Well, I understand where you're coming from. I hear ya with your rants. I would like to elaborate alittle on my own experience with "cruel facts about hairloss" Excuse me for being long-winded here, but I feel a need to maybe enlighten if nothing else.
First, I've had 3 hair transplant surgeries from very good surgeons. I have zero complaints with their work as it is top-notch. I wish not to reveal the surgeon's name however.
I plan on doing my 4th and final hair transplant when I can save the $$, and use up the rest of my donor hair. But, because I was a Norwood 5/6 before I started, I will always have a thin "see through" hairdo -probably even still after my final one. I gambled on taking the hair transplant route, and it probably won't pan out. Oh well, I have to complete the process, to see for myself once and for all - that it failed. (I've already spent 5 years trying to restore my baldilocks and major $$$)
You see, I've been a musician my whole life. I posted my hairloss story a while back on this website and I was scorned at and laughed at by people on this forum - who said I was a lame-*** for getting hair transplant's to try and better my music career.
Second, with that being said, maybe I was lame. We all make mistakes. But, I was not so concerned about my appearance in public as I was about it for my music career. Everybody knows that it's no-secret that in todays' music industry - it is all about looks and attractiveness. Sex sells.
I'm not young like most of you guys anymore, as my 40th B-day is right around the corner. I have pretty much given up on my true calling - music. This is mainly because I don't look good shaved, especially now w/ all the hair transplant donor scars and stuff, and I'll never be "handsome" looking - those days are behind me.
I tried the head-shaver thing before I did the hair transplant's and I didn't like my appearance. But, I still may pursue it if my 4th hair transplant doesn't improve my density enough, despite my hair transplant scars. I could make excuses for the scars like: "I had an accident at work" or whatever. I could also get tats to cover the scars - possibly, I don't know.
Third, the head-shaver routine may be the only salvation for me, and guys like me for which the hair transplant route didn't really work. (Unless HM or cell regeneration therapy such as Follica comes through). I may not look good shaved, but it might be better than going around with a "Mr. captain obvious with the I've had a hair transplant look" Or, "Mr. Baldy-doo see- through glorified comb-over" for the rest of my life - where I will get laughed at everywhere I go - not that it doesn't happen to me already.
I agree with one of the posters in the link I gave that said, "I don't care where you go for a hair transplant, or who does it, they all look obvious." It's true, pretty much for any guy who is NW5/6 and goes for transplants except for lucky, fortunate guys with lots of donor hair, or who have had exceptional results from a good surgeon, i.e. Jotronic, who looks damn good despite starting as NW5/6. But, his is the "best case scenario", most of us don't have that good of results no matter who does the surgery, because of hair type, limited donor supply, etc...
Finally, looking back on my experience, if I could do it all over again, I would have stayed away from hair transplant's. Not that they don't work, but guys who are past NW3/4 should really be careful with hair transplant's. Otherwise, they could wind up in my situation. NW4 may not even be do-able for good hair transplant results in some cases.
Unfortunately, I did not know this before I decided to jump in the chair for the first time. The first surgeon I went to didn't explain this to me - or he may have, but I didn't wan't to "hear" it.
You live, you learn!
