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re: Hair transplants, would you do it, or just go bald?

Posted on 5/10/24 at 8:28 am to
Posted by danilo
Member since Nov 2008
20243 posts
Posted on 5/10/24 at 8:28 am to
What are you? A women? Just roll with it.
Posted by One72
Member since Jul 2022
695 posts
Posted on 5/10/24 at 8:38 am to
When I go bald, I’m going all in for my first tattoo and last haircut.

Posted by Gifman
by the mountains
Member since Jan 2021
9502 posts
Posted on 5/10/24 at 8:39 am to
I’ll just end up buzzing it. Nature gonna nature
Posted by Impotent Waffle
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2007
9729 posts
Posted on 5/10/24 at 8:40 am to
Been bald for a min now, it’s not that bad esp during the summer…
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
261472 posts
Posted on 5/10/24 at 8:42 am to
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or just go bald?


I'm thin on top. I'll live with it.

Vanity post 50 years of age, is very expensive.
Posted by tigerbait17
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2014
981 posts
Posted on 5/10/24 at 8:43 am to
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Dr Agus was on Howard Stern the other day and they were talking about replicating stem cells and how curing baldness was something they've literally cracked just recently - like literally just months ago. Now they just have to somehow beat the frickers like Bosley and Hair Club back before they buy and shelve all the research, etc.


I personally think that the cure has been found years ago and will never see the light of day. The amount of money Bosley, etc. make is ridiculous. No way they allow it to come out. Personally I am holding out hope. As technology gets better I'm sure something works and lacks the side effects.
This post was edited on 5/10/24 at 8:44 am
Posted by SteveLSU35
Shreveport
Member since Mar 2004
13984 posts
Posted on 5/10/24 at 8:47 am to
I'm lucky that at 41 i'm just now starting to thin out. If it gets to wear there might be a need for a come over situation I'll go super short, and then shave it.
Posted by Don Quixote
Member since May 2023
1656 posts
Posted on 5/10/24 at 8:52 am to
Mine started thinning in my late 20s. By mid-30s I started buzz cutting it and getting progessively shorter. By ~45 or so I made the jump to shaving the whole thing.

Now at 60, if I could take a single pill one time and get a full head of hair back I'd pass. The only downside to shaving is making sure it's got sunscreen in the summer and keep it warm in winter. WELL worth the the benefits to me.
Posted by tketaco
Sunnyside, Houston
Member since Jan 2010
19571 posts
Posted on 5/10/24 at 9:24 am to
I got a human hair wig, I'm pleased with it.
Posted by SDVTiger
Cabo San Lucas
Member since Nov 2011
74169 posts
Posted on 5/10/24 at 9:38 am to
They do great work in Turkey
Posted by VABuckeye
Naples, FL
Member since Dec 2007
35587 posts
Posted on 5/10/24 at 9:39 am to
I'm not a vain person so when it got to a certain point I shaved it all off.
Posted by Honkus
Member since Aug 2005
51456 posts
Posted on 5/10/24 at 9:41 am to
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I got a human hair wig


Posted by iwyLSUiwy
I'm your huckleberry
Member since Apr 2008
34488 posts
Posted on 5/10/24 at 9:46 am to
I'm 38, and my hair started thinning in my early 30's. Didn't bother me much at all but I figured I'd look at some options.

Last year I went to a doctor that prescribed me a 1mg finasteride prescription and recommended a 2k red light cap that you wear for 7 minutes every day. I've stuck to the routine pretty good, take the pill every morning and use the cap when I get in bed at night (found one brand new on eBay for $300). My hair is 100% thicker than it was when I was 30. Couldn't believe the 1 year before and after pictures. He told me the most growth actually occurs between years 1 and 2 so it will probably get even better.

Wouldn't ever do transplants but I'm happy with the results I've gotten from the pill and cap.
This post was edited on 5/10/24 at 12:47 pm
Posted by iwyLSUiwy
I'm your huckleberry
Member since Apr 2008
34488 posts
Posted on 5/10/24 at 9:54 am to
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How’s your manhood? That seems to be the trade off on those pills


I probably take the same pill as the dude you were talking about.

Side effect is lower sex drive. Dr. told me that he's personally never seen someone with impotence with it, which is what scares most people off. And a study showed that with the small % of those it did happen with (I think it was well under 1%), once they stopped taking it the problem went away.

I haven't had an issue with either side effect, but the lower sex drive is a fairly common one you see when you research it.
Posted by Bjorn Cyborg
Member since Sep 2016
26920 posts
Posted on 5/10/24 at 10:14 am to
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I will recommend going for a hair transplant if you are ready to spend $4000 to $5000. In Turkey, hair transplants are very affordable. Last year I got a hair transplant in Turkey at Grace Touch Clinic and had amazing results.


First post, bumping an old hair transplant thread.

Nice marketing plan, Grace Touch Clinic in Turkey.
Posted by Iowatiger209
Pleasant Hill, IA
Member since May 2021
705 posts
Posted on 5/10/24 at 10:21 am to
Started going bald in late 20s so started buzz cutting. Developed the classic horseshoe pattern so about 5 years ago, started shaving it clean.
Posted by Bjorn Cyborg
Member since Sep 2016
26920 posts
Posted on 5/10/24 at 10:22 am to
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The amount of money Bosley, etc. make is ridiculous.


The idea that companies have the power to withhold scientific breakthroughs is ridiculous.

And Bosley has 450 employees and their annual revenue is $242 million. They are a small company. They aren't stopping shite.
Posted by caro81
Member since Jul 2017
4947 posts
Posted on 5/10/24 at 10:23 am to
starting balding in my early 20's and by 25-26 was shaving my head.

i dont miss hair at all. completely down with the shave head once a week and not worry about it lifestyle.
Posted by Epic Cajun
Lafayette, LA
Member since Feb 2013
32692 posts
Posted on 5/10/24 at 10:28 am to
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Once worked with a guy that was going bald and in his early 40's so he decided to get a wig. He showed up at work one day sporting one of the biggest pompadour style wigs I've ever seen. It was so big it looked like a caricature of Elvis Presley's hairstyle. He eventually got another one WAY more appropriate, if wearing a wig is appropriate.

We had a vice principal at my high school that was bald for 5 years that I was at the school (it was 7-12) and then my senior year he showed up with a wig. It was one of the most absurd things.
Posted by SammyTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
66815 posts
Posted on 5/10/24 at 10:35 am to
I shave my head and have since about 26.

I looked into hair transplants. 1. Expensive 2. it’s not always permanent. people have had to get them done multiple times. 3. you don’t end up with a creat hairline IMO. it starts way to high up.


now I have been bald for so long I feel like to would be weirder to just show up with hair.

I’ll say this: Balding is harder than being bald.
This post was edited on 5/10/24 at 10:36 am
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