Advice for people who are down about their appearance

[barfacan]

Interesting people on here.

 

[Primo]

I would LOVE to have a 19 year old again to fool around with but Id be damned if one would still even look in my direction.

Would you like to be like this guy?... 38 years old and still proudly rocking the piece... Shows how oblivious people are towards male wigs these days, I couldn't see a single mention of his piece in the comments section.

[video=youtube;YUiVIPgJA0o]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUiVIPgJA0o&feature=kp[/video]

 

[swingline747]

Would you like to be like this guy?... 38 years old and still proudly rocking the piece... Shows how oblivious people are towards male wigs these days, I couldn't see a single mention of his piece in the comments section.

how do you know hes wearing a wig?
either or he looks good in it, can afford it and is a pop star at 38..... sure hes slamming a few girls in that vid and live a very good life.

 

[SayifDoit]

Would you like to be like this guy?... 38 years old and still proudly rocking the piece... Shows how oblivious people are towards male wigs these days, I couldn't see a single mention of his piece in the comments section.

[video=youtube;YUiVIPgJA0o]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUiVIPgJA0o&feature=kp[/video]

I really do find it hard to understand the reasoning to actually wear a wig, I can only come to conclusion you'd have to be grade A bozo, spending out nearly thousands of pounds every year to maintain a fake of head of hair that isn't even your own. ****ing hell M8 just get a hair transplant, sure you'll be spending a good couple G's for the whole operation but you'll be set for life, no ****ing wig. We have the technology we can rebuild him.

Seriously I get it Hair transplants aren't perfect, considering it can take years for a hair transplant to come fully through......but god a WIG?
He has the money, he could get back to a near perfect Hair line Nw2+
Too bad Wayne Rooney was such a twat and put zero effort into have a good hair transplant.

 

[I.D WALKER]

Wig wearers may be a living example of the personification of self- denial. As for our darling Romeo a.k.a. Enrique, it is evident to me that his self delusion is still working for him. At face/photo value the man in that spread would look ridiculous bald. A piece may not necessarily be the best alternative for him, but I suspect it's far better than no piece.

 

[swingline747]

How do you KNOW hes wearing a wig?
Ive searched and find nothing about it. He could have had a hair transplant, you never know. Maybe he wore the piece until his hair came in.
Unless someone can show some proof you are just assuming, and it sounds jealous and petty. Look at Brendon Frasier and Tosh. Both BALD as hell but now after some hair transplants they look like they never lost a hair in their life.

Fred, I see you are on TBT.com as well. Are all your posts moderated as well?

 

[hellouser]

Only person that's definitely wearing a wig is John Travolta. Woody Harrelson in movies doesn't count.

 

[Primo]

How do you KNOW hes wearing a wig?
Ive searched and find nothing about it. He could have had a hair transplant, you never know

Yup, you keep telling yourself that Swing, lol. I admit he's done a 1st class job at deception all these years but if you have male pattern baldness like this guy clearly does in that picture, you don't go from being a 20 year old nw3 in 1996 to all of a sudden being a nw0 18 years of baldness later in 2014.... All the finasteride, dutasteride and transplants in the world could not give you that dense, 18 year old anime character-looking hair lol That is the kind of result only a wig could achieve.

 

[hellouser]

The other issue is that baldness is PROGRESSIVE.

 

[maher]

LOL. theres a web site:

http://www.baldingcelebrities.com/

 

[I.D WALKER]

Wig or not, real or artificial? So what. The version on the right of our subject's hair status in question, is indisputably a more appealing one.

Yup, you keep telling yourself that Swing, lol. I admit he's done a 1st class job at deception all these years but if you have male pattern baldness like this guy clearly does in that picture, you don't go from being a 20 year old nw3 in 1996 to all of a sudden being a nw0 18 years of baldness later in 2014.... All the finasteride, dutasteride and transplants in the world could not give you that dense, 18 year old anime character-looking hair lol That is the kind of result only a wig could achieve.

