Hair Transplant

Don't do it. I don't care how good people think the technology is, you can still almost alway tell when someone has plugs. Maybe it's not fair, but every time I see plugs, I think "douchebag".

 

If this guys results do indeed look natural, can't see why not, go for it.

 

Your obsession with your hair has nothing to do with your "douchebag genes".

 

It's not just the plugs. My attitude is that if this technology really worked as well as they claim, we would see more hair transplants, especially among rich people like Donald Trump or bald actors like Bruce Willis.

The result never looks any more real then a toupe.

Just keep your hair short (you don't have to shave it) and wear a hat. Unfortunately, this is one of those things you just can't control. You will have to live with it, as I do.

 

It's your body. Do what you want.
Good luck.

 

I too, am thinning. But I think of it as evolution. We're in climate control now, we don't need hair.

 

If you get a hair transplant now (the results of which have gotten better since the 'plug' days), you'll continue to lose the non-tranplanted hair as your genes have been programmed, potentially leaving a patch of transplanted hair eventually surrounded by shiny (hairless) skin. Had friends that have gone that route, and now 5-10 years later, it all looks a little silly. As a fellow chrome-dome, I feel your pain, but we are what we are.....

P.S.- my wife still thinks I'm hot

 

One of my brothers had the hair transplant treatment done, but only had a section done on the top, front. (He still has quite a bald spot). That was about 10 years ago and really, you can't tell in was transplanted. But just that little bit cost him around $2,500 at the time, something that he really couldn't afford, but did. (Women were his motivation).

I've got a nice, 3" diameter spot going in back myself and that's okay. I figure if it took me 59 years to lose that much, who cares?

 

To be fair, Bruce Willis went bald before getting plugs (and seeing good results) was much of an option. In a way, he's now iconic because of his bald head - plus it doesn't hurt that he looks good bald. In comparison, think of how many young, bald or balding actors you see in Hollywood these days? I can't really think of any who aren't already older actors who've already made their mark (Danny DeVito, Patrick Stewart, Christopher Lloyd, etc...).

I'll probably get a hair transplant done sometime. At 22 years of age, it's pretty embarrassing seeing my license with my long thick head of hair and then seeing my reflection with a receding hair line. People use to underestimate my age by 2-4 years, but these days they almost always overestimate it - sometimes by up to 7 years (wth!). It does a number on your confidence level, and it definitely affects the way other people view and respond to you (and it's not in a positive way).

As far as the hat thing goes... no no no. People figure it out pretty quickly when they see you always wearing a hat, and when a you first take off a hat around a girl who had previously not seen you without one they do get disappointed. It's not really a solution to the problem, and it can actually make people view you negatively. Unfortunately, we do live in a society that puts image and beauty on high regards. I think it's good he sees a problem and is looking for ways to fix it.

 

But confidence should not come from outside...but from inside.

True, sometimes I wish I had hair again...but it's a trade off. I used to be discriminated against by older dudes...now, I automatically get respect, due to my appearance.

As far as chicks, if they are so vain that they only care about looks, and specifically your hair, then who needs them?

My wife is gorgeous, and far better then I deserve, but...she liked me when she first met me and I was already bald. Bald like Patrick Stewart.

 

I've developed a bit of a solar panel myself. Personally, I don't care. It's just another phase of life.

I'm not so sure about hair plugs. They'll fill in a thinning area, but don't stop the natural progression. I'd be afraid of having to re-do the plugs every few years to make up for thinning hair falling out around the previous job.

 

If you lost that much in a year, I think you might want to tell your doctor. Might be a symptom of something you don't want.

 

It shouldn't, but that's not always how things work. And it's not really so much a confidence thing for me as much as it's about how other people view me and respond to me. I still have quite a high level of confidence - I have a good physique, I'm rather intelligent, I play in a number of bands, I'm funny, and I have a number of other positive things going for me.

However, most girls never figure this out because they never really give me a chance - largely because they see the hair and say, 'no thanks'. Now as you know not all women are like this (girls who've known me from when I had hair still find me quite attractive), but I can attest that most college aged women can be shallow when it comes to looks (especially when you first meet them). And when you used to be the guy that had girls coming up to him back in high school it's a reaaaaaaal bummer.

 

1990's INFOMERCIAL HELL #19: Spray paint the bald away with GLH, by Ronco, of course! - YouTube