Do You Recommend Revivogen? Does Minoxidil Lose Its Effectiveness Over Time?

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I currently live in UK and I find that it is fantastic that your show provides support to hair loss sufferers, a real problem. I wish we had similar programs in the UK too, I just think we are a long way behind. I have been trying hair loss products mainly minoxidil, and natural hair supplements (B complex etc) and I have got two questions:

1) Does minoxidil lose its effectiveness in preventing hair loss in the long term?
2) I saw a product call Revivogen and on the website they claimed that it has been recommended by the Bald Truth and I’m just trying to confirm it as they look somewhat legitimate. I would greatly appreciate if you can answer those questions. [Read more]

Talking About Hair Loss - It’s About Time

Our culture is peppered with taboo subjects, things we just don’t discuss. Some of these are topics we only touch on with family while others are strictly for conversations with friends. Still more subjects may be considered unsuitable for mixed company. Then there are the topics that nobody discusses at all.

As our society grows older and wiser, we are slowly learning to embrace and encourage open discussions and to share our thoughts and feelings about the difficult obstacles in life. One such obstacle is hair loss. Yet we still have a long way to go in bringing hair loss into casual conversation in a meaningful way.

Suffering any kind of loss can be devastating. Hair loss is no different. Yet most hair loss sufferers remain silent as they go through the trying experience that hair loss incurs. [Read more]

This Week on The Bald Truth, September 21st 8pm EST

Seduction guru Marni Kinrys joins the guys to provide a female perspective on what women really want in a man. As the founder of The Wing Girls Method, Marni and her team of Wing Girls have transformed the lives of hundreds of men by providing them with the tools needed to truly enhance their inner game, and to increase their attractiveness no matter what their situation.

Marni’s ultimate goal is to teach every man in need “how to get their manhood back.”

As hair loss sufferers’ we know all too well just how difficult it can be to overcome the lack of confidence that comes with the onset of male pattern baldness. Strengthening your inner game is the key to creating romantic success no matter what you look like.

This is one show you won’t want to miss!

My Hair Transplant Nightmare - Adrian’s Story

I wish I was one of those happy guys in the after pictures that I see on the internet, but I guess I’m not so lucky. Four years ago I had a hair transplant. I thought that I did my research by ordering a couple of brochures and DVDs from television and by reading the internet boards about hair transplants.

I went to three different hair transplant clinics to have face to face meetings, and I spoke with my family doctor before I made the decision to take the plunge. After a considerable amount of research I decided to go to a very popular clinic (I prefer not to mention the name) in Beverly Hills. I was so excited the day of my surgery. Everyone seemed so professional.

After I changed and was given some pills I was asked to sign a bunch of paper work. I was not told that I would have to sign anything more than I had already signed when I scheduled surgery. At this point I was a little out of it from the relaxation medication so I just kind of signed the papers and figured that there’s no turning back now. I found out later that this was all the stuff that discussed the complications and the fact that there are no guarantees and such. [Read more]

Breeding Ground for Deception: The Dangers of Researching Hair Loss on The Internet

The Internet has created a global network of information, one that allows us to quickly and easily conduct research without having to pick up the phone or take a trip to the library. Information on the Web is free and accessible, but how reliable is it?

Online research must be pursued with great care. The Web is not monitored or regulated. Anyone can publish a web site and there is no guarantee that the information you access online is accurate or that it comes from a credible source.

Web sites that target hair loss sufferers with promises of miracle treatments should be reviewed with a critical eye. Here are three key points to remember when conducting hair loss research on the Web: [Read more]

From a Bad Hair Transplant To a Good Hair Piece - Getting On With Life: Nick’s Story

My story begins about 15 years ago when I was only 19 years old. I first noticed I was losing some hair when my girlfriend at the time delicately told me that I should buy some Rogaine before I go completely bald like my father. I asked her what she meant by completely bald and she took me into the bathroom and give me a hand mirror and said to look at the bald spot growing on the top of my head. Talk about a kick in the nuts!  She then went on to inform me that she didn’t sign up for this and that I should do something about it.

I wanted to kick her ass to the curb right there and then, but since I was now a newly balding guy I thought I would never be able to get a another girlfriend if I lost this one. As my hair loss got worse I could tell that my girlfriend was becoming less into me. She left me within a year and ended up screwing my cousin who had the mane of a god at this time.

This threw me over the ege so I decided to do something about it and had a hair transplant. This was the worst mistake of my life. The doctor suggested that I have 100 PLUGS placed in my hair line and that this will give me my hair back. I paid $2500 for the hair transplant and ended up looking like Joe Biden in the early days. I would say that this doctor almost put me into a metal institution, and had no remorse when I went back to show him what he had done to me. He said that it looked as expected and that I would need some more grafts to finish the job.

Now I was never told this when I paid him the first time. He told me that I would look great and that I would never have to worry about my hair loss again and that he has helped many young men in my position.

