Having The Balls To Have A Hair Transplant

[Rudiger]

I've made this same thread a long time ago (and can't find it) and I got a lot of support at the time which I appreciated.

The premise was me whining about how I can't go through the shame of me walking around for months with dotted scabs on my head.

I just find it hard to accept that this isn't a main detractor for people getting a hair transplant. I know there's a lot of other variables but for me, it's the fact everyone will know I'm so vain that I need a hair transplant.

Everyone who has done so and gotten that hair transplant, they don't seem to elaborate on how the transition period went. It all sounds so easy, and maybe it is.

Firstly I'd have to explain why I've taken time off work or gone to Turkey or something to get it done, I'm not a good liar at all, I tend to elaborate truth and minor details (which explains my lengthy posts) and with lies I am terrible, I give brief responses and move on.

Anyone else experience this?

 

[sunchyme1]

lol to caring what people think

I COULD NOT CARE LESS

honestly

if i knew my final pattern was like nw4/5, i would be booking my first hair transplant right now. i wouldnt give a flying f***. i would have my hair back and my confidence and identity. that feeling would far out weigh and bullshit disapproval/chit chat gossip from people i know/work with

this f*****g disease has eaten away at my soul for so long i can only imagine the euphoria i would feel knowing i would be a full head again in a years time after getting surgery. f*** everyone else

 

[sunchyme1]

i voted the top one cos i have aggressive hair loss and cant use finasteride so i cant get a hair transplant.

lol whats with the laughing stock comment for new tech option?

nice reference to c**** in this thread, i see you still have them on your mind

 

[Rudiger]

i voted the top one cos i have aggressive hair loss and cant use finasteride so i cant get a hair transplant.

lol whats with the laughing stock comment for new tech option?

"Affordable" being the operative word, and that's a laughing stock.

When/if it happens, it will be a long time before it's affordable, I am sure of that.

 

[sunchyme1]

"Affordable" being the operative word, and that's a laughing stock.

When/if it happens, it will be a long time before it's affordable, I am sure of that.

tsjui, the big one, sounds like this will be case

but other ones might not be so bad.

 

[The Wolf of Bald Street]

I am too young for any clinic to consider me since I am only 21 and also have aggressive hairloss, I am as much of a NW3 as you can be without being a NW4, the island is hanging on! I am also poor as f***.

 

[shookwun]

lol to caring what people think

I COULD NOT CARE LESS

honestly

if i knew my final pattern was like nw4/5, i would be booking my first hair transplant right now. i wouldnt give a flying f***. i would have my hair back and my confidence and identity. that feeling would far out weigh and bullshit disapproval/chit chat gossip from people i know/work with

this f*****g disease has eaten away at my soul for so long i can only imagine the euphoria i would feel knowing i would be a full head again in a years time after getting surgery. f*** everyone else

I would be shortly after flying over to Italy, and using Dante' s forehead as a run/landing strip for my Boeing 777. Celebrate, and find the nearest brothel.

 

[dunno]

Well i can understand your point of view, walking out in the open during ugly duckling stage.

Luckily ive been a hat prisoner for years so people dont bat an eye (had transplant a month ago)

So far so good

 

[shookwun]

Hats only work if you are allowed to wear them at work. If not, good luck!


Will look like a walking science experiment until your native hair grows back. Will go through the shock factor phase, seeing your bald head grow out again. Wondering why it appears so thin and patchy, contemplating if you lost more as a result of this surgery.


Will go through many emotions.

 

[EternalCorpse]

I can't afford taking a year off from work in order for that sh*t to heal up.

 

[CopeForLife]

BBC (bald by choice- I like Big Black c****)

 

[tracker54]

So, I've been thinking about getting a pro (Dr. Erdogan) FUE hair transplant, and here are my thoughts

1) It's quite expensive. For me to get 2000-2500 graft FUE, from Erdogan, would probably cost me around 8000 EUR, all in all.

2) I can't take off work for 2 weeks, so I'd walk around with the worst scabs imaginable.

3) I'd have to jump back on the finasteride wagon, which I don't want to. This is the biggest killer IMO.

I think I'll just wait it out 'til 2020, and see if anything has hit the market by then. I'm not waiting for a fix-all magic cure, but if there's anything that could replace the non-tropic finasteride, that'd be awesome.

