Hair Loss Statistics
Going bald is a fact of life for millions of men and women. Adults lose about 100 scalp hairs each and every day. Hair normally lives for around five years. With male pattern baldness these hairs do not always get replaced and gradually bald areas begin to appear. This process can take a long time and the age at which you start to lose hair does not necessarily provide any clues as to how long it will be until you define yourself as bald.

When discussing baldness, which affects an estimated 40 million men and 20 million women in the United States, the topic is generally about a hereditary condition called androgenetic alopecia. Ninety-five percent of hair loss is of this variety.

Male-pattern baldness refers to the upward retreat of the hairline from the forehead, as well as an expanding area of fallout from the crown of the head. In the end, all that might be left is a horseshoe-shaped fringe around the sides and back of the head.

Female-pattern baldness, which recently has received more attention since Pharmacia& Upjohn began packaging and marketing Rogaine separately for women, refers to a diffuse pattern of hair loss throughout the scalp.

Research continues in search of ways to treat androgenetic alopecia and allow hair to sprout in barren scalps. But, at this time, all you can do, if you're a man, is to look at your fathers head and your maternal fathers head to see how they fared, because chances are you'll wind up with a similar fate. In addition, female-pattern baldness can be passed down from mother to daughter.

"I think it's just the luck of the draw what your genetics are," says Allan Kayne, M.D., a dermatologist and assistant clinical professor of medicine at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle. In male and female-pattern baldness, the culprit is something called dihydrotestosterone, or DHT, which is derived from androgen, a male hormone. Circulating through the bloodstream, androgen is converted to DHT by the enzyme 5-alpha reductase. Those with greater enzyme activity have more DHT binding to hair-follicle receptors. If flooded by DHT, the follicles sprout thinner and thinner hairs until nothing regrows, and the follicles eventually wither away.

Normal Hair Loss
There are a number of reasons why men start to go bald, but if you are a man between the ages of about 20 to 45 and you start to lose scalp hair, then the chances are 95 percent certain that you are experiencing male pattern baldness. As the term suggests, male pattern baldness follows a typical sequence or pattern. Hair loss can start in different areas but is usually at the temples and/or on the crown of the head. Initial thinning of hair progresses over a number of years and may lead to total baldness but more typically loss of hair over the top surface of the head.

The Cause of Male Pattern Baldness
Most men are genetically predisposed to male pattern baldness. It is the effect of hormones on the hair follicle that produces male pattern baldness. Testosterone, a hormone that is present in high levels in males after puberty, is converted to dihydrotestosterone (DHT) by an enzyme called 5-alpha reductase. DHT has an adverse affect on the hair follicles. Acting on a hormone receptor on the hair follicle it slows down hair production and produces weak, shorter hair, sometimes it stops hair growth from the follicle completely. This process gradually depletes your stock of hair and is normal hair loss.

Diseases and Conditions Related to Hair Loss
Hair loss and going bald is something many men have to adjust to as they get older. There are, however, a number of diseases and conditions that can cause hair loss.

Illnesses and conditions that can cause male hair loss include:

• High fevers associated with infections or the flu.
• Thyroid and pituitary problems.
• Some medical treatments; radiotherapy, side effects of medications such as interferon, chemotherapy and steroids can all cause hair loss.
• Stress.
• Psychological problems such as trichotillomania where some people pull out their hair.
• Exposure to dangerous chemicals such as thallium acetate.
• Fungal infections of the scalp.
• Ringworm.
• Burns.
• Alopecia Areata Universalis, where the whole body is affected, or totalis where the whole of the scalp becomes bald.

If hair loss is caused by disease there are usually other symptoms that accompany hair loss. If you believe your hair loss may be caused by disease go check it out with your doctor.

Other causes of hair loss include; poor nutrition (inadequate protein or iron in your diet) and certain medications used to treat high blood pressure, depression, arthritis, gout, etc. Women often lose hair due to birth control pills, pregnancy, menopause, hormonal changes and imbalances in the thyroid gland.

