Hello,
I think I am looking at NW 5a or even NW6 in the future. Most men in my family have Norwood 5. I am currently at norwood 2 with ALL areas thinning at the same time.
So I think I'll make a jump from NW2 to NW5/NW6.
I tried Finasteride oral, the sides were terrible and decided to drop that. I just buzz my head to 0.5mm and does not look that bad.
My Hair transplant goals are "pretty simple" - I would be happy with hair like leonardo bonucci:
https://www.sportschau.de/fussball/uefaeuro2020/finale-italien-england-118~_v-HDready.jpg
I wouldn't like to grow out my hair but a 0.5mm - 2mm buzzcut at NW0 - NW2 looks better than one at NW5.
Pictures with my hair "grown out" (I don't grow out my hair past that, I normally give it the 0.5mm treatment every 3 weeks) - see attachments
I read that:
-> If you transplant hair from a "non-DHT-affected" area to a DHT affected area, the transplanted hair is not affected because the follicles are not DHT-sensitive
My idea was as follows: Get "dense(r)" NW2 (ideally NW1) from a hair transplant, keep the hair short and consider SMP to give the illusion of NW1 (or NW0 if NW1 can be done by HT).
Keep in mind:
-> I'm planning to hop on TRT in a few years. It'll max out any hair loss I'll have in my life anyway.
-> I got terrible sides with Fin so I'll just say "I'll go bald forever before I supress my DHT".
-> I'd be cool with Minox
-> I have A LOT of body hair and a very dense beard, you could probably get grafts from there too.
-> I'm planning to keep my hair short after the HT.(see link above)
-> If I shave my hair off to 0.5mm it looks like I have NW2. If I let it grow for ~3 weeks, see pics attached
My questions are:
-> Since my hair loss is already across my scalp and nobody in my family has worse than NW5, do you think I the areas affected areas (see my pictures) are probably the "only" areas that are affected? (The areas that are light already)
-> How achievable would this be? (NW6 -> NW2/NW1 with HT, NW2/NW1 -> NW1/NW0 with SMP)
-> Is topical Fin as bad as oral fin? Oral fin is what fucked me up, would I have the same sides from topical fin?
-> Oral fin fucked me up, typical sides. No chance I'll touch Ru58841
-> What Norwood scale will I bet at with hair loss maxed out?
Anyway, is what I want to get achievable?
Clinics I was looking at are HLC and Pekiner.