wavypaint

My whole life my hairline has been extremely high up my forehead, making the upper third of my head look far out of proportion with the lower two thirds. It pretty much resembles the shape of a receding hairline which makes me look like a 50 year old if I have my hair up. This means I always have to style my hair in a way that covers my forehead. I’m getting pretty tired of it and now I am working full time I don’t really want to be in a position where I’m constantly worrying about my hair anymore. Having done some research, it appears there are two options, forehead reduction or hair transplant. However, since forehead reductions tend not to be appropriate for men, I am hoping a hair transplant could lower my hairline by about 1.5cm so that it balances my facial proportions better. I am only 22 (soon turning 23) which I know is likely to be controversial in my decision, but having done much research and thought carefully about it, aside from my age I believe I am a good candidate for a transplant. I still have very thick hair all over including my donor area. I am a good respondent to finasteride, which I started taking at age 19 after feeling some minor thinning at my temples and didn’t want to take any chances. My hairline hasn’t changed since. I’ve uploaded some photos here to show my hairline currently (wet in photo), which is pretty much identical to the one I’ve had since I was a child. Obviously in my case, adding further medications such as minoxidil isn’t going to bring the hairline any further forward. I plan on taking finasteride indefinetly, and if my hairline were to eventually receed, I would move onto DUT to prevent further loss. Based on my photos, how many grafts do you think would be required to provide sufficient density? I would want to match my current hair density as closely as possible whilst still being sensible as I obviously would want to keep grafts left over in case a future transplant was needed. Based on similar cases I’ve seen, is 2000-2500 grafts a good estimate? The thing I’ve been struggling with the most is how to decide what clinic I should go with. Don’t think I can trust anywhere in Turkey to be reliable enough to consider. Also, I am based in the UK and It’s very difficult to determine what clinics are worthwhile here. Some of Dr Arshad’s results impressed me, but I have also found a number of cases where transplants from him have failed which makes me a bit apprehensive, and I am not really impressed by Dr Farjo. I am potentially open to the idea of travelling to Europe for one since I’ve seen good results from the clinics recommended on this forum, although the wait lists seem to be quite long. If I was hoping to get a transplant in late spring 2023 is it worth me enquiring now to get added to the waiting list? Even then how long could I expect to wait? Also would any clinics outright reject me due to my age, or is it case dependent? Would the fact that my hair has been stabilised on finasteride be sufficient for them to consider me? Would be grateful for any advice.