Diabetes and lupus can cause hair loss. Hair loss is common for people that undergo chemotherapy and radiation treatements. Chemicals used to bleach, dye, tint and straighten hair can contribute to hair loss and thinning hair.

There are several other internet mail order companies that compete with Toplace in the real human hair replacement business. Toplace offers real human REMY hair - only the best! REMY hair from TopLACE is softer and silkier than processed hair and lasts much longer. And we've eliminated all bases that are "yesterdays technology" such as fine mono.

Toplace offers only the most realistic and undetectable bases such as Super Fine Swiss (SFS) or French lace the current state of the art. Other bases are just not as undetectable and realistic as lace.

Competitors include Richard Farrell (Farrell Hair.com), Hair Direct (hairdirect.com), Cool Piece (coolpiece .com) , Advent (adventhair.com) , and Hollywood Lace (hollywoodlace.com). All are priced higher and don't provide the quality and same high level of customer service that Toplace provides.

Farrell's hair prices are so high that they offer financing plans through Capital One - it's like buying a car! Farrell Hair (farrellhair.com) also states that they offer the only hair replacement system ever recommended by the American Hair Loss Association (AHLA). This is simply not true! Toplace is also endorsed by the American Hair Loss Association and proudly displays their logo on our websites homepage. Farrell Hair also states that it has been voted the "Best in the World" for 9 Consecutive Years, however he conveniently fails to disclose who supposedly "voted" him the best! Who conducted the voting and how it was done? Richard Farrell please answer these questions! His hair pieces cost several thousand dollars each, that's why he has to offer financing, the average person can't afford the cost of his hair systems.

Farrell repeats the mantra that you get what you pay for and that nobody can match his quality. We have many former Farrell Hair customers that have switched to Toplace! Why? Because Toplace provides even better quality for a fraction of the cost!

Check out Hair Direct (hairdirect.com). A single system costs $499. Only if you commit to a contract to buy 30 systems per year (one less than every 2 weeks) can Hair Direct match the price of a single unit from Toplace. Who needs 30 hair systems per year? Hair Direct has a general discussion hair loss forum/blog like Toplace but has nowhere near the participation from customers around the world that the Toplace hair loss forum has.  

Advent (adventhair.com) charges $575 for a single unit of synthetic hair. Human Remy hair is an additional $100 fee. Advent (adventhair.com) has no hair loss forum/blog. Advent has no toll free number to call for advice and consultation.

Hollywood Lace (hollywoodlace.com) sells the first piece for $199 but all purchases after that are $299. Hollywood lace also has no hair loss forum/blog.

In fact, nobody provides better quality, better customer service, and the cheapest prices like Toplace! Toplace has the most active hair loss forum/blog in the world. The wealth of knowledge from the hair loss forum/blog comes from actual hair wearers and is reason enough to choose Toplace. Many people try Toplace for the low price and have low expectations because of the "you get what you pay for" mentality. They are shocked at the quality and quickly become loyal Toplace customers. You shouldn't have to sacrifice your lifestyle in order to improve your appearance with a real human hair system. Try Toplace - you'll see for yourself - firsthand.

Cheap hair. Best quality. Best hair loss forum/blog. Best customer service. Worldwide service with affiliates in Europe and Japan.

Remy hair is cut from one persons head and sewn in the same direction hair naturally grows. The cuticle is just like nature intended it to be. Texture is silky soft with subtle waves. Cuticle hair is created by careful processing which leaves the cuticle layer of the hair in place. The result is a superior hair item that colors beautifully - it has the highlights and natural shading just like your hair. The majority of human hair sold in the industry is non-cuticle hair. The hair cuticle has been stripped by using an acid-bath. Remy hair is stronger. Nicest feel to the touch. It is soft and has a finer feel to it. Remy hair lasts longer, keeps its vitality and elastisity, is easier to comb and it curls better. The most impressive advantage of Remy Hair is it is tangle-free and has a longer "life" cycle. TopLace Hair Replacement Systems uses Remy Hair as standard from the factory.

