it will be really interesting to see how long mike thurston can fight baldness

[Pacho]

5:20

apparently he already got a transplant and is finasteride

considering his dad and younger brother is norwood 6/7 i wonder if he can keep it

 

[Butterbean Head]

He is a good looking specimen, I imagine if would/will hit him hard.....although he has the body, and enough masculine facial features to pull the look off.

 

[Pacho]

He is a good looking specimen, I imagine if would/will hit him hard.....although he has the body, and enough masculine facial features to pull the look off.

 

[Milkonos]

wtf, "only 10% of men are suitable for a hair transplant"
Is that remotely true ?

 

[Wisemiller]

wtf, "only 10% of men are suitable for a hair transplant"
Is that remotely true ?

When most men get a hair transplant, the pay 20K for:
-A wispy comb-over
-A conservative (balding) hairline
-A bare crown

Hair transplants are not meant to restore young balding men to normal hair. The procedure is meant for older men who want the novelty of a smattering of coverage on their heads.

 

[justinbieberscombover]

When most men get a hair transplant, the pay 20K for:
-A wispy comb-over
-A conservative (balding) hairline
-A bare crown

Hair transplants are not meant to restore young balding men to normal hair. The procedure is meant for older men who want the novelty of a smattering of coverage on their heads.

Another lie and delusion from the same poster. This ain't the 90's or 2000's anymore. You sound out of touch, Grandpa.

 

[justinbieberscombover]

At least they don't throw in the pluggy baby doll-hair look for free anymore, do they?

Don't listen to him

When most men get a hair transplant, the pay 20K for:
-A wispy comb-over
-A conservative (balding) hairline
-A bare crown

Hair transplants are not meant to restore young balding men to normal hair. The procedure is meant for older men who want the novelty of a smattering of coverage on their heads.

Lots of similar results on The Hair Transplant Restoration Network too. Sure those are the best achievements, they go to show the possibilities of a transplant, but even if you get just 60%-70% of the density with the same hairline you're easily good enough, and that outcome is very common in our day and age with a competent surgeon.

Let's see you quote me with an excuse in an attempt to justify your ignorance and bluntness. You keep talking bs with faux confidence like you know what you're talking about.

Idiot

 

[Diffused_confidence]

Don't listen to him

Lots of similar results on The Hair Transplant Restoration Network too. Sure those are the best achievements, they go to show the possibilities of a transplant, but even if you get just 60%-70% of the density with the same hairline you're easily good enough, and that outcome is very common in our day and age with a competent surgeon.

Let's see you quote me with an excuse in an attempt to justify your ignorance and bluntness. You keep talking bs with faux confidence like you know what you're talking about.

Idiot

I think he is talking about men who are already severely bald. At that point it is a supply/demand problem.

 

[justinbieberscombover]

I think he is talking about men who are already severely bald. At that point it is a supply/demand problem.

This guy had a weak transplant imo. It describes that type of situation - he's been given a very high hairline with low density, horseshoe still visible, so little to no cosmetic benefit.

Doesn't describe the norm, in 2021 someone who opts for a transplant should expect better. At least after 2 procedures if they have a lot of hair missing.

 

[Wisemiller]

Doesn't describe the norm, in 2021 someone who opts for a transplant should expect better. At least after 2 procedures if they have a lot of hair missing.

True the procedure has come a long way in 20 years. But you know what they say on the hair restoration network - "manage your expectations", which is code for "you will still look like a balding man but if styled in the right way in the right lighting you could appear to have illusion of density". Actually look through the results and ask yourself if most of them are acceptable. And by acceptable I mean reasonably dense NW1, because why pay so much money, risk, and time if your still going to have sh*t hair. May as well shave it or get a system.

Indeed only 10-30% of men are actual candidates for a hair transplant and get long lasting results.

 

[JaneyElizabeth]

This guy had a weak transplant imo. It describes that type of situation - he's been given a very high hairline with low density, horseshoe still visible, so little to no cosmetic benefit.

Doesn't describe the norm, in 2021 someone who opts for a transplant should expect better. At least after 2 procedures if they have a lot of hair missing.

I thought you were a systems guy. Thinking about "moving up" to transplants?

 

[justinbieberscombover]

Indeed only 10-30% of men are actual candidates for a hair transplant and get long lasting results.

This is a statistic that you pulled out of your *** though lol

If the lighting has to determine whether the person's head looks framed or not, then the transplant wasn't good enough imo. I was there in the past, it sucked. I looked like a full head in pics, and then I showed up to a date half bald. The girls looked disappointed the moment they saw me. Added more density though and now I'm good, and the dates go much better.

