Hey guys,
First post here. I'm 30 years old (almost 31) and have suffered from hair loss since my early 20s. I haven't been to diligent with keeping it bay, though I have used Rogaine in the past. I'm currently working on getting on Fin and Rogaine again, but I believe I am a Norwood 4 or 5?
Anyways, I was looking into doing a HT - I was wary at first, but reading the reviews and seeing the results, this definitely seems like a real option. For me, money is not a concern, so I want the best of the best. Particularly looking at Hasson and Wong, I reached out to them (and a couple others) for a consult.
My primary areas I would like to address are the following:
1) Restore a more natural hairline (it doesn't have to be teenager levels, I'm fine with a bit of recession for a more natural look, but maybe a 50-75% reduction).
2) Improve the density along top + hairline
3) Crown area
The crown is lower on my priority list, I may look to break up the HTs if the first one goes well and do the crown later down the road. I just have a few questions for you guys, since you're the experts:
1) Does my donor area look ok? I feel like it's pretty good, though maybe the crown recession is a bit low, but the hair in the back always comes in way thicker than everywhere else when I let it grow out. Don't really have much facial / body hair that could be used unfortunately.
2) How many grafts do you guys estimate to address all my above concerns? And how much excluding the crowns? Looking at results pics, I'm guessing around 5-6K, but maybe I'm overestimating.
3) How long are the wait times at places like Hasson and Wong? I went in hoping to get this done in the next couple months, but it sounds like the waitlists at all the reputable places are a year out at least. Which is fine, that will give me time to establish a better baseline with Fin + Minoxidil, but was just curious if that was normal or are these affected by post-pandemic numbers.
Here are some pics: