Seen this new thing called a hair loss tattoo on facebook recently and though it looks interesting.

Has anyone had it done or what are your thoughts, been bald for 10 years and wouldn't mind having my hairline back.

Any comments?

My friends missis does it. She starred just doing eyebrows then lads started appearing. Seems to be a thing now 

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some of these guys look so much better in the videos though

https://skalp.com/videos/

Might look like a one all over, might look like an eejit who has used permanent marker all over his head.

Also, it means you have to keep the sides shaved at a one all over level, which sort of defeats the whole thing. It requires even more maintenance than being bald, as the difference would be more readily noticeable.

In short, it's f**king stupid.

Dubs 

He had a henna beard that made him look like a Lego man.

Has anyone on here got the hair restoration procedure? I've met a few lads who have had it done in the last year or so and they have sensational full thick barnets now. My Turkish barber actually started giving it the hard sell a while ago also. He had the full brochures and price lists for the trip to his pals place in Turkey. He is clearly taking progressive steps to safeguard his future assets I.E. his clients hair. 

This hair tattoo thing looks a better option, yes you would have to keep the sides short but you look like you have a hairline again. I shave the back and sides every 3 days anywhere so it would be no different, I would just now look like I have a shaved head instead of a bald head, it's a no brainer. the guys saying don't bother just be bald are just kidding themselves, of course if they had a choice between no hairline or having a hairline they would choice hairline every time!!!

I'll see if they will give a group discount haha

No one wants to be a slap head. If people can get their horrible delph sorted then why not get the hairline done also. I might get a tattoo of a six pack and well defined pecs while I'm there. Possibly arrange for a flute enlargement too. Come back like the Bionic man. 

 

Yes, yes we have 

MaxV does your salon do these type of tatooes? Stick an Ireland hat on the lawn mower man and you'd be quids in with the YBIG  

Is this a wind up max or have you gone insane??

you're bald and that it, read a self help book or something

I know most peoples reaction is embrace being bald, be a man, I'm afraid there is nothing manly about being bald and looking 10 years older than you actually are, there is just baldness no manliness.

That's like saying to every woman just don't wear makeup be a woman!

Funny how nobody answers with the picture on the left looks better because it's obvious he doesn't look better bald.

By the way I don't work for anywhere that does this tattoo, I'm just someone thinking about getting it done.

None of my brothers are bald. My father isn't bald.  My grandfathers aren't bald. None of my cousins, except one, is bald, and I'm pretty sure he didn't get that from my side of the family.

Up until a year ago, I had a full head of hair. But since then, I've noticed a bit of thinning at the hairline. I'm not visibly going bald in any way yet, but when I comb my fringe up I can see more scalp than I used to after applying all the hair products. However, you wouldn't notice anything if I left my hair unkempt.

I don't know if my hair is receding or if it's maturing or if I'm just being paranoid. I'm also a hypochondriac.

Getting my hair cut for the first time in 5 months and dreading what it will look like when I get it shaved.

32 for reference.

IDK what I'd do if I started losing my hair TBH. I assume these things cost a couple of grand minimum.

Similar to my own aul boy but have read that it's the mothers side and all her brothers would be baldies. 

Fair play to the scientist in this regard 👏👏👏

Hard man Baldrick. So what if lads want to do something about keeping hair, none of your business. 

I know a lad that got it done in some place in Grange Clinic Donaghmede for 5k and it's a brilliant job. Very f**king painful he said. 

I agree it’s none of my business,  just think it’s mad and far more important things to be worrying about.  Any bald lads who embrace it are far better for it imo. 

From my own experience of shaving my head, it's not a look i'd be happy with. 

Id be getting a syrup or a transplant. 

Stick your photo into one of those apps and post it up here and we will offer our verdicts 😀

A mate of mine got it done, not a great job. 

Shave it off. Like myself 

Same. Any hair I do grow is silver now, although you’ve 10 years on me 

What if you don't have anything else to worry about? Like life is great, plenty of money and I want to get rid of my bald patch. You are one sour bollix

  Personnel insults is your go to here is it 😀

What the f**k have I said that’s sour. 😀😀. Just think lads worrying about going bald is a sign of the times I suppose.  I don’t think Jack Charlton gave a f**k about going bald, although his brother probably did with his pathetic comb over.  

