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Good morning everyone.
Just to quickly introduce myself.. I've been losing my hair since turning 30, (I'm now 41) When I first noticing hair loss on my crown I started using hair fibres and these worked brilliantly. But over the years I lost more hair and the area to cover got bigger and the amount of fibres needed got more. I now also have to incorporate folding one side then the other of my hair over in a certain way to cover properly. It takes quite a bit of preparation but it seems to work well. Nobody knows (apart from my wife) I'm losing my hair let alone quite how bald I am! I've told a few close friends I use fibres and after a quick inspection they say they cannot tell. For 99% of the time I'm in public (including work) I just wear a hat.
I'm at the point now though where I'm struggling to cover my crown with the 'fold overs' and there's not enough hair to create a hairline, the fibres will start to be visible, and honestly, my hairstyle isn't a hairstyle its a construction to hide balding. And I don't want to wear a hat all the time. I don't feel like shaving my head is an option, I would reveal my balding, and to go from a 'full head of hair' to this would be hard and embarrassing. To make this worse, people always tell me how young I look, that I'm 41 but look 31, this adds more pressure to continue this charade!
I always assumed I'd get to this point and have a hair transplant. But money is tight, and the only transplants in the UK I can afford have horrendous reviews, and the ones in turkey seem a bit of a lottery too. (Unless anyone knows otherwise and could suggest somewhere? I'm told I need 6000 grafts!)
A few years ago I had a consultation with a hair system company, but it was very expensive and was committing to ongoing monthly expenses, so I disregarded it. I also found it a hard step to imagine shaving my head, including some good hair, to fit a full system.
Which brings me to why I'm posting, (sorry for the life story!) I'm wondering if I can bridge the gap between full system and folding/combover. I'm wondering if something exists, that I can shape myself at home with the help of my wife, in only the areas I'm bald. Importantly, I have a thick bit of hair at the front, that although it now doesn't make a full hairline, I could place the system behind it and style the hair to hide any joins etc. My thinking being that if I can hide hair fibres reasonably well surely it will be more effective with a partial hair system? It doesn't have to be perfect, just better than what I'm doing now. I can see how glueing a smaller funny shaped system could cause issues, but I'm willing to accept a lack of durability if necessary.
I'm sure the obvious answer is, just get a full system - you need it! But for whatever reason, I just can't, and maybe if I have a few years of using a partial system I'd be ready to? As well as that I just want something I can order online and shape/fit myself, but of course I have no idea of what I would need and how to judge the quality.
Thanks in advance for any help or product suggestions, I also hope I haven't offended anyone with my concerns.
I've attached some pictures of my hair both with and without fibres, and one of the kind of shape and position I mean.
Just to quickly introduce myself.. I've been losing my hair since turning 30, (I'm now 41) When I first noticing hair loss on my crown I started using hair fibres and these worked brilliantly. But over the years I lost more hair and the area to cover got bigger and the amount of fibres needed got more. I now also have to incorporate folding one side then the other of my hair over in a certain way to cover properly. It takes quite a bit of preparation but it seems to work well. Nobody knows (apart from my wife) I'm losing my hair let alone quite how bald I am! I've told a few close friends I use fibres and after a quick inspection they say they cannot tell. For 99% of the time I'm in public (including work) I just wear a hat.
I'm at the point now though where I'm struggling to cover my crown with the 'fold overs' and there's not enough hair to create a hairline, the fibres will start to be visible, and honestly, my hairstyle isn't a hairstyle its a construction to hide balding. And I don't want to wear a hat all the time. I don't feel like shaving my head is an option, I would reveal my balding, and to go from a 'full head of hair' to this would be hard and embarrassing. To make this worse, people always tell me how young I look, that I'm 41 but look 31, this adds more pressure to continue this charade!
I always assumed I'd get to this point and have a hair transplant. But money is tight, and the only transplants in the UK I can afford have horrendous reviews, and the ones in turkey seem a bit of a lottery too. (Unless anyone knows otherwise and could suggest somewhere? I'm told I need 6000 grafts!)
A few years ago I had a consultation with a hair system company, but it was very expensive and was committing to ongoing monthly expenses, so I disregarded it. I also found it a hard step to imagine shaving my head, including some good hair, to fit a full system.
Which brings me to why I'm posting, (sorry for the life story!) I'm wondering if I can bridge the gap between full system and folding/combover. I'm wondering if something exists, that I can shape myself at home with the help of my wife, in only the areas I'm bald. Importantly, I have a thick bit of hair at the front, that although it now doesn't make a full hairline, I could place the system behind it and style the hair to hide any joins etc. My thinking being that if I can hide hair fibres reasonably well surely it will be more effective with a partial hair system? It doesn't have to be perfect, just better than what I'm doing now. I can see how glueing a smaller funny shaped system could cause issues, but I'm willing to accept a lack of durability if necessary.
I'm sure the obvious answer is, just get a full system - you need it! But for whatever reason, I just can't, and maybe if I have a few years of using a partial system I'd be ready to? As well as that I just want something I can order online and shape/fit myself, but of course I have no idea of what I would need and how to judge the quality.
Thanks in advance for any help or product suggestions, I also hope I haven't offended anyone with my concerns.
I've attached some pictures of my hair both with and without fibres, and one of the kind of shape and position I mean.
