r/HairSystem

27 here.

Starting going bald at 24. Shaved it all off at 25

My dating life fell off a CLIFF. From constant matches online, and lots of great conversations and dates with beautiful women, to a complete ghost town since being bald

Anyone else go through the same thing? Any of you tried a hair system? or just any advice on how to deal with this time in my life, going bald young sucks. People always guess I’m in my 30s or close to 40, when I had hair people always guessed I was younger than I was

Might be getting a hair system soon, but not sure that would solve my issues, other than tricking women into dating me lol

Edit: I should add I live in LA. The dating scene is already very competitive here

French lace stock
Attachment with ghostbond platinum

The first pic is a comparison from when I first started topical meds. There is some improvement although there are ways to go, and I would never expect it to fill in completely.

The second pic is the hairline. The topical meds have done little or nothing for that.

I've thought about continuing the topical solution and maybe the top gets to the point where hair fibers make the difference, and perhaps do a hair transplant on the front.

The other option is to rip the band aid off, cut my losses, and just go directly to a hair system.

I had a couple of consults at HT clinics. One said that the top and front would likely require separate transplants with a possible third down the line.

Another place does both hair transplants and hair systems and she recommended a transplant, saying that hair systems are more for those who are NW6 or beyond.

Any ideas on where I should go from here?

This was my first wig, just for trying out if i look okey in them, was like 10 dollars of a cheap website.

but i think i wanna invest in something more high quality. Where do i begin? im located in Europe aswell. I was hoping in similar style as this one im wearing in the picture just in real hair.

Haven’t posted on here for ages. I do follow most days though and like to see you all post your systems.
I’ve worn systems now for 8 years or so. I’ve self installed them for the last 4 years.

My systems are always poly. Normally 0.4 etc.
my natural hair is a bit of a weird colour, it’s like a very very dark blonde but doesn’t resemble blonde at all. It’s nowhere near brown, so brown coloured systems always look very much like a system…

My systems are from Amazon. Link:

https://amzn.eu/d/02QGD1iI

I install myself and I cut the whole thing myself. My natural hair (back and sides) have recently been cut this week by my friend who is a hair dresser. I don’t do that myself.

My process is, wet the system once installed / glued on my head. And then I cut the system whilst wet.

I then get to a point where I leave it longer than I’d like before drying the hair after adding hair oil to my hair (heat protection etc). Then I’ll add the usual products, hair oil again once dry and my styling product. At this stage the hair is way too long.
But it’s then easier to cut dry into my desired style.

I then cut to style before rinsing my hair, washing with shampoo and then repeating the oil, dry with hairdryer on low temp, add products and I can then cut more if needed.

This time, I then added some bleach to the system. It doesn’t turn my hair blonde blonde, these systems don’t colour well at all (lighter) but in sunlight / artificial light they do look blonder. I wish it went lighter, but not possible.
Anyway, once dyed, the system is a nice match to my beard / eyebrows and I’m happy.

That’s basically it!

I bought a system from AliExpress for 80€, and to me it looks better than my expensive hair salon system.
What do you think?
It has bleached knots and a natural hairline, 100% density and full lace.
How I know if it’s a good one ?

I'd love to put this on right away, but I can't cut my own hair

Last pic is my actual system

I just got my hairsystem installed yesterday. The stylist does them a bit different than what I've seen online; she sets it, and Im not supposed to remove it for a month. I go back in, and she sets another piece at that time. My only co.plaint so far is that it feels tight, like it's pulling my scalp, and id really like that to go away. But, I love the age drop. Thoughts?

2nd time trying a hair system. Thought it looked good, but might be too high of a hairline. The salon said they measured based on the sides, but not sure. Is it good? Obvious? What can be done better?
Thanks!

This is my first hairsystem and I have no clue if it looks good.

To me it is way too dense and it’s too dark and shiny. In sunlight it seems to look better than in artificial light but at home it looks so nearly black.

The curls look good when they're wet, but once my hair dries, they get bigger again, which I don't like. How I can hold the curls?

What do you think?

Hey everyone,

I have been dealing with alopecia for a while now and unfortunately it has reached a point where a toupee just is not enough to cover the baldness anymore.. I have decided to take the plunge and just ordered the Ellen Wille “Johnny” in the color M5S.

I am looking to see if anyone here has experience with this specific model or Ellen Wille’s synthetic hair in general? (Or other wig brands)

I am a bit nervous about the transition from a partial system to a full wig, so any tips or experiences would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance! (The pictures is the wig I ordered)

Need advice on how I can improve this system.

I am looking for a curly system and found this source? Anyone knows them and maybe already got experience? How does it look?

I’ve been floating about on this page for a little bit and decided after seeing all the great pictures of guys with happy full heads of hair I would like to go for it too.

I’m 23 years old and have had recession since 18 only in the hairline. From then I was on finasteride and minoxidil until I was 22. The medication maintained what I had which was good for a while. However, I unfortunately was one of those guys that didn’t get so lucky with side effects. Constant low mood and brain fog, suicidal thoughts and a substantial decrease in sexual performance, which was a killer.

After stopping the medication my mood and sexual health gradually improved until I was back to normal and I decided I would never touch that stuff again as the pros were heavily outmatched by the cons. But as a result of that by the time I turned 23 at the start of this year, the Norwood reaper came for my hairline. Density throughout the rest of my head is absolutely fine. Just substantial loss in the front.

So I went to the highest rated place in my city for hair systems, which I was recommended to by a friend who also has one from there. Today they fixed me up with a frontal system, given my circumstances I explained, and I feel quite happy with it.

The density is quite thick but it’s similar to what I used to have. I’ve been growing my hair out for a while and will continue to grow it until I get the perfect surfer flow style that has been trending recently. Once the system was applied there wasn’t much cutting done with it as it was needed to be a longer length but it’s blended in quite well with my bio hair.

All in all I’m quite happy with this first system and I have some pictures to share for any who may be considering a frontal system or are looking for what one may look like with a longer style.

The beauty of systems: you can try many styles and always reinvent yourself!

Its a 0.06 poly system, color #3