Hair Pieces- The Best Place To Buy: The Price

Time Involved

Expect to wait a good month for your hairpiece to be custom-made. Remember, there is a great deal of work to be done in making the base, matching and blending the hair, and sewing the strands into the piece. 

You will be required to make only two or three visits to a shop in order to buy a hairpiece: one or two for and a final visit when the hairpiece is completed and ready to be cut and styled on your head. 

The Price

And now for a subject that interests everyone: Just how much does one of these hairpieces cost? 

The prices varies. As stated in an earlier chapter, you can buy the cheapest stock piece available or go the full route and order a custom made. Before making your decision, remember that you are buying something that will become a part of you. It won't be just an ornament or passing fad. It will be your hair. Only you can decide how much value to place on it. 

We are talking about a necessity for a man who is particular about his appearance and who desires to retain his youthful appearance. Good quality hairpieces were once a luxury- available to only the famous and the elite. Today, quality is within the reach of every man who cares about himself. 

Stock pieces with synthetic hair are naturally the least expensive, averaging around $350 for a full piece. Although the quality is not as impressive as in a custom made, there is still a great deal of work that goes into its production. 

Next in range, the semi-custom piece with a guaze or skin base, will run approximately $500 for the standard 5 inch by 8 inch size. Of course, if you are only beginning to bald, you can save money by just ordering a partial. For every inch ordered that is larger than the average size you should expect to pay an additional $50. However, this is required only in extreme balding cases. In fact, adjustments in the design of this type of hairpiece, may even bring the price down somewhat. 

Finally, for the ultimate in hairpieces, the custom-made piece with European hair and a lace base, you will have to pay between $500 and $600 for a full piece (5" by 8"). Again, for extra large pieces $50 will be required for each additional inch. As with any high quality item, the increased durability and effectiveness makes up for the higher price. This fact is especially true where hairpieces are concerned.
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Your insurance company may pick up your bill for your hairpiece purchase!

Did you know if you are someone who is dealing with alopecia, medical related balding or cancer related chemotherapy and/or radiation and need to wear a hair system, toupee, wig, or hairpiece, that your health insurance plan may cover the full cost.  You’ll be surprised to know that most insurance companies will cover between 80 - 100% of a “cranial prosthesis.”  Insurance companies are starting to realize the important role that cranial hair prosthesis plays in the life of someone suffering with the side effects of these medical conditions. 

Here are a few tips that may help you figure out if you can go through your insurance and be reimbursed for your new purchase.

- When filing your claim, be sure to refer to your hair system as a cranial hair prosthesis   

- Read over your policy and double check your coverage portion. 

  (Make sure your policy covers expenses for prosthesis or prosthetics)

- Request a prescription from your physician for your full or partial cranial prosthesis

- Check with your physician for details and referrals for proper specialists and procedures in the field

-Write a letter to your insurance company to clarify the necessity of your prosthesis

- Make sure you, your physician and your specialist fill out and sign all proper documents

- Be sure to keep personal copies of all your paperwork and invoices  

Good Luck & Good Looking!

David Hansen

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Chicago Hair Replacement Parts And Front Lines