Many people are conditioned to seeing ads from hair replacement companies for "lace front wigs" or "lace front hair pieces". The reason is that "lace" gives you the best and most undetectable hairline and that's why they use lace for the front - there's nothing better! Many people don't even realize that you can buy a hair replacement "unit" or "wig" made ENTIRELY of lace!

I even spoke with a noted hair transplant surgeon that has written a book on hair loss and he asked me if Toplace units had lace fronts! You see, most hair replacement companies either offer "fine mono" or "plastic mesh" bases or some other type of cheap material. And some of the better companies offer lace fronts attached to a fine mono or mesh base. The truth is that "fine mono" and "mesh" are "yesterdays technology" - they were popular about 7 years ago before lace was introduced.

Places like Hair Club for Men still use them today as do many other companies. With the development of lace technology these bases became outdated and obsolete long ago. Lace, either "Super Fine Swiss" or "French lace", is the current "state-of-the-art." material. There is NO finer material. It's softer and more undetectable than "fine mono". It's not stiff - we (in the business) call fine mono a "screen base" - like in window screen. Once the normal body oils mix with the lace you can't see the base - it looks like the hair is growing right out of your scalp! And you can't feel the base - it's so soft you'll feel the softest breeze blow across your scalp. You'll forget you're even wearing a hair piece!

Any customer that has tried a lace unit will never go back to "fine mono" or any of the "outdated" materials. And why settle for only a "lace front"? Why not get the BEST available - the entire base made of lace and be totally undetectable! With discount pricing from Toplace you can get the best and pay far less. It's not always true that "you get what you pay for". This is especially true in the hair replacement business. Try either "Super Fine Swiss lace" or "French lace" - it's truly the best base material available anywhere! You'll love it!

TopLace Hair Replacement Systems offers tips and other helpful information that will make it easier for you to take care of and maintain your hairpiece.

1. Is there an online forum for Hair Replacement Systems?
2. Who do you recommend for hair piece adhesives, tapes and shampoos?
3. What is the "Mirror Slide"?
4. Do you have a list of barbers or stylists for my cut-in?
5. How do you bleach your own knots on a lace hair replacement system?
6. How should I shampoo and condition my hair piece?
7. Hair piece glue tips?
8. Hair piece styling tips?

Step 1: Many people have asked what the "mirror slide" is in regards to cleaning their hair piece. In response I put this tutoral together, as in anything, please use restraint and be very gentle with your hairpiece, it is always good to have 2 or more spares. Here we have a dirty gluey mess.	Step 2: Take a mirror or a piece of glass	Step 3: Place your piece bottom side down against the glass and slowly slide it
Step 4: Press firmly but gently a few times until the glue appears on the mirror	Step 5: It will leave streaks like this	Step 6: Use a citrus or a cleaning agent like "Desolvit" to clean the mirror

Back to Tips^

Below are some quotes from board in a condensed form, PLEASE USE CAUTION!, the manufacturer should bleach knots for you, if unhappy with a lace product send it back to be bleached

Because most hairpieces are made with Indian hair, and colored with fabrice dye it is necessary to remove the fabric dye from the knots with a fabric dye remover. Once this is successfully accomplished, you would then proceed to apply bleach to the knots. If you have European or Russian hair in your pc., then you need only apply bleach to lighten the knots. HOWEVER, bleaching the knots should be performed by a qualified, experienced technician other wise you may end up with strange colored hair, eg., purple, green, blue etc. and then you'll have even more corrective work to do. Go to someone who really knows what they are doing and have previously bleached knots.

Step 1: After removing the glue and tape residual, rinse under medium warm running water, then in a bowl of clean warm water add some shampoo, I am using Prelude.	Step 2: Swish the piece around gently.	Step 3: Take out and rinse under running water until clear.
Step 4: Place in another bowl of clean warm water, add conditioner, I am using ConditinerII, let it soak for a few minutes, rinse again under running water until clear.	Step 5: Put on a form and comb out and let dry, spray on Velvasil, which is a leave on conditioner with sunscreen.

