Idiot Barber cut my hair to short

[simonritchie]

I had a FUT procedure done, hair was growing in nicely etc. it was time to get the staples out and finally a real haircut. Make a long story short, this idiot buzzed my hair like marine style; once he started, I had to let him finish. He knew what was there, I told him in just had staples out, etc, plus I walked in with that infamous weird hairdo. He also commented on how he knew what I did.

 

I think I'm lucky in my hair does grow back fast (and is thick), but I never had it this short and I never plan to ever again. I think I found a covering solution - I literally went to sephora with my wife, but was just curious to see if anyone had any suggestions - we haven't given it the full cover yet. Like I said, I don't ever plan to have my hair this short ever again and my hair is thick, so any temp. scalp pigmentation is probably a waste of money, then again I don't know what that costs. I'm just really pissed. I now have to go to work with a hat, good thing the office is slow.

 

It doesn't have to be perfect. Even if i can pass it off as weird contour headlines or something like that. Any guidance appreciated.

[Dolph1969]

In a week, you probably wont notice it at all.

[simonritchie]

Wow, thanks guys for the quick responses. Yeah, my wife kind of said thAt (give it a week or so, even a few days). I'm just SO F'n pissed. I've been working from him and traveling. I just had a son, so me being not in the office was expected. My wife even said, it will already be Wednesday, just don't go on until Monday LOL. I have thick black hair, so I think that may help, it tends to grow fast, but like I said, I never had a marine cut.

 

spex, I took Biotin (will continue) can I get MSM at gnc or most pharmacies? I know about toppikk and courve...do I need to order them? I'm thinking by the time they come I may not need them. Can you buy them retail? Although I will need some growth before I start using them; Although considering I'm trying conceal a scar from a buzz cut, would courve be better?Good thing the office world has gotten more lax. I think I can get away with biz cas and baseball hat in late August for a few days.

Edited August 23, 2017 by simonritchie

[mattj]

How much shorter is it than you planned? The difference between a cut that shows scar and doesn't show scar can be very small and given a week or so you'll hopefully find the scar isn't visible. Especially if your hair grows fast.

 

MSM is a supplement that can be bought cheaply in health stores. I used to take it for non hair-related reasons and noticed that my already fast-growing hair grew quicker, along with my nails. I take that as very good anecdotal evidence that it works as I had no idea at the time that it would do that.

[simonritchie]

Hi Matt, the frigin ahole buzzed it, he said " I know what to do, fade willl work." He knew why I was there - I had the weird haircut we all know after two weeks after a procedure and I told him there staples were just removed. I would've been fine with the length you see at this top...what you see on the sides is the shorter length all around. MSM sounds a lot like biotin. Hell, I'll take both. Courve I think Help better than toppikk because the hair is so frickin short.

 

You guys have all been great with this. I haven't been able to sleep! I can't figure out how to post pic right now lol.

[mattj]

If you get the MSM and start taking it today, it might not make a difference right away and it could be the case that your hair grows to a satisfying length without it. I'm guessing you won't be going back to that barber again!

[simonritchie]

It's frustrating this whole process I planned out perfectly. My wife was baby so had an excuse not to be in the office, I want to go to the office today. I had a great doctor, surgery went great, and the one reason why I was staying out of public, which I overcome, one jackass ruined. Good thing white collar world is a little more relaxed. . . Baseball hat biz cas I think I can pull off to the weekend.

 

Also, does anyone know if scalp hair grows like facial hair? If so, I feel more at ease. My facial hair grows real fast. This idiot just buzzed it close as you can, it wasn't bicced, thank God!

Edited August 23, 2017 by simonritchie

[pkipling]

Man. That sucks. And I really hope you didn't have to pay him.

 

I'm assuming everyone's facial hair grows differently. My scalp hair grows quite a bit faster than my facial hair, but I have friends who are the opposite. Fortunately you can wear a hat to work this week and then hopefully by Monday you'll be good to go. If not, keep wearing the hat? If the hat is a viable option, I would just stick with that as opposed to trying to conceal it and risk irritating the donor scar.

[simonritchie]

Man. That sucks. And I really hope you didn't have to pay him.

 

I'm assuming everyone's facial hair grows differently. My scalp hair grows quite a bit faster than my facial hair, but I have friends who are the opposite. Fortunately you can wear a hat to work this week and then hopefully by Monday you'll be good to go. If not, keep wearing the hat? If the hat is a viable option, I would just stick with that as opposed to trying to conceal it and risk irritating the donor scar.

