Hopefully my experience will help someone else from making the mistake I made. 7 months ago i was completely bald. I had been shaving my head for almost 7 years. I was a happy bald man with who enjoyed countless hours at the gym, went out consistently with friends every week and enjoyed traveling alot. All that has now changed. Yes i did wear my hat alot but at least i could take it off. I was bald and it bothered me sometimes because I didnt have the perfect shaped head and felt alot older than I was. Im now 31 and can only wish to shave my head again. It was march of 2011 when i turned 31 when i started to feel the effect of depression. I had an argument with a girl I once loved who is mentally sick in the head. She told me out of anger one day thats why your bald and ugly and that when it hit me hard. I always felt insecure but being told by a person you loved and had a child with was very damaging to the soul. I made a decision right there I would change all that. I saw a bosley commercial and it said speciffically "You don't have to be bald if you don't want to". and i thought "wow"Finally a way out of my insecurity. I immediately went on the internet and searched hair transplant and clicked on the first few pages without a thought. In two weeks I would consult with a few doctors who had no interest in my well being and all suggested surgery.At the time I didn't know about hair systems, concealers, or the other options i had. I knew about rogaine and propecia and thought I would give propecia a try. I asked the doctors at the consult if i can try it but they all suggested they would prescribe it after surgery. Little did I know they were setting me up for a lifetime of pain. I didn't know too much about the procedure but a doctor told me they would cut a strip from the back of my head and place grafts in my bald and thinning areas and that hair would last for a lifetime. I even asked the doctor about the scarring and he downplayed it like "what scar" he specifically said dont worry about that it will hardly be noticeable and your barber wont be able to detect it. I thought it was amazing how far technology has come. I put a deposit down and scheduled surgery for the following week excited about the possibilty of a head full of hair. The doctor failed to inform me the limitations of surgery and that ill be never able to get a full head of hair and didn't take any consideration about my further hair loss and recommended 1200 grafts to fill my bald crown. The day of surgery the doctor hacked away at my scalp cursed a few times out of fustration when trying to get the strip of donor hair out my scalp and placed 1200 grafts in a 75-80 sq cm of a bald vertex which provided no cosmetic difference in appearance. Almost 5 months later I have poor growth with hair growing out at different angles and a huge scar thats still hasnt healed thanks to the poor closure from the doctor.The last 5 months i have taken the time to educate myself about hair restoration , the different procedures involved and the different options I should have exhausted before considering surgery. I extremely regret my decision but now have to deal with the mess I got into. Thats why its important for men and women who are considering hair restoration to research the best doctors. talk to actual patients of the doctors and check their crudentials to make sure you are in the right hands. Getting a hair transplant is an important decision that should not be taking lightly.If you have any questions feel free to message me for support. I am passionate about helping men and women making the right decision when it comes to restoring their hair.