My experience with a wig

[Folliman]

Thanks for sharing your experience

 

[shookwun]

I would like to also note that the hair piece does become better as time goes on, it will settle, and take on normal characteristics of hair some what.

@Goldenmane, what's your hairloss situation like?


It's definitely an option, but once you go their is no turning back. Everyones going to recognize you, and know you by well.... your hair. It's an on going comittment that takes effort.


The touch ups can be annoying. but id imagine they would be 25% of the what I go through because I have so much hair on my heads. if you're almost bald then the bond will stick on pretty well.. the hairline will always need to be touched up though.

 

[FWIW]

If your are that far gone, the amount off value that hair will bring back to your life will far outweight the hassle.

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Shook I think its safe to say you can have atleast one FUT and one FUE, both above 2500 grafts. If you are not comfortable with your density, you can easily go for way more IMO.

 

[I.D WALKER]

It helps to remember these days that there are wigs and then there are wigs.

 

[shookwun]

They still look like that when they get out of the box. Atleast mine did.



First guy should of never gotten that short of a cut with the sides of a NW7. That, and frequent haircuts are needed to match top density.

Took many hours of thinning, blending and plucking to achieve normal density.


@FWIW, I'm content with where i'm at. Maybe in the future I will get another procedure of 2000 grafts to add more density to the front.

All depends on the individual. Some guys need hair or they just look subhuman. That guy you posted looks fine, with or without.

 

[I.D WALKER]

When we look for aesthetic perfection (case by case), the tedious process of trial and error is constant.

 

[Eren]

i grew my native hair out before making the transition. The hair piece itself was about 1 inch longer then what I already had.


I couldn't imagine what it would be like If I didn't have the head of hair I have, everybody would find out if I ditched it. I guess that's part of the reason why it's so hard to let go once you wear one. Everyone recognizes, and associates you in a certain way.

At least you had the balls to shave your head. Btw, did you ever run your hands through your hair piece and if so, how did it feel like? Could you feel it was fake, or did it feel like you've runned your fingers through your own native hair? Always wondered that.

 

[shookwun]

If I brush forward, and downward with my hand it feels real. When I brush my hand backwards at the hairline it feels course, and stiff because it's stitched into a lace. It doesn't have the flow of natural hair at such length.


Partially why you need long styles for the hair to have more movement, and natural flow.

This attachment is 4 days in, and I can feel the entire edge around. It's a bit gummy on the tips, and needs more adhesive around the hairline.


Again, it looks fine, but what you feel is a different story. I'm not rele interested in being a walking mannequin that looks good but when you get intimate reveal more then what's been seen.


Pictures don't paint a good picture.

 

[Eren]

If I brush forward, and downward with my hand it feels real. When I brush my hand backwards at the hairline it feels course, and stiff because it's stitched into a lace. It doesn't have the flow of natural hair at such length.


Partially why you need long styles for the hair to have more movement, and natural flow.

This attachment is 4 days in, and I can feel the entire edge around. It's a bit gummy on the tips, and needs more adhesive around the hairline.


Again, it looks fine, but what you feel is a different story. I'm not rele interested in being a walking mannequin that looks good but when you get intimate reveal more then what's been seen.


Pictures don't paint a good picture.

I second this, that's why I say that hair quality and hair characteristics are THE most important thing regarding hair. If you are receding and losing density but you hair quality is untouched, it's less of a problem. Hair density and hair line can be fixed to some extent with a hair transplant. When your hair quality is deteriorated, you're f*cked. I wonder if there'll ever be a treatment to improve the quality of hair.

My hair looks ok when it is short, though I barely feel like I have hair. It's flat, lusterless and weak. People can't see that, but the feel is real.

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Btw, does the length of your side hair play an important role. Could one for example have short hair on the sides and still wear a hair system and look ok with it. I am asking this as men with retrogade alopecia can't have long hair on the sides. That would look rididuclous.

 

[davesmith420]

Hey Shook, would you mind posting a picture of your hair system?

 

[I.D WALKER]

You want your hair system to complement the quality of your natural remaining hair. Subtle contrasts can work ok, but obviously if your sides have clearly depreciated altogether then choosing a sharp contrasting cut will augment an already negative situation and attract more scrutiny.

 

[shookwun]

The best of two worlds would be if you're going the Norwood 6 route and are willing to risk it is to do a good hair transplant on the front and then use a hair system on the back. That's what I'm planning to do.

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Check this thread: http://www.hairlosstalk.com/interac...ail-with-undercut-hairstyle-with-hair-systems

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And this: http://www.northwestlace.com/customergallery.html

Doesn't work, and most likely won't look good. Systems are to course, and most of the time won't match someones native bio hair. hence why most people get a full topper or fullcap. A transplant can't replace native hairline density, so cut that by half..

