Hiding baldness (Boufant) (photo)
I remember a patient of mine that woke up at 3:30am every morning with his Class 6 pattern of balding. He let the hair on the sides grow very long and then for 2+ hours every morning, he would style his hair so that the side hair would cover his balding Class 6 pattern. His combover (called a Boufant) was successful, but his life was arranged around his hair, where he could not go to certain places or visit certain people, or go out on a windy day, he generally stayed indoors when it rained, and often called in sick from work when rain was predicted. Fortunately, he lived in California where rain is restricted to the months between December-February. He reduced his time away from home and became a prisoner to his need to create his morning Boufnat.
The hair transplant changed his life as he was no longer imprisoned by his need to style his hair.
The man below could be heading in the same direction which I am sure creates similar restrictions on his life. He does a great job covering the bald frontal area with his side and back hairs (see arrows). The best ticket to freedom for his life is to get a hair transplant. I suspect this can be corrected in a single hair transplant.
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