Huge thanks to Theo for being honest about his hair transplant experience, and helping to break that stigma that it's a taboo topic! 🇳🇺

People don’t talk enough about how devastating hair loss can be for young men. It can really get you down

"In general lads are a bit shit with talking about stuff", that's the most relatable statement ever.

Theo you’re such a legend for this. Thanks for speaking out, I think a lot of men appreciate it

Hairloss is so common and yet so hidden and stigmatised, especially in young men. Theo made a big step in that transparency so big respect.

What a thumbnail, and what a good bloke Theo is

I swear he’s the best guest on any podcast. What a legend.

What a great guy. Never be afraid of facing your insecurities. And then dealing with it. His personality outshines all that

Just committed and shaved my head the other day. Got to the point where I had to decide whether it was worth investing in sorting out or just going for it. Never looking back, best decision I’ve made. Need to normalise baldness in young males 👍🏻

It's really good to see a fellow young person talking about this. The fact it affects most men and knocks their confidence and yet nobody is really talking about it is so sad

Theo is such a lad he has been in the YT game for so long, props for getting him on guys

Really positive to see all the comments from men looking into a transplant. There’s absolutely no shame in it. I think male beauty standards need to be reconsidered and sympathised a lot more by society, us women have so many more options and normalisation in comparison

Looks great 👏🏼 would 100% recommend it to anyone that feels they want it. I actually went to Turkey for mine. Its the year mark today coincidentally. I have done a video on it at the 6 month mark and will do one in the next couple weeks for my final 12 month results. So glad I did it! Well done Theo for openly talking about it 👏🏼

I’m here for this 👍

mate id love you to have James Buckley on {jay from the inbetweeners} I reckon he'd be a brilliant guest

Theo is actually a top geezer

I’ve had a hair transplant and it’s the best thing I’ve ever done my confidence in being able to talk to women has shot up.

Theo is my hero

People don't realise how devastating hair loss can be for men in their early teens and 20s. You can literally see yourself become 10 - 15 year older in a matter of months, and if you do not have good physique and a nice strong jaw, you are further screwed, you start looking like a cancer patient (of course what they go through is much worse). You hate seeing yourself in the mirror, you avoid going for a swim, avoid going out in a windy or rainy day, you even avoid doing any physical activity that will make you sweat publicly. When people talk to you, they literally see you in your hairline, instead of eyes while talking. You don't care about dressing up anymore as what does it matter, you can wear a $20,000 fancy suite but your head still looks like someone glued 4 hair on your head. You do not bother talking or flirting with girls as they just can never be attracted to you (its a fact no matter how many fake BS people say its the personality that matters) and honestly no one can blame them. Men wouldn't be attracted to a balding women too. When you are young, your attraction to the opposite gender is driven by physical appearance and where that relationship goes, that then depends on the other factors. In a nutshell, you lose your will to live and that is basically all that is going inside of your head, while you pretend to show the world it doesn't bother you.

Iv lost my hair. I just embraced it, was tough to start with for sure, but now I couldn't be more confident, probably more so than when I had hair. Always do what makes you happy though!

Theo is such a nice guy x

Theo was brilliant in the pod, probably because of the experience with waffin

Never been the biggest fan of Theo but I respect him for being open about everything nobody can take that away from him at the end of the day I couldnt go in front of a camera and admit my own insecurities well done lad

I started to recede at about 16/17 and now at 25 I shaved my head bald so people always ask me would I ever get a transplant. I'll always say no as I much prefer having a clean shaven head, best choice I made

Hair follicles don't regrow once being used for a transplant, some with aggressive hair loss may eventually run out of suitable donor follicles from the back of the head

I like you channel very much. Good conversations. You don't have as many subscribers as you deserve.

I'm going bald, I'm 31 and I hated it at first and it really got me down every day until I thought fuck it and actually shaved my shoulder length hair off. I feel like a new person.

Had a transplant myself, in my case the thought of it was much worse than the experience. I Had a really good experience and would do it again in a heartbeat if needed, well worth it

Hey jack was just wondering if you could upload the full podcast videos?

They should get Derek from MPMD on. Would be such a good discussion.

I’m balding and almost at the point of needing to shave my head. I’m ok with it, from all things I could lose (sight, hearing, a limb) losing my hair really isn’t an issue for me.

