Hi Janna, It was a long drive, but worth it, to have Dr. Ron to be able to see things first hand!
Thanks Dazz, I am planning more...see below.
Thanks Bigmac, yes, also see below.
The first picture (with drawing on it, Matt Zupan's art work!) shows the areas I would like to add, not shown is the strip on the right side of the crown and a smaller area on the left side of the crown.
The Good: Dr. Ron was exactly on page with my main areas of concern. He felt that up to 2k grafts could be extracted. Dr. Ron felt that 300-400 grafts (ones and two') in the center gap of my hairline would address this area, 800 to 1200 in he "frontal tuft" area (which shows some miniaturization) and the remainder on the right (worse) and left side of the crown. I also have a few more plugs that could be punched out and the hairs recycled. Laxity is fairly good, and I have not started scalp exercises yet. Dr. Ron used a golf pencil to mark in the area of the hairline and sides of crown to show the contrast. I also asked about removing one or more of my old scars with my next surgery.
The Bad: I have several scars from Chambers old work, actually none are very wide, but since some are "stacked" it can make the scars look wider and visible when wet. Dr. Ron stated that he can try and remove some during the next surgery, however it can lead to less grafts and there is risk of the scar becoming worse (although he said it was a small risk). My hairline has remained largely intact for three years with a few new hairs from Proscar or Rogaine Foam. There is risk in putting hairs in the hairline gap, as I could lose the hairs on either side. My tentative plan is to do the surgery in January, but I have some very tough decisions on how to proceed. I know I could make the current result less "see through" by using Dermatch, however I used this product about ten years ago, and once you start, its hard to not use it. One thing I should add, is I am using hair gel in the after pictures, which can reduce some of the appearance of fullness.
Results: I'm pleased, especially when you consider where I started out from. I think if I am able to address the areas of concern, that will put the finishing touches on the job. I do not classify this as "hair greed" but rather the room is painted, now its time to paint the trim.