Hi Vincent. I don't have any personal experience, but just from talking to people who have done it I get the impression that it is not the panacea that you might initially expect. The main reasons they give are:
- transplants are not capable of creating anything like the normal density of a hairpiece - it simply isn't possible for the surgeons to plant hairs as close as Mother Nature. So to match the low density transplanted hairline you also have to wear a low density hairpiece - maybe 50 or 60% density. So even having gone through the fuss of a transplant and getting a hairpiece to match, you end up with a thinning balding look. Not everyone's taste. If you are willing to wear a piece, you might as well get a thick healthy head of hair LOL.
- the transplanted hairline establishes where your hairline is going to be for evermore. But you may continue to lose your sidehair and your temples may recede. If that happens, you may be stuck with a hairline which is too far forward to be in keeping with your sidehair, and makes you look unbalanced, possibly drawing unwelcome attention to the transplanted hairline and hairpiece.
Having said that, undoubtedly some guys are happy with the results. These are just factors to take into consideration. Are you considering this route?
Noah