Can I have a Hair Transplant And still Wear My Hair Piece?

[gillenator]

Hi gillenator,
Thank you for providing me with such detailed answer to my question. I too was a Hair Club "member" until 5 months ago, this is when I found the Bald Truth and Spencer Kobren. I wish I had found the show sooner because the Hair Club was a nightmare for me. I always had a new stylist, the hair was very inconstant and I was forced to hide my hair line which made things very tense for me. I have been purchasing my hair online, I don't know if I can mention the name of the website, and things have been much better from me. I only had one problem with color, but the hair is so inexpensive and the lace base is undetectable when it's adhered correctly. I have lessened my density upon Spencer's suggestion on the radio show to about 60% which looks a little thin but very real, so I think the transition might be a little easier for me compared to someone coming out of a Hair Club rug.

Like I said, my problem is that even thought these new systems are easier to maintain and I could just buy a new one every couple of months, I would still like to be FREE of the gluing, and the cleaning and all of the other concerns that come with wearing a system.

If I take your advice and decide to start with the front, can I cut my piece down and use tape every day instead of clips. Maybe I can tape the hair behind my new hair line and comb it forward for a while like it was my own hair covering the the hair transplant. What do you think?

Rubicon,

You're very welcome. I had the same challenge with Hair Club. A new stylist almost every time because the local center had problems keeping their stylists. And from my observations, they hired the wrong type of individuals to begin with. Then I would have to re-explain what I wanted done every time I went in for service.

Sure you can custom size your systems as you wean out of them. The issue is not whether one uses glue or tape to adhere the system. It is an issue of not putting anything directly on top of where the grafts were implanted. Otherwise the new growth will be interferred with. So if the tape is immediately behind the recipient area, and you comb the system foreward, yes that can potentially work.

Just make sure you do not cut off too much of the system at a time, making sure you have not removed too much of it. A good idea is to make a template out of tape the same way HCM does it. After you tape over the scalp behind the front third, outline the area with a marker exactly where you want the edge (bead) of the system to align. Keep the line at least 1cm from the edge of the recipient area. Then remove the tape as a whole piece and cut around the border you just drew, and now you have a custom sized template to make a system with. Having some assistance with this would be a big help.

If you live near Wash DC, I would do this for you free of charge!