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northway · Joined: 05 Jul 2010

Declan kills his own point by bringing in a whole bunch of variables besides the hair on one's head. Yes, a tall, charming guy who is in shape will have better luck with the ladies than a short, fat, stick in the mud. This has little to do with hair.

jimmyjames1982 · Joined: 13 Nov 2008

Kyungpook University Hospital Hair Transplant Center in Daegu has one of the world's leading transplant specialists: Prof. Jung Chul Kim.

Thanks for this info.

I'm tall, dress well, and workout regularly. As many of my other balding brethren know, going bald changes the way you look completely regarding the framing of the face. It's very difficult to come to terms with this deformity no matter what condition the other aspects of your life are. Only people going through hair loss can empathize with one another. I find it hysterical when a non balder tells me to just shave it and forget about it, or it's all about confidence, girls don't care about hair.... bullshitttttt

In addition, I would like to continue working in Korea. As you know, looks are important here for employment. It's unfortunate but that's the way it is. Also it doesn't help when trying to date Korean women, because all of the guys their age have hair. I end up looking like their father instead.

Quick story, I met a women, or shall I say girl, last winter when I had a beanie/snowcap on. We hit it off quite well and set up another date a few days later. I met her without my cap and the look on her face was a look of disgust when she saw me. She had no tact at all. Her first sentence was, "I didn't know you were going bald"... The rest of the date I kept seeing her eyes creep up to my hair.. The chemistry we previously had was gone. We never saw each other again after that. I have never wanted to jump of the 63 building more than after that date.

Some of the info about hair transplants ITT are completely incorrect. This procedure has come a long way from the plugs/doll hair of yesteryear. I have done research out the wazoo, I'm basically an expert. I just can't find much info about the best surgeons in Korea. I know the top surgeons I would go to around the world but the price is something a teacher can not afford.

If any other of you gentlemen are thinking about a hair transplant, take a look at the thaihairclinic.com, the MD is Dr. Pong. He has over 210 before and after photos on his website. The price is very competitive. I will be going there if I can't find a great surgeon in Korea at an affordable price.

I also recommend using the hair restoration network for research about the procedure.

Good luck with your hair goals of 2012![/quote]

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jimmyjames1982 · Joined: 13 Nov 2008

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Brooks · Joined: 08 Apr 2003

Some women don't want to date bald men but some look beyond baldness.
You want to be accepted as who you are not as how someone thinks you SHOULD look.

I prefer bald guys who have gotten over their baldness. Go to England where lots of men keep it short and they don't have a problem with being bald.

I used to wear a hat when I was 22 because I couldn't deal with my bald spot but I got over it later.

I can understand getting a transplant but I wonder about any side effects and also, it costs a lot of money.

The Floating World · Joined: 01 Oct 2011 Location: Here

Get a transplant, don't get one, whatever makes you happy is what works.

I have the Phil Collins in his thirties hairline which I refer to as 'my landing strip.'

If I had 5mil to chuck about and could take a month off of work I wouldn't hesitate to have micrografts, same way if my teeth were gnarly and I had a spare 5 mil I wouldn't hesitiate to get cosmetic work done on my teeth.

This fallacy that it is 'better to get over it' is completely subjective and erroneous.

If 5 mil could make someone look 5 yrs younger and more confident / happier - why would you esteem someone that had not had the procedure and just shaved more than the other person?

Surely that would make YOU the shallow person making generalised shallow judgements no?

Dazed and Confused · Joined: 10 Jan 2003

I was born without hair on the sides of my head and have always been self conscious about it. I've looked into hair transplants and was quoted 4 million. They said they'd redo it if more than 10% didn't "take". Shocked

I asked my doctor, who is balding himself, about it and he said wouldn't do it. He said the risks are high and it may not last more than 10 years.

Reggie · Joined: 21 Sep 2009

Reggie · Joined: 21 Sep 2009

I'd like to add that Korea is a great place for foreign men to test drive a hairpiece. As a hairpiece wearer myself, when I ride the subway, I get the impression that South Korea may very well have the #1 largest per capita percentage of wearers by a longshot.

A lot of Korean men certainly do wear them. I didn't notice it in 2006 when I first came. In fact, I never noticed any back then. But now that I have a lot of familiarity with toupees, I can say with authority that a lot of Korean men wear them, but they wear good pieces. I theorize it's why a lot of Korean men comb their hair forward like Justin Bieber, instead of parting it or combing it back like grown men in most countries. The hairline is where you're most likely to get "busted."

The odds of a non-wearer busting a wearer in Korea is pretty slim since toupees are all over the place.

Skipperoo · Joined: 05 Jul 2010

declan74 · Joined: 06 Sep 2011

RE: RADCON....If I could post a bic of my shiny bald head on here,I would do it. I would never post pics of my "conquests" as I am a gentleman and that would be uncouth and beneath my standards.

RE:JIMMYJAMES....It saddens me that you see hairloss as a "deformity".I don't feel deformed in the least.It's not a deformity rather a natural progression of your life.You just inherited a bald gene as over 45% of men do. You are special...embrace it Smile

You won the genetic lottery! Laughing

....of course, if you can't cope with it,get your plugs and I hope they look great.Just remember that you may have to do it regularly as you lose more hair in the future and you will be on medication to maintain it also.

Best of luck!

The guys at www.slybaldguys.com are there for you also......a great site for people struggling with hair loss or for those of us who have accepted it and moved on to more important parts of life.

declan74 · Joined: 06 Sep 2011