I thought you were a systems guy. Thinking about "moving up" to transplants?

No I'm against systems, I'd rather shave it all off than wear one. I'm a transplant guy, I had 3 transplants lol.

 

[Pacho]

True the procedure has come a long way in 20 years. But you know what they say on the hair restoration network - "manage your expectations", which is code for "you will still look like a balding man but if styled in the right way in the right lighting you could appear to have illusion of density". Actually look through the results and ask yourself if most of them are acceptable. And by acceptable I mean reasonably dense NW1, because why pay so much money, risk, and time if your still going to have sh*t hair. May as well shave it or get a system.

Indeed only 10-30% of men are actual candidates for a hair transplant and get long lasting results.

dude it depends from norwood you come from, how many donor hair you have available and how many procedure you are willing to go through

a norwood 5/6 guy who goes for 1 single hairtransplant will obviously look like sh*t but the story is totally different for a norwood 3 guy who goes for dense packing at the corners

 

[JaneyElizabeth]

This is a static that you pulled out of your *** though lol

If the lighting has to determine whether the person's head looks framed or not, then the transplant wasn't good enough imo. I was there in the past, it sucked. I looked like a full head in pics, and then I showed up to a date half bald. The girls looked disappointed the moment they saw me. Added more density though and now I'm good, and the dates go much better.


No I'm against systems, I'd rather shave it all off than wear one. I'm a transplant guy, I had 3 transplants lol.

Oh, okay. You just answer questions on those threads. Well, I support your efforts since right now, it seems that many people are down on transplants and I know that with the right fringe and no diffuse thinning, people could get remarkable results even in the 80's. I was watching Ocean's 11 with Frank Sinatra from 1960 and his hair looks pretty darn good and he was one of the first known to get transplants but they probably only did the crown or with his wealth, maybe he could afford grafts instead of plugs in the front but I don't really see any "doll-like" aspect in the front.

For old-timers, or "grandpa's as you call them (I have pre-teen children lol and no grandchildren yet) microneedling can reintegrate this doll-aspect in the front, if still visible. It can also revive exhausted grafts after 30 years or so and greatly decrease cobblestone scarring which was a huge issue in the day and for me. Often cobblestoned grafts only partially take with a couple of hairs but I can't even find mine on top anymore but I can see them in transitional areas and they have all become completely productive. Had I not had this aspect corrected by microneedling, my recovery wouldn't really have been possible since until microneedling, scar tissue was not something that could have follicles restored to but it sure worked for me. Again, for older guys back when they used plugs and not strips, try microneedling all of the fringe which should help eliminate any wispy aspect caused by the open plugs scarring badly and not healing properly. Topical estrogen in not feminizing amounts can greatly help this type of wound healing and at least for a while, I heard that something like Estrogel was being used as a topical wound dressing for two weeks to a month after transplantation.

It's that for me, the clinic had one of these fortunate ringers?--strangely enough, this guy was an NW7 or is it 8 that is the worst with no hair at all on top, before, but really high fringe with thick strands and except for his hairline, which they were terrible at back then, he looked like well Newt Gingrich, a blow-hard former Speaker of the House. He wore it similarly because by not sweeping it back, it covered the not entirely realistic hairline. It's funny because Gingrich's sister was a lesbian and her moment of fame is in the Friends episode where she marries Ross's ex and her wife. They look a lot alike which ahem, couldn't have been fun for his sister in spite of his hair. In spite of its thickness, this type of hair helmet to me, often doesn't look good--it's lol, almost too thick:

 

[Pacho]

Oh, okay. You just answer questions on those threads. Well, I support your efforts since right now, it seems that many people are down on transplants and I know that with the right fringe and no diffuse thinning, people could get remarkable results even in the 80's. It's that for me, they had one of these fortunate ringers?--strangely enough, this guy was an NW7 or is it 8 that is the worst with no hair at all on top but really high fringe with thick strands and except for his hairline, which they were terrible at back then, he looked like well Newt Gingrich, a blow-hard former Speaker of the House. He wore it similarly because by not sweeping it back, it covered the not entirely realistic hairline. It's funny because Gingrich's sister was a lesbian and her moment of fame is in the Friends episode where she marries Ross's ex and her wife. They look a lot alike which ahem, couldn't have been fun for his sister in spite of his hair. In spite of its thickness, this type of hair helmet to me, often doesn't look good--it's lol, almost too thick:

