Sly since 2009…still struggling with my hair transplant scar - page 2 -

• #15 by IllinoisBaldy on 20 Mar, 2012 20:35
• Quote from: buddha on 20 Mar, 2012 06:58

  Quote from: IllinoisBaldy on 17 Mar, 2012 09:23

  While I love being bald I still struggle with my hair transplant scar and what it signifies…my insecurities at a much younger age.  I would never grow what little is left of my hair to cover the scar but I find myself wearing a hat a lot to hide the scar…nowhere near as much as I used to but more than I would like.  I’ve told family and some friends how I got the scar.  Very few people have asked about it but, when they have, I have been unable to say how I got it out of embarrassment.   I believe this is holding me back in some ways. 
  

  
  This one paragraph says for me why you might consider talking about the scar in spite of feeling embarrassed about how it got there. We all are subject to the fear campaigns launched by just about every advertiser going. The ad agencies are way ahead of us in terms of knowing how to utilize the human psyche and this is how they make money. They have no regard for after-effects and how a person's life might be negatively impacted by the result of their campaigns.
  Your scar makes you a qualified teacher. You have "been there-done that" and the wisdom of that is the thing that might help other young men to make a decision not to walk into a HT "clinic". Your scar sets you apart and might be the thing that would bring a young man consider asking the question before committing to the HT. And, in my opinion, there is no one better to ask than you. Try to get past the embarrassment of how the scar came to be and just be honest. You see the world differently today in the terms of this forum because of your experience and the scar is your diploma.
  We grow up in a society in which money is the mark of a person's success and form carries greater importance than function. Teachers like you can start to reverse that trend from the ground up. Welcome to the forum.
  

  
  Great advice buddha.  Thanks.
• #16 by IllinoisBaldy on 20 Mar, 2012 20:37
• Quote from: wpruitt on 20 Mar, 2012 13:55

  Welcome Joe
  

  
  Thanks wpruitt.
• #17 by Cris on 25 Mar, 2012 17:17
• Quote from: IllinoisBaldy on 17 Mar, 2012 09:23

  I can’t express how much better my life has become since I went Sly…even with the scar.
  

  Well... you can't express but your avatar does the work for you
• #18 by IllinoisBaldy on 26 Mar, 2012 17:44
• Quote from: Cris on 25 Mar, 2012 17:17

  Quote from: IllinoisBaldy on 17 Mar, 2012 09:23

  I can’t express how much better my life has become since I went Sly…even with the scar.
  

  Well... you can't express but your avatar does the work for you
  

  
  Thanks Cris...maybe chicks really do dig scars 
• #19 by xnewyawka on 28 Mar, 2012 15:34
• Welcome Joe, great to hear you made the strong choice to shave it all off.   
  
  I have to agree with buddha here, and I really think you should use it as a learning tool to help younger men who are thinking of going this unfortunate route. Use the scar and the knowledge you gained to stand strong, be honest with them, put it out there for these men (fencers, etc.) what really goes on in the process. It's such a shame how they prey on men's insecurities.
  I totally agree with saintc: these guys are nothing but greedy butchers! 
• #20 by IllinoisBaldy on 29 Mar, 2012 16:14
• Quote from: xnewyawka on 28 Mar, 2012 15:34

  Welcome Joe, great to hear you made the strong choice to shave it all off.   
  
  I have to agree with buddha here, and I really think you should use it as a learning tool to help younger men who are thinking of going this unfortunate route. Use the scar and the knowledge you gained to stand strong, be honest with them, put it out there for these men (fencers, etc.) what really goes on in the process. It's such a shame how they prey on men's insecurities.
  I totally agree with saintc: these guys are nothing but greedy butchers! 
  

  
  Thanks xnewyawka.  Absolutely...I will be honest about the scar the next time someone asks about it.  After that, I believe, it will get easier and easier.
• #21 by zetaeffe on 29 Mar, 2012 18:58
• Welcome and thank youn or sharing your experience with us, it can be really useful for somebody.
  
  And best compliments about your pic, you really look GREAT (and your girlfriend as well) 
  
  Never seen you with hair or balding, but can see that BALD is the perfect look for you.
• #22 by IllinoisBaldy on 30 Mar, 2012 06:52
• Quote from: zetaeffe on 29 Mar, 2012 18:58

  Welcome and thank youn or sharing your experience with us, it can be really useful for somebody.
  
  And best compliments about your pic, you really look GREAT (and your girlfriend as well) 
  
  Never seen you with hair or balding, but can see that BALD is the perfect look for you.
  

  
  Thanks zetaeffe.
• #23 by Arnie on 23 Apr, 2012 08:26
• Welcome to SBGs!!!
• #24 by IllinoisBaldy on 23 Apr, 2012 12:49
• Quote from: Arnie on 23 Apr, 2012 08:26

  Welcome to SBGs!!!
  

  
  Thanks Arnie.
• #25 by Baldstu on 23 Apr, 2012 14:53
• Lovely piccy of you and  your girl  I agree with the others
• #26 by IllinoisBaldy on 23 Apr, 2012 16:12
• Quote from: Baldchav on 23 Apr, 2012 14:53

  Lovely piccy of you and  your girl  I agree with the others
  

  
  Thanks Baldchav.
• #27 by marty22 on 23 Apr, 2012 16:27
• If she doesnt mind the scar, I dont either.
• #28 by RoWilJr on 23 Apr, 2012 20:03
• Thx for sharing your story... Looks like you're doing great by the looks of your profile pic!
• #29 by IllinoisBaldy on 23 Apr, 2012 20:59
• Quote from: RoWilJr on 23 Apr, 2012 20:03

  Thx for sharing your story... Looks like you're doing great by the looks of your profile pic!
  

  
  Thanks RoWilJr.