baldcasanova

Now wouldnt that be something....

I understand what you are going through but from that picture at least to me you still have a relatively good amount of hair on top. Getting on the meds will help slow down your hairloss. Dont stress out too much man. You aren't where I am. I'm just a few years older and my sh*t is fu**ed up! :-D Cas

SD is right... only after you have been using Rogaine for a while- and stop- will your hairloss resume.

I'd agree with these comments from others. Perhaps my hair was just too weak to withstand it.

Dr Feller, Would you recommend Proscar? I am using propecia and i dont think its working... Also are you saying that a pregrnant woman merely TOUCHING a Propecia pill can develop some sort of problem? Will the drug seep through the skin ? Cas

i'd personally say no if the remaining hair is thinning. I dyed my hair and it completely fell out in the crown where it was the weakest. Not sure if its going to grow back. I never should have did that..... but if your remaining hair is still strong perhaps it can withstand the shock of the chemicals. Cas

I just took a look at your 2 month photos.. is your reddness gone? Cas _____________________________

how long is your hair?

I agree 100%. Its all about #1 first, if women decide to gravitate after, who are we to stop them?

Thats nice and all, but those guys have a head shape where they can wear a bald head. Their head is smaller and they shave it to the bone so noone can see where the hair leaves off I think all of us do not depend on just having hair to be attractive to women. We work on having hobbies, fine tune our interaction skills with people and generally take care of ourselves. I'm balding, and one of the few (besides those on the board) who has decided that wearing my hair as it is, is WAYY better than having a shaved head. I can't do it. I can show you pictures of me with a bald head and it doesnt look good. I need to have hair on my head. I'd be a light brown skinned serial killer looking type due to my protruded brow and big head I have been wearing this hairstyle for a while. What hairstyle? no hairstyle of course, i have no hair! but at least having hair on the side and wisps on the top. I try to talk to women but not the best luck. Even as nice and responsive as I try to be. I think the person who wrote that article has never seen a man with a good ht. 'plugs' are attractive, at least to me. If done right. I know a couple of girls at my job who say they like men who are balding. I try to understand what their mentality is on the subject. A lady friend of mine thinks we are just 'too much man' and thats why we lose it. I can accept that theory. lol in the end its how a man feels about himself first. Same as if we buy ourselves nice clothes, nice car, good food, etc. We want to treat ourselves right. Hair too. If i had a job I despised, I'd have to change it, or else it would make me bitter. Same for the hair. If its broke, fix it. I'll have to admit that outside forces made me more aware of my balding than did I notice. But thats how people are. Critical. It sucks and I deplore people who look at me based on my lack of hair and judge me in a way that makes me appear, tired, worn out, totally stressed out or sick. Thats gotta stop. I couldnt imagine having to deal with many more years of this and I commend all of you who have lived with being bald for many years until one day you decided enough was enough and you were going to use your resources that you worked hard for and correct your baldness. after all if you dont love yourself, how can you love anyone else? Cas

big difference with the toppik, social. where did you buy it?

i basically slept with my head elevated the first few nights. The pain for me generally resided in the doner area to after the first few nights, with a sporatic itching sensation that wouldnt go away for the next 2 weeks or so

I have also heard about Bruce Willis and his desire to get an HT. Hopefully he does, and gets a good one, so that he can help further validate the procedure in the general public's eye. I wonder how much he will get done. He needs over 7000 grafts..

Toppix appears to be a good mask.. but I agree it does make the hair appear 'dirty' somewhat.

That's good to know. Good luck with the new assignment. Cas

will there be any changes?

after my procedure I had to take some pills for swelling, and you may want to take Vitamin E to aid in speeding up the healing process on your doner area . Thats about it. You also may want to start Propecia to slow down your hairloss, but thats up to you. It is recomended however, and comes in tablet form. Best, Cas

i didnt see those results until after I got the procedure and needless to say I was horrified. I understand this was 15 years ago, and although now he has his share of successes, those past failures will NEVER go away

hmmm.. i dont know about that one. Most women do care. You can be as nice as you want, but if you are like me and refuse to shave your head (if I still shaved my head, I'd look like a gangster, and people seem afraid, and now with the scar it being impossible)women do not seem interested. when you are going bald, it gets harder to date. You will sometimes run across a woman who doesnt care, but i definetly think that you have to try harder and wont be the one she is in love with first. i used to have admirers, not any more. lol. see what hair loss does to confidence??? take a look at my photos. Do you see alyssa milano dating a guy with hair loss like this? Even if I was uber nice and understanding? http://hair-restoration-info.com/eve/forums?a=tpc&s=5696015661&f=955103892&m=496103214

asshair is a nono gentlemen.... Toe Hair.. maybe.. knuckle, arm, leg, chest hair... possibly, but not the booty hair

i had 630 grafts put in by Straub last year. I was somewhat pleased with the results (although i SERIOUSLY need more work done He did, however need to do a scar revision which is healing now, and they left a really long suture in my head that gave me pain and went unnoticed by the techs removing the sutures. I found out as I shaved my head to understand what the heck was hurting in my donor area. Not all sutures dissolve. I was pissed at the docs response too. He gets very nonchalant when you ask him about things that went wrong, although he did do the scar revision for free (as he should), and helped out when I experienced swelling after the HT. I guess with all the extra drama I am happy because he didnt mess me up in a noticeable way, and my whole head thinning doesnt include as much recession in the front right now. my crown is a different story.. clearing out everyday The doc does do great work but I would like to try out another patient endorsed doctor next time.

those results are amazing. great job doc. hopefully you are involved with the coalition of independant hair restoration physicians with pat and will volunteer to give a lucky person a free transplant. if so I'm your man...

thanks for posting your pics. I remember when I first got home from my surgery and looked in the mirror at the brown grafts covering my light brown scalp. I was estatic. I was bummed when they fell out and then when they came back my glee returned. If only they grew faster... happy growing! cas

congrats altair, i think you will look good with your new hair, and as the others have said WAYYYYY better than before. happy growing, cas

why don't you ask the doctor? I think he would be the best person to ask.... I would cancel the meeting with your girlfriend if I were you to another week, perhaps there will be swelling? or she wants to touch your head? thats just my opinion, though.. good luck with your surgery. Cas