Gently lay the lace down into the glue. Using the flat edge of a comb, press the lace down. Then, using a Q-tip with a little alcohol on it, clean up the edge, making sure you don't lift up the front, and there are no hairs stuck in the glue. Then remove the tiny piece of tape from the middle, and glue or tape down the back.

It sounds like it takes a long time, but after practice, I have it down to about 10 minutes.

Back to Tips^

• When drying the hair with a hair dryer use only warm air never have the blow dryer on maximum heat.

   

• If using styling aids such as Gels, Mousses, Hair Laquer, Etc. look for the ones that are Alcohol free.

   

• Use the blow dryer on the coolest setting only long enough to arrange the hair into the desired style. Think of the blow dryer as a brush and not as a dryer. DO not continue blow drying the hair after that and especially don't blow it totally dry as this causes the matted, molded (wiggy) look. Let the hair air-dry the rest of the way and then brush it.

   

• Only use brushes that have flexible bristles with cushions on the ends. The cushions will help prevent the bristles from snagging the holes in your lace which could cause a tear. I have been using a hair dryer that has a little button on the side for cool air drying. Its called "cold shot". I don't have to use any heat now for drying my hair.

   

• Products from Mastey which contain NO ALCOHOL can be used as styling aids

   

• Mastey's Fixe Finishing Spray for Fine, Thin Hair For All Day

Fix - is an exceptional finishing hair spray formulated to provides instant lift and style support to fine, thin hairs without added weight. Offers instant hold and shine to your style for all-day support. Superior for root lifting and finger styling, it provides an extra margin of hold whenever needed. Holds the shape of the hair even after multiple brushing. Permits easy re-styling and re-spraying. Contains Vitamin B5 and The Natural Moisture Factor for real hair moisture. With sunscreen. Also Herbal Essences Spray Hair Gelle is another good product.

As always, Artec products are great for fake hair. They have a water-based "Texture mousse" in a pump container that is really nice, and there's also "Texture spray" which does contain alcohol but is very light and doesn't darken the hair or weigh it down.

There's another blending tool that is real handy for blending your system into your own hair I think its called a blender. It looks like a small comb with a razor blade in the center. All you do is scrape around the sides and back of your system where it meets your own hair and it chisels off hair and blends it into you own perfectly...WORKS WONDERS!

Finally, if you've got a system, you absolutely HAVE to have one of those famous black wood "Paul Mitchell Brushes". Best tool for styling systems out there.

Back to Tips^

Hello John, look, what Debbie made out of a stockpiece (after I gave her my template) in England. If you want, take and use them for the website.

Strange, but true words - last weekend (at the convention in England) and TopLace changed my life.

Thank you & best regards,
Carsten

I have some really mixed emotions about bad looking rugs mainly because I feel the hair companies greed is what caused the stigma associated with wearing. For years, they in my opinion, took advantage of every poor guy that simply wanted to improve his looks. I know it held me back from wearing for years and I'm sure there are going to be new people right now that read this and are nodding their heads in agreement. I researched wearing for over a year before I came upon Top Lace's forum. Sorry but I didnt trust anyone , there is no way I was ever going to be one of those poor guys walking around with a muskrat glued to my head. I too thought the only way to get a good piece was to pay thousands. I looked into the hair clubs and heard enough bad stories that it almsot became a phobia for me. I'm not about to make fun of anyone that doesnt know any better or doesnt have the financial ability to do this thing right. Nope I blame the scum sucking vulture hair companies for not only for their greed but for producing the garbage they put out and then ridiculously overcharging for it. Had it not been for this forum and the people here to lead me in the right direction maybe that could have been me you were laughing at and thats just not acceptable. lol

Funny part for me is so many of us wear so well that we look better than the guys with full heads of hair.

bill416

Just writing to tell you how much I appreciate your services. I have been using you for a couple of years now after 15 years of expensive salons with inferior products. It is nice to know that I can afford to switch out units before they fade and are obviously worn! Your services are A+++ in my book! Keep up the GREAT work!

