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Thanks guys. I am working out. Started P90x yesterday again. Ive done it before, but this time Ill do it with a good diet plan. I was also thinking about joining meetup.com and doing some hiking or music stuff with some new people. Ill go without my hat. I think the hardest part of this whole thing is showing my friends and family because they havent seen me without a hat for years so its going to be strange. They are good people and they know already that im balding so i think they will be supportive. Im working up to have the courage. I want to get used to it myself and accept it first.

Hasson and wong was the only clinic I talked to, but they are among the best and I was expecting this myself because of how diffused it is. I'll try to get some under harsh lighting today. I dont know what you can tell from the pictures but I have been staying home by myself for 7+ years because I dont want people to see me too much. When I do go out I wear my hat and feel incredibly sad about my appearance. After a while of being couped up, it takes a toll. I wish I had the bravery to just deal with it and say to hell with it, but I don't.

I know. i just have really bad luck in life. I don't think you can tell from the pics, but they say a ht is half the density of your donor area and if that is the case it would not have turned out well.

So I buzzed down to a #3 size. Maybe it will look better if a barber does it. I also think I will have to go shorter, but I get a sense of what I'm going to look like. I'm still not brave enough lol. It's really hard for me to accept it. I think I look weird, plus I have like veins and bumps. I don't know if it's from wearing a hat all day. Hopefully I can make it go away. i attached some pics. I am under the light in my room. A dim light though.

I am on propecia and I met with the hasson and wong consultant. He suggested I not do the ht because the hair was too diffused and thinning. I sadly cannot do the ht. Im going to try buzzing it and see how it goes. Im really bummed out. I just hope Im not weird looking.

I will try tomorrow and see how the buzzed look is like. I'll post some pics. I don't know about SMP because of my progress with MPB and I'm not comfortable with it just being a tattoo. I've seen some pics and I can tell on a lot of them that it looks artificial and also if someone were to touch it they would be able to tell there is no hair there. Also, I am not olive skinned lol. The pictures I posted were in a dim lit room, so it just seems like it, but I am actually pretty light almost pale. I could get a slightly darker tone, I'm just pale because I'm indoors a lot, but I'm not as brown as tony parker.

I am actually pretty light skinned because I haven't exposed my face to the sun much, but I could tan well because of my latin genes lol. I will experiment with my hair and see what works. At this point I don't care much about repairing the hair line if it's just going to get worse and be really expensive. I've been on fin for several years and the consultant said that if it wasn't for it my sides would be worse and probably most of the hair on top would be gone by now.

Your hair is better than mine. You mention that you took your pics under harsh lighting, but the ones you see in my link are not under heavy light. If you go to the first page in the link I posted there are pics under a light and you will see how bad it is.

Thanks for all the kind words. In my mind I know it's not logical to think the way I do, but I always had a stubborn mind and difficulty with the way I see things. I do pride myself with having a strong determination, so I will try shaving my head, well I'll try a really short buzz and see how it looks and work my way down to a shave if I must. I just hope it looks good or I at least can get used to it. I will also take your advise on buying some clothes. I can also get lasik for my vision. I've always stayed in shape, but now I am going to go crazy healthy and get in the best shape I can be. If I can't make my hair look good everything else will have to do. I'm really tired of being a shut-in. I used to be so out going and I miss it. I've seen the body hair transplant work and I don't like how it looks curly and almost like pubic hair haha.

I'm not taking any medications besides propecia. The guy was a consultant from hasson and wong and he recommended I not do the surgery because I have diffuse hair loss with thinning hair. I've seen the micro pigmentation thing and it's not for me because how would you explain when someone touches it and there is nothing there? there are also other factors about it that im not sure of. there are pics that i posted in another thread here Worried about donor area density - Page 2 - Forum By and for Hair Loss Patients when I was wondering about my diffuse hair loss.

So, I'm feeling pretty down because I have been balding since I was 16 when I noticed my hair was thinning. When I got to college I started saving up for an ht and using concealers. It took me a long time because I had a part time job and going to school. I also couldn't get a loan because my sister messed up my credit when I co-signed something for her. After about 3 years my hair got worse and I started wearing a hat all day not letting anyone see my hair hoping one day I will get an ht and then get rid of the hat. My friends and family obviously know why I wear the hat, but I was so insane about them not seeing the change from the ht and I just avoided the subject. It completely destroyed my social life and I was just holding on to this light at the end of the tunnel for an ht. 7 years of solitude and loneliness. So after all this time I finally get my money saved up and I'm ready to get my life back. I went to get a consult and find out that I have diffused hair loss and pretty bad one at that. I am stuck with going bald. I feel like i'm going to snap. I feel I don't have the face or head shape to look good bald. Upside is I got all this money saved up. I don't know what I should do. I thought of maybe hiring someone to give me a makeover to hopefully help me find a good look for me that I just can't see. I feel unattractive. Are there any people that do this professionally and work with hair/balding looks and overall style? I was looking into image consultants, but I don't know exactly if this is what they do. I need help, I am so utterly depressed. I want to be happy again, I haven't felt that way in a long time.

