Hair Transplant Question

[bcohen7719]

Has anyone experience with the Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) method for

hair transplantation?

 

BC

 

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[josephga]

I wish I could afford this. I bet it cost a fortune

[JT Brooklyn]

What Price Beauty! Although for men of a certain age is it really worth it? IMHO NO!

[bcohen7719]

Comrades:

 

At what age do you think those typically on this forum should refrain or give up on plastic surgery/

hair transplants? In their 50's? 60's? 70's? 80's?

 

BC

[+ Tygerscent]

Those in their 20's~

 

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[+ FreshFluff]

Here are some details about cost and other factors.

 

http://www.truedorin.com/pages/follicular-unit-extraction

 

At what age do you think those typically on this forum should refrain or give up on plastic surgery/

hair transplants? In their 50's? 60's? 70's? 80's?

 

Never. If it makes you feel better and more confident, why not go for it? You don't have to tell anyone.

 

That said, it's hard for me to understand men care so much about their hair. Maybe it's different for gays, but not having hair has never hurt the dating life of any straight guy I know. Many escorts have shaved heads, so what's the difference? ( The FUE doctors talk about how this procedure works for people who want to keep their heads shaved. Do these guys seriously think that people they meet will notice which parts of their shaved heads have hair follicles and which don't?)

[+ Gar1eth]

Here are some details about cost and other factors.

 

http://www.truedorin.com/pages/follicular-unit-extraction

 

 

 

Never. If it makes you feel better and more confident, why not go for it? You don't have to tell anyone.

 

That said, it's hard for me to understand men care so much about their hair. Maybe it's different for gays, but not having hair has never hurt the dating life of any straight guy I know. Many escorts have shaved heads, so what's the difference? ( The FUE doctors talk about how this procedure works for people who want to keep their heads shaved. Do these guys seriously think that people they meet will notice which parts of their shaved heads have hair follicles and which don't?)

 

 

I think your supposition on straight guys may not be completely correct. My Dad had curly hair growing up and went bald in his 20 or 30's. I was born when he was 30- and I never remember him with hair- pretty much the complete male pattern baldness with hair almost only on the sides. When I was nine, he bought a wig and then went from that to various toupees over the years. He is now in his late 70's and still wears one. My older brother (straight) had curly hair- and I had straight. When we as children used to kid each other about going bald- I always said it was going to be him because he had hair like my father.

 

Well when I was 16-my dermatologist said he could tell I would go bald like my Dad even though I had no visible hair loss at the time. I was mortified. I thought to myself- it was supposed to be my brother. I thought about this a lot over the years. 20/20 reported on Minoxidil around the time I was 20 or 21 and I was fascinated and hopeful.

 

Well around the age of 21, I noticed after a haircut that my hairline seemed to have receded noticeably. There was a family wedding a few months later, and one of my cousins actually noticed it too and mentioned it. That was the beginning of the end. By the time I was 28- I basically only had fuzz on the top although the sides were still pretty high on the head. Over the years- and I'm 51 now- my hair on the sides- I'm still losing it. The loss hasn't stopped. You don't know what it was like being 30- and being one of the youngest bald guys in the room- especially since my older brother ( by almost a decade) really only started appreciably thinning in the last 10 years. And from even a short distance away looks like he still has a full head of hair- just a little thinning on the top when you are up close to him. I look a lot older than my brother and part of this is due to my baldness.

 

So I was worried about being bald when I was 16- long before I was really thinking of whether it would make me attractive or not to another male- I had only vague inklings of being gay back then. And I was trying not to think about them. Maybe I'd feel differently if my baldness had occurred later in life like it does for the majority of guys. But it didn't it came early. I had always said back at the age of 16 that I'd get a hair transplant if I went bald. The only reasons I haven't are expense, afraid of it not looking good, and embarrassment during the healing phase. But again I don't think it has anything to do with being gay. I think I'd feel the same if I were straight. It has to do that baldness makes me look far older than I actually

am.

Gman

[nate_sf]

I shaved my hair off when I was in my late 20s, after it was progressively disappearing. First I went to Hair Club For Men and it was a disaster... basically a toupee glued to my head. After a day of public humiliation I went back and told them to tear it off.

 

Next I went with a "caesar" cut, where the bangs went down over my forehead to disguise the receding, but that was only buying time. Finally one day the woman who had been cutting my hair since I was a teenager said, "I hate to tell you but..." Basically, it was a losing battle. Meanwhile I'd been noticing guys with shaved heads and thought that's what I'd do when the time came, and now the time had come. I had a friend shave it off with clippers and never looked back.

 

I was still in college at the time, and shaved my head between semesters. The weirdest part was showing up to class on the first day with my new look... one of my professors, also bald, came over, looked me over, and then after a few seconds said, "your head has a good shape, it works." It was a strange exchange but funny in retrospect.

 

I never had a good head of hair, so part of me thinks just as well, and it takes a lot less time to get ready in the morning! Also I like to swim, so it's much easier with a shaved head. Most people who have seen old photos of me have said I look better with the shaved head. As my hair was receding I was looking older before my time, and now with no hair I tend to look the same from year to year.