Dennis

Just wanted to say thanks to John for getting me my order and let anyone who hasn't taken the plunge with Toplace to do so ASAP. The quality of my two new pieces is awesome. They were spot on with the specs. Prior to TL I was spending very close to $4000 per year with transitions Intl. (not 50% of the quality of TL) What a waste! Thank you John and BA. What would i do without you? (and Debbie!)

Sincerely,
Jason

I HAVE SEEN FARRELL'S WORK AND THEY ARE GOOD. i CHOOSE TOPLACE EVERY TIME MORE NON-DETECTABLE AND DURABLE YOU DO NOT NEED TO COMPETE WITH FARRELLS WORK - YOU ARE THE BEST.

Albert - Well Known Hair Stylist

I have been serviced by a company called JA Alternatives for about 10 years now. I like their locations and staff very much, but their prices are ridiculous.

JA charges clients by contract. You have to order 4 hair replacements at a time. You have to sign their contract, which legally binds you to paying for all 4 on a schedule. They are close to $1000 each! Add to that the monthly charge of $105 for a haircut and re-bonding. Not to mention that their "lace" product loses 75% of it's hair within 8-12 weeks, so you are going thru replacements costing over $4000 a year.

I am on disability with chronic health issues, so I am living on 60% of my former income. Not only can I not afford JA anymore, but I found that your quality is even better. Your color-matching has been far better, and the replacements I got from you have lasted twice as long as theirs! The hair is just as soft and shiny and high quality. Overall I could not be more satisfied and grateful for your services.

Take care,
Barry N.

Re: How much money have you saved since finding Toplace?$$$$$$$?

I have been ordering with Toplace for about 3-4 years or so. I save around $3,000 a year. I was with transitions who charged me $2,200 for 3 crummy mono w/poly side pieces and bi-tri weekly "attachment services" at $60 a pop, plus their crummy products. Thank you Toplace!

Jason1389

Re: How much money have you saved since finding Toplace?$$$$$$$?

I will say Toplace saves me 50% of what the club costs. Plus way better hair systems and 20 hours of drive time per year + 12 hours of service time.

wiggy

Re: How much money have you saved since finding Toplace?$$$$$$$?

I bet I have saved over $10,000.00 since finding Toplace and this fourm, how about you?

Meandean

I just wanted to let you know that I am completely satisfied with my first hair system; actually, toplace has given me the first hair system that not only looks natural and real to sight but also when you touch it; I mean this system surpassses any system I have ever got and that includes systems from hair club for men, hair direct, and a few other local places I used to buy from.........what is so great about the super fine lace system that I got is that the thickness of the perimeter going all around the base is the same and you cannot even feel it; I had always got systems that only felt real to touch just in the front of the base but not around the sides and back.......well your super fine lace system exceeded my expectations and I am happy to say I will be a returning customer and I feel like I have finially after all these years of frustration found the right system and company to buy my systems from. Also, I wanted to let you know that Debbie's cut in of my system and the way she did everything was top notch as well; toplace and splitends are a great team and the quality I got from both of you is just incredible; thanks again and I will be contacting you again soon to reorder.

James

I have worn hair for a while, I have not ordered from Toplace but sent my info to John to get my first order right.

I had no Idea that you could order hair this way, the hair clubs make it seem so technical and mysterious and I did figure out that it was not at all that. I was always unhappy with the results from a hair salon. I ALWAYS had to "fix" my hair when I went home and because of that I learned how to handle it, how to trim a cut that was not right, how to pluck the hairline. I thought there was somenting wrong with me because they all said how "GREAT" I looked after an appointment. I thought I looked like a Jack-ass.....

Since I have been reading this forum, I learned and actually did highlight and then bleach the knots and I can't believe how much better this hair looks. I got a lot of the products recomended from this forum and now the hair looks newer, softer and just a lot fresher. WHY can't people that do this for a living get this stuff on their program???? I want to be free of anybody doing anything. I know what looks best for me. I know what problems I have had in the past and I know now that I can fix them. All a person has to do is spend some time on this forum and everything that was not working out-dryness, bad bonding, fading, visible knots, one color helmet head, can be fixed and apparently we are better at it then the professionals.

