Mark B. Decides to Try Bosley

My hair started thinning back when I was in college. I remember watching my roommate carefully apply Rogaine to his scalp, curious if this magic potion would work. It didn't. Four years had gone by and he hadn't a hair of growth on his scalp (in fact, he had lost some more up top). My hopes still high, I decided to give Rogaine a try anyway, but to no avail — I saw no difference. I gave up on trying to preserve my hairline. Until today.

When I was younger, I remember my dad getting a hair transplant. I thought the plugs on his head looked terrible and doll-like. Years later he supplemented his plugs with Bosley and was really happy with the results (his hair certainly looked a lot better — more natural).  My dad's Bosley experience inspired my choice to go through with my procedure today.

In my 30s I was dealt a blow with late stage testicular cancer, which necessitated heavy chemo protocols and baldness for a year. When my hair regrew it was considerably thinner.  With my health largely in check, I decided it was time to give Bosley a shot and attempt to restore my hair (and take back my youth, in a sense). Another contributing factor was the large number of people who would say, when admiring my baby girl (with a bountiful head of hair), that she "obviously didn't get her hair from me."  I wasn't wounded by these comments, but I began to realize people viewed me as a balding man, and I wasn't ready for that. It was time.

Stay tuned as I chronicle my experience with the Bosley procedure!

- Mark B.