Quote from: Ms Grace on January 02, 2015, 05:32:14 AM
Really happy for you, Julia. I guess the hair in your avatar is a wig then? Still looks pretty damn good, must be a quality wig.

Hiya Grace, I learned about wig quality the hard, expensive trial-and-error way!  My first wig was cheapish and looked horrrrrrendous scarcely two weeks after it left the store.  The second looked good, but was blondish and didn't really suit me; I had not yet discovered the correct store.  Wig number three is the one in my avatar.  It's a quality synthetic from a German company, and, ouch, cost around €350.

I am immensely grateful to my sister for her help with the last one.  Nobody realised it was a wig.  I shall partly miss its elegance and ease of use!

xxx
Julia

Donna, that is the ultimate before and after picture.  Fantastic!

Quote from: Julia-Madrid on January 02, 2015, 06:32:25 AM
Hiya Grace, I learned about wig quality the hard, expensive trial-and-error way!  My first wig was cheapish and looked horrrrrrendous scarcely two weeks after it left the store.  The second looked good, but was blondish and didn't really suit me; I had not yet discovered the correct store.  Wig number three is the one in my avatar.  It's a quality synthetic from a German company, and, ouch, cost around €350.

It's funny, I seem to be exactly a few steps behind you. I started with a terrible wig and I'm now on wig number two, which is also a bit too blonde for me. It's a good quality wig and looks natural, so I went with the lighter-than-my-natural color because I got it for half off.  So now I'm planning to pay full price for the same wig that matches my natural hair color (almost black).  Then sometime this year I'm planning to do transplants.

So how are you compensating for the parts of your hair that are significantly shorter after the transplants? And after they fall out, won't you have roughly the same hairline you previously had until they grow out again?  I ask because I'm thinking of keeping my hair short until after my transplants and then growing from scratch at that point.

Quote from: katiej on January 02, 2015, 02:15:05 PM
So how are you compensating for the parts of your hair that are significantly shorter after the transplants? And after they fall out, won't you have roughly the same hairline you previously had until they grow out again?  I ask because I'm thinking of keeping my hair short until after my transplants and then growing from scratch at that point.

Hi Katie

A good question!  If my hair had been straightish, then concealing my temples and new hair growth might have been a problem.  But since my hair has weirdly become very curly, I can more or less bring a few curls forward as a type of fringe.  It's not perfect aesthetically, but it's will work.

If you are at a point where you could start with all uniform-length hair after your transplant, then this may be a good option.  I guess this mainly depends on how quickly you want to transition...

Hugs
Julia