Name Unknown

John,
Well I am officially a TopLace wearer! And I will say first hand, that it is by far the best quality product I have seen. What an incredible service you run. Fast, affordable, and friendly. A winning combination. Thanks for the great work. Feel free to use me as a reference/testimonial anywhere you need me. I will be an exclusive customer from now on!

Great job,
Omar Baig

I was wearing crap hair for over 30 years until I found Toplace about a year and a half ago. I learned absolutely NOTHING those first 30 years.

buckeye

Re: former FARRELL's client

Welcome.You have found the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.Top Lace is the best.Hands down!!

stet

Its nothing new, or unique to farrell. It is standard. toplace can make the piece anyway you want it.. with poly sides, all poly, combo. super fine swiss. french. injected skin, knotted skin.. varying thickness.. everything at farrell you can get here and more. The only thing you will not find here that Farrell has, is a ridiculous price. There are many people on there who are X Farrell clients and X HCM clients etc.. They have seen both systems and choose these not only for the price, but the quality as well.

Just browse the pictures and u will be amazed. There are many photos on this forum.. Look up JAKE, MB, Sesster. GEL. These guys have shown whats possible with hair systems.

Xeon

AND TOPLACE DOES SELL THE BEST LACE FOR THE BEST PRICE, HANDS DOWNS!!!

THEY ALSO THROW IN FOR FREE, THE BEST ADVICE, BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE BEST FORUM!!!!

I'M UNAWARE OF ANY COMPANY (NOT JUST HAIR REPLACEMENT) THAT HAS STAFF AVAILABLE 24/7, 365!

I DOUBLE-DOG DARE YOU TO PROVE ME WRONG!!

Leslie

Re: What kind of effect has wearing had on your personality?

Confidence through the roof (Why? Because I'm more youthful looking). I talk to chicks much more (Why? Because they all now seem more interested). I dress better (Why? It makes you want to... it's like a kick start for improving your life).

My life has improved dramatically because of toplace. It's like losing weight... on the same lines of it... I lost 25 pounds and felt similar to how I felt when I put a TL on my head.

Rob

Re: To the veteran wearers of hairpieces - any regrets?

Only regret is I didn't do it sooner. Also when I was your age, they didn't have anything that looked even close to what Toplace has to offer today!

Tony

Re: To the veteran wearers of hairpieces - any regrets?

I am 27 years old, I for one do not regret it at all. In fact, im really happy that I found it. I wouldnt know what I would have done without it. Either spent 1000s at a salon or shaved my head and looked terrible. The shaved head thing doesn't work for everyone. You have to have the right face, and a perfect shaped head.

Xeon

Re: To the veteran wearers of hairpieces - any regrets?

I don`t understand how some can have regrets.....Well i have been wearing for 6 weeks now....I wish i had discovered this long ago.....I am 38....There is nothing to it...Template and color right on the money.To be very honest here....Looks and feel just like my hair when i had it.Looks fantastic.....As for releasing and attaching.....Piece of cake....You live and learn.....Just like anything else...practice makes perfect....Release....spray citrus on piece...clean scalp....mirror slide piece...then condition it....put near fan to dry....shower....then attach again....and i am good to go......Nobody knows a thing.....I got everybody fooled.

Al

Vacation Update

Since there have been so many questions of late in regards to if there are any limitations on what you can do with the hair, I thought it would be a good time to post this.

I am currently on vacation (Been here 2 weeks) and where I am the weather is VERY hot! I have been getting 1week+ holds and been walking long distances, seeing the sights, swimming, spending 3 - 4 days at a time sharing the bathroom with other people and I have not had a single problem. I'm on day 5 with an attachment now and the hold is incredibly strong.

