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Do I have enough and thick donor area for FUE transplant?

Mo mo TMar 19, 2016
Wondering is my donor area good enough for a hair transplant FUE to fill in some scarring alopecia bald spots and Lower hairline. 3 out of 5 doctors think my area is too thin and don't want to perform a Transplant. Could it be just the quality of the pictures since I never been to meet with them.

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