How Bald Should Someone Be Before Stopping Toppik?
Hi Doc,
Just wanted to know at what norwood class one should stop using a product like Toppik. I am a class 6 and have noticed that I need to put quite a lot of toppik on my head and it really just looks like a coating of coal dust! Does my hair have to be longer for it to look better? Or do you think I’m putting on too much!
I don’t know if you’re using too much or too little Toppik. I think the answer is really simple — just look at yourself in the mirror or ask someone if it looks too fake or if it looks normal. I really don’t know what to tell you beyond that, as there’s no way for me to tell based on an email if it looks like a “coating of coal dust” or if it blends well enough to be an effective camouflaging product.
Many early Norwood class 6 and 7 use Toppik with great results. The length of hair and hair loss matters, but it is on case by case basis.
Dr. Rassman,
What is your opinion on using products such as Toppik to enhance a hair transplant on a Norwood 6 or 7 patient who cannot achieve full coverage? Obviously the need to use a product like Toppik long-term may not be ideal, but for a man whose hair loss is too extensive to achieve full coverage from donor hair, a keratin hair-binding product combined with a hair transplant may be the most effective and natural looking solution for a lot of men with extensive balding.