It’s a real 1st world worry that’s for sure. Probably a sign of insecurity but that’s a bit pop psychology.  As I said the lads that embrace it are usually better for it. 

What I have started getting is few grey hairs on either side and in the beard. Nothing very noticeable to others I would say but I'd day the difference between this time last year when I just started noticing it until now is a LOT  even though I would look completely dark haired now I'd say in 5 years time when  I'm 40 it will be half and half

Don't worry about it  

I am tearing my hair out about it 

This is a thread for Trig.

I'm getting it done in a couple of months. First noticed thinning at the top when I hit 30 and it's been steadily declining since. I can cover it quite well but just getting sick of the hassle. 

The first 10 days or so after the transplant is meant to be a disaster, especially until the scabbing clears. I'll let you know how it goes.

Fair play and yeah do 

Would you go Ted Danson or Terry Wogan. 

My barnet has been on the decline for 15 years. I’ve still got a bit left but I don’t get the chance to partake in many hair styles, I stick to the bog standard cover up job. There’s a history of slapheads on both sides of my family so I’d say I’m bolloxed. 

If I wasn’t so dangerously handsome then I probably would go down the transplant route. Instead I’ll await my fate of looking like a younger Sean Connery with grace. 

You're right.

A mighty fine day for a hair loss tattoo mind.... 

This looks the job 

What will be your first new style after you get the job done McG? 

Go all out and get a New Romantics type big floppy fringe. Or a Grease style quiff. Possibly dreadlocks. 

Make the most of it. 

Huntacha is first up MC. My lionel is hanging in there so dont need to hit the big red button just yet. Just under a strong bulb i have a bit of the kenny cunningham going on 

But if i did.... i'd go all flock of seagulls for sure

I think I'll go for the James Dean. I'll probably aim for his signature look when he was in his pomp rather than his lifeless decomposed current effort which is more similar to my own style presently.

 

Have been to a few consultations in different places and the general consensus seems to be that if you've a thick enough donor area (back of your head where the follicles will be taken from and then implanted), then the finished article should be good. 

It's definitely growing in popularity these days. I think they're even offering flights and accommodation with their packages in Turkey 

I met him a while ago and asked him whether he was still going ahead with the hair transplant, he said he already had the transplant 

Smileys barbers in Crumlin used to organise packages to Turkey.

They possibly still do. There I was waiting for my turn and one of the lads identified me as a slap head in progress. He makes a beeline for me and hands over a hardback folder outlining the transplant services complete with customer references. You wouldn’t want to be sensitive. I suppose they are just protecting their future business model. No sense for them having a load of baldies in the neighbourhood. 

The Bobby Charlton then 

Never knew how popular it was over there.

My brother got a hair transplant a few years ago on the back, starting to show again already. 

WHAT!  He was okay on top and sides but was losing it at the back? 

What a way to put it 

Have heard some stories about bad ones, hair being inserted incorrectly so it starts growing in a different direction to the rest of the hair 

Didn’t Rooney have to have a second one as the first one didn’t work out. 

As for the surgery itself, it's a long aul day, 8 - 5:30 job. First hour is marking out where the grafts will be implanted and getting your head shaved. Main part of the surgery started at 9am. Local anesthetic is applied to the top of the head and then the incisions for the grafts are made. Then you spend about 2 & 1/2 -3 hours lying on your front while they take the grafts from the back of your head. By far the most uncomfortable part of the surgery because of the position of your head during this part. Having the grafts taken is almost like having your head shaved, but with a -2 or a -3 blade, as skin is being taken away with the grafts too.

It's a relatively painless procedure, the needles for the local anesthetic are the sorest part (especially at the back of the head/upper part of your neck), but you can't feel a thing throughout the implantation of the follicles, grafts being extracted, or the incisions at the start.

It was a very tidy job. The scabbing on the head wasn't too bad at all, a lot less than I expected. But you can do nothing for 2 weeks while you wait for the scabs to be removed on the 12th or 13th day after the procedure. You can't really wear a hat either, or if you do, it can't be touching the top of your head.