If you attach properly it is just like your own hair...you dont even think about it. I have looked the best I have looked in a very long time in some of these vacation shots we have been taking (will upload a few when I get back) and have been in pretty much every lighting condition with no problem. Nobody even glances at my hair and why would they? It looks normal...actually BETTER than normal because I style it - :p

Wearing hair is easy as long as YOU make it easy is what I have learned. This vacation has been nothing but a blessing for me because it has allowed me to really see if there are any limitations to wearing, and I dont know about others but for me there are none.

caz

Re: who says only rich guys can afford HR

i used to think you had to have loads of money to afford to do this, then i found this site.

i work part time in a restaurant(for now). my income is like $800 a month and still i'm able to have a full head of awesome hair.

thank you toplace.

Chad

Re: who says only rich guys can afford HR

That's great Mike, you fell into this hairwearing thing at a right time because not too long ago, everybody needed indeed lots of money and most of the time the quality was much less...

Today, even guys with more money are migrating towards Toplace and similar companies by principle, it's a feeling like we no longer want to be fooled anymore.

Enjoy your cheap hair - hehe

Hans

Re: you almost have the answer to your question in your own message when you write that to some the results seem acceptable.

Imagine going through all the hassles and expenses for something that is just 'acceptable' and that is very temporary because the hair behind and around the transplants keep thinning.

When I started balding at 23, I took action immediately and I wouldn't have been happy with something just 'acceptable', I wanted lots of hair, just like I used to have and I was dreaming of a long life with lots hair that I can style the way I want... anytime I want.

And so getting into the hairpiece thing was one of the best decision of my life and since then, hairpieces keep getting better and cheaper.

I'm happy and I feel so good about myself which is a nice bonus to it all.

Hans

Re: returning from concealors

I went thru the whole gamut, transplants,rogaine,shampoo,concealors etc etc, You know what? I was so preoccupied with all that crap that I now look back & laugh, I actually spend less time on my hair now with a system than most people do with real hair & it looks dam good!Once you understand that the systems of today aren't the old albatross systems that look like some dead animal is stuck to your head,& are very complimenting to your overall appearance, it's a breeze , so why wouldn't you wear? it's all about accepting what you have & what you can do with whats out now & if these systems would have been around 20 yrs ago ,the amount of $$$$$$$$ & more importantly time I would have saved would have probably been able to buy a house if not a down payment!

hairmiester

Re: returning from concealors

the reality is that your real hair situation will never get better. It will only get worse. Once you accept and understand this you will be able to spend all you energy on living your life with a hair system and believe me, it's great because you'll feel free from worries and you will also have the freedom to wear what you want, as you want. We can have pretty much a total control on how we want our hair when we wear. Today, there are so many possibilities.

At the age of 23 this forward thinking got a hold of me and I plunged into hair wearing right away without ever looking back. And I have no regrets at all.

Believe me, it's a waste of time trying to work out you hair when you are balding. There are no 'products' solution to it except for a hair system.

Hans

I'm so damned happy

wow i cant believe it. I had my first cut it yesteday and w still wasnt sure I wanted to do this until it all came together yesterday afternoon. I used Didi in nyc for the cutin and she was absolutely great, I told her what i wanted to achieve in color and style and she worked with me all the way and used her own creativity to pull it off. this was a stock piece that BA had, wasnt my color, it was a very light brown vs my medium brown hair. Didi liked me blonde so she left the entire front blonde and blended the rest into my color. I got so many compliments last night from friends (all women), the guys knew i changed my style, hair color etc but none of them knew it was a piece. One of the women insisted her husband (also bald) come to the bar to see it. He's going to be a toplace customer very soon. lol

Bill

Re: oh one more thing

Debbie you are the greatest!!!! I feel reborn, I purposely kept my expectations low and even brought a hat with me just in case. lol needless to say I aint ever wearing a hat again.

oh, one quick story about last night. I took a couple of my girl friends out for late dinner. (not girl frinds in real sense, just friends) anyway I went outside to have a cigarette. Im standing outside and a chick that was sitting in bar area comes out and says "wow, who are you".

I was so shocked I just laughed and said Im new here. This is gonna be so cool, I always had to work so hard for women. lol

Bill