I've worn a hair system for several years for no other reason but to disguise a botched transplant performed in the darke ages. One thing I haven't overvcome is the resistance to wind and the tendency of the hairs to stick out at the join with only the slightest encouragement.

It occurs to me that if I got a tight cut piece, this wouldn't be a problem but my supplier says this would shorten its lifespan.

Is this correct or are they yanking my chain because it may not suit them?

Thanks in advance for any help

Hi Arachas,
I see that was your first post. Welcome to the forums.

There were some posts and a video by MichiganBaldy some time back. I watched his video at the time and I think he talked about using smaller hairpieces with less hair and sort of stretching it slightly so it fits tight.

I did some searching and found the link to his video. Here's his explanation for how to download it:

Arachas:
Welcome...I feel your pain..I too wore a system for 18 years to cover up scars from my first hair piece that was sutured to my head.

Behappy's link to MB's solution is about the best hair systems I have seen. ..if you can handle the maintenance yourself. As a rule of thumb, IMHO, the lighter and more transparent the system, the more natural it will look against your scalp"???downside, they're not as resilient"???the hair will fall out faster and you will need to replace it more often.

You may also want to scan the forum for people like yourself that opted to repair their prior HT's. There are many excellent Dr's associated with this forum that have helped people like yourself.

Either way, I wish you the best.
Glock08

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Thanks for the generous replies.

I'd certainly favour repair as an option but have a very depleted donor area.

I've just watched the entire video and am very impressed. I've worn the heavier pieces for years and would very much like to wear the lighter pieces.

A couple of things though.

What online sites is MB referring to?

How difficult would it be to cut/style/maintain the piece myself? There was mention of a video. Is this any good and easy to follow? Where can it be got?

Thanks for the help and the interest.

Glock 08. Your improvement is stunning. Congrats.

Here's a pic of Michigan Baldy (scroll to 2nd pic) with a very short hairstyle:
http://www.hatsoffhair.com/photogallery_index.html

has anyone used hdc in northumberland as i may look at using their system while i decide on my hair transplant.