Once the scabs were washed off, it just looked like I had a 1 all over. Very happy with the hairline and the density at the top of the head. I had 2600 grafts overall. Unfortunately, the implanted hairs will fall out in about 2 weeks time, but this is normal and has to happen before they can properly start to re-grow. By Christmas, I'm not expecting to have a full head of hair, most likely it'll be a 3 or a 4 all over at that stage. Probably around March/April/May before I have full regrowth, but it all depends on the individual, and how you look after it in the month after procedure.

Just a few things they said to me about washing my hair which might help others. Never wash your hair with hot water, use baby shampoo instead of others, and stop taking protein as it can increase the rate of hair loss (haven't read this last point anywhere else, but the doctor was fairly insistent on this).

I'd be very wary of going to Turkey for one. I know there have been good ones and bad ones, and it all depends on your potential for hair regrowth, but it's the aftercare I'd be concerned with. I can't imagine flying in the days after you get it done will be any good for the implanted hairs, never mind the back of your head healing. It's handy to be living in the place where you get it done, because at least you'll have access to proper follow-up consultations, etc.

Any chance of before pics, middle and eventually after?

There is a place near me in Donaghmede that does this and a lad i know has had a brilliant job done. The only thing is, he said he can never put product in it or wear a hat really. Did you say you were in the UAE?

I've a grand head of hair, just a slight birds nest at the back. Would love to get that filled in.

When you say 'stop taking protein' do you mean protein shakes or what?

I've alopecia and can wake up with a bald patch at the back of my head out of nowhere - facial hair has been decimated and body hair too. I was told to eat lots of protein as it aids hair growth so was surprised to read that

The general consensus seems to be that if it's hereditary, then protein supplements are best avoided.

I can DM you the pics, I'll hold off until it grows back and send them together for better comparison.

I had consultations where they said they wouldn't fill in the crown area but the place I got it done in filled in that area so it can be done. 

Ye I'm based in the UAE. I'm not sure on the pricing back home (I think Blackrock Hair Restoration is pricey enough though) but it cost roughly 3500e over here. Cosmetic surgery is actually reasonably priced over here because of the amount of clinics that do it and the amount of qualified surgeons in those areas. 

It's cheaper than going to Turkey which was another reason I never looked in to it over there.

I posted in the beard thread about a patch appeared out of nowhere in my beard. Is there any good recommendation on what to do, who to see?

I am hairy all over my body (in an unattractive way) but this patch on my beard appears to be the only spot. Afraid it will get worse or spread to other parts (at the moment I'm kind of getting away with it as it is nestled into the part on my neck that I shave every few days anyway to keep the shape of my beard around my jaw line, it's only noticeable if I leave it for more than 3 days)

I've had a bald patch on the right side of my jaw for as long as I can remember, I never really gave it much thought, but now I notice that left side of my face is very bare compared to the right side and there are loads of small patches where nothing seems to be growing.

That's how it stated with me Andy about 7 years ago and then spread all over my beard, down across my chest, eyelashes and eyebrows and hair on my head. I know other people that got the spot on the beard and it just filled back in itself with no help, so it's case specific. No need to panic on it

There is currently no cure for it so any treatments you can get cannot promise anything. I was told to take hair supplements, high protein foods, and there are creams, shampoos etc you can get too

It's cancer lads, you've no more than a few weeks to live. God speed on your journeys

No, seemly the feeling of getting a hair transplant is orgasmic. 

Newryrep wrote: hair loss ? Is it that much of a big deal for a guy ?

Not everyone can pull off the bald look like Ross Kemp.

I was fussing over nothing with my hair on top but my facial hair is as patchy as all get out.

Way thicker on the right side of my face but still pubey looking. Left side of my face, there's patches everywhere where nothing grows.

I can't grow a full beard. The chin strap isn't an option. And I find it hard to shape the other facial hairstyles. 

I look better with a beard so this is really bothering me. 

Would you consider a beard wig?

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I didn't know they made beard wigs!

Large triangle sideburns 😊

Gaz or anyone else, is there someone you would recommend to see anyway that would be able to diagnose it or advise best course of action? My patch on the beard is getting bigger. Some concerns on my crown too I might as well get looked at.

I was thinking to see a doctor first before going straight to a company who specialise in the treatment so more so looking for someone to go private, I guess a dermatologist?

How big of a patch are we talking? 5c coin? bigger?

I'd say around a 2 euro coin now. Or more like an old 50p.

So just rock up at beacon or one of those places?