Hair System advances

[HT Veteran]

I last wore a hair system in 1999. I then got hair transplant...which looked great for 6 years and then slowly shed to nothingness. I am now back on the market for a hair system. I keep hearing about how such systems have advanced in the past 10 years. If anyone can comment on how the following have improved and/or have a recommendation for a good salon in Ottawa, Canada, it would be greatly appreciated:

1) Double sided tape to secure the front of the system to my forehead - was totally unreliable after any level of perspiration. Often came unsecured and the piece folded up if I laid back to do a bench press or after a swim.

2) Front hairline - Styles had to strategically cover the frontal hairline as there was no way to achieve a look of hair being attached to the scalp.

3) Length - Salons would discourage a short hair style. This is partly related to item 2, but also because the hair would not grow back if I was unhappy with the cut. This blew away the possibility of slowly phasing in the new hair.

4) Match - The system was a micro thin mesh with hair coming out all directions. It never quite combed in to my hair in a convincing, integrated manner. The concept of a side wrap plus top did not exist, so you either tried to match your hair, or you got a shave and a full cap where the hair on the back of your head ends at your neck in a very unconvincing manner.

5) Cost - A salon system with maintenance would cost about $3K a year back then. hair transplant was 6K a session, which made it more cost effective. What do the salons charge these days?

 

[Guest]

go to ba hair apparant forum...search on google. It will give you all the information you need and they are the best

 

[machman]

STAY AWAY FROM SALONS AT ALL COSTS!!!!
I will second the above poster,get yourself over to BA s place and have a look there!!
Wigs have come a long,long way over the past 10 years or so.
The Swiss lace systems are unbelieveable regarding undetectability and the glues and tapes available will easily last 2-3 weeks if you get the right one to compliment your body chemistry.
Gym work,swimming showering etc will cause no problems at all.

 

[Grimoire]

I also wore a hairpiece many, many years ago - and it was a nightmare. Ridiculously thick density, heavy, scratchy base materials, unrealistic hairline - just awful.

Today, there are excellent tapes that will hold while swimming, surfboarding, waterboarding torture, etc.. In addition, the new, lighter, more comfortable base materials allow a natural-looking hairline - you can even comb your hair straight back and no one will know. In addition, many people wear styles as short as 1/2" long.

Forget everything you ever knew about hairpieces - these are the good NEW days!

 

[HT Veteran]

Thanks for all the replies. Brilliant links.

Doing the math on BA Hair apparent and assuming a piece can last a few months, looks like about 2K a year total.

My biggest obstacle appears to be finding a non salon to step up to do a cut in.

Watching True Blood I wonder why, if pieces have advanced so dramatically, that HBO hair and makeup artists can't make the back of the Russell Edgington character's head look more convincing. Even BA gives a lot of coverage to the frontal hairline, but the issues of integration of side and back don't get much press in the forums.

 

[machman]

Doing the math on BA Hair apparent and assuming a piece can last a few months, looks like about 2K a year total.

A piece will last for at least 3months,i myself can get roughly 5 months out of them, but i do know guys that can get up to a year with the same one!
So at the most,unless you are really heavy handed with them,you would only need 3-4 wigs per year on average which if you do the maths again will fall way short of your eatimated guess of 2k!

 

[Grimoire]

You can get some valuable info on BA's site, but he is by no means the only (or the best) source for on-line hair systems. Do some shipping before you decide who to buy from.