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Hi everyone,.
New member here. I'm 46 years old and have had a receded hair line since I was 16 years old.
And while I thought I'd be bald by 20, it turned out my family hairline seems to stagnate at that point. I've spent the last 3 decades listening to people telling me "I'm going bald", which of course never happened. Grey, yes - bald, well not so much. Just that dreaded "M" shaped hairline and "egg in the nest" at the back!
I'd looked into transplants for years. Propecia, Rogaine etc. I even very nearly went down the FUT route about 15 years ago. Then - out of nowhere I just made peace with having a crew cut or No.2 all over for the rest of my life.
Shortly after leaving the Forces however, something changed. I started taking more of an interest in investing in myself. Going on holidays 3 or 4 times a year. Then Covid took over the world.
What to do?
My partner then suggested, "why don't you get your hair done?". Now she met me as I was, so to her it made no difference. But with nowhere to go abroad to and lots of time on my hands (working from home 50% of the time) I booked 2 weeks off in August this year and said, "why the hell not?".
The thought of straightening out that dreaded "M" shape at long last was just too good an opportunity to pass up.
So I booked in at the HGC Romford and I'm now 3 months in. I thought I'd share with anyone who's interested how I've faired so far. I started somewhere between a 4 and 5 on the Norwood Scale and had 3,000 grafts, although the doctor said a lot of these were single hairs (bit disappointing, that).
Beyond that, I've kept a video diary and uploaded a few vids so far to YouTube (although I'm no expert - I have a smart phone and a £200 laptop!)
I'll try and add a link to my vids once the Site allows me to do so - if you're interested in comparing notes. I've certainly found others' advice useful and continue to do so.
Also please feel free to ask any questions as I'll most certainly be asking a few myself since this is when the new hair is supposed to start sprouting... Exciting times
Kind regards,
J
New member here. I'm 46 years old and have had a receded hair line since I was 16 years old.
And while I thought I'd be bald by 20, it turned out my family hairline seems to stagnate at that point. I've spent the last 3 decades listening to people telling me "I'm going bald", which of course never happened. Grey, yes - bald, well not so much. Just that dreaded "M" shaped hairline and "egg in the nest" at the back!
I'd looked into transplants for years. Propecia, Rogaine etc. I even very nearly went down the FUT route about 15 years ago. Then - out of nowhere I just made peace with having a crew cut or No.2 all over for the rest of my life.
Shortly after leaving the Forces however, something changed. I started taking more of an interest in investing in myself. Going on holidays 3 or 4 times a year. Then Covid took over the world.
What to do?
My partner then suggested, "why don't you get your hair done?". Now she met me as I was, so to her it made no difference. But with nowhere to go abroad to and lots of time on my hands (working from home 50% of the time) I booked 2 weeks off in August this year and said, "why the hell not?".
The thought of straightening out that dreaded "M" shape at long last was just too good an opportunity to pass up.
So I booked in at the HGC Romford and I'm now 3 months in. I thought I'd share with anyone who's interested how I've faired so far. I started somewhere between a 4 and 5 on the Norwood Scale and had 3,000 grafts, although the doctor said a lot of these were single hairs (bit disappointing, that).
Beyond that, I've kept a video diary and uploaded a few vids so far to YouTube (although I'm no expert - I have a smart phone and a £200 laptop!)
I'll try and add a link to my vids once the Site allows me to do so - if you're interested in comparing notes. I've certainly found others' advice useful and continue to do so.
Also please feel free to ask any questions as I'll most certainly be asking a few myself since this is when the new hair is supposed to start sprouting... Exciting times
Kind regards,
J
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