[PixelFree]

(11-04-2018 06:13 PM)TravelingBodybuilder Wrote:  

what scares me are the scars in the back of the head where they remove your own hair... you never can have short hair again or the scars will be very visible... and look like you had brain surgery

Not necessarily true. My brother had the strip method, by a top surgeon, and it is invisible even on very close inspection.

It depends on the skill of the surgeon.

He gets very short / blade 2 with a 1 fade all the time.

[TravelingBodybuilder]

(12-04-2018 06:51 PM)PixelFree Wrote:  

(11-04-2018 06:13 PM)TravelingBodybuilder Wrote:  

what scares me are the scars in the back of the head where they remove your own hair... you never can have short hair again or the scars will be very visible... and look like you had brain surgery

Not necessarily true. My brother had the strip method, by a top surgeon, and it is invisible even on very close inspection.

It depends on the skill of the surgeon.

He gets very short / blade 2 with a 1 fade all the time.

this is what i like to hear. just from all the pictures i gathered i seen everyone with little dot scars in their head...
what country did he get it in? im intrested myself if i can find a top doctor that can do this.

[Araveug]

@sonoran - would love to hear/see more as things progress...

Good luck!

[RiskIt4Biscuit]

Pretty sure you can get tricopigmentation on the scar to cover it up.
Still dont know how trico looks on a bald scull but shouldnt be noticable if its just for the scar area.

[Vincent Chase]

(12-06-2018 04:05 AM)RiskIt4Biscuit Wrote:  

Pretty sure you can get tricopigmentation on the scar to cover it up.
Still dont know how trico looks on a bald scull but shouldnt be noticable if its just for the scar area.

FUE minimises scarring anyway, it should not be any cause for concern. FUT is the one that has much more scarring.

With FUE scarring is negligible. And in any case there are ways of treating it if it does bother anyone.

[RiskIt4Biscuit]

VC: for sure. I dont even understand why anyone chooses FUT in 2018.
Just throwing out a solution if it does indeed show too much. Dudes might do 2 or even 3 HTs over a few years and want to buzzcut the back and sides.

[sonoran_]

Im guessing FUT is for those who have a lot of hair loss, meaning that FUE would either get too expensive or become a burden to perform.

FUE should always be your #1 choice. Cost is no longer prohibitory as I mentioned above that I literally paid 30 indian rupees/ graft.

[minorityvoice89]

There's also micro scalp pigmentation, and the technology for hair loss is rapidly changing. I think there will be alternative's to hair transplants in the next few years. check out the website follicle thought.

[young_money]

Had a buddy get it done in Mexico a few weeks ago. Apparently it’s 75% less there. His wife just had LASIK done there as well. It seems like both went really well. Of course, it will be a while before he’ll be able to judge it fully.

[LookingForEurope]

Baldie here, started losing hair at 14 for no reason, had to cut it short at 16, at 18 already had "entrances" or two huge bald spots on my forehead and general thinning, at 23 it is just ridiculous not to cut it real short.

Now I look like a grandpa so all off. I have to say that I find shameful that you pay to look like something that you are not. Im a very healthy individual, so my hair falling is some genetic failure. I have finally come to accept it. Nobody will profit of this. I embrace it, im a strong bald man.

[Kid Twist]

I'm wondering if you should try FUE early, not maximum number of grafts, to get immediate results.

Then see how it changes over time (get it early, then maybe get a retouch several years later) to get even more bang out of your buck, maybe you go back maybe you don't, as opposed to waiting 5-8 more years and doing one fell swoop.

Has anyone done that?

[young_money]

My friend’s hair is coming in strong! He looks kind of like a chia pet but it’s only been a week. It seems like a good deal for only $3,900. Just take a nice trip to San Diego and an hour drive South in Tijuana. PM me if you want the clinic info.