 

Having said that, if I'd had the money at the time I went to the Hair Club I might have wanted to try the transplants. I know a guy here in town who has them, and they look good on him. He has dark, thick hair which I think works better for transplants than light, fine hair.

 

I can see their point with saying the transplants would be desirable for a guy who shaves his head, because it is true that even after shaving if you look closely you can still see where the hair is and where it has receded. But I'd expect they say that as a pre-emptive argument to those who say to just shave it off. But really, if someone were to be that particular that they'd be scanning my head to look for follicles, I don't think it's someone I'd want to know!

[Epigonos]

Damn guys does this all ring a bell with me. I started losing my hair when I was a senior in high school. I ended up in my early thirties with a VERY pronounced receding hairline. For the next twenty five years I went the comb over routine; that is long on one side and combed over to hide the lack of hair in front. My part kept getting lower and lower. The truth is the only person I was deluding was myself. One day toward the end of a school year, about ten years before I retired, I asked my students where to go to get my head shaved. They sent me to SuperCuts where I had the stylist clip my hair as short as possible. I then went home and shaved my head. Many of my friends went into cardiac arrest but I loved it. Now about twenty years later I shave my head every day. Looking into the mirror, in the morning, I frequently burst out laughing because with shaving cream all over my head and my face I'm afraid I bear a startling resemblance to a trim Santa Claus.

[whipped guy]

I always thought that the wost thing that could happen would be loosing my hair. About 17 years ago a barber told me I would never loose my hair. Then a year later I went on vacation and did not wear a hat... and I felt sunburn on my head... Hmmm... The following year I was in Anaheim to catch a Yanks vs. Angels 4 game series... Yes, the same Anaheim where Disneyland is located... and a Mecca for miserable screaming kids... Well, as I was leaving the hotel a brat standing on the balcony above yelled out, "Hey there baldy!"... and then I knew it was really happening. As of now there is still a reasonable amount of hair left on top... but not enough to easily get creative style-wise... and not look silly... and yes, I investigated the transplant alternatives.

 

However, it is the BEST thing that happened... as now it is so easy when I get up in the morning... I can skip the "hair step". I get a close "summer cut" buzz with an electric razor every few weeks and then do nothing with my hair... ever! No gels, no sprays. I don't even own a comb any more. I used to be jealous of guys with lots of hair... but no more... and I actually think that I look somewhat better with less hair.

 

Plus, as my good friend Rich aka Doit posted in the Gallery... it is now fun to get a haircut. I have an appointment tomorrow!

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[+ FreshFluff]

Gareth, I see what you mean. I was thinking more of the grey-haired 40something or 50something balding man. It's harder to be young and balding, but if shaved, that can be attractive too.

[JT Brooklyn]

I would guess those that want whatever Improved would probably start in their 40's and take it from there?

 

But never forget the Kenny Rogers Feminine EYES debacle of years ago.

 

Although I also would think 60 is about the age to start dealing with "Father Time" on your own!

[maxwellissmart]

Comrades:

 

At what age do you think those typically on this forum should refrain or give up on plastic surgery/

hair transplants? In their 50's? 60's? 70's? 80's?

 

BC

 

Bald guys are hot.

[+ Gar1eth]

Bald guys are hot.

 

I agree some bald guys look hot. Although it's often hard to judge yourself--and even if you look good--obviously you may still want to look different deep down. But I did want to say that I think Nate SF is an extremely hot looking guy--and probably would be bald or not.

 

As for me though--I hate seeing my bald head in a mirror--and having to shave what I have left would just be a frequent reminder of how bald I am. It's bad enough when I go to the barber and he's finished in about a minute. So shaving my head is not for me.

 

Gman

[maxwellissmart]

I agree some bald guys look hot. Although it's often hard to judge yourself--and even if you look good--obviously you may still want to look different deep down. But I did want to say that I think Nate SF is an extremely hot looking guy--and probably would be bald or not.

 

As for me though--I hate seeing my bald head in a mirror--and having to shave what I have left would just be a frequent reminder of how bald I am. It's bad enough when I go to the barber and he's finished in about a minute. So shaving my head is not for me.

 

Gman

 

I'm sorry, let me rephrase my statement to: "bald guys are hot—except for Gareth, who will always manage to find a way to turn a compliment into a negative about himself."

 

Jesus dude—go get some counseling.

[+ FreshFluff]

I have to admit that I have to know where Gman is coming from though obviously, I've never seen him. Women have it as bad, if not worse, than gay men in this area.

 

Gman, why not look into a hair transplant? That site says it's $4000 per session It's a lot, but if a physical feature bothers you, sometimes fixing it can help more than counseling ever would--as un-pc as that sounds. And that extra confidence might increase your motivation to lose weight, something it seems you want even more.

 

BTW, 4000 per session may be high since that site is trying to sell the older, cheaper procedure.

[bigvalboy]

Bald guys are hot.

 

 

And yet another reason to love Max.....

[BaronArtz]

Bald is beautiful. So is salt and pepper hair. No matter how great the technology is, hair implants and various other contraptions look totally fake - and so does artificial hair coloring. To make matters worse, your hair will still fall out after the transplant - in that case you will be left with scars on your head. Just be confident, and accept that we will all age. Aging well is the key.