I've had two Bosley procedures. I do not recall how many grafts I got each time, but they took place in 2001 and 2004, when I was in my late 20s and early 30s. The cost each time was around $6000. By now, I am fairly confident 0% of my grafs are left.
When I did my procedure, I was told the following:
- The hair from the donor area does not fall out. We do not know why that is, but the hair we will graft is "forever hair"
- Start taking propecia, and you will increase your chances of reducing existing hair loss, and even re-grow some hair
For several years, I was happy with the result. I took propecia daily (or rather, roughly 1.25mg of finasteride since I could get a prescription to 5mg finasteride from my doctor). But fast forward several years, and I stopped taking it because my wife and I were trying to have a baby, and my lack of sex drive was a problem. I expected this to cause my non-grafted hair to fall out, but I noticed a significant decrease across the board, and by now my hairline begins at the top of my scalp. From the right angles, I look completely bald.
I've come to terms with this by now, but because of my scar, I do not want to shave my head. I'm too conscientious (so far)
My wife is very supportive and says I should spend the money on getting more transplants done, but I am telling her it would probably take $100k to make it look "normal" again. Whenever I see pictures of myself from 10+ years ago, I contemplate looking at wigs, but the stigma around that is so comical that I refrain from doing so.
Is the "forever hair" promise given to me by Bosley completely BS, or am I an edge case ?
Has anyone started off with hair transplants and gone the wig / toupee route ?