Best decision ever getting a hair transplant, wouldn’t change mine for the world x

I feel like the audio is a bit low compared to any other podcast/video on KZfaq. Any chance of raising the volume for future podcasts.

i like theo well done lads another great podcast

I'm balding and therefore shaved since a few years ago and I honestly couldn't care less. Best advice I ever got was simply 'You'll get used to it'. My advice: #1 Just own it, your hair doesn't define you. #2. Make jokes about it, it's not a big deal and helps with your self confidence + it takes away the 'pleasure' from others so a result the banter soon dries up. #3 If someone consistently makes the same or similar jokes, it says a lot more about them (and their basic levels of wit) than it does about you.

"so do you not have hair on the back now" this had me in stiches

I had a hair transplant about 8 months ago and I can honestly say it changed my life. My confidence is so much better and I feel like me more. If you are thinking about doing it do it! Not having to cover up balding spots and just feeling happier is extremely worth it. And if you don't feel like doing a hair transplant yet trying getting finasteride. It can help recover some hair loss and keep what you have alive and well. Glad this is not as taboo to talk about as before!

My one problem with this is that Theo is an ambassador for ‘International Hair Studio’ when they don’t actually do the surgical procedures themselves. They predominantly do wigs and outsource actual transplant procedures to other clinics. Look at Theo’s video, he blurs the sign of the actual clinic because he’s being paid by IHS. I’m all for Theo talking about the procedure and male stigma but a hair transplant is something that takes meticulous research, it’s not something you want to have botched and therefore the clinic that does it need to know what they’re doing. I don’t know what process IHS employ but they need to be transparent about the clinics they actually use and I wish Theo would talk about this. But he’s been paid to be be an ambassador for them so I’m assuming he got the procedure for free. Sorry I just think this is such a contentious topic amongst blokes and it’s important to get it right.

Stevie, your smashing the shaved head look. Honestly

I've had one myself and it looks quality.. I think it doesn't look too good with blonde, lighter hair.

Without adressing the reason of hairloss (which is DHT in scalp) transplanted hair gonna fall out too. IIt's either finateride or ru58841 guys, just transplantation won't help you for long

I had the same thing done, vlogged it and its up on my channel, honestly no maintainence, have done the opposite of look after it and have more than a full head of hair now, never looked back since

Turkey actually specialise in hair transplants so the quality is actually really good

How have you managed to get Jamie Vardy on the podcast?

There was me worrying about my thinning hair and this guy has had a transplant to have hair that looks thinning , I’m good then 😀

I’ll always remember when he was called Jamie Vardy and he just agreed cos he was so confused lol

So the way the transplant works is, if anyone's curious, they take this special little tool, no idea of the name of it, and they basically make teeny tiny circular incisions around your follicles, take them out, put them into some IV Fluid or whatever the fuck, and then, depending on the method used, they'll either punch holes in the balding area with a very small knife and put the hair follicles in with tweezers, or, another method is using what are called Choi pens, where the doctors put the individual hair follicle into the pen, and just click the follicle into place. I dunno where Theo got his implants and how thick his hair is, but over here they take at most five thousand follicles from the donor area and plop them onto your bald spots, depends on how much you're balding, other, more... regulated... places are only allowed to take about a thousand or more. Also, yes, this process makes you bleed a lot, that's why where I worked they gave you lunch with your transplant. The drilling sensation would have been the machine they used to remove the follicles in the first place iirc. Top tip: If you do go to Turkey for a hair transplant, don't buy into all the shit they try to upsell, most of the time they'll really push you on shit like mesotherapy and Ozone treatment (Which really put me off, they put ozone in your blood and pump it back in).

I don't really understand how the cost of these procedures is still so high. If a practice was to work every other day and do 170 procedures a year at the uk minimum £5,000 thats £850,000 a year. I understand the facility costs, training and qualification costs and often needing assistants, receptions, booking system, equipment etc. It still seems crazily expensive for a procedure there should be such a high demand for. You'd think competition would lead to price reduction also. Although I don't begrudge him for getting it free its sad to hear him recommend one for people whose confidence is messed with. I would have one in a heartbeat, if it wasn't as pricey. Mines been receding since I was 19.

seen this story and now im put off for life lol.

