{"id":30579,"date":"2025-10-19T15:25:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T15:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=30579"},"modified":"2025-10-19T15:25:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T15:25:56","slug":"i-got-a-hair-transplant-at-27-the-shocking-side-effect-that-left-me-looking-like-a-cartoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=30579","title":{"rendered":"I got a hair transplant at 27 \u2014 the shocking side effect that left me looking like a cartoon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How far would you go for a full head of luscious locks?<\/p><div class=\"chrmp69ff194174596\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.chrmp69ff194174596 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.chrmp69ff194174596 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.chrmp69ff194174596 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.chrmp69ff194174596 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.chrmp69ff194174596 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p>Alex Finken (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@iam.thats.a.bad.idea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@iam.thats.a.bad.idea<\/a>) coughed up $17,500 for a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/02\/13\/health\/what-many-people-dont-realize-about-hair-transplant-surgery\/\">hair transplant<\/a>\u00a0in hopes of reclaiming his confidence. But the next day, he woke up with severe swelling that made him look more like Humpty Dumpty than a heartthrob.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome people look OK with it, it goes around their eyes and just looks like they got in a boxing match,\u201d Finken said in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@iam.thats.a.bad.idea\/video\/7559616227904179511\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">now-viral TikTok<\/a>. \u201cI literally just look like an egg.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 4 article images.\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/10\/16\/health\/how-a-hair-transplant-at-27-left-me-looking-like-an-egg\/?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=nypost_lifestyle&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawNh4bBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE2VkM3d1RRckh2UmJ6Q1p4AR4jKk3r30ATg_drm9MSzN5N-xXV8iz2MM1t14t969NxR7VB1Fvkdq3HTI7S5A_aem_BBADkXUCPGT9t4f7qB6MvA#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 4 article images.\" data-slideshow-slide-number=\"1\" data-slideshow-slides-total=\"4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37399816\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/this-oen.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/this-oen.png 499w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/this-oen.png?resize=240,300 240w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/this-oen.png?resize=479,600 479w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/this-oen.png?resize=470,589 470w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/this-oen.png?resize=396,496 396w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/this-oen.png?resize=392,491 392w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/this-oen.png?resize=225,282 225w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/this-oen.png?resize=164,206 164w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/this-oen.png?resize=57,71 57w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/this-oen.png?resize=32,40 32w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/this-oen.png?resize=56,70 56w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/this-oen.png?resize=43,54 43w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/this-oen.png?resize=160,200 160w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/this-oen.png?resize=231,289 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/this-oen.png?resize=322,403 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/this-oen.png?resize=300,376 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/this-oen.png?resize=352,441 352w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/this-oen.png?resize=48,60 48w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/this-oen.png?resize=64,80 64w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/this-oen.png?resize=46,58 46w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/this-oen.png?resize=125,156 125w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/this-oen.png?resize=40,50 40w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/this-oen.png?resize=150,188 150w\" alt=\"Alex Finken has been sharing his hair transplant journey on TikTok. The swelling took him by surprise.\" width=\"471\" height=\"590\" \/><\/a><\/div><figcaption>Alex Finken has been sharing his hair transplant journey on TikTok. The swelling took him by surprise.<span class=\"credit\">Tiktok\/@iam.thats.a.bad.idea<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The 27-year-old from Denver isn\u2019t alone in his follicular frustration. An estimated\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kopelmanhair.com\/blog\/how-many-men-are-bald\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">35 million American men<\/a>\u00a0experience measurable hair loss \u2014 and while the risk increases with age, up to 30% begin shedding\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hims.com\/blog\/reasons-for-hair-loss-in-men-under-25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">before they turn 30<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"connatix-outstream-video\">\n<div class=\"cnx-ui-wrapper cnx-bp-xl-lit\">\n<div id=\"\" class=\"menu\">\n<div class=\"menu--items-wrapper cnx-scrollbar cnx-scrollbar-show-on-hover\">\n<div class=\"cnx-scrollbar-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"cnx-scrollbar-content\">\n<div class=\"menu-item  hasLabel \" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"menuitemradio\">\n<div class=\"menu-item--label\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cnx-ad-container cnx-full-height\">\n<div class=\"cnx-ad-bid-slot\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"cnx-ad-slot\">\n<div class=\"cnx-ad-slot\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d been dealing with thinning and male pattern baldness since my early 20s,\u201d Finken told The Post. \u201cBy 24, I was basically living in hats and felt uncomfortable in social situations without one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though hair loss is common, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC8719979\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">emotional toll can be steep<\/a>. Many men experience anxiety, depression and low self-esteem, all feelings that can lead to embarrassment and social withdrawal.<\/p>\n<p>Finken had joked about getting a transplant for years. Then, one day, he pulled the trigger and booked the procedure.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 4 article images.\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/10\/16\/health\/how-a-hair-transplant-at-27-left-me-looking-like-an-egg\/?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=nypost_lifestyle&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawNh4bBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE2VkM3d1RRckh2UmJ6Q1p4AR4jKk3r30ATg_drm9MSzN5N-xXV8iz2MM1t14t969NxR7VB1Fvkdq3HTI7S5A_aem_BBADkXUCPGT9t4f7qB6MvA#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 4 article images.