[Xenophon]

I had this done in Bangkok about a month ago. Some of initial transplant follicles have fallen out. Ultimately they all will before the real results grow in around month 2 or 3. Each graft is 90 baht (around $2.5) but the doctor actually threw in about $1,000 of extra grafts for free so it was very affordable.

[PixelFree]

(12-29-2018 12:34 AM)Xenophon Wrote:  

I had this done in Bangkok about a month ago. Some of initial transplant follicles have fallen out. Ultimately they all will before the real results grow in around month 2 or 3. Each graft is 90 baht (around $2.5) but the doctor actually threw in about $1,000 of extra grafts for free so it was very affordable.

Can I ask who you went with and why you chose them?

[mxb]

(11-04-2018 05:46 PM)TheAirUpThere Wrote:  

This dude would look good bald IMO. Good head shape.

[Pinocchio]

Does anyone know how many times you can get this done? ie. at some point are there not enough hairs in the donor area to cover the top?

[Drax]

(02-16-2019 03:08 AM)Pinocchio Wrote:  

Does anyone know how many times you can get this done? ie. at some point are there not enough hairs in the donor area to cover the top?

yes, it depends on your donor area. usually if you have a good donor you can go 2 times.

[jimukr75]

(10-31-2018 12:31 AM)flyinghorse Wrote:  

Not getting a transplant.

The scarring on both fue and fut are not good. Plus, even if you had one transplant then you will need another to cover the future hair loss. And you will get future hair loss as most people have reported a loss of efficacy with avo and finasteride with ten to fifteen years.

You basically commit to the hair transplant route forever and almost guarantee the need for a second (and you will pillage your donor area).


The only hope for these guys who do get a transplant and look good for ten years (which they do) is that there will be a perma cure for baldness by then.

I agree with you. I live in NYC and there are guys who had procedures that look like models with good hair and then I found out the truth. They wear hairpieces and sometimes a thin line of transplanted hair in the front.

If I was going for hair replacement I would just go get a good hair piece. The ones they have today make you look like PERFECT. Again NYC has these world class salons.
Worried about a girl finding out? Who cares, if your a playa they can only find out after you fucked them and then it is too late plus they don't care if it looks good.

My moms cousin was a plastic surgeon(was he died of lung cancer). He claimed that in the end people run out of hair and it will look like your perpetually balding. In addition it is pretty obvious you had a transplant when you get caught in the rain if you can't achieve full coverage.
The cost seems too high for half measures.

[Disco_Volante]

I thought they were able to clone your hair follicle then implant them. So unlike a transplant from the side of your head it never runs out. I wonder why hair cloning hasnt commercialized yet they already know how to do it.

[PixelFree]

Wouldn't it be possible for a skilled HT surgeon to give you a transplant that will 'age well'?

i.e. for most guys thinning at the peaks to give you a say a 4,000 graft HT that fills in your peaks and graduates back to the very top / highest point of your scalp, let you look like you've got decent hair for an additional 15-20 years (say through to 50-55) and then you can just start shaving it Jason Staythom style once the density gets too low?

That's my current thinking - do that and not bother with any hair pieces or medications. Oral minox a possible exception (have had issues with fin).

[Mister Crowley]

Anyone tried a Derma roller?

[RiskIt4Biscuit]

(02-17-2019 06:11 PM)Disco_Volante Wrote:  

I thought they were able to clone your hair follicle then implant them. So unlike a transplant from the side of your head it never runs out. I wonder why hair cloning hasnt commercialized yet they already know how to do it.

No, but that`s what some people hope will be their savior in the future.
You sure about what you`re writing? Last i checked they still hadn`t figured it out.
And even if they do figure it out, there will be multiple trial periods before its offered to the public. Aka many years away..

[flyinghorse]

(11-02-2018 06:53 PM)Vincent Chase Wrote:  

(10-31-2018 12:31 AM)flyinghorse Wrote:  

Not getting a transplant.

