello all, Brief background, I've had two previous FUT hair transplants by two different HT surgeons both of whom are recommended on this site. I am 39 years of age and my last HT was in 2011. Not on any medications at present. Would like your opinions on whether I am a suitable candidate for a third HT preferably FUE from the video of my donor area provided in the link below. Thank you