I'm 26 and have been taking finasteride since I was 23. I was diffuse thinning and had recession in temples for about two years prior. Finasteride has thankfully halted this, but now I'm in a position where I want to get a transplant to recover the ground I lost before then. However, I naturally have thin, straight hair so I was wondering if this would be a negative in terms of harvesting from a donor area for FUE?
I must add that although my hairline is terrible, it actually hadn't receeded that much from its natural state before I got on finasteride. The last two photos are of me aged 15 or 16 before I ever started balding. I was born with an awful hairline. Don't think this would have any impact on getting a transplant but felt it would be worth adding. I certainly would not be looking for a straight, low hairline to be transplanted because it would look very weird on me bit I want something that would give a natural impression, similar to what my hairline was like back then.
My budget would be about €6k bur willing to go a bit above if a clinic is highly recommended. I have seen some excellent results from Turkish clinics on r/hairtransplants but whenever I search the same clinics here they are labelled as hair Mills so it's all a bit confusing. I have a lot of travel plans next summer so I dually I would like to get a transplant in the next 3-4 months but I'm willing to wait if any of the highly recommended clinics have a longer waiting list. Any suggestions appreciated.