How a Hair Transplant Saved My Life with Chris Schroder

“It’s kind of like after you work out for a few weeks… and you just kind of have this little buzz about you – that was the buzz I had when the hair was growing out. I was like, this is me I’m meant to be, this is me I was going to be, and this is the me I want to be.”

Chris Schroder

In this episode of The Modern Man, I speak with Chris Schroder, an entrepreneur, and author of “Headscape: How a Bald Guy Replanted His Hair and Restarted His Life”. Listen in as Chris shares his incredible story from being bald and insecure to confidently strutting a full head of hair – a journey that ultimately led to a life-saving cancer diagnosis.

Chris sheds light on the emotional (and even professional) impacts of baldness and why he decided to get hair transplants in his 60s, after 30 years of being bald. He openly describes what the hair transplant process is like, why he chose to go to Turkey for the procedure, and how it’s transformed his life in every way possible.

“I was self-conscious… but it was a bigger thing to me than to other people – but guys don’t want to talk about it. Joe Biden refused to take questions about it 20 years ago, Elon Musk won’t talk about it, Elton John didn’t talk about it years ago… It seems unmanly or it seems like a weakness that men want to overcome but they don’t want to address and they don’t want to talk about it.” – Chris Schroder

Remember, we can’t heal what we don’t reveal. Hiding your insecurities is never the answer. To be a modern man to must address your feelings of insecurity and shame and do the work to overcome them.

Key Takeaways / What You’ll Learn:

[00:45] About Chris Schroder.

[02:16] Why don’t men talk about hair loss and balding?

[04:10] The shame and insecurity men feel when losing hair.

[09:09] How many men experience hair loss and male pattern baldness?

[11:46] The emotional and professional impacts of baldness.

[13:32] Why go to Istanbul, Turkey for a hair transplant?

[16:59] How his life and identity changed after the hair transplant.

[22:29] Advice for men who are balding.

[24:31] What is the process like of getting a hair transplant? Does it hurt?

[32:26] How to connect with Chris, learn more about hair transplants, & get Headscape.

[33:02] As a man, what has shaped your view of the world?