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Thankyou, much appreciated @mr_peanutbutter. I have seen the recommended surgeons section, however it is good to get a starting point on which one(s) to look into to. I am concerned about scarring so the FUE seems to be the method I end up with when weighing up pros and cons. Thankyou so much for this guidance @jjalay, eg clinics that specialise in higher NW cases where FUE may be the method of choice. Not sure if the Thai doctors are great options for FUE or FUT, but they are appealing given their proximity to Australia. For the record, I know about fue and fut, but what is fur? Or was that a typo? Also interested in @Gatsby opinion on this good sir? Your transformation has made you a bit of a rockstar on these forums. Congrats on the great results, very inspiring!

Apologies to admin for posting this here, please delete as I believe I've now posted it in the correct forum.

Hi everyone, I've been interested in getting a HT for some time. In all honesty, I was about to book flights to Istanbul for Now Hairtime, however everything came to a head tonight and this forum has led me to cancel those plans and reassess. I admittedly got caught up Now's strong advertising of results, and can't believe I was so naive to not fully realise the importance of picking your surgeon, as well as going to a clinic that treats you as an individual rather than a number, despite the warnings I've read over the last year. Disappointed in myself, but time to move forward. What I'd mainly like to improve is: 1. The thinning up top and on the crown, which without intervention will continue. 2. To bring the hairline forward to result in a 'natural' result, not one that appears overzealous. I am also concerned about scarring from the donor area. Now whilst I have developed my own opinion of what my situation requires, I am second guessing myself so I would like to kindly ask the good people of this forum for your outside opinion on: A) Number of grafts you would do for the first session? B) Where to place these grafts? (NOW ordered that I do hairline before crown which seems to be the status quo) C) Number of grafts for any second session, and where to place these? D) Alternatively, how strong you perceive the donor area to be and what your 'plan of attack' would be? E) Lastly, recommendations on surgeons. I have no qualms going to Istanbul, or any country in the world, however the budget is not endless and so value for money still does play its part. I would ideally prefer to go to Asia or Middle East based on familiarity and budget (also comfortable with europe but not sure if within my budget - I will be making enquiries anyway). A sincere thankyou for your time, and here are some photos and videos for reference:

Hi everyone, I've been interested in getting a HT for some time. In all honesty, I was about to book flights to Istanbul for Now Hairtime, however everything came to a head tonight and this forum has led me to cancel those plans and reassess. I admittedly got caught up Now's strong advertising of results, and can't believe I was so naive to not fully realise the importance of picking your surgeon, as well as going to a clinic that treats you as an individual rather than a number, despite the warnings I've read over the last year. Disappointed in myself, but time to move forward. Like many perhaps reading this post, my confidence has been affected in the last few years - there is my receding hairline, but even more so the thinning up top which has drastically happened in the last 3 or so years (my guess is I'm a Norwood VA). In any case, what I'd like to improve is: 1. The thinning up top and on the crown, which without intervention will continue. 2. To bring the hairline forward to result in a 'natural' result, not one that appears overzealous. I am also concerned about scarring from the donor area. There are of course some other details I'd like to improve, but at its core that is it. Now whilst I have developed my own opinion of what my situation requires, I am second guessing myself so I would like to kindly ask the good people of this forum for your outside opinion on: A) Number of grafts you would do for the first session? B) Where to place these grafts? (NOW ordered that I do hairline before crown which seems to be the status quo) C) Number of grafts for any second session, and where to place these? D) Alternatively, how strong you perceive the donor area to be and what your 'plan of attack' would be? E) Lastly, recommendations on surgeons. I have no qualms going to Istanbul, or any country in the world, however the budget is not endless and so value for money still does play its part. I would ideally prefer to go to Asia or Middle East based on familiarity and budget (also comfortable with europe but not sure if within my budget - I will be making enquiries anyway). A sincere thankyou for your time, and here are some photos and videos for reference: