i have already decided that i want to start wearing. atm im still trying to figure out with what supplier i should go, but i plan to start the next year feeling handsome.
this forum section really is not very well visited, from comparing replies and views of threads you can tell many guys lurk around here to gather information, but little actual wearers bother posting. i got most of my info out of browsing way back in this forum section. theres alot of several-page-long threads wich are mostly very informative. another great place to get advice is the toplace forums. people there seem to be very active and there is many veteran wearers there to help you.
i also believe the biggest issues are psychological. the technical stuff, you figure out over time, making experiences etc. but the feeling when taking the piece off to clean it must be... devastating. the paranoia of being busted and social anxiety this brings is something most people, from what i have read, get used to eventually. some other guys however throw the piece away and shave after their first week of wearing.
heres why i think its the right thing for me, sort of a checklist for young balding dudes considering going the wig route:
1. tried it all (finasteride gave me sides, minoxidil is just garbage unless you are only thinning slightly, tried shaving and felt unattractive and awkward, the other products are all expensive, and come with varying degrees of inefficiency and side effects, whatever medication you go for you will have to take indefinitely, and it won't stop the baldness forever)
2. hair transplants are not an option (if you are already severly bald in your mid twenties, you are heading towards nw6 at 35 years. a transplant will provide satisfactory thickness only for some years, until the other hears fall out aswell. you will have to constantly keep transplanting. if you dont get any sides from finasteride, fine. but i wouldnt advise anyone to take that poison under any circumstances ever. transplants are also really expensive (absolutely out of my range atm) and theres always a chance of the surgeon screwing up.
3. already living a compromised lifestyle (if you do lots of sports, get into bar fights every weekend, go kitesurfing every summer and are an amateur boxer, you will not be very happy with a hairpiece. theres a reason why balding athletes always shave. however if you already spend hours a day styling your remaining hair, only for it to look shitty rather than like total sh*t, if you are already self conscious as f*** because of your hair, and barely leave the house because of it, and if you havent been swimming or making out with a girl in the rain for years because of your hair, then its gonna be a huge improvement to your quality of life.
4. you have the right mindset (no idea how to explain this one but i just think not everyone is comfortable, or ever manages to get comfortable overtime with the idea of wearing fake hair. i for example have been hiding under hats and caps and weird hairstyles for years, so im pretty sure i can handle the psychological aspect of wearing a piece)
hope this helps you make up your mind a little.
