Pics posted...Advice please guys.

[mattj]

I think clearer photos are needed. Ones which give a better idea of the density in the area.

[gillenator]

Thank you once again.

I was hoping to improve the hairline and density from the front of the hairline to around an inch back in one go.

I see this may not be possible due to shock loss.

I was hoping a procedure would give me styling options as the only option at the min is to comb my hair forward due to the thinning.

Regards

It's not that you cannot improve your hairline and frontal zone, but rather that you are aware of the potential of shockloss for your situation, and is a part of the risk. As I stated, it cannot be predicted and why approaching your goals in smaller sessions helps reduce the level of trauma, and as a result, help "reduce the level" of potential shockloss.

We are not stating that you are not a candidate nor that your goals for restoration cannot be fulfilled. It has to do more with the approach or game plan to get you there.

[ray1]

Cheers guys.

I have the funds for a procedure now but if i needed another one due to shock loss in the frontal 3rd it could take a few more years to save for this.

Maybe i shall wait and save the cost of having 2 procedures if needed. A back up plan if you will

I will try and post more clear photos.

Regards

[mattj]

It would be highly unusual for a transplant to trigger shockloss and cause you to need an immediate second procedure. The doctor would be careful to avoid this situation and would limit the extent that they go into the thinning area.

[gillenator]

Sympathetic shockloss is usually a result of the trauma and the stronger hair does grow back after going through the dormant phase and re-entering the growth phase. Stronger hair meaning the native hair that still has a fair degree of caliber left to it.

It's the more debilitated, more pronounced diffused hair that may not come back and subsequently referred to as permanent shockloss. And this is why the more advanced diffused thinners run a higher risk.