WestCoast251

Yes, and at lest from the phots I’ve seen on this forum, they look great. It’s always just hard to know from an uploaded photo

I have narrowed my choices down to two surgeons, and aside from price and location, the one major difference is that one of them refuses to do a no-shave recipient area, and the other one is willing to do it (for a slightly increased cost). My question now is: Are surgeons that can do the no-shave recipient area legit? I'm definitely willing to pay more to not have to shave that area, but I spoke with both surgeons and they will need to add some grafts behind my widow's peak area that already has some hair. The reason I'm wondering this is that the surgeon who refuses no-shave recipient areas claims that they do it to avoid shock loss. The one who *is* willing not to shave the recipient area says they haven't experienced any correlation between shaving that area and shock loss. I also double checked with the surgeon who is willing not to shave that area, and he confirmed that the end result would be the same (i.e. they would still insert grafts in areas with existing hair) So who is right in this situation? Should I be concerned that not shaving that area would A) produce a worse result or B) lead to increased shock loss in that area? For context: These are two surgeons that are considered "elite" by this forum, names come up all the time, and so either way I think they are otherwise fantastic choices, but the fact that they disagree on this point just gives me pause. The one other (more minor) thing that they differ on is their "target density"... I'm not sure if the standard is grafts per cm^2 or hairs per cm^2. One said they target 40-50, the other says they target 35-45. I assume that wouldn't result in much of a noticeable difference? I've read a lot of reviews of both surgeons, and at least from the pictures it looks like they produce soft, realistic, natural looking hairlines.

Hi there, I'm new here! I'm 36, and I've been noticeably losing hair since my early 20's. Been on finasteride 1mg since around the age of 22, topical minoxidil since about age 30. I've recently switched to 5mg oral minoxidil and 0.5mg oral dutasteride. I still don't really know which one is better, but I've not been on this new regimen for very long (about a month). Anyway, I've flirted with a HT for quite a long time, but lately it has felt like "it's time" to do it. I'd say I'm currently a NW3, but my dad was somewhere between NW5-6 before he died, and I have relatives on my mom's side that are all over the place, but my maternal grandfather was closer to a NW5. I realize given my family history, I'm probably going to need more procedures down the line, but I'd like to do something now. The main issue has been deepening recession. The transition area at the front of my hairline has also gotten quite noticeably thinner. It has also felt like the top area of my head has gotten thinner over the years, but I'm not sure how much of that is the hair loss and how much of it is the fact that I've been graying earlier in life than most. My non-expert feeling is that I'd like to keep the middle of my hairline more or less where it is, and fill in the recessed areas a little bit, but I don't want to create anything that wasn't there to begin with. I'd also be interested in adding some density to the transition area and also along the top, but it's unclear to me how much would be needed. I did a virtual consult with Nadimi already and she thought from the photos 1700-2000 grafts. I'm also looking at scheduling consultations with Pekiner and Reddy. I have one scheduled with Mohebi. I'm not super price, location, or time sensitive, so I'm willing to wait a little. I don't know much about Mohebi other than he's a protege of Dr. Rassman, but researching the others on my list, sounds like generally positive reviews. Would any of these doctors be optimal for my specific case? I'd like to achieve the most natural looking result, ideally adding some density to existing areas. I guess one thing that may (?) affect the choice is that i have salt-and-pepper hair. I'm not sure if that would require a surgeon that specializes in that sort of thing? (Also please ignore the markings on my head. I did these myself and was from the virtual consultation submission with Nadimi, and I had no idea what I was doing)