I have only ever seen really bad systems (hence how i knew what they were) so I just feel like its not a good option.
Yep. People only notice the bad ones. That's kind of a good thing for the rest of us, but also not good in a way because the bad ones that everyone notices further the stigma of wearing.
I still wish the first hairpiece company I bought from(won't mention the name here) still went around the country doing conventions. I swear, if I had not gone to the two that I went to and seen with my own eyes the transformations possible and the "realness" of the hairpieces, up close, I might still be hedging about "taking the plunge" into wearing a piece. They let me personally see what was possible with wearing, and that these were definitely not the "toupees" of old. Those conventions were very informative as well, and I think were a great way for a prospective wearer to see what it was all about.
Noah said:
I don't think anyone on this board is making fun of guys who try transplants. Fred is a special case. People make fun of him, not because he has a transplant, but because he is obnoxious. He comes onto a forum for guys who wear or are thinking of wearing systems, and basically attempts to belittle and ridicule them. To make matters worse, his own transplant results are less than impressive, to put it charitably.
I actually think Fred's transplants look pretty good.
But then, I thought mine looked good for a while there too. Then I lost more of my native hair(and possibly some of my transplants, especially after I had another procedure at a different clinic which shall remain nameless but they advertise on the tv alot, and none of the hairs they transplanted "took") and saw how sparse my transplants were.
Do I regret having the transplants? Not on your life! They gave me quite a few years of a good looking head of hair, and I am sooo glad I have this transplanted hairline(sparse as it is), to act as a guide when positioning my hairpiece behind it, AND to cover the edges of the lace and any lifting that might occur(but hasn't really happened too bad yet in front, or maybe I just didn't notice).
I would never have any more transplants done, at least not in an attempt to "get my hair back" again. I would not want to lose all that donor hair on the sides and back. Then I would just have sparse hair all over. But like you, Noah, I would consider(and am considering) getting my faded temples back through transplantation, so I could have a bigger range of hairstyles I could try with a piece, but that is about it.