I had a consultation with a world renowned hair transplant surgeon when I was 23 and had just begun wearing hair. He told me I was headed for stage 7 hair loss but that I had very good density on my sides and would therefore be able to get good coverage in the front with a bald spot remaining in the crown area. I opted not to proceed with surgery. In my mid 30's my wonderful sides began to get thinner and thinner until the point where even concealers couldn't provide coverage to sufficiently to pull off a topper. I ultimately shaved the sides and now wear a full cap. If I had proceeded with the transplants, I would have been out a lot of money, had a scarred head, and been wearing the same full cap now.