The most critical areas of the hairpiece are the part and the front line. Even if a hair replacement is custom made, has European hair, a fine welded mono base, it may still be detectable if the part of the front line are not designed properly.
A good hair system will be created with some versatility in the way it can be parted. Nevertheless, the location and type of part are usually predetermined by both client and stylist. The names given to parts are often the result of the base used under them or the style involved. Five kinds are in common use:
1. The French Part, pre-styled into the hair replacement by a special weaving of the hair sewn in (one hair at a time) A gauze or lace base is used.
2.The Lace Part, just as impressive as the French part; in fact, a little more so. The hairpiece base used is lace cloth, a little more delicate than any other, with a very fine, closely-woven texture that can hardly be seen.
3.The Simulated Part, This is not an actual part. The hair is sewn into any one of a variety of hair replacement bases to create a slight separation. It has the appearance of a part, but has no skin tone showing through from the base. Very effective for today's styles.
4.The Skin Part, usually made on a skin-like plastic material, although recent advances have now made it possible to also have this on a lace base. It is designed to look like your own hair growing out of the scalp.
5.No Part. This is the most commonly style used by me. It is the most versatile style. It allows you to choose if you want a part on your left or on your right, you can do whatever you want with your hair and it will still look good.
The front lines available in a hairpiece are even more extensive than the part choices. It is enough to say that whatever style you want, the hair replacement can provide it: left to right, right to left, forward,forward than back, tossled, etc. The choice is yours. Consult with your hairstylist as to which style would look best with your facial features and existing side hair.(Bring your stylist a photograph of yourself when you had a full head of hair often facilitates this decision the most appropriate hairstyle.)
Just remember, the better the quality of your hair system, the easier to make, not only your front line, but every aspect of the piece appear natural. A hairpiece is truly one of those commodities of which "you get what you pay for!"

David Hansen
Chicago, IL
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Anchors Under The Skin

This is one of the older not commonly used procedures anymore this procedure is a take off on the hair-weaving industry. Certain hair weavers employ doctors to literally anchor hair tufts to the scalp with plastic-coated steel wire. Various companies have an assortment of names for the process, each insisting that theirs is a less painful and safer method than those of their competitors. but they all revolve around the same principle--and the process does hurt, and it is not perfectly safe!
No matter how hard they try to make their literature convey the fact that theirs is not a medical operation, the truth remains--it is a form of surgery. (How else could you categorize steel stitches being anchored into the scalp?)Therefore, the client runs the risk of all common surgical implications.
Although it is a somewhat more permanent method of hair replacement than regular hair weaving, it has the same disadvantages and more. It is even harder to clean around the sutures than woven hair, and often times the body rejects it, forcing it to the surface.
Due to the filling of several affidavits by clients complaining of bleeding, headaches, infections, and even tumors, the Federal Trade Commission has cracked down on the reputability of the industry's claims.

David Hansen
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Hair Weaving

The hair weaving process consists of weaving the fringe hair of a balding man with thread to form up to six seams across his barren skull. Patches of hair are then sewn to these seams and the client's new hair is cut and styled.
Although the new hair is never removed by the customer himself, it is not permanent. The added hair must be tightened at least ounce a month as the patrons' own hair grows and pushes the woven thatch out of place.
Obviously, there are qualified people who are dedicated to this profession, but their reputation somewhat marred as a result of the antics of phonies. Probably no other hair replacement method has been so seriously infiltrated by fly-by-nighters as hair weaving. Looking to get rich quick and not bothering to learn the trade, unreliable characters have opened up dozens of hair weaving (or hair weft) parlors in every major city, only to close them down when officials or dissatisfied customers get too hot on their heels.
The initial investment can be as high as $800. Monthly re-tightening expenses average $50 per session. Unfortunately, this can run into thousands of dollars over a period of years.
In addition, customers are asked to come back for their shampoos to insure the safety of the wefts or weaving. Hair and scalp become very difficult to keep clean, because ordinary washing of the hair and weaves can cause melting and accumulation of dirt under the seams. If the hair is handled harshly, the wefts can be torn from the scalp, resulting in bleeding or even infection.
The patron's own hair is stretched by this process and is actually pulled out one-half to one inch beyond where it should be at the time. Certainly this doesn't do much for the health of the hair!
When the added hair oxidized (charges color because of wear and exposure to the elements), it must be cut loose and the process is repeated at an additional expense to the client.
Seems like a lot of time, a lot of discomfort, a lot of inconvenience, and a lot of money!
David Hansen
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The Hair Replacement Alternatives

