chris81

Thanks for the feedback - I will let me hair grow at the sides/back so some better pictures can be taken. I previously had very thick hair, and it grows quite fast at the sides, so would guess I have a pretty good donor area; but I could be wrong. It has gone silvery grey too, which does not help it being photographed! 😛 I have found Zoomster's thread, and it certainly helps. I never even thought 11,600 grafts was possible. His hairline does look quite similar to mine; all be it that he had grown his, so it does give me hope. I'll see if I can spot what he paid in the thread 😁. Ditto Bandit90's thread looks great, though he is early days so it is hard to know if he has had the same results. I shall keep an eye on that one. I think some men have the tough guy look (Bruce Willis, Jason Statham) and can pull off being bald. But I am quite baby faced, and it makes me look even more nerdy and weezly... so I would love to be able to have hair again!

Thanks Guys. I should have mentioned that I have put feelers out to Eugenix after seeing such glowing reviews for them; but I am expecting it to be far too expensive for me to be able to afford. Then I have also enquired at Dr Resul Yaman, and FueCapilar. I have had no feedback yet, as I only messaged them yesterday. In my gut feel I am thinking my budget is too tight, and I going to have to suffer in silence for the remainder of my existence 🤣 (I say this in good humor by the way). But this did give me a bit of hope and it really showed me how much being bald bothers me, and how excited I got at the prospect of a solution. I really would love to be able to do this! I don't think I am enough of a risk taker to go for a "hair mill". I still don't quite understand exactly what the risks are, but I can understand there must be a reason for people to advise against them. I saw a thread where someone was complaining about "doubles and multiples" at the front of their hairline; this sort of thing would not bother me at all, so I guess my standards are not as high as many others. That said, I would not want to look like Deadpool because of the surgery! I took a quick look for Dr Zarev, and I am thinking he might be too expensive for me. He appears to be around 4 Euro per graft, and I think I need a lot of them. I just don't have the cash to splash out £10K-£40K or maybe more on myself... I wish I did! I is sounding like I am a lost cause... I'll still look forward to hearing from the above clinics I have contacted for their thoughts, and I will add their comments here for people to see. There must be more curious and extremely bald people like me out there.

Good morning everyone - I am a first time poster, very grateful to have found this incredible forum. I am looking for some advice please? ...oh and sorry for the long first post! I had a beautiful thick head of hair in my teens, and I was very proud of it, but started to go bald in my early 20's, with signs first being visible back in 1999 when I was still a little ankle biter at only 18 years old. Back then I can remember feeling sick, embarrassed, and sometimes it got quite depressing, but though I did try some magic spells and potions from the market place, nothing seemed to help, and my hair got worse and worse over the 10 years that followed. I think can remember reading about hair transplants, but back then it must have been less popular, and possibly much more expensive. I decided hair loss prevention was something I could never have, something for celebrities and rich people.. I eventually made peace with my situation, and though I lost my sense of pride in appearance somewhat (I have a rather odd shaped head sadly...) I started shaving my head and accepted I would never look "nice" again. I also learnt to avoid the camera, and it is slightly comical to notice that there are no photos of me between the ages of 22 and 30 years old. I do not know of one photograph of me in my late 20's at all...! I am lucky enough to have a beautiful wife and young children; so I can't complain about life really. I think I had lost pretty much all my top hair by around age 30; and I am 41 years old now. I eventually learnt to just let myself get photographed, and I just accept that I'm that funny looking bald thing in a given photo. I don't really think about it now. I don't think much has changed with my hair in the last 10 years, but then again I don't think it can get much worse... I attach some glamour shots! So... anyway... Recently I met a guy who had a nice head of hair, and he said to me "I used to be just like you, and I had a hair transplant". I was intrigued, but skeptical, but I asked him a few questions and he explained he had been through two procedures. The first he paid £2,000 for and I forget where he said it was (I think Hungary?), and second he said he paid £1,500 for and he had done in Turkey. I did not get the chance to ask him that many questions, but he was very positive about the experience. I did some of my own research, and found hundreds of "before and after" shots. However it seems a lot of people get loss at the crown, or the temples, and they have transplants to fill these in. But I have not found anyone with a situation as dire as mine. I don't care about having a "perfect" Justin Beber head of hair. I'd just like enough to not be bald. It does not have to be perfect, and I don't care if it still looks a bit thin, or has the appearance that I am receding. But just enough to I don't look at photos and think I look like an odd shaped potato, with a face on it would be very nice! But the other thing is I am not rich either, so I could not justify a massive expense. Some of the £1,500 "hair mills" would be perfectly affordable for me, but many seem to be very critical of them - though I am not sure exactly what the problem with them is. Does anyone know if it is worth me looking into this, or am I too far gone? Thanks in advance everyone!