marioX

Thanks for the additional feedback and @ticker for jumping in with your case, we are in similar situations and I think it helps. I'll do a couple of online consultations and try to do something in person as well. I think it's still not clear to me if a doctor can definitely determine if some has dupa or this is more subjective and on a scaling bases ... Also if it's possible to do so with just a video call or an in person consultation that precisely determines the amount of hair density in in the donor area is needed. Here's a few extra pictures taken another time ... given the lighting I don't think they add too much to the initial ones I uploaded but the side of the side of head pictures I think are a little better.

Thanks for comments. How can I tell if I have DUPA? Would this require an expert to look at it? In general on the donor area being low density. To get a fair assessment can it be done with a virtual consultation or should I consider going to someone local here in person? I assume there's methods to check what the hair per cm2 is in the donor area that is accurate enough if they do it in person but just a video consultation may be not good enough. I think the pictures look a lot worse than reality but maybe that's just wishful thinking ... I did realize that after taking the pictures that the crown is in much worse shape than I thought 😕

Hi all, I've visited this forum a few times in the last 4-5 years never having the courage to go any further than spending 1-2 hours looking at others cases. I haven't been to any consultations yet. I'm looking for general feedback if you all think I'm a good candidate for HT or what the problems may be. I've had a general hair loss since my early 20s. I did minoxidil for a few years but then stopped because my scalp would be too irritated even when using the right shampoos. I had then a decent amount of shedding in my late 20s, was stable for 2-3 years and then another one which brings me to the current state at 37. The last period of hair loss coincides somewhat with doing testosterone shots which seems to possibly be a side effect (my testosterone level is very low, it wasn't done for workout purposes), I haven't done testosterone for the last 2 years though. I would do the surgery, if a good candidate, somewhere outside of the US, wherever recommended after researching the facilities. I don't have a problem with going to Mexico, Turkey, Belgium or any of the clinics recommended here. I would be able to be there for 2-3 weeks if needed. My donor area I think looks less dense than in reality, I don't know if it was the lighting/flash. Let me know what you think. Thanks!