The Hair Replacement Alternatives

Time is important

Even if Mother Nature does not refuse to cooperate, baldness is unnecessary. If you really want a full head of hair, there are several methods of hair replacement available.
To assure yourself of an effective camouflage, however, Don't wait until it's too late. The time to effectively initiate one of these programs is when a small area is balding significantly. If you delay your decision until the scalp area is totally bald, others will be more aware of the change.
Consider, also, the fact that the younger you are, thus, the fact that your hair may still be untouched by graying the more obvious your balding is to others. The message, then, is simply to enjoy whatever means of hair replacement you intend to use as soon as possible, before it reaches the point where it would be a conspicuous change in your appearance.
Of course, even the most intelligent of men, at one time or another, have ignored the need to take action in certain matter. If you, too, have already waited longer than you should have, get with it now! True, it may be more noticeable to others at first, but if you take special precautions by dealing only with professional, the fact remains that your new hair will look better than your shiny scalp. And remember, only a fool would ridicule you for doing something to enhance your appearance. Most people will respect you for taking care of yourself if you do it well.
It stands to reason that some techniques are better than others, and, just as in anything else, you'll want to study the pros and cons of each before making a choice. The next few blogs will be designed to facilitate that analysis by giving you a candid view of the most common alternatives offered.
They will include, hair transplants, hair weaving, anchors under the skin, sectional implants, psychic healing, wigs, and hair pieces. Stay tuned...
The Hair Replacement Specialist David Hansen.

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Shedding hair loss is natural

Above all, don’t panic when you see a few hairs fall into the sink as you comb your hair each morning. This is a purely natural happening, characteristic not only of man, but of a number of nature’s creatures.

When hair is normal and healthy, each individual hair acts independently and progresses through a steady cycle. There are three phases to this progression:

(1) Growth

(2) Fall

(3) Replacement

The average growth rate for hair on the scalp is approximately one-half inch per month, varying somewhat between races, sex and age groups.

To make room for new hair, nature provides for a certain amount of hair to be shed daily at an average of 50 to 100 hairs per day. There is no cause for alarm unless your daily hair loss exceeds this average. If this occurs, consult with your dermatologist. You may have a scalp or hair disorder requiring immediate attention.

The true life span of hair is still under study, but it is believed to range between two to four years. Naturally, the health of the hair, climate conditions, personal characteristics and heredity all have an effect on this life span.

Some hair recession and thinning is common to every man. When you stop to consider that you probably have over 100,000 hairs on your head, you realize that you can afford to lose quite few–as long as they are being replaced by healthy papillae. But it is a fact that at least one out of every five Caucasian men will eventually notice their normal recession turning into full-scale baldness. If your daily hair loss exceeds the estimated average, then the next blog will be for you. It will help you determine whether your problem is controllable or permanent and what to do in either situation. Stay tuned…

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Understanding The Structure

Hair is simply a threadlike extension of the skin and scalp. It has no feeling, due to the absence of nerves. To understand what makes hair grow or cease to grow, it is necessary to take a look at its structure.
For every hair on the body, there is a hair follicle in the skin's surface. A follicle is simple a tube-like cavity, embedded in the skin or scalp. Encased in this cavity or follicle is the hair root. At the bottom of the skin indentation is a projection named the papilla. It is the papilla with which we much concern ourselves, for it is the mother of new hair, the reproductive organ. If it ceases to function, hair stops growing. As long as it is healthy and well-nourished, new hair can be produced.
This information is quite significant. Ounce a person comprehends the growth structure, he can then realize the importance of, and the odds for, trying to personally control it.

More Than Just An Ornament

As men has realized from very early times, a full head of well-cared-for hair can certainly enhance his appearance. It can accomplish a wide range of becoming physical effects from softening the contour of a face to distracting from the lines of age. Psychologically, it is quite significant in influencing the impression others have of a man.

Yet, we do not have hair for adornment alone. It has a far more important significance--that of protection. Hair is found over every area of the body, with the exception of only the palm, soles, lips, and eyelids. It grows for a reason; in fact, for many reasons.

The shorter, bristly hair of the eyebrows protects the eyes by diverting sweat, while the eyelashes function to ward off dust particles and the glare of light.

Helping in the evaporation of body perspiration is a finer, downy-soft hair called lanugo hair, found on the cheeks, forehead, and nearly all areas of the anatomy.

