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Hi @broski and @Tomi, I am happy with the result given where I started at and am no longer self conscious about it in the slightest, but I do sometimes think in hindsight another say 500 grafts on the front would have made a noticeable difference and that the density could have been better, but it appears almost all the grafts have survived. I have also balded slightly on the crown since the surgery (and reducing my finasteride dosage) but I couldn't care less about hair loss there. Everything has healed nicely and you cannot really tell anything was harvested. If I had to criticise Wimpole it would be because a) the surgery is technician led almost entirely from start to finish, so don't expect the chosen doctor to do much in practice or even be in the building for the final two/three hours in my case. I have no issues with this but they should have been open from the start b) There is no real post-op care beyond a leaflet (i.e. any check ins or even messaging you to see how it goes/asking you to come in and check the result at any point) c) most of the things (they used to say anyway) on the website are provided were not (e.g. a hat that fits post-op or the coming in for a wash of the scabs) and d) the lack of pre-op analysis of how many grafts I actually needed was not great, as the technicians themselves during the surgery noted that I should have been quoted more grafts/questioned how many grafts were actually harvested and if they were miscounted, and frankly a guesstimated number during an initial consultation is not the best approach in my view. These were the main issues that stuck out. On the positive side, I am quite happy with the result and have included my professional work headshot below (ideal lighting/styled with blow-dry and hair oil) and some natural photos from 20 minutes ago in my flat lighting (direct spotlight above) with hair unwashed/unstyled/generally dry with London hard water. I have had many positive comments from friends/family, and it is quite easy to make my hair look like great if styled properly. I would probably be tempted to have a second in a few years when my further balding pattern is more clear, but it's not a priority for me in the next 2/3 years at least. Realistically I would consider going elsewhere though and the main appeal of the Wimpole for me was the price/ability to do it in the two weeks last year I was not working. Overall, I have no regrets and think it was money well spent.

Cheers for the message and best wishes. I went into this with the expectation that I will need a top-up as I wanted to see how my balding develops as I age further given I am relatively young still. My next significant career break, i.e. 6 weeks off in a row, will be in August 2024 and my plan is to evaluate at that point whether I care enough to have further density added. One thing I'd add though is that I attended the majority of UK clinics, including those with lots of positive reviews on here, for consultations and they all suggested between 2100-2500 FUE, albeit only focussed on the frontal area for those who quoted closer to 2100. My hair has been around this level since 22 now, so I'd genuinely be ecstatic with any further coverage, but perhaps in 2024 I'll think 'why not' again. Onwards and upwards regardless.

I had a hair transplant on Monday at the Wimpole Clinic on Harley Street. I wasn't able to find any recent reviews on this forum about the clinic so I thought I'd post my journey so there's a reference point for people in future. For context, I am in my mid-twenties, have been balding since 18 and decided to take the plunge after stabilising my hair loss over the past year through daily 1mg of finasteride. I am starting a very public facing City of London job next year so I thought 'now or never'. In person my original hair looked better than the pre-op photos below as my thick sides made a comb-over fairly easy but I disliked having to always comb it straight across. Based on the initial hairline outline and donor area I am fairly optimistic at present. It is now day 2 post-op and I've had 0 pain, itching, bleeding or anything really. I have had a few cousins who went to Turkey with positive results so I am hopeful my results will be equally good. I asked the clinic to focus almost entirely on the front/top as I don't particularly care about crown balding and my main goal was a lower hairline so I looked my age again. For context: 2512 grafts: 202 singles, 982 doubles, 1328 triples. Extracted using 0.8mm punch over around 6 hours. £6.6k total. Pre-op crown with flash: Pre-op front with flash: Immediate post-op front/donor area/top: