Natural looking frontal was expectation - waste of money

Middle-age IT manager with lot of client interaction. I started balding around 2005 and finally got to a point where time was right to get a transplant done. Dr. Bishara and his staff operated on my out of their Southlake, TX office. Surgery was performed using ARTAS robot and overall the surgery went well. There was no complication following the surgery and I was quite content since everything moved along nicely. I got 2400 grafts and was given 9-12 months to attain full results. I patiently waited for over a year and unfortunately I hate to conclude that this was a complete waste of money.

I asked for density behind the hairline by focusing more grafts on the front part and less on the crown. I had severe hair loss in both areas but I had enough side hair to comb them over the crown but a natural looking frontal was my expectation. Maybe my expectation was too high to begin but I had repeatedly clarified my expectations and was told I had an excellent chance of meeting the requirements. You can judge by the pictures. All I can say is I have to go ahead and shave my head and keep it that way due to the bad look. Everyone who has seen me drops their jaws and expresses disbelief that I got a transplant. One of my close friends wanted to get work done and is now doubtful if he wants to follow through. The return on investment is $0.