Will 1500 grafts get me to a solid NW2?

[thomps1523]

I don’t need to be an NW1 by any means but I would like to have a sense enough NW2 hairline that I can style.

that going to take 2000 grafts or would 1500 be enough? I’d like to be conservative to address future loss but I also don’t want to go in and drop $15-20k and still have a thin hairline.

love to get anyone’s thoughts! TIA

36 years old, currently using finasteride and minoxidil

 

[DoctorHouse]

I don’t need to be an NW1 by any means but I would like to have a sense enough NW2 hairline that I can style.

that going to take 2000 grafts or would 1500 be enough? I’d like to be conservative to address future loss but I also don’t want to go in and drop $15-20k and still have a thin hairline.

love to get anyone’s thoughts! TIA

36 years old, currently using finasteride and minoxidil

1500 would not be enough. That would be for a much lower Norwood. If you go to the best in Turkey, it won't cost you as much as you think. Pekiner is a good choice. I got quoted 1800 and my hair situation is alot better than yours.

 

[PRIMEN]

Your hair looks almost identical to mine before I got hair transplant. I wasn't conservative and they lowered hairline a bit and I got NW1 line. It took ~3070 grafts and I need a touch up to improve density and add more single grafts to the very beginning of the hairline. So I guess it'll cost me ~3800 grafts just for NW3. I would be more conservative with all the experience I have now.
I'd say you need ~2500 if you want to be conservative.

 

[thomps1523]

1500 would not be enough. That would be for a much lower Norwood. If you go to the best in Turkey, it won't cost you as much as you think. Pekiner is a good choice. I got quoted 1800 and my hair situation is alot better than yours.

Were you trying to get to a nw1? I’ve never had had much better than an nw2. I would consider myself an nw3 ish now so it hasn’t gotten much worse over the past 15 years.

The only reservation I have with turkey is I don’t think they are super conservative. They’ll dense pack you to a nw1 at 18 years old if you want.

Id like an improved lowered hairline but nw2 is all I’m looking for.

 

[300]

Your hair looks almost identical to mine before I got hair transplant. I wasn't conservative and they lowered hairline a bit and I got NW1 line. It took ~3070 grafts and I need a touch up to improve density and add more single grafts to the very beginning of the hairline. So I guess it'll cost me ~3800 grafts just for NW3. I would be more conservative with all the experience I have now.
I'd say you need ~2500 if you want to be conservative.

Did you also have diffuse thinning,or just regular male pattern baldness?

 

[thomps1523]

Did you also have diffuse thinning,or just regular male pattern baldness?

I don’t have diffuse, I don’t have any thinning beyond the hairline, it’s just working it’s way back

 

[300]

I don’t have diffuse, I don’t have any thinning beyond the hairline, it’s just working it’s way back

Sorry,that was a question for another member.

 

[spring15]

I think 2000 grafts would get you a conservative NW2 hairline. Don't know why you don't want NW1 though

 

[thomps1523]

I think 2000 grafts would get you a conservative NW2 hairline. Don't know why you don't want NW1 though

I’m not sure I’ve had an nw1 hairline since 8th grade. It’s not that ideally I wouldn’t want one as much as I’m more than content at nw2 at my age and it allows me to be conservative in case I have a lot of loss later.

@DoctorHouse were you looking to go to nw1 at 1800 hairs or would that just bump you to an nw2?

I was under the impression 1500-2000 hairs could bump you at least one number on the Norwood scale.

 

[DoctorHouse]

I’m not sure I’ve had an nw1 hairline since 8th grade. It’s not that ideally I wouldn’t want one as much as I’m more than content at nw2 at my age and it allows me to be conservative in case I have a lot of loss later.

@DoctorHouse were you looking to go to nw1 at 1800 hairs or would that just bump you to an nw2?

I was under the impression 1500-2000 hairs could bump you at least one number on the Norwood scale.

I have a high forehead so it would just lower it some but I don't have too much recession.

 

[Ajamilo]

I think 2000 grafts would get you a conservative NW2 hairline. Don't know why you don't want NW1 though

Why should he have a NW1 hairline? He is not 18 anymore and a lot of young guys have norwood 2 anyway so Norwood 2 as a older guy is decent and wonderful lol.

Going to do hair transplant in the summer my self for sure lol