Hair restoration, what hair restoration?

The amazing thing about time, I think, is how it passes. Those things which were such a big deal at a particular point in time in your life, consuming much of your thoughts on any given day during that time, can move on so quickly into perhaps just a thought or two a day, triggered by the oddest of events. As I have now reached day forty-three following my hair restoration procedure, I find this particular series of events in my life no different. 

Many of the milestones have largely passed with my restoration. It feels like ages ago that I was staring in the mirror many times a day marveling at my new hairline, and the feeling of self-awareness, which resulted in my reaching for my cap when leaving home or adjusting my hair to carefully cover signs of the restoration to the eye of a stranger.

As the newly transplanted hair began to fall out, despite the knowledge that it was an expected course of events, I found myself trying not to promote the process at all. I almost stopped wearing headgear for fear of agitating the process, and I avoided the gentle rub of my fingers while I shampooed my hair in the shower. But as soon as I made peace with the reality that this was an unstoppable process, my awareness of it quickly diminished.

So here I am, almost back at square one. Most of the transplanted hair is gone, only barely noticeable signs of the procedure remain, and I have no discomfort or post-procedure symptoms of any significance.

So has it been worth it so far? Well quite simply, I have no idea. If I look at the downside, well pretty much all of that is in the bag. The so-called invasive surgery is done, and to be honest I can hardly even find the scar any more, and there is certainly no discomfort. Unless I decide to become a skinhead, which after having a hair restoration procedure I must admit seems as likely in my case as my becoming an Olympic athlete, then I have nothing to worry about. Any other so-called downside was temporary and has now passed.

So where’s the upside? Well, we wait, watch and hope, I guess. The good news, though, is I’m not really worried about it, and so far everything has gone as expected, so why should I have reason to doubt the upside? So for now it’s back to life as I knew it before the procedure, except with the odd pleasant thought from time to time, usually when noticing a fellow citizen's great-looking hairline, that I too may enjoy a return to that treat when the growing wonder under my scalp begins to make its much awaited appearance!

-Kevin

Comments

[Jay]

Day 43 of your firt procedure can only suck. And I say that as someone who has been there. In its advertising, Bosley presents an image of a man with a full head of hair as a products of its work, but that's simply not that case. The first procedure shows minimal results. Most patients--as they don't tell you--most definitely need at least a second procedure.

I am a second procedure patient who only had mild frontal hair loss issues to being with. And I still have guys, girls, and even frikkin kids checking their hairlines when they spot me in the distance, because it hasn't fully grown in yet.