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DaveyJ
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Well, I got to week 7 and with the school holidays over and teaching work about to resume, I dyed my hair - one week short of the 8 weeks advised by SMG. I assume this won't be a problem as I have noticed that most HT surgeons don't recommend as long as 8 weeks wait before dying the hair. As I am quite grey I used permanent hair dye.
With the dark brown hair colour I can better see the extent of my growth. I m not sure but I think I may have suffered some shock loss, although my hair was quite thin in the crown before which is why I had the transplant. I realise it will be months yet before this area fills in, but until then I will need to use a concealer. I have been using Toppik. However, I find it very difficult to apply it as I can't see the crown area where I am shaking it onto. I am using a mobile barber to avoid the embarrassment of visiting a salon full of young gossiping girls. My barber very quickly applied the Toppik, but I'm sure I must have used 3 times as much powder as him just because I couldn't see the crown properly; applying it was very much hit and miss! I have a hand-held mirror and even tried a camcorder but I still think I need a better system to help me see where I should be applying the powder. Any advice would be appreciated.
I am also interested in trying Nanogen as an alternative to Toppik. I have read that it works well on large crown areas (perhaps because the powder is thicker) and doesn't have the dulling effect on the hair that can be experienced with Toppik. I don't know if this is true, but I'll give it a go. Meanwhile, can anyone advise me on the best place to purchase Nanogen in the UK; I would like it to arrive quickly
With the dark brown hair colour I can better see the extent of my growth. I m not sure but I think I may have suffered some shock loss, although my hair was quite thin in the crown before which is why I had the transplant. I realise it will be months yet before this area fills in, but until then I will need to use a concealer. I have been using Toppik. However, I find it very difficult to apply it as I can't see the crown area where I am shaking it onto. I am using a mobile barber to avoid the embarrassment of visiting a salon full of young gossiping girls. My barber very quickly applied the Toppik, but I'm sure I must have used 3 times as much powder as him just because I couldn't see the crown properly; applying it was very much hit and miss! I have a hand-held mirror and even tried a camcorder but I still think I need a better system to help me see where I should be applying the powder. Any advice would be appreciated.
I am also interested in trying Nanogen as an alternative to Toppik. I have read that it works well on large crown areas (perhaps because the powder is thicker) and doesn't have the dulling effect on the hair that can be experienced with Toppik. I don't know if this is true, but I'll give it a go. Meanwhile, can anyone advise me on the best place to purchase Nanogen in the UK; I would like it to arrive quickly