On the dermatch subject I just tried it and went to work without my hat for the first time in 9 years. What a strange but great feeling. my boss said he didn't recognize me for a minute without my hat. He said usually guys with no hair ware hats. About 3 people asked me where my hat was and I said at home. I wet the applicator applied it evenly , ran a comb through it then blow dried it on low for a few minutes. I asked the person living here if it looked noticable and he said no. The only problem is i think the light brown is to light and the dark brown to dark. I think I have to order the dark brown and mix with the light. alls I can say is I feel free after 9 years of having a hat on. It is also water proof I went diving with it on and it still looked ok. I have very little hair on the crown but I have enough to use it I gues. Still that is the area(crown) that really bothered me in the first place. I want to get another ht in the future for the crown area. Also I gues I have to apply this stuff dailey or ware the hat or people will ask questions. Anyone know a web site with the best price on dermatch including shipping . Thanks Scott

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Scott,

Just order it from dermmatch.com, I don't think price varies much on this stuff from site to site. It's $29.95 for one disc and you get a 2nd color for free.

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You can order Dermmatch in a Medium Brown colour. That's what I use. I mix a bit of Dark Brown with Medium Brown and it seems to work fine.

Thanks you saved me 29.00 . I ordered from dermmatch .com and got an extra tub free. Also I got medium brown and if its to dark I have light brown to mix it. Thanks hairbank and toothin.
scott

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For what it's worth-

As I've been waiting ( ) for my crown to fill in from HT #2, I've used a little dermmatch at times to help it along. IMO, I have found that if it ends up looking chalky after application, you have too much dermmatch in, period!

As I have a little more length now, but still some see-through, I have applied it dry and/or very damp and really just used it to "thicken" the hair and didn't really worry about "painting" the scalp. This has worked pretty well. It even helps me on top and a little in front...........I don't really need to establish the hairline but I'm a diffused thinner and it completely takes away any see-through look.

Bottom line................if you're using dermmatch and end up with hair looking chalky, there's too much in! Try going with less. As has been said, in this case less is more. If you can't get the look you want with dermmatch without adding too much and having a chalky look to the hair, you probably don't have enough hair for dermmatch to work for you.

I'm hoping not to need a concealer when HT #2 is fully grown in. Meanwhile- I think I'll buy some toppik and see how it does on the crown.

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1st HT 1-18-05 - 1200 FUT's
2nd HT 2-15-06 - 3886 FUT's Dr. Wong
3rd HT 4-24-08 - 2415 FUT's Dr. Wong

GRAND TOTAL: 7501 GRAFTS

current regimen: 1.25mg finasteride every other day

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Disclaimer: I'm not a Doctor (and have never played one on TV ) and have no medical training. Any information I share here is in an effort to help those who don't like hair loss.

I just wanted to share my years of experience with Dermmatch. I have found this to be easiest and most cost effective application method. First change Dermmatch into a powder; open a new Dermmatch disk, scrape off the top layer with a knife and dump the powder into an old empty disk. Do this a few times until the old disk is less than half full (this lasts me several weeks and you'll see that very little Dermmatch is used from the new disk). The powder is much easier to work with and there's no waste. I find it easier to apply by using very little water. To do this, apply it when the hair is dry, using a finger, rather than the applicator. Move the powder in the disk to the sides, leaving an empty area in the disk to work with. Wet the tip of a finger, place it in the empty part of the disk and work some of the powder into the water until the finger has a layer of Dermmatch on it and there's no water remaining in the disk. Using a finger rather than the applicator makes it easier to work Dermmatch evenly onto the scalp (it's better to use a light touch at first to move it around). The result is a dryer application, leaving less of a glossy finish.
Using this method, a 4 disc order will last me about 2-1/2 years. Also, it only takes a few minutes each morning to apply.

Hi D

Funny you say that. I noticed when I started a new disc of Dermatch it didn't work as well as the old one.. I think I might try your process to get it like a "worn in"" disc .. The worn in applies sooo much better and has better coverage..

Also, I liked the old applicators better than the cheaper new ones.

Thanks!

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