Hello all-- I had incredible results with Dr. Hasson in Vancouver back in 2012 when I was 54. He did the strip method with about 4000 grafts for hairline and to the middle. My crown was a bit weak, but with the prescription of Proscar, 1/4 mg of a 5MG pill, my crown actually filled in with the medication which really surprised me. But I was told that Proscar can not only help the hair from thinning, but can also get hair growing in the crown area. Anyhoo. Here I am now at 63. Hair is still there and going strong, but I can deff feel like I'm losing some ground in the hairline and the middle as I age. A quick follow up to Dr. Hasson's office last month with pictures, he recommended if I decide to move forward, I should consider the FUE method as opposed to the strip due to my scalp being a bit tight. I mentioned I can't afford the FUE and would have to go back to the strip. This will have been my third surgery. The first one with another doctor in 2008 failed miserably. The only way I maybe could do the FUE, is if Dr. Hasson felt like I only needed a touch up. But I figured, if I'm going to have to go through all of this with shaving the head, why not just go to the same level as grafts as before.......Besides the prohibitive cost of FUE, I wanted to know if FUE when done, would it cause the back of scalp to get much thinner as opposed to the strip method? Before and after my surgery with Dr. Hasson, he told me that I have a nest in the back of my head, which is great in case any further surgeries are needed. If I do this, it would be in the next year or so, as Im just waiting to see how the virus plays out...If I opt for the strip method, it would be my third and would have to be the last one.. I worry also, that maybe the strip would decrease the volume on the sides at this point..It did it ever so slightly from the last one. But it's hardly noticeable...I would think the more you do maybe the worse it might get? Thanks for reading and appreciate any advice...RH