HTinthefuture

you know, this just shows that it is gaining research attention and $$$. with everything, it comes to $$$. like putting a man on the moon, it wont happen unless it becomes a priority, and first the money has to be there. It is like the search for a new energy source. People say the moon has tons of helium 3 which can be used for almost unlimited energy in the future. However, the interest in being a part of a project that will bring us to the moon again, in order to carry out collecting the stuff, is low among new young students at universities in NA. The money is not there yet. When it is, they will come. Hopefully, at the very least, these types of research will come up with better, effective treatments that can improve our chances along with current treatments (implants). If the research is not started, they wont get anywhere. Years ago, companies and scientists laughed at the marketability of a drug that lowers cholestoral and blood pressure. Now it is one of the most prescribed and used drugs in the world. I dont compare curing baldness to curing cancer. Given the choice, I would take the cure for cancer, as you and I have a good chance of having some sort of it in our lifetimes. Cancer treatments have come a long way. People dont automatically turn into dead man walking when diagnosed with cancer, it is not like it used to be. It is still a horrible disease, but early detection, drugs and better knowledge of it have allowed us to come a long way. In a few years, this will be just like laser surgery for eyes. It may not be a cure to blindness, but it pretty much rids you of the need for glasses and contacts....I dont think anyone would have thought that to be possible at one point. Now that method is being applied to more serious eyesight issues, including types of blindness. If we can pretty much cure some types of blindness and or serious eye issues, I would say it is quite possible for the baldness thing to work out eventually. Like another said, they will want to market it to the masses, just like laser eye surgery. Not everyone needs glasses, but a good number of the ones who do at least have it as an option. Also, I know many think that this is light years away because we have not found a cure for cancer yet. So how can we find a cure for baldness. Simple. Cancer is a much more complex thing. There are so many types, so many causes, many of which are still not quite understood. Personally, I think the 'cure' to cancer starts with prevention, just like other ailments like diabetes and heart disease. When you are smoking a pack a day, and shoving big macs down your throat, dont cry to me when you get lung cancer or heart disease. We will have a cure, at the very least a decent treatment of this type within 10-15 years.

If she is marrying you, she is most likely being honest in saying that she does not care about your hair loss. What will affect her is how this affects you. I think loss of confidence, happiness, zest for life will cause a spouse to fall out of love with someone, quicker than if you just loose your hair but nothing else. So stay confident, at least be able to project confidence. Many 'confident' people are just as insecure as anyone else in the inside, they are just better at acting. also, kids do not care. I know many bald dads who were loved as much if not more by their kids than hairy dads...for example. i do understand avoiding the mirror and camera. I used to be vain and stare in the mirror for hours it seems fixing that, concealing that zit....now I avoid them. that is a sign that perhaps a hair transplant is a good thing for you, if you are a candidate.

those are the pics I was hoping for and make me more sure about taking the plunge someday with rahal. That looks amazing, and I would never guess you had anything done. completely natural looking. you must be really happy. I cant wait for the days where I will be comfortable going to a pool party again. its been awhile....

cant wait! lets hope the fun facts include: -now having to spend more money on shampoo and spend more time blowdrying -no more looking at yourself in the mirror at certain angles to 'minimize' the hairloss. -you no long have to were a hat, unless you are playing baseball... -you now no longer feel the need to wear one of those hideous biking helmets, because it used to cover up the thin spots and many more!

congrats Geeve. looking forward to seeing the results.

Eman, Your results look fantastic. I am getting more and more anxious about going in and taking the plunge as well. Thanks a lot for being so informative about the process and for documenting with such good pictures. we dont often see enough patients with light hair. You still have lots of growth coming i believe...cant complain about your result, that is for sure.

