what to do?

[craig193]

Hello, i am v new to this and first time on any forum, i joined as lately i cant stop thinking about getting a hair piece, i have never ventured into a treatment for hair loss but approaching 40 just makes me think about looking old and how hair can make you look and feel better. I have done little research but stopped to come on here to get real advice on if i want a hair peice, what type, real hair and what company, as am v confused but excited and worried. If anyone could tell me pros and cons of getting one and who to get it from, it would really help, thank you. Craig.

[Tracy C]

The first thing I would do if I were you is find a doctor who is experienced in treating hair loss. Get an assesment to find out if you might be able to treat it - and how much you can expect to restore if you can restore any at all. I feel wigs should be considered a last resort for only when all else fails.

[craig193]

Thanks, I think i am beyond drugs from a doc and dont think restoring things via operation is something i want to do at all, i just want to look better, why do you think it is a last resort? It seems a lot of guys where pieces still?

[Tracy C]

...why do you think it is a last resort?

I feel it is better to recover what you can if you can. If that can never be enough (based on realistic expectations) then wigs are the only option left.

Wigs can be a temporary option as long as they don't interfere or prevent treatment of hair loss. I have been wearing wigs myself during these years I've been treating my hair loss. I have recovered a lot of hair. Now my hair looks nice enough that I no longer need to wear wigs if I don't want to.

[craig193]

thanks, it's just that so many sites seem to have great styles these days compared to the old ones and dont look obvious which is why i am much more interested now. We'll see, thanks again.

[Tracy C]

...it's just that so many sites seem to have great styles these days...

Do yourself a really big favor. If you chose to wear wigs, go to a real wig shop where you can be measured and fitted properly. I don't mean the "hair club" type places. I mean a genuine wig shop where the staff actually cares about helping you feel better about yourself. It will cost you more than a website but less than a "club" - and you are more likely to get much better service and much better quality wigs... Yes, I used a plural - because you will need more than one.

[craig193]

thank you, i think caution seems to be the key word here, and thanks i shall do some more research and i think i might have to learn the differences between a hair club and wig place in my naiivety. many thanks Tracey.

[kanyon]

I feel it is better to recover what you can if you can. If that can never be enough (based on realistic expectations) then wigs are the only option left.

Wigs can be a temporary option as long as they don't interfere or prevent treatment of hair loss. I have been wearing wigs myself during these years I've been treating my hair loss. I have recovered a lot of hair. Now my hair looks nice enough that I no longer need to wear wigs if I don't want to.

I think my brother did the same thing. He had very thin hair and started receding in his early 20s like me and he lived overseas. He came back with a hairpiece on I think (although I didn't realize at the time - it really is amazing how little people can notice hairloss unless they're suffering from it). Now with treatments (he uses Propecia, I don't know if he's used anything else - he may have had a transplant for all I know) he has thin short hair but he's 32 and his hair actually really suits him. He's a pretty good looking guy, goes to the gym, tans up, and has had some hot girlfriends. I remember he used to wear baseball caps in our house when we grew up even at the dinner table when mum would tell him to take it off (so it obviously messed with him). By the way I've never spoken to him about hairloss.

I was fortunate that for 7 years Rogaine worked wonderfully for me and I always looked like I had a great head of hair after i started it. Now that its failed me I'm actually jealous of my older brother's hair and hope I look like him in 3 years when I'm his age.