Only thing stopping me from getting one is the thought of going into my office job and everyone seeing the maggot head for the first few months

Some advice for men losing their hair. First off its possible to stop it and even regrow your hair but you need to catch it pretty quickly. Firstly the quickest thing you can do is get regaine hair serum. However you have to be serious about using it. You need to put it in twice a day twelve hours between each application. If you start getting slack things will go bad. People will say "I have to do it every day, twice a day, thats long" to which I would say "I imagine you do your teeth dont you"? If so do it at the same time. The second thing is there is a reason you are losing your hair and all the stuff about it being in the family etc while it might be true there are other more regular reasons you are losing your hair. Hair needs blood to grow and as we age and peoples diets continue to get worse we clog up your arteries. Not can this lead to strokes and heart attacks but also hair loss. No point in using regaine, getting hair transplants etc if you are going to continue doing the things which got you there in the first place. Hair needs blood to grow so it wont make a difference if you get a new head of hair, it will disapear soon enough if the new hair isnt getting the blood it needs to grow. I began losing hair slightly on my peaks, my hairline was going back at the sides, I began with regaine and a new diet at the same time, my hairline grew back to pretty much where it was to begin with and not I dont use regaine at all. It took work but not really much, definately worth having my hair compared to what I had to do to get it back. If you think what I have suggested is too much effort then I suggest you give yourself a complete bald head and see how you like it. Because having a number one shaved head and having no hair at all is a world of difference. Good luck guys, I know this is a major thing and I imagine some men are really depressed. This advice is good for those who are losing it or who have lost it and thinking of getting a transplant as at least you wont lose your money. Id advise using regaine even after a hair transplant just to make sure it sticks. Edit: I hadnt watch the whole video before writing this comment so I didnt know what treatment he had. For those that know or dont know there is a big american podcast called No Jumper and its host is called Adam22. He has had two hair transplants and the first one, which he said was the cheaper one was the same as the one Theo mentions where they take hair from the back of your head. He said it hurts a lot and it didnt work! He a few years later got a much more expensive one which looks great and it has worked. He is also now eating a vegan diet so that obviously helps too. When it comes to getting any kind of surgery done on your body and there are different options, always get the most expensive. I understand people like to save money and sometimes the more expensive option isnt always the best but when it comes to having surgery no price is too expensive. Obviously do research, you might be able to get just as good a service for a few grand less but if there is an option which costs 5k and one that costs 20k there is a reason for it.

I’ve had one and it’s the best money I ever spent

Watching this and seeing a balding Stevie joke about getting a hair transplant then clicking the latest video and seeing him with a full head of hair was quite the shock.. I was like ''he doesn't even need one?'' then I seen from searches he actually got a hair transplant 2 months after this, wow. Theo's doesn't look that great, but Stevie's has come out incredible.

I was losing mine at 18, nevermind 23! It's soul destroying at that age.

it’s funny that this guy doesn’t know much about a surgery that he opted for ;) although, I do appreciate the honesty with what he’s speaking about. Very cool. Good on him, I know this was two years back.. curious to see what he’s at now

Tip to Stevie - if you feel you look way older now (you don’t), bald people age slower. Have family members who look the exact same bald at 25 as they do 35.

One good gust of wind and it looks like it would all just fall out.

I’m about to get a hair transplant in under 2 weeks. I’m so nervous it beggars belief. I hope it goes well.

I’m actually thinking of getting one

I’m a none identical twin, I have a reseeding hair line but my brother doesn’t. I’m lucky that it doesn’t worry me or my wife but if I had the money a hair transplant would be considered

i still think he would look better bald.. but its mainly about how he feels about himself, so good for you Theo

Theo looked like a science teacher when he was bald

I’m 23 with a baby face and skinny as fuck. I started to bald probably 3 years ago, and I feel that this is the last year I’m able to hide it. It’s been killing my self esteem

Jamie Vardy right

I’m getting a hair transplant tomorrow

there’s a hair transplant ad under this

Sup guys, derek more plates more dates

I'm totally bald at 28, and its a BIG decision to go bald, bigger than haired folk realise but id say its even bigger a decision to get a hair transplant like, thats mad u no. big up

Jack probably is receding but just extremely slowly. Some people lose their hair rapidly, other people take 20-30 years.