Dude, I understand you are wishful but you haven't experienced a transplant or a hair system....



@eren

Side hair depends what style you are going for. You could always fade around the ear, and nape, and have a little bit of hair on the top sides. then just throw the piece on top... common with these longer styles.

Short hair styles are hard to accomplish because you need good hair quality around the back and sides. That, and it needs to blend in with the top hair... without being relatively to long.

it's very hard to have a short hair style hence why you see all these undercuts and poofy cuts... because theirs so much hair flowing around that it's hard do detect where the the lace will sit, and join.



I don't want long hair. I thought medium hair was what I wanted but realised Im into short hair.

Short faded sides, and a crew cut ontop..


Not into these metrosexual hairstyles.

 

[shookwun]

Toppers that blend in with their side, and back... Yes.. very doable.


Actually when the system wears in it will look more realistic. When it's fresh of the stock it will not blend at all, and in most cases look to dense in comparison to native hair.


All of them are wearing full toppers or full caps.



As I said from time again, pictures don't do much justice. It's what is fealt that matters.


A hair system will look better after a few weeks then when you first get it. It's to hard to tame, and control when it's fresh. Once you break it down, it will flatten out and look more realistic.


Again, it's possible but you should go with light density if you want a front partial such as 1 inch hair piece. Medium density and such will be to hard to control, and stiff.

 

[jd_uk]

Shookwun...out of interest, do you have pictures of your hair as it is now?

 

[shookwun]

I'll post some in a bit, once I shower, and style it.

 

[shookwun]

I don't think it will suffer at all in the short run but possibly in the long run. A lot of it has to do with how you handle the adhesives, and system during re, and de-attachment. I don't think it will matter once it's applied, because it's anchored on and isn't shifting to create traction.


When you remove Isopropal alchohol, generally sprayed from the back, and work your wear towards the hairline, one side at a time. Comes off rather easily.



Im getting good at spotting wig wearers since I started wearing.

 

[jd_uk]

I don't think it will suffer at all in the short run but possibly in the long run. A lot of it has to do with how you handle the adhesives, and system during re, and de-attachment. I don't think it will matter once it's applied, because it's anchored on and isn't shifting to create traction.


When you remove Isopropal alchohol, generally sprayed from the back, and work your wear towards the hairline, one side at a time. Comes off rather easily.



Im getting good at spotting wig wearers since I started wearing.

Do many people actually wear wigs?

 

[FWIW]

I don't think it will suffer at all in the short run but possibly in the long run. A lot of it has to do with how you handle the adhesives, and system during re, and de-attachment. I don't think it will matter once it's applied, because it's anchored on and isn't shifting to create traction.


When you remove Isopropal alchohol, generally sprayed from the back, and work your wear towards the hairline, one side at a time. Comes off rather easily.



Im getting good at spotting wig wearers since I started wearing.

Yeah, chuck needs less density, different colour and especially more grey percentage, I dont see any there,thats very unnatural.

Also the teeth are obviously very natural colour for his age..

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I really dont get this guy, hes the worst wearer I have every seen. He must be ****ed in the head. I have NEVER seen him with good piece, it all looks retarded, many times with obious visible lace hairline. One wouold think tht holywood actor would use good service. Either does it DYI and sucks or his piece dealer and hairdresser should bettr start cutting dogs.

 

[I.D WALKER]

No one has to be an expert at spotting wig wearers. With a little experience I have found it relatively easy to find one. The reason can mostly be traced to either a belief that a majority of these guys (wig-wearers) don't have enough panache to satisfactorily execute the façade, or haven't invested enough time and dedication educating themselves until they've developed a sharper eye for self critique and subsequently learn to master the art and technique of exploiting a wig to it's fullest advantage. I promise you if more wearers were to apply themselves to a higher standard, controvertibly the vast majority of amateur wig spotters would disappear.
Having a few years of personal experience wearing a hair system I have to say it was a difficult experience overall. Were my hair status not so degraded I
would probably commit to sporting a partial piece again. If I were asked today, would I consider revisiting it? I would have to say definitively no.

Again not because I don't appreciate a hair system's obvious value as a makeshift coping device (they can be a brilliant disguise), but rather due to
my implacable reluctance toward making the extreme albeit necessary transition to a full cap.
Between the rigorous maintenance involved and my chronic Seb.derm. it is no longer a tolerable (temporary) solution for me now.

I will continue to insist anyhow, for the lower Norwood's lucky enough to have retained even density, a partial system can still serve to enhance their quality of life in spite of the long list of risks and rigors normally associated with them.

 

[shookwun]

7 more days till I shave it off, MIGHT do it sooner. I'm thinking 4 days once my roommate goes back on camp rotation.

I'll just wear a hat when I go out.

Partial system like toppers?

A front partial is a little hairline piece such as