Frequently Asked Questions About Our Hair Replacement

Joseph Paris has been creating custom hair systems for over 45 years, and he has developed many of the innovations and design changes that eventually became commonplace in the hairpiece industry. But what no other company can replicate is his skill in designing each hair system for each individual client. The hairlines of our custom hair replacement systems look so natural because each strand of hair is sewn into our exclusive lace foundation material one strand at a time-- the same way it grows from your scalp. Joseph Paris's design utilizes changes in density, color, texture, and direction that can only be created when custom-making each hair system for each client.

Even from inches away, our hairlines appear to be growing right from your scalp.

The short answer is yes.

But we know that what you really want to know is if the hair system will remain secure and keep looking natural no matter how rambunctious you decide to get. And since Joseph Paris knows that wearing a hair system is all about confidence, he will design your custom hair system with a method of attachment that is right for your lifestyle.

The hair system won't come off unless you want it to.

You can swim with it, work out, or do anything you used to do with your own hair.

Joseph Paris offers basic methods of attachment, but each method utilizes its own particular innovations to provide our clients with the most secure options that will not cause you to lose additional hair as other methods sometimes do.

Double-Sided Tape

For normal wear, most of our clients find our transparent double-sided tape, which is available in various strengths, sufficient to secure the hair system to their head. This method gives you the option of removing the hair system daily, which is recommended whenever possible, or keeping it on for up to two weeks at a time.

Our custom hair replacement systems feature the most natural-looking hairlines available anywhere and utilize production techniques that founder Joseph Paris developed while designing wigs and hairpieces for film and television where the unforgiving eye of the camera demands complete undetectability. To achieve this, our hair systems may be attached using a combination of double-sided tape and a special liquid adhesive at the hairline, which will secure the transparent foundation material to your skin. This allows you to pull your hair back and style it off your face with complete confidence.

Clips

If you have enough of your own hair, clips are an option that allows you to clip the foundation of the hair system into your own hair. This method of attachment requires the least amount of maintenance and is the easiest to take on and off daily. If you wear a hair system that features a front hairline, you may choose to clip in the back and use either tape or liquid adhesive to secure the front hairline for the most natural appearance. Clips are sometimes available on other hair systems, but we use a special type of clip with a low, flat bite that does not cause pull stress on your hair or scalp when clipped in place. Beware of any company that uses a clip with a high arch when the clip is open. These clips will pull out your existing hair over time as you open and close them.

Bonding

Bonding is a method of attachment whereby we bond the hair system to your head using a medical-grade adhesive, and you can wear the hair system for up to a month at a time without taking it off. This method requires you to come to our salon every 3 - 4 weeks to have the hair system removed and professionally cleaned while our stylists trim your existing hair.

Bonded hair systems will not last as long as with other methods of attachment because they are subject to more stress and wear. However, for many clients who appreciate having their hair system professionally maintained and want to live the most active and anonymous life with hair replacement, bonding is often the method of attachment they choose.

Inferior methods of bonding are often used by other companies that make it difficult to wear the hair system long-term because the adhesive used around the perimeter of the hair system causes a barrier that traps soap, dirt, and bacteria that should be rinsed away when bathing or showering. Joseph Paris utilizes a special technique that alleviates this and makes bonding a viable option. Bonding is an excellent form of attachment, but only when done by the salon with the proper skill and expertise.

Our hair systems are available in both human hair and synthetic fiber. Human hair may offer a superior feel to the touch, but it does have its drawbacks as well. If you've seen handmade wigs before, you'll notice that the knots of the darker strands of hair where it is sewn into the foundation create a noticeable dot that can look unnatural when viewed close up. yourHAIRx has developed a special method of bleaching just the very base of each strand of hair, where it is sewn into the transparent foundation material so that the knots become virtually invisible. While some hairpiece companies claim they can offer bleached knots in their wigs, the result consistently pales in comparison to our product.

Unbleached knots in darker human hair become noticeable when viewed up close.

With our special knot bleaching technique, the knots in darker human hair virtually disappear, and the hair appears to be growing right from your scalp.

Because we design and produce each and every hair replacement system for each individual client, the cost will vary depending on your degree of hair loss, your method of attachment, and your lifestyle. When you have your first consultation appointment with Joseph Paris, he will discuss all of these factors with you and quote a specific price at that time for your custom hair replacement system.

In general, the price may range from $2,500 to $3,600.

We have the no-interest financing available for qualified applicants through the Citi Health Card program.

In recent years the quality of surgical options for hair replacement has improved, but they have never lived up to the hype. Consider this: If you are losing your hair to a sufficient degree to warrant hair replacement in the first place, how will transplanting some of it from front to back ever give you a full head of hair?

Joseph Paris is capable of designing a custom hair replacement system for you that will look far more pleasing than any surgical option, and you will not have to deal with the risks associated with surgery.

If you are considering hair transplants, it's important that you wait until your hair loss has stabilized before you have them. We have many clients who went for hair transplants as soon as their hairlines started to recede, only to discover a few years later that their hairline kept receding behind the newly transplanted hair, leaving an obvious gap and giving their secret away to everyone. Additional transplants are a quick fix for this, but it becomes a never-ending cycle, and, in the end, you will never be able to give yourself a full head of hair.

The Most Viable Option

For clients who are serious about getting transplants, we encourage them to have just a hairline done by a very reputable transplant surgeon and wear a custom hair replacement system behind that for the most natural appearance. This way, a full head of hair is now an option, and you will not have to subject yourself to multiple surgeries over time that are guaranteed to never result in finally in a satisfactory appearance.

A custom hair replacement system is like anything else-- you get what you pay for. You can buy clothing online without trying it on, and sometimes, when the price is low enough, it makes sense. Of course, when the garment arrives, if it doesn't turn out to look as good on you as you thought it would, you can always decide not to wear it.

Hair replacement is a little different. When you purchase a hair system, chances are you plan to wear it every day in order to conceal your hair loss. And if your direct order turns out not to look that great, or if it falls apart quickly, then what? You have to keep on wearing it, don't you?
In recent years, many websites have popped up that claim to sell custom hairpieces at ridiculously low prices. Some of them even claim that they are from the same factories that other hairpiece studios order from, and sometimes that's true. But a lot goes into the design and production of a custom hair system that you will never be able to replicate by purchasing a bargain basement product that is not custom-made for you by a talented designer. And you will never be able to order a hairpiece from any website that is made with the same techniques or materials as our custom hair systems.
But you don't have to take our word for it. The one thing we can say about some of these "Direct Order" sites is that the hairpieces are so cheap it's easy enough to buy one and compare for yourself if you really think it's as easy as that. We'll be happy to let you compare ours to theirs during your private consultation with Joseph Paris.

Yes. Because each hair system is designed by Joseph Paris for each individual client, it is possible to design a hair system that utilizes as much of your own hair as possible. After all, what could look more natural than your own hair? Some hair replacement companies will tell you that you have to shave your thinning hair in order to wear their product, and this should almost never be the case. The reason they tell their thinning hair clients that is because they are selling you a stock hair system that isn't made for your degree of hair loss.

Book a free consultation with Joseph Paris so that he can recommend the best hair system design for your degree of hair loss.