 

[Primo]

Wig or not, real or artificial? So what. The version on the right of our subject's hair status in question, is indisputably a more appealing one.

I agree completely, which it begs the question... why bother committing to a lifetime of hair transplants, when you can gain a comparably much better looking full head of "hair" instantly from a hair piece?

 

[hellouser]

I can answer that.

The cost of a hair piece for 30 years (changing it regularly, getting quality pieces, maintenance products): 50000€

The cost of multiple hair transplants (here in Europe): 10000€

Hair transplants are cheaper and more convenient than hair pieces, that's why. Without mentioning the constant paranoia and the fact that you still haven't got a single hair back.

If hair pieces were a viable solutions, they would get the equal amount of attention hair transplants get, this isn't the case, and it never will be.

Gluing hair to your head? Genius! A lifetime of hair transplants? I'm sorry but I think at 27 years old, I'll be done with it, but this is just my case.

Everyone stops balding at a point, whether it's NW2 or NW7.

Hit the nail on the head. Besides, why should we as a hair loss community throw in the towel and tell biotechs were content with garbage solutions? Either they hurry the fvck up and take our money or piss off.

 

[I.D WALKER]

No one is suggesting that a hair piece is solution to hair loss. That notion is quite a stretch. After an unsatisfactory hair transplant I decided to wear one. Yes it certainly produced a lot of internal resentment toward myself, partly in response to me compromising both old and comfortable ideals/preconceived concepts of what it means to be a man, but more so in part for the sake of my livelihood that it quickly became necessary for me to yield to my domineering vanity. With bitter sweet acknowledgement; a hair piece (when properly maintained) allowed me to conceal my overwhelming state of self conscience, and for several years wearing this practice enabled me to get up each morning and take care of my professional business out there in jungle land. I have to be fair and balanced and add that regardless of the outer security that a hair piece temporarily afforded me (real or deluded), it never erased those hard feelings attached to the fact that I would always be a bald guy. Yes, it is ludicrously costly to maintain and a **** *** hassle to pull off on a daily basis, but for the willing or desperate, it can serve as a decent short/long term alternative to a far more unbearable and freakish state of existence.

 

[jasenwm]

No one is suggesting that a hair piece is solution to hair loss. That notion is quite a stretch. After an unsatisfactory hair transplant I decided to wear one. Yes it certainly produced a lot of internal resentment toward myself, partly in response to me compromising both old and comfortable ideals/preconceived concepts of what it means to be a man, but more so in part for the sake of my livelihood that it quickly became necessary for me to yield to my domineering vanity. With bitter sweet acknowledgement; a hair piece (when properly maintained) allowed me to conceal my overwhelming state of self conscience, and for several years wearing this practice enabled me to get up each morning and take care of my professional business out there in jungle land. I have to be fair and balanced and add that regardless of the outer security that a hair piece temporarily afforded me (real or deluded), it never erased those hard feelings attached to the fact that I would always be a bald guy. Yes, it is ludicrously costly to maintain and a **** *** hassle to pull off on a daily basis, but for the willing or desperate, it can serve as a decent short/long term alternative to a far more unbearable and freakish state of existence.

Why a hair piece? Because you will NOT get a full head of hair with a hair transplant. If you are a NW5 or more your done. I'm a NW6,with a system I'm a NW1. it is not cheap and will cost plenty over time but it is no differant then any other thing you spend money on that you don't NEED but makes you look better. Until science comes up with a solution to give my NW6 a NW1 I'll wear my system and look great. I'ts funny when I go out and I meet other guys that are bald I can tell they look at me and think,you MFER full head of hair! Little do they know I'm bald just like them. When I'm 60 I'll be 60 and hair will not matter because I'll be 60 regardless. But untill then I don't want to look 60 when I'm not.

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What do you think, real or fake?

