Discussions About Being Bald > Tattoos and Piercings
Hair Follicle Replication Technique Tatoo?
Rusty Shackleford:
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--- Quote from: Rusty Shackleford on August 14, 2009, 11:27:42 PM ---You missed 2 big points that I was making.
The first of which is that there's this automatic assumption that there's a problem with a person's confidence if they seek out medical procedures to restore their hair. There are lots of people on this board with full heads of hair who sly themselves because they like the look. Why do we automatically assume that those who want to restore their hair do so because they lack confidence? Chances are, many want to restore their hair because they like their hair just like many of us like our shaved heads.
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1. Both people who shave their heads and get transplants do it because they want more confidence.
2. Sly Bald Guys do not not say that a guy is being confident by shaving their head, we are saying that he will be MORE confident as a result of shaving his head due to going bald.
3. Shaving your head is the same as getting a haircut, so a guy with a full head of hair or that is partially bald is just getting a hair cut that provides him more confidence; not a medical procedure.
4. I also don't think we say that guys have psychological issues because they get a transplant. They just made a bad choice in choosing something that doesn't provide what they are seeking in the long-term.
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I agree that many make these changes because they lack self confidence, but we should not forget that many make these changes because they HAVE self confidence. Lots of it. Perhaps to a cocky degree that's so obnoxious it's just as bad as having no self confidence at all. So while some make these changes because they are afraid of how the world will see them, others believe in taking charge; forming an opinion and seeing it through.
For example, you could have one guy who gets implants because "I'll never get a girl and my life's gonna suck because I'll never even get a promotion. I suck so I might as well be bald" while another guy says "This is my hairstyle, and I'll be damned if genetics are going to take it away from me".
In our example of people lasering off their hair I doubt it's a sign of a lack of confidence. On the contrary! In the cases I've read about here it seems more like a sign of find it a sign of extreme confidence! These guys have decided they love the sly look and they are making a bold commitment in making it a lifelong style. That's confidence my friend! The very definition! Now if we had people saying "Being bald is alright but I have this visible MPB hairline and I know people are looking at it and laughing at me and I can't get a girl because they know I'm just some bald guy...." then it would be a different story.
--- Quote from: Tyler on August 18, 2009, 11:34:08 PM ---
--- Quote from: Rusty Shackleford on August 14, 2009, 11:27:42 PM ---
You also brought up the concept of these procedures being permanent, which is entirely true, but what about the permanent solutions to the curse of being of hairy scalp? There are numerous threads dedicated to the permanent laser hair removal procedure and tweezing which is known to cause permanent damage to the ability to grow hair if done long enough. I have not seen one post in any of those threads implying psychological weakness on the part of the participant.
So, again, why is it a sign of a lack of confidence if one person does not like their appearance and performs a permanent medical procedure to get the opposite look while it is a sign of confidence for others who do not like their appearance to perform a permanent medical procedure to get the opposite look? Is it because many guys who go bald go into an emotional depression? If so, I still don't think all balding guys seeking transplants should be assumed to belong to that group.
As far as I'm concerned, the only real difference here is that those seeking hair transplants risk finding thelseves with an island of hair surrounded by baldness as their baldness progresses, but that is an actual tangible drawback and not simply a critique upon the person's state of mind. To me it's obvious that our personal bias to loving our shaved noggins is blinding many to the bigger picture of being accepting, or even encouraging, to those with the confidence to make permanent changes to their bodies instead of just settling for what genetics handed them. Whether it's hair transplants, laser hair removal, or nose jobs I've always found the whole concept fascinating (well, everything except for those bas****s who laser off their facial hair :) ).
(FYI: In case I came across like an a** or a troll it was not my intention, but I've been told that I seem to lose tact when I express myself in written form.)
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I will give you something on the laser hair removal. Though, I still think this is less of a bad decision than a hair transplant. For example, most guys get laser hair removal because they have found that the "hairless" look gives them more confidence than a "hairy" look and by getting their hair lasered off, it makes it easier to keep that look. They aren't trying to achieve a hairy look only to find out later that "oops, the rest of my hair is falling out."
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I agree, but aren't our opinions tainted by our own personal bias towards preferring the bald look? But I still think you're right, restoring a hairline can easily do more harm than good, but if something goes wrong in a laser procedure it's probably not going to be very noticeable. At worst you'll just waste a lot of money.
I always wonder about these 20-somethings who get hair transplants because they have a long amount of life left and I doubt that their hairloss has hit bottom.
nomad:
I just have one thing to say.......REALLY??????????????????????????????
MadMatty:
This has got to be the worst treatment yet, it won't feel like stubble & they will most likely fade in a few years time. Some people
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