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  1. I appreciate everyone’s response. And I certainly recognize that my hair loss isn’t terrible. I’m not posting here acting like my life is all doom and gloom, many other guys have it much worse than I do and I am grateful for what I have. That being said I’m a bit ocd so feeling the difference in density on the top of my head is what bothers me the most. I also feel like I’m on borrowed time because a lot of men in my family had it worse than I do. For those mentioning treatment, I’ve been on finnasteride for almost four years and minoxidil for two consistently. I do believe it’s definitely slowed down my lost but I have not noticed any improvement or regrowth. The reason why I’ve considered a transplant is because I still have a lot of hair. Anything beyond a nw3/4 I think it would be better to not pull the trigger ona surgery. Assuming something like 1000-1500grafts would take good hair to great hair is more in line of why I am considering it. So potentially seeing an issue with my donor area is admittedly disappointing.
  2. Hey guys, So for the past two years I’ve been considering a transplant for my temple area and a little in the crown. I’m 32 and first noticed my hair loss about three years ago. I’ve been doing tons of research and although I otherwise have a great head of hair there are some things I would like to bring back. Obviously though in my research I learned early on some people are better candidates than others. DUPA sufferers having it the worst. I got a hair cut recently and it’s shorter in the back than I’ve ever really had it, a #1. When checking out the cut I noticed a patch in the back that I’ve never seen before. Let me know if you think this might be DUPA or my barber just getting to close in one spot. Some of these pictures are really harsh lighting at an unflattering angles. So I’m hoping it’s just because the hair is short and I’m catching photos at just the right angle to see the scalp.
  3. I share the same sentiment and I was thinking of a way to express this without sounding like I don’t respect the experience and expertise the NA surgeons have. I will go ahead and say it is Couto whom I was mainly referencing. I can read and write Spanish so I have spent some time on Spanish forums doing more research in regards to him. Although one of the surgeons I’ve already met with has been mentioned, I don’t want to mention them myself as my experience with the consultation was excellent and very insightful. Edit: If there are other surgeons in NA that have particularly good results with darker, Spanish type hair, I would be curious to hear about them in case there have been some I’ve over looked.
  4. Thanks for the reply! Yeah like I said, totally makes sense to do hairline first. I’m kind of just thinking if I end up holding off on a procedure long enough then I’m sure I’ll want to do crown/hairline together but obviously only if that’s realistic. I really want to do the hairline soon but I also would like to just stick with one surgeon for both sessions. I was quoted a similar amount of grafts by the two docs I’ve already met with(800-1000 in the hairline). So I’m assuming with progressive hair loss in the crown I may need around 2,500 later on. What a Couto seems to be able to do with 2,000 grafts compared to others is very impressive.
  5. Hey guys, long time lurker, first time poster. I hope this post does not come off rude or ignorant. If so, please educate me. I’ve been researching HT for the past four years. Early on in my research I came across a certain surgeon in Spain who’s work is seemingly impeccable. Later in my research I learned of the pitfalls and risks of hair transplants, one of them being to not always trust the results you see clinics post as they typically only post their optimal candidates and results. So I dug a little deeper, joined some Spanish HT forums to see unbiased, direct from the patient experiences. And still, this particular Docs work seems to be miles ahead of anyone in North America, I mean it’s like not even close. And again looking at the Spanish forums it’s consistent. and look don’t get me wrong, there are some great results from the top guys in N. America. It just seems significantly less consistent compared to this guy. Even guys that seemingly have ideal donors, stable loss, same type of hair caliber as the patients posted by this Spanish doc rarely have the same quality results. im curious about this because I am Italian/Spanish dissent myself. I’m NW 2 in the temples and diffuse crown thinning. My genetics will likely put me at NW4 by 40-45(I’m 32 now). I’ve met with two top surgeons in the US and they both have said similar things about my case. I have excellent donor and will likely have many many grafts available in the future. But both also said they would rather start with the hairline and see how the crown progresses before moving to that area, which I agree with and makes sense. I’m still probably about one to two years out before I want to pull the trigger on anything, so I’m just shopping around. That being said money really is no object to me for this type of elective surgery so I want the best. Only problem is the surgeon I really want to meet with has suspended consultations due to back logs from COVID. I’m contemplating wiring an amount of money they wouldn’t be able to ignore if I could skip that line in the future haha. ...but anyway, I’ve got some time to still research and think about it. So what’s the deal? Does this guy really just have a leg up on everyone else? I’m not sure I buy the “well he only cherry picks ideal candidates” entirely although I do know there is some truth to it. What else am I missing?
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