The scalp grows a much longer type of hair. In the absence of at least a partial covering of this hair, its function cannot be carried out. It was intended as a protective coating or padding. It provides thermal insulation against the cold, wind, rain, and serves in an opposite capacity, when required, by offering atmospheric insulation from the heat and direct sunshine. In addition, this hair controls the sweat and secretions of the scalp.

To claim that the desire to retain one's hair, therefore, is merely an expression of vanity, based on social or aesthetic conditioning, is to err greatly. The presence of hair is a definite necessity for a man.

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Introduction To Hair Replacement

"Deprive a lion of his mane, the cock of his comb, the peacock of the emerald plumage of his tail, and ram and deer of their horns, and they not only become displeasing to the eye, but lose much of their power and vigor..."

The above words are more than a century old. They appear in Alexander Rowland's book, The Human Hair, published in England in 1853. He wrote them in support of the opinion that men should be allowed to grow their hair and beards as they wished. Men of previous centuries were often looked down upon and tortured if they refused to conform to the caprice of fashion.

We live in an age that is the freest and most liberal since the creation of Adam, and yet we live in an age where some men, no longer required to fight for their idea of a masculine hairstyle, seemingly have lost all enthusiasm for giving it the attention due it. Is it a fear of being categorized as vain, or has it simply become too much trouble?

Sure, we've come a long way, but not so great a distance that people no longer judge a man by his appearance. The days are gone when man had to cope with taxes or imprisonment for the length of his hair, but the image of ourselves which we present to the world still has some effect on our success in this area.

True, the laws standardizing men's hairstyles have been been abolished for many years, but there will always be a much more significant law in existence--an unwritten law of human nature that a man must care about himself before he can expect others to appreciate him.

We live today in a competitive, youth-oriented world. A man who looks older than his age, because he fails to keep up his appearance, often loses out. No one may admit that to him, but as a rule, the promotion and the girl go to the man who looks as if he could handle them--because he's already shown his associates he could take care of himself.

Generally, a man who succeeds stands out form the others and has a certain amount of class. But class isn't wearing $300 suits and keeping up with the latest technology. Class is knowing how to discretely bring out the best in yourself and in the environment and people who surround you. Class is not worrying about what other people will think about you when you believe you're right. It's not having and hang-ups about doing what is required to honestly improve a situation.

This is about hair and the absence of it. If Mother Nature had intended for men to go through life without a full head of hair, she wouldn't have allowed him to grow his mane in the first place. The purposes of hair are not just social and aesthetic--they are much more serious than that. And thus, the reason for this blog: To facilitate the modern male's endeavor to retain nature's gift (or the look that nature intended for him) for as long as possible.

It begins with bits of trivia and folklore on hair and delves into the facts regarding its growth and life span. The true causes and cures of baldness are explored, as well as methods of hair replacement(not just those offered by me www.davidhansen.com. As I continue writing these blogs the decision will be yours: should I be bald or not.

Make no mistakes about it however. I offer you this blog, not to keep up with the rest of the world, but to enable you to keep up with yourself, with the man inside you who has young ideas and a great deal of life to live, but how may be stifled by an older appearance that fools the rest of the world.

If you think life has dealt you a bad hand as far as your hair is concerned, this is your chance for a reshuffle. If you're ready for that, this book is dedicated to you--the man of today.

Your friend David Hansen.
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Partial Hair Replacement Systems

Partial hair replacement systems are designed specifically to cover a small balding area. This would commonly be used by someone who started to notice balding in either the temples or the crown of the head. The partial hair replacement can be designed using both fine welded mono as well as injected skin base. This hair system may be bonded as well as taped on depending on preference.  As your balding area gets larger your partial is going to bet bigger as well, until you no longer need it and can switch over to a full front lace or injected skin system. Partial hair replacement systems can be created in any shape any size to fit your specific needs, this also makes it a great option for individuals looking to cover a specific area due to an accident or an illness such as Alopecia Areata.

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