Just curious, because it seems like the long-term costs of buying/maintaining hair pieces are outweighed when you consider you do a surgery and be done with it.

Somehow, though, I feel like I'm missing something obvious and there's probably many legitimate reasons why someone would consider a piece over surgery, can someone tell me the advantages?

Crickets.....I'm sure there's many reasons why one might choose a system over a ht, personally I can't imagine why but different strokes for different folks

I had surgery 20 years ago. This only works temporarily, as with the passing years the hair around the transplanted hair will go, there will eventually not be much hair left to transplant from, and the areas the transplanted hair was taken from will become bald revealing the many scars from the hair plugs removed.

Hair units from a good supplier at a reasonable price and properly cut-in and maintained will (in my experience) be a much better solution for many people.

because a good hair system looks better, is quicker and cheaper than a hair transplant and is totally undetectable

Mikey,

This is at least the second time I've heard you say this on the forums. Any particular reason? While systems can be advantageous for a certain patient population, I've never really heard anyone recommend them so passionately over hair transplant surgery (which doesn't require the continual maintenance and is made from natural, permanent scalp hair). Care to share why you believe hair systems are superior to surgical hair restoration?

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To be fair, he is in the "hair systems" forum. I think some people see a bad transplant (or in my case, a bad system) and can't let it go, then lose all consideration the the technique in question.

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Completely agree. I was more curious as to why Mikey felt this way and thought an explanation would help add some balance in the thread.

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1) Hair systems don't require surgery.

2) Hair systems don't produce permanent scars.

3) Hair systems don't require long waiting periods for results.

4) Not everyone is a good candidate for a hair transplant, but nearly everyone can wear a hair system.

5) Hair transplant results can be unpredictable.

6) Hair systems aren't permanent -- if you don't like the results, you can give up wearing them or change them any time you like.

7) Hair loss is progressive; hair systems can keep up with ongoing hair loss easier than hair transplants can.

didnt realise i had been so passionate about it to be honest as i've only posted on one other hair system thread, but for all of the reasons mentioned above by the previous poster. I did consider a transplant for a while but I didn't believe it would give me the results I was looking for and I felt that in another year or 2 I might have suffered more hairloss around the transplant area which would take me back to square one. Also the surgeon I consulted suggested that I might be best to take propecia after a transplant to retain the hair - I had very bad side effects when previously on propecia so not an option for me. I have since found a system that works really well for me and has given me what I was looking for. I agree it's all down to personal opinion but the cost of a transplant and the uncertainty of the results put me off doing it. A personal choice for me. Hope that answers your questions :-) I am more passionate about propecia than I am about hair transplants as I had a very bad experience on the drug ...

flow....there are lots of ups and downsides to both.

Each person must decide what fits them best, their budget best, their individual tastes, goals, comfort level, ect....

Depending on how large of a hair transplant one needs, a hair system can be much less "up front" cost and that can be a huge issue for many. Hair systems can in most cases provide greater density than a hair transplant. With a hair system you truely do have "unlimited donor hair".

I've had both and my personal choice is a hair transplant. Although my hair system looked great, I just never could get over the fact mentally that it was fake and that other's may detect it was a fake. Plus the tapes/glues were another part of wearing a system that just made me decide it wasn't for me.

Hair transplants are expensive up front, require healing time, can involve some discomfort, usually an "ugly duckling phase" .....but they are 100% you.

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