Hi tooyoung... from what I can see of your hair in the 2nd pic there, it appears relatively good/thick....there`s no point in shaving back your hair unless it`s really thin and wispy [it appears not to be so] so my 2-cents worth is to just literally replace what you have lost only.....you may, in time, as you age a bit more, have to `cover up`more of your head, but for now, a partial should do you..... I suggest you submit a good-quality pic of your remaining front there,along with your partial .....John can give you a shout by e- mail with his experienced advice re density [enclose a sample of your own hair too..about pencil-diameter for colour matching] ... maybe other readers will give their input here too before tomorrow.....Paul.