Eman, that looks awesome. i am hoping for a similar result. you must be very happy. i cant see the scar you are referring to...

there have been advances in all areas of medicine, but nothing really worth jumping up and down over in awhile. i mean, we know the causes of many diseases, but yet have no cures, just treatment. i hate taking the conspiracy side, but it makes you wonder if there really is enough attention/interest in cures rather than treatment. read the book 'cancergate' and you will know what i mean. very interesting book. anyway, the way the world is today...it seems there is only a cure developed if there can be money made, and there is definately money to be made in a cure for baldness. although that would mean the baldness treatment business (rogaine, propecia, transplants) will go out of business overnight...and that business alone is worth hundreds of millions.

yeah, i concur, it really works on keeping the greese down and works wonders on itchy scalp. it can dry your scalp/hair out a bit, which you can help by using a good moisturizing shampoo. i find the nioxin cleanser works as well, with less drying effect.

i was curious about the same thing. thinking of shaving down with clippers at a 0 and maintaining it with clippers instead of shaving. i woudl rather not shave with razor as i have a few small warts/skin tags that may get cut off by the razor. regardless, i think you are making a good decision as well. who knows maybe you will like the look, get used to it and be able to put off a HT indefinately, or at least until the procedure gets even better or another treatment comes out. i plan on doing it this spring, when i can get some sun. i may hit the tanning booth beforehand just so i dont look like a q-tip

looks just awesome. unbelieveable. I hope I have near that result when I go in. I have light hair and will wear it ceasar style until the day I die...so hopefully my coverage will end up being similar...

dhuge, welcome back. looks good. thanks for serving, you are a better man than I

bad bad advice....tell that to my wife who is down 18% on her 'managed fund', while I am still holding on to mine and making money because I made changes before the market did, before major funds can react. Her advisor could care less really, which was the same attitude mine had in 2000 when the funds he sold me for huge fee kickbacks fell off a cliff. Not painting with the same brush, just the same color (green for greed) yeah, there are opportunites right now, but the other shoe still needs to drop, and it is only a matter of time before the currency markets come to what is left of their senses and the dollar resumes its downtrend. are you advising your clients on these oportunities? I am pretty sure what the answer to that is. in your opinion, are we in a recession? because the majority of analyists say we are 8 months after we actually entered one, and admit we are out of the woods about a year after the business and stock cycles have reversed. Gold is not doing so well, despite the dispare times, for reasons you must know, but the majority of investors wont be enlightened to. this housing crisis is differnt than the one in the 80s as credit has dried up. Rates were left too low for too long, and the last decade has been built on borrowed money and debt. IF the banks dont use their new funding to facilitate lending, instead of buying up weaker rivals, there will be more trouble. anyway, nothing you dont know already...

yes, i meant shave right down with the clippers. i know....easier said than done. yeah, i worked a paper route and then retail for years, but i still had problems meeting women. not sure where it stemmed from, but i was usually the best looking guy in my circle of friends, and yet i couldn;t pick up the women for the life of me. anyway, stop thinking about them...think about yourself, confidence is key and practicing talking to people in a retail job type situation is good because it lets you practice for when you really need it.

I hate that! it isn't everyone. just some people do it. and I notice it. my advice, find something 'wrong' with them and focus on it....

best thing you can do is get in shape and gain confidence. I had lots of hair when young and got lots of looks from women, but didn't do anything about it because my confidence was crap. I worked retail for years and I tell you I saw tons of short, fat, balding, not so good looking guys with hot women. A balding guy with lots of confidence will get more chicks than one with lots of hair and no confidence. I am proof of that. I got my butt in gear, worked out, gained confidence, learned how to dress, and met a very hot girl (hottest I have dated actually) and I married her. she doesn't even notice the thinning. She is too busy worried about her hair...haha. yes, some women are superficial, some are gold diggers, but as you grow older and so do they, the good ones learn what is important. guys can also be very superficial...so it goes both ways. my advice would be to shave right down with the clipper. you are young so you might pull it off better than I. and get in shape man. One of my best friends has been talking about getting in shape for 10 years, he used to be fit and confident. they go hand in hand. PS if a HT is in your future, like me...start savign now. but dont forget to save for your future as well. it isn't all about hair. a woman will find you more attractive without hair and your life together, than lots of hair and financially unstable and miserable.

