Norwood 5: the stage, and what patients at this stage had done
What Norwood 5 means
The band between front and crown narrows and starts to break down; the two thinning areas begin to read as one.
Patients who were Norwood 5 before surgery
In the reddit threads we have read for our directory, 43 people who had a hair transplant described themselves as Norwood 5 beforehand; 31 of them posted photos. Another 39 people gave Norwood 5 while still planning or considering surgery; they are not counted below.
Grafts they report
36 people stated a graft count. The median is 4,000 grafts; the middle half had between 3,250 and 4,600.
- 500–999 1
- 1,000–1,499 0
- 1,500–1,999 0
- 2,000–2,499 3
- 2,500–2,999 3
- 3,000–3,499 3
- 3,500–3,999 8
- 4,000–4,499 7
- 4,500–4,999 7
- 5,000–5,499 2
- 5,500–5,999 1
- 6,000–6,499 0
- 6,500–6,999 1
Technique they named: FUE (12), DHI (3), FUT (2).
See what 4,000 grafts costs per country →Doctors these patients named
How many of these Norwood 5 patients named each listed doctor. A count of who posted, not a measure of quality.
- Ratchathorn Panchaprateep 5
- Gokhan Gür 3
- Kaan Pekiner 3
- Kongkiat Laorwong 3
- Resul Yaman 3
- Ilhan Serdaroglu 2
- Koray Erdogan 2
- Alan Feller 1
- Alok Kumar Sahoo 1
- Amir Yazdan 1
- Bruno Ferreira 1
- Dogan Turan 1
…and 17 more doctors in the directory.
In their own words
“which required 4500 grafts since I was at a Norwood V stage”
With Mehmet Demircioglu, 4,500 grafts. 2 Months post hair transplant, 4500 grafts with Dr. Demircioglu at the Diamond Hair Clinic in Istanbul (reddit, Jun 2025), with photos“Overall I am happy compered to where I was with NW5.”
With Kaan Pekiner, 2,100 grafts. 12 months update- Dr Pekiner 2.1k grafts (reddit, Sept 2024), with photos“Had about 3k grafts done as a Norwood V.”
With Gokhan Gür, 3,000 grafts. Looking for a trustworthy hair transplant clinic in Turkey – need honest advice, not marketing (reddit, Jul 2025)“low density pass on a NW5 and immediately went to fibres afterwards”
With Raymond Konior. Looking for people’s experiences with Dr. Konior. (reddit, Jan 2023)“3659 grafts, Dr. Bruno Ferreira, Norwood 5a.”
With Bruno Ferreira, 3,659 grafts. 10,000 hair on bald hairline | 10 month progress (reddit, Dec 2020)
How to read these numbers
These are people who chose to post on reddit and named their doctor, not a clinical study. The stage is their own description, not an assessment by us or by a doctor, and graft counts are what they wrote. A person counts once at a stage, however many updates they posted. Removed threads are left out of the quotes. A surgeon's assessment of your own scalp comes first.
More: all Norwood stages, the hair transplant cost calculator, and recovery month by month as patients report it.
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