 

When it happened it was so surreal. I think I was in shock that I did pay and even tipped him. It was like watching a bad dream that you don't think is real. It only hits you afterwards. because once he went down that route he had to finish. I gave him a nasty yelp review.

 

My Dr. made the same point about watching out for irritating the scar, but he did say I did do a great job of cleaning when the staples were in that he thought it shouldn't be a problem, especially with Toppik, but to watch anything that would be directly applied. One side isn't as bad as the other.

 

My wife also bought that scar stuff that begins with an m to help - that helps with any type of scar.

 

It is NOT normal to be wearing a hat all day with someone in my position, but I'm pulling it off. My boss didn't even care though, he even asked if I lost a lot of weight Lol...the irony, I think I may have gained a little with not being able to run/excercise with the staples in.

 

I do appreciate everyone's support. My tidbit, some barber says to you, "I do fade, it will be good no problem," scream, "No!!" Actually get up and walk out, no run!!

[simonritchie]

I thought I'd keep this thread active as a warning for newcombers thinking about hair restoration. I think one of the biggest mistakes I made was I went to a barber and not a hair stylist. For what I am paying for in concealers, I might as well have paid for a stylist, that's my first advice. I thought it would be a pretty simple hair cut - just cut short enough to still cover the scar, but if you read the thread, you know what happened. I don't buzz my hair, so I am not privy to the jargon - fade, the degrees of the clippers, etc. I suggest one does learn. From what I have researched now, most people shouldn't go lower than a 3 - anyone who is more of an expert, please chime in.

 

So, because this jackass cut it so short, Toppik won't cover it yet - it looks like a black line, it won't blend in yet, I still need more hair. I have some courve coming in today. My wife and I will experiment over the weekend. I don't know how short you can go on clippers, but it looks like he went the shortest you can.

 

As for my scar, my Dr. did a great a job, and I did a good job with the cleaning process, so I think I should be ok in the healing process. One side is a little "puffier" and I don't mean that in an alarming way, it looks normal after having staples out -it was also the side that was more sensitive and "hurt" a little more coming out, so I am not surprised.

 

 

My hair is so f'n thick back there it should've been easy. I need to make my YELP review even more harsh now I think.

Edited August 24, 2017 by simonritchie

[Dolph1969]

Before calling your barber an idiot, did you actually specify the length you wanted it cut at the back, or say not to cut it short?

[simonritchie]

Before calling your barber an idiot, did you actually specify the length you wanted it cut at the back, or say not to cut it short?

 

Did you read the thread??? Yes, I went in...I said I just had staples removed in the back and there's a scar and I WANT THE SCAR TO REMAIN CONCEALED. He then said, "you move hair from back to front, right? I've seen this before, I know what to do." Hair restorations for men in NYC are quite common. The second I walked in he knew why my head was the way it was, but yes, I confirmed, I even said "I don't want anything short than this" pointing to the length at the top. How else Am I supposed to f'n spell it out!? And considering he said, "yes, I see before, I know what to do, no problem."

 

Once he started the way he did, he had to finish because then I'd have a half shaved head.

 

I've also got confirmation from other members that, for whatever reason, this actually happens a lot, regardless how you spell it out for them. Perhaps they just assume everyone can go to work with a scar, despite what you tel them, and this is an easier out for them, then Actually taking the time to do what you requested. When I pointed it out, he said, "it grow back, don't worry."

 

Are you a barber???

[Dolph1969]

Was it Stevie Wonders Barber Shop..

[simonritchie]

Was it Stevie Wonders Barber Shop..

 

LOLmaybe it was... or perhaps a military enthusiast. ... front the front I look like a bad ass warrior, never had that before... again though, not what I wanted..

[voxman]

First thing I always say nowadays is "Put the clippers away. You won't need them".

It sounds like you warned him off sufficiently and verbalized everything right. The *Barber* just thought he knew best.

He didn't. They rarely do. They think everyone is a European Soccer Star.

[simonritchie]

First thing I always say nowadays is "Put the clippers away. You won't need them".

It sounds like you warned him off sufficiently and verbalized everything right. The *Barber* just thought he knew best.

He didn't. They rarely do. They think everyone is a European Soccer Star.