Thanks for the kind words but those pictures are, believe it or not, flattering haha. Ive been told i look like Freddy Kreuger with a shaved head, so its bothering for me to think of myself without hair. Ive been a hermit for about 5+ years and Im about to go insane.

I am going to get a consult. Ever since I started thinning ive been wearing a cap and its been several years. Ive been planning for a transplant so I can find the confidence to go outside without one. At this point I just want to turn back time a few years and ease my way into a balding head. The last time my friends and family saw me without a hat I had hair. I dug myself into a bad self conscious hole.

Man that is devastating to me. Im afraid I wont have confidence anymore. This hair loss has ruined my life. I dont know if I can handle it. I look funny with a shaven down head.

Some of those pics are hard to take and I don't know about the lighting. I did it without flash.

I can't open download that pdf for some reason. I am not cropping the pictures lol. I was just traying to get a close up of the hair. If some one knows me and sees those pics they will know its me, so there is no point in hiding my face. I don't mind and I'll put some up if it helps.

Yeah I used the flash intentionally to show how it covers the scalp. I don't know the proper way to take a photo for this kind of thing. For the second set, I was standing under the light in my room, which is not too bright. I have been taking propecia for a couple years now. I never even heard of dutasteride. I am 28 years old and my hair has been like this for a while now since I think propecia has slowed it down.

I first sent photos to H&W a year ago, but I don't remember how they looked like. I emailed them again with these photos to see what they say. My appointment isn't until May 21st and they are coming down to my area in april, so I will make it a point to get an in person consultation. My expectations are not to have rock star hair or anything of that sort. I've been wearing a hat for years now and everyone knows why. At this point I want something that looks decent enough and I think I could ease myself into accepting going bald or hopefully something in the future will come up for MPB. I just want a couple of years of "ok" hair. I don't look good with a bald head because the shape of my head is not ideal. Which, is why SMP won't work for me either. Here are some pics without the flash.

I don't know my NW level, but I do have frontal loss. I've attached more pics so you can see. I'm just wondering what I should expect with 4000 grafts of this hair on the crown, top and hairline.

I'm going to have a procedure with H&W for 4000 grafts, but I'm worried about my donor area density. The hair looks really thin to me and I can see my scalp. What do you guys think? I've attached some pics that I took with a flash to better see what I mean. Will I get bad results? I haven't seen any before and after pics of people with this kind of hair. I'm afraid that I won't be a good candidate for a hair transplant.

Thanks for all the help guys. I remembered my sister has some kind of thing for staying in hotels for free. I talked to her and she has about a week that I can use, so I should be able to stay there longer than I thought. I'll try to save up a bit more for food and stuff. I'm going to try and make the best of it. I've been saving up for this thing for 5 years now, planning it for longer. I have to save up for it because I co-signed for my sister's breast implants (ewww but whatever haha) and somehow she thought she paid it off, it went to collection and my credit went down the drain. My hair loss has definitely killed my confidence and killed my self-esteem. Been losing my hair since I was 16, so I never really got to experience "nice" hair since it thinned out at that age. I'm really hoping this is worth it, to at least give me confidence to not wear my hat anymore lol. I'm using all my money and going into serious debt . @lorenzo I'll email you when I get there since I might get bored when I'm there post-op

Thanks for the advice. Do you happen to know the price for the train and taxi? Im on a real tight budget as i am putting nearly all my money for the procedure and leaving some to cover bills and expenses. I need to know almost exactly how much i will need for this whole trip so I can prepare enough.

Ok so Im going to have my ht with h&w on may 21st. I would appreciate any advice for my trip there. I'm only going to stay there for the two nights they will pay for. Is there a cheap way to get to their offices. I wont have much for spending so some cheap places to eat as well. Any places to see if im even able to walk around. What about the flight there? Thanks, any advice would be helpful. Im coming from orange county in california.

Actually I described my job to dr. Hasson and he said its possible if im careful after a week. So we are setting an appointment now. Ill just make sure im careful while lifting. I can take my precious time if need be and find a way.

I got one week for holidays which is what im using