charlotteanderson

The point about women 40+ being assessed differently from younger women makes sense. What I'd want clarified before deciding, though, is whether a clinic's female cases are mostly pattern loss or also include diffuse thinning, since those seem to carry different risks. The listed options sound broad, but broad service lists don't tell you how a clinic screens candidates. Asking for actual female case photos and how many they perform per year seems more useful than the price range alone. A topper avoids surgery entirely, so I understand weighing that first.

The point about building buffer after the last appointment rather than before surgery seems especially useful. I'd add that revision swelling can make you second-guess the result, so having a bit more time before flying home may reduce the temptation to judge the outcome too early. Since the clinic already said they aren't concerned, it may help to ask them directly how many follow-up visits they typically schedule for a revision and whether they'd confirm fitness to fly with an in-person check. That gives you a clearer basis for the trip length than a fixed number of days.