I think he'd look better with a shaved head tbh. Looks quite thin there now. Shaved head isn't such a bad look when you aren't a teenager anymore. It's masculine. Although take what I'm saying with a pinch of salt given I have a vtuber avatar. EDIT: For example, the co-host looks totally fine with the shaved head and makes him come across confident and not riddled with insecurities. People need to try and stigmatise bald/balding men less often because it doesn't even look bad when you shave it all off.

Theo would look good without hair.. but I can imagine “letting go” is incredibly hard.. if I start losing my hair then I’m definitely getting a transplant

Went bald at 22, shaved it straight off and got nothing but compliments, try and be happy in your own skin

Off course I get a hair transplant ad for this vid 🙄

I’m 20, dark blonde thin hair, been receding at the temples sort of quickly in the last year. Shit eats away at me so much, stresses me out a lot. I have it covered up with my fringe right now, it looks normal, but I’m mad worried that this time next year I’ll just have to shave it, because once it’s noticeable that my hair has thinned I’m gonna shave it, ain’t no way I’m keeping it once it starts to be noticeable. Hair transplant isn’t an option as I’m only 20 like I can’t really be forking out a couple grand on it, so yeah it’s stressful times indeed

Not even being horrible but genuinely looks like the before photo of a hair transplant lol

Jamie vardy right

Theo doesn't seem to know very much about HT's for someone that has had one (presumably because he got it done for free so never really had to bother with the research). The UK has mostly very poor HT clinics. Those cheap ones mentioned in Turkey are almost always abysmal as well (there are good ones, but they're more expensive than £2K). If anyone is inspired to have a HT as a result of this video, PLEASE do some proper research.

plz can you get mo Gillian on

00:30 picks his nose and camera pans away😭

I went bald at 28, I shaved it off. 3 1/2 years later I still hate it. I wear hats all the time still as I hate not having hair. I really want a hair transplant. Hard to get to turkey with covid. And UK surgeries are very expensive

I started balding at 21, by 23 it was getting a bit obvious, I decided to just to whack it all off, honestly best choice I ever made. Expected to be mocked and laughed at but turns out I suit bald,.

Did anyone else itch there head when he said was it itchy or just me?

He needs to get his money back

Get David Vujanic on

Mic broken?

This is the only man I’ve seen whose had a hair transplant that makes him look like he’s balding and needs a hair transplant

George Sampson the dancer had a hair transplant

Think he looked better with the shaved head before the transplant

He should really mention that once you have had a transplant you must always take medication, ie FINASTARIDE to maintain your new hair and prevent future lose.

Paul Breach lad!!!

Not many people know this but Machine Gun Kelly had a hair transplant before he became more mainstream. He was balding mad at the front. KSI should consider it too. They can do it for beard as well

A friend of mine had his done in Manchester for £2500

I started losing my hair in my mid 20s, in 2018 I decided to shave it all off and have continued to shave it. Embrace it, best decision I ever made, rather be bald than be self conscious that people are staring at my bald spot.

I've had a bald head for about half my life which is also as normal as having hair and started shaving my head with a razor when i was about 18 years old but then a couple of years ago (2014) i decided to grow my hair because i love the hair style Brad Pit had in Fury which is a Slick back undercut and also great because you can literally do it your self and the hair style i had for about 2 years but the problem is with my hair and I'm pretty just its all that shaving with a razor that somehow damage any new growth if i chose to grow it back but when my hair grows its literally like afro/frizzy so its a complete nightmare to work with even pomade just about keeps it in place because when it comes to hair I'm worse than a women doing there makeup as it needs to be perfect almost like its was that's been carved but i eventually gave up on that and ever since i just shave my hair with just the clipper on size 0 so the blade rather than using the razor blade but i have high blood pressure anyway so I'm generally hot anyway so having a shaved head keeps me cool but i also feel more fresh but everything else on my body is shaved anyway so I'm even cooler 😂😂

GET JAMIE VARDY ON THE POD

Looks better without hair in my opinion.

Shaved my hair off and never looked back

7:24. Lol Due too Turkey doing them cheaper they actually have a lot more patients and experience. I’d highly recommend not going to the UK. Also Bleach blonde hair apparently is one of the hardest types of hairs too get good results.

Maybe it’s just me but his hair hasn’t really changed

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