My plan

Bradley

If I'm a solid NW2 at 25 im facing the reality that I will be at least a NW 5 when im older - minimum - although i'm quite sure I wont reach NW7 status. I have accepted this. I now need to formulate a plan...and due to the fact that my donor hair is limited with my progression of balding and famly history - dad a NW5 at 65 - gpas on both sides NW6's... my expectations with HT need to be more realistic than ever. With this said, I do not plan on going through my life with extensive baldness - especially not at my age. Now of course I'm going to hang on as long as possible before i walk into Cole's office - yes, Cole and only Cole. Maybe once i reach 26 ill get serious; research and hopefully better tech in the mean time.

Here is what I think my plan will be. Goal would be for the shaved head stubble look down the road. First get my hairlin back and as the hairloss progresses keep on filling in the back only with FIT. Perhaps use DEM as well depending on the scarring. I wouldnt have to shave my head at first but once the shedding really starts rolling, it will be an option i feel better about. If i'm a little thin on the crown 10-15 years from now - so be it. But i should portray the vision of a thinning shaved head...not slick bald. This is my expectation that I will express to Cole whenever it is I have had enough and pay him the visit. Does anyone find this unrealistic other than finiancially - which thankfully is not a problem.

To docs or vets - how many grafts would a patient need who desires the shaved head look - "less is more" and is NW5? NW6? I know all heads are different - but an approx would be helpful. I never consider a HT to be a problem - if someone wants to feel good about themselves or look better - there is no shame in that - people do such things everyday. What I am concerend about is my age. I'm young and this makes things even more complicated. Dam...at least im not 22 and getting a strip done at bosely...

any comments I would love advice... sorry for the length, ive had a lot of coffe this a.m. - off to work...

FITLocks

Every patient really IS different...it's crazy. One of our doc's had surgery with Dr. Cole and his NW 5 area looks full after 3000 grafts. For some guy's with poor donor quality it takes 5000-7000 grafts for that.

As far as "less is more" goes, some of the guys that are not great candidates can get away with 3000-5000 grafts...that's for the stubble look though. Almost any patient with all FIT and no strip can clip the hair to a number 1 in back. I think some guy's will not want to go shorter as some extraction gaps may be a problem. Perhaps we will be able to get every patient to the point where a head shave is guaranteed. I believe that donor replenishing w/ body hair might be a great option in the coming years.

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