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thats a hairsystem?

sorry but as a non native english speaker with limited english skills i have sometimes problems to follow your posts entirely lol

 

[justinbieberscombover]

Oh, okay. You just answer questions on those threads. Well, I support your efforts since right now, it seems that many people are down on transplants and I know that with the right fringe and no diffuse thinning, people could get remarkable results even in the 80's. It's that for me, they had one of these fortunate ringers?--strangely enough, this guy was an NW7 or is it 8 that is the worst with no hair at all on top but really high fringe with thick strands and except for his hairline, which they were terrible at back then, he looked like well Newt Gingrich, a blow-hard former Speaker of the House. He wore it similarly because by not sweeping it back, it covered the not entirely realistic hairline. It's funny because Gingrich's sister was a lesbian and her moment of fame is in the Friends episode where she marries Ross's ex and her wife. They look a lot alike which ahem, couldn't have been fun for his sister in spite of his hair. In spite of its thickness, this type of hair helmet to me, often doesn't look good--it's lol, almost too thick:

View attachment 166335

"Hair helmets" look cute.. on 4-12 year olds.

If I was born a couple decades earlier I would probably still get one of those terrible oldschool transplants, and then grow it long and comb over and call it a day.

My dad got to NW3 in his 20's and then somehow it stopped for decades, and he's also much taller than me. I have "prettier" features, but my baldness was much more aggressive. Luckily I have better hair than he did now thanks to the advanced transplants we have today, so it all evened out at the end.

 

[justinbieberscombover]

Who knows what will be my future sons' situation.. I don't want them to go to highschool half bald, but seems invetible. My plan is to marry a darker skinned woman, so at least they can pull off the look.

 

[JaneyElizabeth]

"Hair helmets" look cute.. on 4-12 year olds.

If I was born a couple decades earlier I would probably still get one of those terrible oldschool transplants, and then grow it long and comb over and call it a day.

My dad got to NW3 in his 20's and then somehow it stopped for decades, and he's also much taller than me. I have "prettier" features, but my baldness was much more aggressive. Luckily I have better hair than he did now thanks to the advanced transplants we have today, so it all evened out at the end.

As Janey and John and Elton say, "whatever gets (us) through the night, it's all right...." HRT, systems, transplants, finasteride/min/duta, microneedling and so on. Nobody has to be bald but it is incumbent upon us all perhaps to do due diligence in research because so many of these treatments vary greatly. Even someone back in the day with plenty of hair for transplanting, like me, might not have known that they were, as my doctor only after observed, "a scarrer". He offered to fix it for free and I was like not thank you but you can keep updating my prescription for Rogaine two percent which I guess they had started offering to help transplants be more productive and to hopefully maintain fringe. Again, for guys with hair like Sting's, which is only affected in the front and in a relatively small area, you can indeed most likely go back to your teen or almost teen hairline and wear it long as Sting regularly did. Not sure if he is using something but pattern loss in the front sometimes just halts around the age of 25 or so and might not progress again until the age of 70.

 

[PRIMEN]

Who knows what will be my future sons' situation.. I don't want them to go to highschool half bald, but seems invetible. My plan is to marry a darker skinned woman, so at least they can pull off the look.

Check a photo of you future wife's dad before you marry her
My dad always had perfect, strong, thick, dark hair. He is Norwood 1 or even Norwood 0 at 60 years old, he didn't have a single gray hair until 45 years old, he has a Chad hair genetic, his dad is the same and I should've had the same hair genetic but guess what, my mother's dad was Norwood 7 with thin hair and now I'm Norwood 3 with thin hair at 27 years old, did a hair transplant 2,5 months ago.

 

[BurningCoals]

But you know what they say on the hair restoration network - "manage your expectations", which is code for "you will still look like a balding man but if styled in the right way in the right lighting you could appear to have illusion of density".

Well that's how the balding hair of a lot of us looks without transplants and yet we would rather have that than being slick bald, so better than nothing I guess. Although you indeed gotta be careful to not get too bad of a result.

My dad got to NW3 in his 20's and then somehow it stopped for decades, and he's also much taller than me. I have "prettier" features, but my baldness was much more aggressive. Luckily I have better hair than he did now thanks to the advanced transplants we have today, so it all evened out at the end.

What Norwood is your dad now? It's interesting when people reach a Norwood pretty fast but then it stops there, and even more so when the hair loss just suddenly resumes later.