Dave 83 I agree. I still have pretty thick sides, (I'm starting propecia to keep them that way). Transplants to fill in the slight recession of the temples, and then a topper on top. There is no problem filling in the top- its the damn sides that are IMO the toughest to get right- they can either make or break a piece. For those who want the MOST realistic piece, as I know we all do, I would really work on perfecting the sides- either with a transplant (my plan) or as Amstat states great temple flaps (rather than leaving the hair long from a topper- kind of a give-away IMO).