Hello everyone. I am a 26 year old male considering hair tranplantation surgery in about a year or so. I have been in HCM for 3 years, and have used Toppik for this past year. I'm sick of worrying about my hair all the freakin time. I'm a constant hat wearer and am currently shaving my head. I have really been researching the transplant information here on the internet and even with a few horror stories here and there (mostly about pluggy hair grafts), I'm still quite impressed with the current technology and most of the information out there.
Now I want to talk to people just like myself and get some opinions from real people who have done it. I don't want to rush into this, so I'm getting on propecia for at LEAST a year before I do anything. I'm doing this for 2 reasons: one is to see if Propecia can stop my hair loss so I won't have to anticipate further balding and extra surgery (maybe even grow a little), the other is to see if I can possibly become comfortable with a bald head (which I HATE, right now).
I went to HCM after I had been balding for about 2 years mostly frontal. since then my hair has thinned up top in the normal areas it does in most men. HCM worked for awhile but I got tired of worrying if a girl would notice or worse yet, discover it during sex and what not. However, the HCM piece looked very good most of the time and I was able to date very attractive girls. The only problem was that I could never get close to any of them because of my paranoia about my rug. It forced me to become an a**h** and stop seeing girls I really wanted to be with for fear of them finding out and telling everyone I know. Lucky for me (I guess) no one evr found out to my knowledge but I felt empty inside.
So last year I shaved my head. I wouldn't say I was flat out disgusted by my appearance, but I was not happy. I grew out the hair I had until I could use Toppik in it, which I continued to use for a year. It looked good, but required constant attention especially on the hairline. I have just recently landed a job where I cannot wear a hat anymore so I decided to go back to shaving, and that's where I'm at now. Still not happy.
Anyways, that's my story and surgery seems to be the only way to get a natural result in every way, permanently. I plan to gain as much knowledge as I can in the next year so when I decide to take the plunge, I'll do it right. Thanks for all your help.
Now I want to talk to people just like myself and get some opinions from real people who have done it. I don't want to rush into this, so I'm getting on propecia for at LEAST a year before I do anything. I'm doing this for 2 reasons: one is to see if Propecia can stop my hair loss so I won't have to anticipate further balding and extra surgery (maybe even grow a little), the other is to see if I can possibly become comfortable with a bald head (which I HATE, right now).
I went to HCM after I had been balding for about 2 years mostly frontal. since then my hair has thinned up top in the normal areas it does in most men. HCM worked for awhile but I got tired of worrying if a girl would notice or worse yet, discover it during sex and what not. However, the HCM piece looked very good most of the time and I was able to date very attractive girls. The only problem was that I could never get close to any of them because of my paranoia about my rug. It forced me to become an a**h** and stop seeing girls I really wanted to be with for fear of them finding out and telling everyone I know. Lucky for me (I guess) no one evr found out to my knowledge but I felt empty inside.
So last year I shaved my head. I wouldn't say I was flat out disgusted by my appearance, but I was not happy. I grew out the hair I had until I could use Toppik in it, which I continued to use for a year. It looked good, but required constant attention especially on the hairline. I have just recently landed a job where I cannot wear a hat anymore so I decided to go back to shaving, and that's where I'm at now. Still not happy.
Anyways, that's my story and surgery seems to be the only way to get a natural result in every way, permanently. I plan to gain as much knowledge as I can in the next year so when I decide to take the plunge, I'll do it right. Thanks for all your help.