Starting my HT journey

[Bobert]

Hello everyone,

I have been planning on getting a HT done for a while now and I am months away from going through with it. I have been reading through the forums to prepare myself but there's so much information that I wanted to ask for the community for help before I take this big step.

First, I'm trying to pick the right surgeon. What criteria should I use to pick a surgeon? What questions should I ask the surgeon? Are there any recommendations? I have had email discussions with Alan Bauman and James Harris so far and I am leaning towards James Harris simply because it is a shorter travel (I have no HT surgeons in my state).

Second, how much restoration should I ask for? I've attached one pic from 5 months ago when I started using a laser cap and 3 recent pics of my hair. Two weeks ago I started weening myself off of minoxidil because I am coming up on the two year mark where it starts to have diminishing returns. I am now only applying minoxidil once a day instead of twice. I want to increase the density of my crown so that my scalp can't be seen and repair my hairline, while possibly removing some of my widows peak. How realistic is this?

These are the first obstacles that come to mind. I have more but I am trying to focus on these before I figure out the rest.

Any help you guys can provide will be much appreciated. Thanks.