LOL @ the in laws here, the signs that they don't approve are generally a bit more subtile... but they've just come out with it instead and told you to get it sorted bald man...
Most people, IMO, don't have an issue with baldness, especially if you have a regular shaped head and it suits you. I'm pretty comfortable with a buzz cut now, the only time anyone has ever commented on it was one female friend's mum who hadn't seen me for years and kept saying it was such a shame as I had lovely hair etc.. though she was a posh horsey type from Surrey and so no doubt was fond of floppy haired old Etonian types etc...
I think the operations are a bit drastic, take a good look at what they actually do, look at the photos, it is a bit extreme for the sake of vanity IMO (granted there are plenty of women out there who go through much more for the sake of vanity with regards to breast enlargements etc..). IIRC people go to turkey for this stuff, I guess unlike the horror stories of people going to the likes of Thailand for more extreme cosmetic surgery procedures this isn't quite at that level, its a rather minor surgical procedure... though there is a risk of infection. Also remember that the transplanted hair is generally not going to be very thick, AFAIK it is just a thin coverage of the areas where you've lost it already.
Then again, **** them, if they're paying then get yourself to Harely St and book whoever did Wayne Rooney's one - presumably costs some low to mid 5 figure sum. If they don't want to pay that then it shuts them down...
But remember, we'll have a hair loss cure in around 5-10 years according to the hair loss industry...who have been spouting this claim for decades now.
Well we do have cures, there are two options at the moment - one, a lotion, which stops further loss (so ideally is used early on), the second a pill which both stop further loss and in some cases has stimulated a bit of regeneration too AFAIK. IIRC (I did look into this a while ago and spoke to a dermatologist) the pill is more effective... there are however side effects such as loss of libido etc..
In the end I decided I didn't fancy taking a pill with that potential side effect and didn't fancy shelling out every couple of months for some greasy lotion I'd have to apply every day... and so I went for a buzz cut instead.
You could go down the Lewis Hamilton route and get one of those fancy 'hair systems' which are basically stick on toupee's.
Not sure id ever be able to get one if I went bald but the difference in the guys appearance in that video is remarkable and makes it pretty easy to see why some men value having hair highly.
It could be quite amusing as a novelty thing... that does look pretty impressive to be fair. Maybe good for a holiday or something... again though rather a lot of faff if you have to get it re-fitted every 2 weeks.