3 year wait, isn't really that long. If we're still at the "There will be a cure in 5 years" stage when min 2020 rolls around, I'll just say f*** it and fly to Turkey for that hair transplant.

 

[tracker54]

More than having the balls to have a hair transplant, it's about having the money to do it. Most here just don't.

Yes, western prices can be quite high, especially if you're going to the best.

After a lot of research, I think Dr. Erdogan or Dr. ********* would be the best option for posters in Europe. They take up to 3 EUR / 3.5 USD pr. graft, and travel + stay is affordable. That's 3 times cheaper than many western and local hair transplants. Coughing up $20k is out of the question for most guys...but $8k isn't that unrealistic. Hell, if you only need 1000-1500 grafts, you could get away with only $5k-$6k.

That's as good as it ever will be, with the potential results you're getting. I regret not going to them years ago, while they were still charging peanuts.

 

[Dench57]

i'd go off the grid. literally quit my job and become a hermit for the worst bit (first 2-3 months). i'd let my closest friends and family know. it really sucks but the permanent benefits outweigh the negatives a hundred times over.

Yes, western prices can be quite high, especially if you're going to the best.

After a lot of research, I think Dr. Erdogan or Dr. ********* would be the best option for posters in Europe. They take up to 3 EUR / 3.5 USD pr. graft, and travel + stay is affordable. That's 3 times cheaper than many western and local hair transplants. Coughing up $20k is out of the question for most guys...but $8k isn't that unrealistic. Hell, if you only need 1000-1500 grafts, you could get away with only $5k-$6k.

That's as good as it ever will be, with the potential results you're getting. I regret not going to them years ago, while they were still charging peanuts.

erdogan is still 2.5euro per graft isn't he?

 

[HankPentagon]

I've made this same thread a long time ago (and can't find it) and I got a lot of support at the time which I appreciated.

The premise was me whining about how I can't go through the shame of me walking around for months with dotted scabs on my head.

I just find it hard to accept that this isn't a main detractor for people getting a hair transplant. I know there's a lot of other variables but for me, it's the fact everyone will know I'm so vain that I need a hair transplant.

Everyone who has done so and gotten that hair transplant, they don't seem to elaborate on how the transition period went. It all sounds so easy, and maybe it is.

Firstly I'd have to explain why I've taken time off work or gone to Turkey or something to get it done, I'm not a good liar at all, I tend to elaborate truth and minor details (which explains my lengthy posts) and with lies I am terrible, I give brief responses and move on.

Anyone else experience this?

Yes.

The thing is, I don't get why guys don't pool their money and take three months off work

It is a medical procedure

You need to keep it private

 

[tracker54]

Only us balding nerds know that the post-hair transplant redness and scabs are associated with hair transplant. You could simply tell the rest that you've gotten some eczema, or other auto-immune illness, and you'd have full sympathy. 3-6 months later you'll just say that the docs cured it.

 

[Stanx22]

More than having the balls to have a hair transplant, it's about having the money to do it. Most here just don't.

What about having it in Turkey ? I heard prices are very good there.

 

[Stanx22]

I'm 17 heading to NW3, I will already be like NW5,NW6 at 21 years old. Can't have it.

 

[Dench57]

Drastic measures just for a hair transplant. Unreasonable in my opinion, and I don't think you'll do that.

I still don't know what I'm going to do, for me, once the scabs are off, there is already no way to tell I had anything done.

So I'd need like 7-10 days off, but I'd really like to use those days to go on holiday.

I know that my colleagues are going to know eventually, no matter what I do, since I don't plan on lying.

My biggest concern is looking unprofessional at the office, since hats are not appropriate in Belgium.

I'll ask my boss to let me work at home for a week or two, and he can tell people that it's because I'm getting a surgery, they don't need to know everything.

Ah baldite problems.

I already know with my hair/skin type I should prepare for the full caucasian 3 month+ redness like @shookwun. if it doesn't then thats a bonus.

i'd only quit my job because i'm planning on leaving anyway, not really an option for people who need to stay at theirs ofc

i would go full hermit mode for 1 month post-op, then possibly do some travelling in europe alone the following month. all this requires much more money than just the transplant cost so i'd save loads before

 

[Stanx22]

As long as I work and live in Italy, I won't be able to afford them.

That sucks man. You have the combination of being fucked. I'm like you, won't have it because i'll be bald very early and i won't be able to afford it. RIP