IMO people who don't have hairloss don't even think about hair let alone know that HT's leave a strip scar. I shave my head and am slightly more self concious about the scar than I am about my hairloss now, but I've had people ask me if I've gotten in an accident, had brain surgery, ETC... but have never asked if I've had a HT. In fact for some reason more people think that it's cool "I know wierd right" than think it's hideous. Of course if you have some outrageous story about wrestling alligators in the everglades it makes you look like a badass! LOL!!!