Tough Job Market and Hair Transplants

Once again I am answering a question a patient of one of our California hair transplant centers. The writer of the question has visited a hair transplant open house and was amazed to see a huge turnout considering that we are in recession. There has bee reports of slowing down according to the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery in different fields. The waiting room was found to be full of guys who were willing to spend a large amount of money a piece to restore what genetics has taken.

He mentions that men may have other incentives for getting a hair transplant done these days. And that is due to the more competitive job market. The article quotes Dr. Rassman as: “Society discriminates against bald people. If you have two people coming in for a job, and one of them is partly bald, you’ll think that the one with hair has more youth and vitality.” He continues as “Many full-headed people have a hard time understanding the problems of balding people.” The author talks to several balding men requiring hair restoration information at his hair transplant clinic. One of the patients said, a more youthful appearance would definitely improve his chances if one had to start looking for work, which he hopes won’t happen any time soon, but you never know with the way things are.

He continues, with hair-transplant surgery, healthy hair is removed from the back of the head where the hair is considered permanent and replanted up top. Sometimes it grows in nice and evenly. Other times, you have to grow it long where it takes root and settle for a comb over. And other times, judging from some websites out there, things can go very wrong and you’re worse off than when you began. Potential patients will want to shop around carefully. Rahul Gupta, 28, works as a mechanical engineer for a company he’d rather not name. (”We do a lot of defense work,” he explained.) Like David, he’s mindful of how a hirsute appearance can influence one’s career prospects.

After reading the article, I thought I personally had many patients whom had visited our Orange County hair restoration office as soon as they heard that they are being laid off from their job. The job market is tight now, but there are plenty of opportunities in getting what you want at discounted rates. For example, the standby program can give plenty of discount on the cost of hair transplant to help people who can be flexible with their schedules and fill the openings. If you are competing with a lot of qualified candidates that just lost their job, you need to use any help you can possibly get to become more competitive.