 

It's funny you said, because I can tell he genuinely thought he did me a "solid" and that's exactly what I look like. After he was done, he then proceed to tell me how all his boys in Israel got the "tattoo" that covers their entire head - I assume he was referring to some micropigmetnation...yeah, of the whole head, I'm sure no one is fooled by that and it looks so "real". Anyway he asked me why I didn't do that...I simply answered, because I want my real hair.

[avara42]

Welcome to the world of transplants where you always have to be concerned about the back being cut too short.

[Gabreille]

The horrors of the strip technique. Can you not transplant hair on the scar left by the strip method? I believe that would help and provide you a permanent solution.

[avara42]

The horrors of the strip technique. Can you not transplant hair on the scar left by the strip method? I believe that would help and provide you a permanent solution.

 

I haven't seen many successful examples, but Bernstein discusses that here:

 

https://www.bernsteinmedical.com/answers/details-of-transplanting-hair-into-scar-tissue/

 

Perhaps in the future with newer fue techniques and scar therapy this will become more viable as there are people that suffer with the aftermath of these scars after losing more hair or having transplant failure. I have seen real life examples of this and I feel for these people.

 

Of course, fut yields the most grafts with the most variation which is why it is used. You can get a relatively close cut with fut but certainly not a tight cut or a fade. I wasn't informed very well about this pre-op years ago and I wish I had been. Thankfully, it's not a problem for me, currently.

[avara42]

It's funny you said, because I can tell he genuinely thought he did me a "solid" and that's exactly what I look like. After he was done, he then proceed to tell me how all his boys in Israel got the "tattoo" that covers their entire head - I assume he was referring to some micropigmetnation...yeah, of the whole head, I'm sure no one is fooled by that and it looks so "real". Anyway he asked me why I didn't do that...I simply answered, because I want my real hair.

 

micropig of whatever you'd prefer to call it is essentially a tattoo and it will fade or blur over time. I think it's bizzare, but I also think the same of neck stretching by the Kayan Lahwi tribe or artificial cranial deformation by ancient Mayans and Incas.

 

 

Look for a more reputable barber. If you live in NYC there are great ones. Yelp is a good place to start.

[gillenator]

I have the same hair stylist for the past 15 years yet every time I see her, I go over what she should do in cutting/styling my hair.

 

She's human so I do not depend on her remembering my do's and don't's.

 

There were a few times when I did not brief her in the past and she did a few things I did not want done like cut the length of my hair in the crown too short.

 

Thank goodness hair grows to cover up the mistakes...:cool:

[mattj]

It's nearly two weeks later now. Have you seen a noticeable improvement in how the scar is covered yet?

[simonritchie]

It's nearly two weeks later now. Have you seen a noticeable improvement in how the scar is covered yet?

 

A few things... someone mentioned the horrors of the scar.. I knew very well the scar situation. I happen to have very thick hair... my sides and the back have remained thick even as I gotten older - it's the typical front and crown we all know about. This is why FUT didn't bother me and I was an excellent candidate for it - great donor hair and coverage. I always knew I'd have more than enough coverage, and I have no desire to get a fade, voluntarily, although that is what this idiot did.

 

Today was actually the first day I used any sort of covering technique. I was getting away with the hat when the office was dead, and when I was away I didn't care. So, this morning, my wife started using some toppikk. We actually then decided to use Courve, which she had to blend in with the rest of my hair, and then she filled in with toppik. It looks fine. You have to really stare at the back of my head to see it, and if someone is doing that, then they are a freak!! I'm satisfied.

 

It's funny.. one of my colleagues, who has done other types of plastic surgery I told, because I know he thought about it. I showed him everything. This was when the new hairs hadn't shed yet, so you could really see how it would grow in and he thought it looked great. As for the scar, he thought it be I good conversation piece, I disagreed. He then told me one of the kids in our office actually did one and simply shaved his head and didn't care who saw the scar. I was surprised, because I am not sure how an associate can afford this, but I then found out he went to one of the robot places - I hope it works out for him. Anyway, when I was still wearing the hat,he, this associate that hd something done said, "Ah, ----, went with the buzz." I answered, "not voluntarily." He said to give it some time.. this is where it gets funny... he then emailed me later, "FUT or FUE"... this is kind of mean, I responded with, "????" like I didn't know what he was talking about it... he then responded with, "Oh, I had done something a few months ago, I thought you may have done the same.." I just said "no worries".. I guess the younger generation doesn't care as much. LOL