I will put mine off longer, but only to save. regarding the market and brokers. I feel sorry for the average joe loosing his life savings, but you wont get much love from me for brokers. A major (billions) well respected brokerage lost my nest egg in a flash (when I was green in regards to investing) by putting my money in risky markets right before the dot com crash. It ruined my life at the time. I built it back and more on my own using my own determination, research, and common sense. I was greedy when others were panicking, panicking when others are greedy....the exact opposite advice 99% of brokers will give you who are for the most part following the herd, but the precise way the richest man in the world made his money. My best friend is a broker. his bonuses used to equal 3 months pay for me, and I make a decent salary. He has a huge house, a BMW, porsche, several old valuable cars, and that is just his posessions. Yet his clients are not rich, nor will they ever be. They are all loosing money, yet he will most likley still receive a bonus this year. There is something terribly wrong with that. This whole mess will be a lesson for everyone, one that I learned in 2001. If it looks to good to be true, it is. If it looks a lot like a bubble, it is (If I had listened to my real estate broker my house would still be up for sale) The only person who has your best interests in mind regarding your finances is you. Investing is not the rocket science that these 'professionals' make it out to be. Sure you need a licence to take other peoples money and invest it, but you dont to invest your own money. You can learn more and be smarter than most of these professionals by spending the hours reading and researching on you own. my rant of the day....

Bill and others, regarding the hair drying thign. I am curious, would this not fall into the same theory category as 'wearing hats too much causes hair loss? meaning, if hair loss is pretty much %100 genetic, what would it matter what setting your hair dryer is on? My wife blowdrys her hair everyday, for 15 minutes min...and she has amazing hair. anyway, I can see it being an issue right after a hair transplant, but I have my doubts that using a hairdryer on the hot setting will do no more than dry your hair out a bit more compared to using the cool setting. Just to clarify, is this what you are saying? thanks.

looks great eman. like I said in the other post....looking forward to your progress. we are hair twins. time flies, just forget it and try not to look in the mirror too much. before you know it, it will be spring and you will be sporting a new look.

congrats, I am also hoping to make an appointment with rahal soon. I hear good things time and time again. Eman...I am anxiously waiting for your progress and results. My hair color is very similar to yours, except a bit more 'mousy' color as my wife would put it. loss pattern is going in the same direction. btw...the buzz looks good on you. you have the hair color and head shape for it. cant beat hair though good luck to both of you and congrats on choosing a great surgeon.

I have thought of the same thing. And come up with this conclusion. everyone is vain to a point. if they were not, they would not put any effort whatsoever in how they look. also, in a year or so, who will care as your new hair will be grown out and people will forget. if it is ok for women to get implants, lipo etc...when those things can be hidden by clothing or enhanced in other ways (padded bra etc) why should it not be ok for a man to improve his self esteema and appearance by fixing something that is plain as day for everyone to see. you only live once is what I say, who cares what people think. some people spend the equivalent on booze, cigarettes, drugs and or junk food that will cost them a hell of a lot more than a hair transplant someday.

I think with anything, once it becomes mainstream it will become cheaper as more and more companies do it and more and more people sign up for it. take for example when hair transplants first became an option. plasma tvs (they were 25k when they first came out) microwaves, cd/dvd burners. The only question is if and when. If it does happen, it wont stay expensive for long. I am sure those doing the treatment would rather sell it to millions for less, than a select few for huge money. Its not a ferrarri, its hair.

smoking is also highly linked to cancer, but my grandfather smoked like a chimney and lived to 92 in his easy chair in his own home. I think a good number of things can speed hairloss, especially in those who are already genetically wired to loose theirs. also, everyone responds differenty to the environment.

I would say most definately. I watched the show through the years and I as everyone else knows, your hair thins as time goes on, not the other way around. and his has definately thickened up in the front.

I dont get it. I can understand wanting exactly what you pay for, but you got exactly what 99.99% of people are wanting. I have a good friend who is also never happy with anything, no matter how perfect. Perhaps this is a personality/expectation thing. Like another said, I would give a finger for the hair you started with before the transplant. anyway, not trying to pass judgement, but I think you are being a little picky considering the goal of a hair transplant in its basic sense is to provide more coverage of your scalp, which is achieved through thickening of the hair by transplanting hairs in the thin areas. No offence, but I almost find it offensive that you are not happy...it looks amazing.