Nirbain

WOW!

Originally posted by Dewayne:

It's going fast:

 

First of all, there are people walking around, socializing, dating, etc. that look much worse than you do so you need to get the "inside" of your head worked on too.

 

Now, I'm not saying your transplant looks good I'm just saying you don't look so bad that you can't go out doing whatever it is 20-somethings like you do.

 

I know, I know, it's very difficult going through this. I did it too, but I hope young guys won't make the same mistakes I made. I had the perfect life it seemed and then at 24 or 25 my thinning got the best of me and my life was really bad in many ways for the next 10 years. I mean, I got married and had kids and all that was great, but it just didn't seem the same after my hair started thinning.

 

Now for some advice: You only have a finite number of grafts in the back of your head, so be very careful from this point forward. I would suggest someone like Cooley, Feller, etc. to take what you've got and work some of their magic on you. There are probably some good ones overseas too, but I'd be damned if I would go so far away that I didn't have much recourse if things went bad again.

 

In the meantime, while saving up some cash, try to ignore your thinning. There are PLENTY of guys with thin hair who do great socially. Work out hard, jog, get yourself in tip-top shape and that'll make your head less noticeable. Shave it for a while if it looks good. But, try like hell to not 'lose' your 20's as some of us have done and regretted.

Dewayne knows what he's talking about. Take his advice. I'm a 24 year old guy who's thinning pretty significantly in my crown and somewhat in the front. I will be the first to admit that I outpunt my coverage when it comes to the whole socializing/dating department. Why? Because I got out of the funk I was in about my hair when it first got bad (and after I made a big mistake and naively went to someone who I didn't research adequately enough) and just started enjoying life as it is and refuse to let my hair (or lack thereof, lol) get the best of me. I was a miserable SOB for a while, but, through some experiences (spending some time in Africa specifically) I realized that it just isn't everything. I understand that people see your hair when they first meet you, but once you come to grips with it, other people won't (well, they will, but to a lesser extent) even pay mind to it.

*steps off soapbox*

Now, don't let that fool you, I am still saving up for a possible procedure down the road. I can't be arsed to right now though, as I am a graduate student with 30K of student loans piled up (majority of that will be paid off due to my profession) as well as saving up to spend my summer in Africa again this year.

In the words of T.I., just live your life.

You give young "crownies" like me hope. One day...

Lookin' good, though!

@ car comment...

Like we've discussed, I'm already on that path. Driving the paid for car as we speak.

Props to you though. Glad to see everything is looking up.

Originally posted by Dewayne:

Originally posted by PLEASE GROW PLEASE:

Well what are you waiting for

Maybe some of you all could pitch in and give me a scholarship.....

Seriously though, I've spent waaay too much money this year and just spent another $9k on my 16-year-old a car. It'll be a little while for me getting back in the chair.

Understandable. Not that I have a 16 year old (or any children for that matter), but I do have a 30K batch of student loans waiting for me in about a year.

Originally posted by Dewayne:

The owner (son of founder) of Latham's Hair Clinic in Alabama told me he had a transplant there by Dr. Shory, who is the clinic's doctor. But, there is no damn way he had one and I think a lot of these places tell perspective patients that bullsh_t just to make the sale.

 

This guy's hair looked perfect and natural, yet I get four hair plugs that are easily recognizable? It was '91 too, so I know (now) he was feeding me a line.

 

On their website, you can see him running a comb through it like he's had one. It was the same video they showed me back then. Check it out....... http://www.lathamshairclinic.com/

Still the same deal...

Man, looking good!!

That looks terrific. Gives me hope as I am suffering the heavy crown thinning as well. Cheers.

I guess I'm the only Obama-Biden supporter around here.

I didn't really even notice the plugs though? I noticed he was bald (same type of thinning as me, only mine isn't completely gone...) but that was as far as I noticed. I paid more attention to what he was saying, though.

Originally posted by Whattodo?:

Question to all - if you've not told anyone about it other than family or the odd friend how did you get through the whole process without anyone finding out? Just wondering how people plan the op and recovery time?

 

Thanks.

I was also wondering this. Anyone?