The scarring on both fue and fut are not good. Plus, even if you had one transplant then you will need another to cover the future hair loss. And you will get future hair loss as most people have reported a loss of efficacy with avo and finasteride with ten to fifteen years.

You basically commit to the hair transplant route forever and almost guarantee the need for a second (and you will pillage your donor area).


The only hope for these guys who do get a transplant and look good for ten years (which they do) is that there will be a perma cure for baldness by then.

Even if that's the case and it receeds in the future, 10-15 years of a head full of hair can certainly be good enough for guys at their peak. There is huge upside to it.

That's a fine short term solution.

Its whether its worth looking good for 10 year and then potentially looking weird for the next 40 years or so that is the question.

[lonewolf1992]

(02-18-2019 07:54 AM)flyinghorse Wrote:  

(11-02-2018 06:53 PM)Vincent Chase Wrote:  

(10-31-2018 12:31 AM)flyinghorse Wrote:  

Not getting a transplant.

The scarring on both fue and fut are not good. Plus, even if you had one transplant then you will need another to cover the future hair loss. And you will get future hair loss as most people have reported a loss of efficacy with avo and finasteride with ten to fifteen years.

You basically commit to the hair transplant route forever and almost guarantee the need for a second (and you will pillage your donor area).


The only hope for these guys who do get a transplant and look good for ten years (which they do) is that there will be a perma cure for baldness by then.

Even if that's the case and it receeds in the future, 10-15 years of a head full of hair can certainly be good enough for guys at their peak. There is huge upside to it.

That's a fine short term solution.

Its whether its worth looking good for 10 year and then potentially looking weird for the next 40 years or so that is the question.

Expectations would depend on how severe is the hair loss. If a guy has genetics to be a NW6 or 7 a hair transplant is not a good option. 1 out of 4 guys who have MPB don't reach that far. So a 4000 or 5000 Grafts hair transplant would be an amazing option for the rest even a NW 4 or 5. Check diego lopez (soccer player) hair transplant and tell me it doesn't look good. Say he lose some density within 20 years, if he shaves he still has framed his face by having transplanted those hairs and even with a buzz cut he'd look decent as his head wouldn't shine and be full of freckles by that time. Even rooney who was doomed to be a NW6 maybe by now looks better than when he was in his 20s and maybe is not able to rock a beckham hair cut but he is far from being labeled as a baldie. The hair transplant is an excellent option for those who have mild to moderate hairloss and by moderate I mean Diego Lopez density which is pretty bad and noticeable near to be a bald guy. For some one who maybe will end up being a NW6/7 get a gym membership and SMP if anything. Cheers.

[Vincent Chase]

(02-18-2019 07:54 AM)flyinghorse Wrote:  

(11-02-2018 06:53 PM)Vincent Chase Wrote:  

(10-31-2018 12:31 AM)flyinghorse Wrote:  

Not getting a transplant.

The scarring on both fue and fut are not good. Plus, even if you had one transplant then you will need another to cover the future hair loss. And you will get future hair loss as most people have reported a loss of efficacy with avo and finasteride with ten to fifteen years.

You basically commit to the hair transplant route forever and almost guarantee the need for a second (and you will pillage your donor area).


The only hope for these guys who do get a transplant and look good for ten years (which they do) is that there will be a perma cure for baldness by then.

Even if that's the case and it receeds in the future, 10-15 years of a head full of hair can certainly be good enough for guys at their peak. There is huge upside to it.

That's a fine short term solution.

Its whether its worth looking good for 10 year and then potentially looking weird for the next 40 years or so that is the question.

If you're around the age of 30-35, then having a good set of her for the next 15-20 years in your prime should be your primary concern. I'm less concerned about it when I'll be in my 50s and 60s. 20 years from now you'd hope there would be better solutions such as clonining anyway.

Yes it is a short term solution. A short term solution to the years of your life which matter. If i'm a bit bald in my 60s I don't give a fuck if I'm looking fucking great in my 30s and 40s.