Doceljay

Thanks for the replies so far - here are some not very good pics I took in the morning when my hair is pretty ratty and frizzy! - but will give an idea for now. I can take some better ones later.

Hi. First time poster who stumbled onto this forum while doing research and could use some advice / recommendations. I am 45yo Caucasian / fair skin / blonde with good coverage on donor back and sides but not much on crown. I had FUT (forget exactly how many grafts but quite a few for that time) over 10 years ago in San Jose so already have a small scar, and while reasonably happy with that result and I am certain I would have much less coverage had I not done it, I would really like to get more coverage and started doing some research and making some calls; I'm looking for improvement not necessarily perfection. I live in San Francisco and the big names here I have come across (Diep, Gujrati who works with Mohebi) have ridiculously long waits to get in even for just a consult and then even much longer for the actual procedure. I have also seen consistent very poor reviews recently for Diep, which certainly gives me pause. I am able to get in for consult with Canales at Silicon Valley Hair Institute which is pretty close-by pretty much right away but while he has good Yelp reviews, I have seen some things on this forum and elsewhere that just put me off of that place; seems like he is a big upseller and also seems to be a lower tier compared to the others. The Dr. who did my first procedure in San Jose was Dr. Jae Pak and I remember having a good experience, but it looks like he is in LA area now. While local would be my preference, I am open to going outside my area especially if I would only need to go once and wouldn't have to wait so long since I have the flexibility to do this in the near future but maybe not in a year. I am also open to different surgery options (FUT again / FUE, BHT, etc.) especially since I already have a small scar from previous procedure that really doesn't bother me much since I tend to keep my hair somewhat long. If I did travel, would prefer to stay in my west coast region, but I suppose if I have to take a flight, what's a couple extra hours? Price is not a big issue and I'm willing to pay for quality but of course who wants to pay more than they have to! Any advice or recommendations from members here, especially those who have navigated this recently, would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!