Estimated Graft Count

[Bruins5477]

I was hoping to fill in the front of my hairline in a natural way so it’s not too obvious that I had a procedure. I was hoping to get some advice into estimated graft count so I can begin thinking about cost ect and plan for this. My thought is to fill in the temples and and leave the back as-is for a more “natural” look.
Any ideas on graft count, cost, or advice if this is not a good idea?
Age: 34

 

[Bigmac]

Firstly, there is a strong chance you will lose the rest of the hair in the middle of your scalp unless you can stabalise your loss with meds or you have found something else that works. If you go ahead with an HT I would guess between 2500 - 3000 grafts depending on what density you want. The clinic should plant the grafts in a pattern that will stand alone as a natural result if you do lose more hair.
What is your age and how long have you been losing hair?

 

[Bruins5477]

Firstly, there is a strong chance you will lose the rest of the hair in the middle of your scalp unless you can stabalise your loss with meds or you have found something else that works. If you go ahead with an HT I would guess between 2500 - 3000 grafts depending on what density you want. The clinic should plant the grafts in a pattern that will stand alone as a natural result if you do lose more hair.
What is your age and how long have you been losing hair?

Thank you so much. I am currently 34 years old and would say it’s been a slow progression since about 25. I did just start a regimen of finasteride and rogaine in hopes of stabilizing until HT.

 

[Bigmac]

With some good fortune, it will stop the loss and possibly regrow some dormant follicles and miniaturised hairs. At 34 I personally would opt for a mature hairline that will use up less than grafts than having something lower.
What does your donor area look like?
This link is a very good read on hairline design and has some excellent video examples.

http://shapiromedical.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/9-HAIRLINE-DESIGN.pdf