 

[hellouser]

You're greedy, you only want a thick NW1 and nothing else. Low density NW2 forever works for me. The way I see it, you are vain. I just want to look better.

This is not true.

 

[bald29]

jasenwm your hair looks amazing. I'm also thinking about a system. The main reasons why I would opt for a system instead of a hair transplant:
1) You get a perfect hairline again. This can greatly increase your quality of life. It's not about being vain, but I had perfect hair 5 years ago. What if I want it back? A hair transplant won't do that for me, I'm a NW5 and if I'm going to spend money I want to be a NW1 again.
2) No surgery and no damage to the donor area.
3) I don't like to think about long term as the whole life. Maybe in 10 years hair cloning becomes available, or in 20. The hair system is something temporal until something that can get me back to NW1 comes out.
4) No need to keep taking drugs.

Having said that, however, I'm not sure if I could use it. I don't know if I'd have the patience to maintain it. Also, a hair system can only take you so far. When you are in a relationship, at some moment you have to confess your baldness. In that case, the girl can dump you for being a baldie (or a liar, or both), or stay with you because she loves you. So at that point it's not much different than having been wearing a hat before the confession.

 

[I.D WALKER]

Again it's in the eyes of the bolder and respecting other person's unique and individual limited methods of discovering what they can do to try to live a more comfortable existence. So far we know that all methods have their limits and short comings. None are acceptable to everyone. It boils down to personal choice(s). Understanding the fact that we all possess the desire and drive to feel better about ourselves should bring us closer to common ground. A place where I can only hope that helps foster more tolerance and mutual respect. We all struggle with our hair loss and we all strive to create more effective ways to cope with it. Our personal successes are measured by what we are able to bear and the different route(s) we elect to take in order to make it there. It's a bit disheartening when they become a topic of criticism.

 

[swingline747]

if the system works then great but for me its not really a good option. I cant go every month when this thing needs to be repaired or adjusted. The day you miss and it starts pulling off, or if you dont have the money (job loss, personal emergency) and then all of a sudden a day later you are NW6 again from NW1, thats to much a reality for me.
For those that use them and like them, Im happy for you but its just not viable for me.

 

[I.D WALKER]

Yeah we know a system is more expensive than a hair transplant in the long run.

Swingline has a point: what happens if you ever have trouble to make ends meet?

Back to being bald.

This wouldn't happen with FUE's. Once it's (well) done, you don't have to worry about it for the rest of your life.

Fred, with some reservations I will say that Swing's "touch and go situation"( FUE) is a bit contradictory to your entitled assertions about this relatively new procedure. There may be other patients who share his similar and misfortunate post surgery problems or it may be that his experience may be an exception. Which possibly might rule Swing an exceptional fellow, and I'm not prepared to give him that platform just yet. I stated before, a wig is not a permanent solution to hair loss. I won't promote it's virtuous qualities just because I wore one in the past with some moderate success. Nor do I entirely disagree with you or others of like mind/opinion whom consider the idea of choosing to wear a wig off as an overpriced and flimsy alternative to surgery. In the same breath I will say, as a recipient myself of a failed strip surgery ( certainly no exception here), I can not sensationalize or sing the positive merits of surgery either. Your assertion about surgery(FUE) is partly true. A hair transplant can certainly result in moderate to good cosmetic improvement. A word to the wise to those whom rely on (published) statistical data for comfort. Surgery stats are notoriously inflated and often tell only half a story. So pleease read them with a well balanced dose of skepticism and jaundice eye. Wig versus Surgery(FUE)= Risks + Rewards. Neither are absolute. Fred I genuinely wish your's/everyone's present/future surgical experience and outcome ends on the overall positive spectrum of this debatable equation. Life is filled with choices. The challenge is deciding which one is going to be best suited to complement your particular circumstances while understanding that those very same circumstances are often short-lived and can and will change/disappear in the wink of an eye. I'm thankful we have choices.