I decided to book with Dr. Yaman in May. I do want to request a manual extraction vs his low speed micromotor to help preserve donor in case I need a future HT, if that is a request he takes. @Chrome Dome No need to apologize, I am excited for you. @laverita Definitely possible, only the Dr. when he gets hands on will be able to tell I believe. Small disclosure that pic was taken with oily bed hair and mine tends to clump together in that state. I do believe my head hair thickness is on the thinner side, but I usually wear a low fade or let it grow to at least an inch so this is the weird in-between. My sister who has been a hair stylist for 14 years says she has never noticed a difference on the sides, so fingers crossed that is the case. Maybe my thick beard can compensate. I'll find out soon enough!