HI there. I'm 41, based in US, and honestly just started thinking about remediation, so I don't know the lingo or much really. Both mom and dad's side have male pattern baldness and I started noticing mine for the first time at 25. I've never taken any meds - honestly don't really want to be on meds forever and don't want to deal with any side effects like loss of libido, etc. So I'd rather not ever have to use that. I don't notice my hair falling out, it's more of a surprise so I honestly don't know to what degree I'm shedding. If I grasp a handful of hair from my top and pull, 0-3 hairs come out. I have had an extremely stressful professional career that started about 20, so to the extent that stress exacerbates hair loss, I would attribute a great deal of my loss to that. I don't foressee much accelerated loss due to anything other than naturally on a go-forward basis.
I am researching physicians for my case - I'd like the ability to have a thick head of hair again, wear my hair short and spikey/messy or long (chin length or shoulder length) and not see my scalp unless I'm really trying (or not at all). I feel like my hairline and temples are fine and that I have thick donor area? - I am not under the impression that those areas have changed at all, though I'm sure they have. I've been here researching doctors Bicer, Pinto, Ferriera, Feitas, Zarev, Courto. I'm willing to wait, if I can get ahold of them. Any other suggestions to this list? I'd prefer only one procedure and would prefer to stay under $5. I'm under the impression I'll likely need 3k-4k grafts. Any suggestions around this information, would be helpful - thanks! Sorry about the upside down photos - I tried to rotate them but the forum keeps forcing them to updside down no matter what rotation I save them.