Must shave due to destructive haircut

My oh my, this is dragging on so long it makes War and Peace look like a footnote. Let's go back.. in June, you said "Must shave, etc", and you're still talking about doing it! I've followed this story with interest for a while but I think it's now about time you put us all out of our misery and just did it - otherwise the words "publicity" and "stunt" just might spring to mind.:-}

Hi Forest,

I just can't go on without a back or crown. Right now I only have a little hair on the front and sides. I have a boy's cut without a back. My skull was layered into a complete ball. My husband's cut made my hair come together more, however, I can't keep pretending I have a back or a complete head of hair as that is a fallacy. I am going to have to shave my entire head as I can't get back all the hair she removed. I almost did it yesterday. I will let you know when I remove the little patch of hair the idiotic hairdresser left me with.

Would take it to a small claims court there n sue
another thing u can do is maybe get a good wig :)
another thing is daily massages to your scalp there n get the blood going :) might help with the growing problem
use the pads of your fingers only no nails , also daily hair rinses in rosemary helps the growth. Another thing is diet n good vitamins . Stop stressing there so much that doesnt help you either. You have it seems a loving husband there so inenjoy life to the fullest :) go out and get a facial done ,a new makeup over , get some great looking earrings there for yourself , Enjoy life. Stress wont help at all , only takes away from your body n your hair.
huggggggggggggggggggggggs :)

This destructive haircut saga has been running so long now, and the new moon's been and gone so don't keep us in the dark; did you cut it all off in the end? From what I've read this would seem to be the only way to exorcise the ghost of "hair butchers" past. If you did, tell us all how you feel now. I know I'm a bit sad and probably a bit weird but hell, most of us are. You're amongst friends. Give us the latest news.

Well, it's encouraging to know that she couldn't remove my follicles. My head did not bleed. When I showed the same photo to another stylist he said that in order to get that style he would have to cut off the left side of my head. There was no way my hair would lay on my head like that. Of course, that was long after I had had that original short shag style. Well, this idiot did exactly that. She removed the left side of my head of hair from the front to the back into little razored up pieces. She wanted to make sure my hair went forward & in order to do that she removed any length or weight in my crown or back. She left me with a little flap for my left side. My hair will never grow back together due to her method of removal and the quantity of hair she removed. The only length I had going was in the made up bangs she made me. I cut most of that hair off as all it did was cover my face. It took me three years to cut that hair as it was basically the only hair she had left me with. I had been pulling the bangs back and trying to brush up & pin the bits & pieces of hair on the back of my head to make it look like I had a full head of hair that was pulled back and pinned up. A few weeks ago when I was going to have my husband shave my head, I cut those long bangs off & thought for a minute, gee this might work. It looked like it could be a short style. But as the days go on, the disparity between the front and back just gets worse. Her haircut could work if I didn't have a back to my head. But I do. So I am going to shave it all off before the next full moon. I was really afraid she removed my follicles as well. I have been traumatized for 3 years with this & it's enough. I know it will take a long time for my hair to grow back, but I have to believe my hair will know how to grow in the right direction again.

OK, I have read and re-read this post several times and I am stumped as to what you are referring to. The way I look at this post, you had your hair cut three years ago and it still hasn't grown out? There is no way that a stylist can permanently stop the hair from growing. The only way to do that is to cut out the follicles in which case you would have bled until you went to the Emergency Room. Just shaving or razoring off the hair will leave you without hair but the hair will grow back at the average of 1/2" per month.

Am I just reading this wrong? Did you have your bad hair cut three years ago? Is it still not grown back? Maybe its just the way its written that makes it seem that way.

If the haircut was not three years ago, then relax, the hair will grow back just as it was before. She couldn't have damaged the follicles by simply cutting or even razoring the hair. Hair is constantly growing until the follicle either A) stops producing (which would not be anyones fault), B) becomes clogged and forces a shut down (which still wouldn't be anyones fault) or C) is damaged by something like a fall or severe trauma to the head. For example my mother fell thru a bridge when she was little and has a small bald spot where the scalp was pulled off. But there wouldn't be that trauma from just a haircut.

Let me know if I am just reading this post wrong and keep us updated.

Hi Forest,

Thanks for your reply. Believe me, I have thought of a short spikey look. I have been thinking of anyway to get out of this but I cannot. I was basically left with holes all through my head. The back of my crown and back of my head along with my sides was removed in chunks. She tried to get my crown to curl and since it doesn't, she had to remove whatever hair didn't work for her. Since I have no left side, no back and no crown, I don't even know how to shave. It is as though I must take each piece of hair by itself and remove it. I have decided I will just have to be bald for life as there is no way out of this and I don't have enough hair on my head to work with in any way. I am truly desperate as I don't know how to ever get a normal head of hair again in this lifetime. Do you think I should go to a barber? Thanks P.S. She razored me off to my cowlick!!

Hi Forest,

Thanks for your reply. Believe me, I have thought of a short spikey look. I have been thinking of anyway to get out of this but I cannot. I was basically left with holes all through my head. The back of my crown and back of my head along with my sides was removed in chunks. She tried to get my crown to curl and since it doesn't, she had to remove whatever hair didn't work for her. Since I have no left side, no back and no crown, I don't even know how to shave. It is as though I must take each piece of hair by itself and remove it. I have decided I will just have to be bald for life as there is no way out of this and I don't have enough hair on my head to work with in any way. I am truly desperate as I don't know how to ever get a normal head of hair again in this lifetime. Do you think I should go to a barber? Thanks P.S. She razored me off to my cowlick!!

Hi Forest,

Thanks for your reply. Believe me, I have thought of a short spikey look. I have been thinking of anyway to get out of this but I cannot. I was basically left with holes all through my head. The back of my crown and back of my head along with my sides was removed in chunks. She tried to get my crown to curl and since it doesn't, she had to remove whatever hair didn't work for her. Since I have no left side, no back and no crown, I don't even know how to shave. It is as though I must take each piece of hair by itself and remove it. I have decided I will just have to be bald for life as there is no way out of this and I don't have enough hair on my head to work with in any way. I am truly desperate as I don't know how to ever get a normal head of hair again in this lifetime. Do you think I should go to a barber? Thanks

I agree. It would be better to shave by choice. I just hope it doesn't grow back the same way. I have been too upset to take this to court. I did, however, file a complaint with the Cosmotology Board. The b--tch denied the fact that she caused any of this. She told the Cosmotology Board that I must have burned my hair off with a curling iron. Can you imagine!