I'm really feeling in the dumps this past week and the outlook isn't good. This all came about when I looked at the family vacation pics from the previous week. My hair just look bad and has been progressingly so over the last few years. That and the fact that the Dermatch was coming off as I played and wrestled with my kids in the pool just doesn't help. I know my donor area may be limited since I've had several sessions back in 1990/91 where there was quite a bit of work done using the old ancient method. But in an attempt to be optimistic, I'm hoping the newer approaches and better doctors endorsed by this site may be able to perform miracles and somewhat get me back to where I was say five years back.
After checking with the recommended docs here, it sounds like I need to take pics of my head, send it in prior to a phone consult. Since I normally use Dermatch and occasionally Toppik concealers, I know the evaluation will have to be done without them on. So, a few days back and after a shower, I decided to take a close look at my head before applying the concealers. I-was-shocked. I had no idea how effective the concealers were at hiding my hair loss!! The realization of how much hair I've lost (NW5 I think) began to set in and I began to feel angry and depressed at the same time. Angry because all the effort and resources I've spent 15 years ago resulted in this paltry condition. Was it shock loss, bad HTs, did the transplanted hair fall out or was it just simply not enough to cover?? Depressed because it doesn't look like there will be enough donor hair to do anything now.
As I quickly apply the dermatch before my wife gets a glimpse of it, I became sadden with the thought that there wasn't much I can do. I explain to my wife this is one thing that there isn't much to work with when it comes to hair loss. There's hair pieces and HTs. I know a hair piece is just out of the question for me so unless I can have more HTs, I'm doomed to wait until some new innovation (cell cloning?) comes along.
At this point, I'm not even sure I should bother taking pics, sending them and continuing with the phone consultations. I'm inclined to proceed, if not, to be told there's some small relief possible, some small glimmer of hope and if at all, a chance to talk about options.
Anyone else in the same boat, not enough donor hair?
History
44 years old
90-91 - lost count of HTs
90-91- scalp reductions
Older brothers perhaps nw5
Scaring at donor site limits ability to shave-it-all-off
