The honest maths

The honest maths of fixing thinning hair

There are three common ways to deal with thinning hair. They cost wildly different amounts of money, time and patience. Here is the honest maths, with no clinic sales pitch attached.

Option 1: A hair transplant

The permanent route, and the priciest. In Australia you are usually looking at many thousands of dollars up front, a surgical procedure, and months of healing before you see the result. It can be the right call for some men. It is a big commitment of money and time, and there are no refunds.

Option 2: Daily growth medication

The slow route. Foams and tablets can help hold or regrow hair for some men over three to six months, billed every month for as long as you keep using them. It is a daily habit with fine print, and if you stop, the gains tend to fade.

Option 3: FULLHED hair fibers

The instant route. You match your shade, shake the fibers over the thin areas, and walk out with a full-looking head in about 30 seconds. No surgery, no script, no waiting. It is cosmetic, so it washes out at night and you are in control every single day.

A bottle lasts most men around four weeks of daily use. On subscription that works out to roughly A$1.30 a day for a full head every morning. It is the cheapest way to like what you see in the mirror, and the only one that works today rather than maybe in six months.