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How many follicular units do I need transplanted for my receding hairline? (Photo)

Persistent682288Dec 20, 2023
I'm curious, in my case, how many folicular units I need to be transplanted. I received an estimation from a professional and he said around 2500 folicular units in total. I thought this was way too high for my case, and wanted a second opinion.

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