I lived my twenties looking like a freak of nature. Everywhere that I went without a hat people would stare at my head. I once got up the nerve to ask a girl from work out on a date and as I was asking her she was looking directly at my hairline, needless to say she politely turned me down.

I felt forced to undergo corrective surgeries that were all failures. My head looks like a road mark of scars and bumps with little plugs of hair sprouting out of it. The more money I spent the worse it got. It seemed like a never ending nightmare.

If it were not for the support of my family and a couple of close friends I do not know if I would be here today.  There were times that I wanted to just end it all. I would get drunk alone in my room and think about ways to do it.  I want the hair transplant doctors who may be reading this to know that if you ever did this type of disfiguring surgery on anyone in your past, that you might have destroyed a life. I want you to think about this and understand what you have done to another human being.

Thank God for my mother, she suggested that I try a hair piece and that her hair dresser also did hair replacement for men.  At first the idea of wearing a wig depressed me even more but what choice did have?
The women was very caring and had me try on a stock unit that she was going to return because the color was not right for one of her customers. The color matched mine so I let her put it on. She did her thing and taped it on my head. She began cutting and styling it and for the first time in 5 years I felt like myself again. It looked like real hair and it looked like my hair. I mean I knew it was a wig but for the first time in such a long time I felt I was looking like a normal looking guy in the mirror. It was surreal at first.

That experience has changed my life. From that day I’ve been wearing hair pieces. If had my choice I would probably just shave my head since there are times that dealing with hair pieces is a pain, but I have no choice since I was so badly disfigured, but this story has a happy ending.

Wearing a hair piece allowed me to get on with my life. About 2 months after I started to wear one I met my wife. She had no idea that I was wearing a hairpiece until I told her. That was not an easy conversation, but I had to tell her if I ever wanted to be intimate with her. She told me that she didn’t like me for my hair and that she would never have known anyways. I still believe that if it were not for the hair piece that I would never have met the love of my life, advanced in my career or have 2 beautiful daughters.

I think about the doctor who disfigured me back then and wonder how many other young men he did this too.

I’ve had a very difficult road up until this point, but I do enjoy my life. I would much prefer not to have hair glued to my head, but I guess there are worse things.

Nick

September 11th - A Day of Remembrance

On September 11, 2001, I was awakened by a ground shaking explosion, the likes of which I have never experienced. You see I lived in New York City on 9/11, in a downtown loft, in the shadow of the World Trade Center.  Yvette and I barley escaped with our lives. As a matter of fact, Yvette actually risked her life fighting her way back downtown to our apartment in order to make sure that I was still alive.

The following excerpts are from our story published in the book Never Forget: An Oral History of September 11, 2001, by Mitchell Fink and Lois Mathins (Regan Books 2002).

As I’m watching television I see a plane on the screen about to hit tower 2. I could also see the shadow of the plane, it wasn’t on TV. The concussion from the explosion threw me about four feet across the room. I was in the living room when it hit. I live in a loft and was thrown into the kitchen landing on my back. [Read more]

Celebrity Hair Loss Treatments Exposed

Apparently hair loss sufferers of the world are not created equal. Whether it’s online, in print or on TV, rumor has it that certain unnamed celebrities have found the fountain of youth and are unwilling to share its hair raising properties with the rest of us.

Yes, a large segment of the hair loss world believes that celebrities have access to secret hair loss treatments that the rest of us mere mortals will never be able to afford, or get our grubby little hands on.

It must be true, just read the online message forums or the UK gossip rags. It’s all there in black and white.

Take a look at some of the ads promoting hair loss products and services. Many companies boast having a celebrity clientele. Some claim that their products were once reserved for the rich and famous, and are now for the first time being sold to the the general public. Even the hair piece industry has created names for their wigs like, Hollywood Lace or Celebrity Skin (this one might work well in another industry). [Read more]

Depression and Hair Loss: You’re not Alone

When I first realized I was losing my hair, more than 20 years ago, I was absolutely mortified, however, I think my reaction to the initial onset of hair loss was fairly typical.

First, I went through the denial phase.  I tried to convince myself that This can’t really be happening to me.  I mean I was only 21. It must be the water or something right?

Next came the questioning phase. I asked select friends and family questions like “Does my hair look different to you? Do I look like I’m going bald?”

This is never a good idea.  The truth is you’ll get different reactions depending on who you ask. Some family members will attempt to spare your feelings by saying things like, “Your hair looks great… What are you talking about? You have a ton of hair!” [Read more]

Speed Seduction, Ross Jeffries, and The Bald Truth About Meeting Women

Spencer and Dave speak with the original master pick up artist Ross Jeffries, and takes a call from TBT fan Tee Jay. Tee Jay  believes he’s been having trouble meeting and connecting with women because of his height and asks Jeffries how he can overcome what he considers a life long personal liability. To learn more about Ross Jeffries and speed seduction, visit: http://www.speedseduction.biz

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