\" data-slideshow-slide-number=\"2\" data-slideshow-slides-total=\"4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37398964\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/i-got-hair-transplant-27-113577915.jpg?w=688\" sizes=\"auto, 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/i-got-hair-transplant-27-113577915.jpg?resize=296,441&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 296w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/i-got-hair-transplant-27-113577915.jpg?resize=40,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 40w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/i-got-hair-transplant-27-113577915.jpg?resize=54,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 54w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/i-got-hair-transplant-27-113577915.jpg?resize=39,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 39w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/i-got-hair-transplant-27-113577915.jpg?resize=105,156&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 105w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/i-got-hair-transplant-27-113577915.jpg?resize=34,50&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 34w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/i-got-hair-transplant-27-113577915.jpg?resize=150,223&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w\" alt=\"Collage of a man's before and after hair transplant.\" width=\"396\" height=\"590\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"><span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">4<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><figcaption>Finken\u2019s swelling made him look unrecognizable.<span class=\"credit\">Tiktok\/@iam.thats.a.bad.idea<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cFor me, it wasn\u2019t about vanity \u2014 it was about confidence and feeling like myself again,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Finken flew to Salt Lake City for the operation, where doctors harvested 3,536 follicles from the back of his head and redistributed them across his thinning scalp.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe completely restored my hairline, my temples and added density into Zones 2 and 3,\u201d he explained in a TikTok, pointing out the bald zones on the back and middle of his head.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 4 article images.\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/10\/16\/health\/how-a-hair-transplant-at-27-left-me-looking-like-an-egg\/?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=nypost_lifestyle&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawNh4bBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE2VkM3d1RRckh2UmJ6Q1p4AR4jKk3r30ATg_drm9MSzN5N-xXV8iz2MM1t14t969NxR7VB1Fvkdq3HTI7S5A_aem_BBADkXUCPGT9t4f7qB6MvA#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 4 article images.\" data-slideshow-slide-number=\"3\" data-slideshow-slides-total=\"4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37398969\" 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/i-got-hair-transplant-27-113577827.jpg?resize=44,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 44w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/i-got-hair-transplant-27-113577827.jpg?resize=117,156&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 117w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/i-got-hair-transplant-27-113577827.jpg?resize=38,50&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 38w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/i-got-hair-transplant-27-113577827.jpg?resize=640,853&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 640w\" alt=\"Smiling man in a short-sleeved shirt and white cap on a cobblestone street.\" width=\"443\" height=\"590\" \/><\/a><\/div><figcaption>Finken went public with his hair transplant journey to help combat the stigma around balding and the surgery itself.<span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Alex Finken<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Finken knew to expect swelling \u2014 but he didn\u2019t think he\u2019d end up looking like a rejected Pixar character.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt first, I was shocked. I looked like a cartoon version of myself,\u201d he said. \u201cThe worst of it lasted about three days, and it\u2019s been improving drastically every day since.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Day 1 brought puffy temples. By Day 2, bruising bloomed under one eye and the swelling started to block his vision. By Day 3, it had slid down into his neck.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe main thing that\u2019s going to cause that swelling is the saline and anesthesia solution that they inject into your head,\u201d he said. \u201cEveryone\u2019s lymphatic system works differently, also because of genetics, so some are going to puff up more and some it\u2019s going to drain a lot quicker.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of course, his pre-op weekend antics didn\u2019t do him any favors.<\/p>\n<p>Finken admitted to drinking both Friday and Saturday before his Wednesday procedure \u2014 a move he now cautions others against.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou should not do this because it causes vascular dilation and also it makes local anesthesia less effective,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n<p>Even still, Finken said he has no regrets about going under the knife.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of 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swelling around his left eye.\" width=\"455\" height=\"590\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"><span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">4<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><figcaption>Within a matter of days, Finken\u2019s swelling had largely subsided.<span class=\"credit\">Tiktok\/@iam.thats.a.bad.idea<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe recovery itself has actually been way easier than I expected \u2014 it just takes patience and a good sense of humor,\u201d Finken said. \u201cI was also shocked by how little pain I\u2019ve had overall. 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But the next day, he woke up with severe swelling that made him look more like Humpty Dumpty than a heartthrob. \u201cSome people look OK with it, it goes&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30580,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[19,17,11,20,24,15,12,25,22,18,16,21,14,23,13],"class_list":["post-30579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-chronic-diseases","tag-fitness","tag-health-tips","tag-healthcare-technology","tag-healthy-lifestyle","tag-healthy-living","tag-medical-advice","tag-medical-awareness","tag-medical-research","tag-mental-health","tag-nutrition","tag-patient-care","tag-preventive-care","tag-public-health","tag-wellness"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>I got a hair transplant at 27 \u2014 the shocking side effect that left me looking like a cartoon - VM News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=30579\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"I got a hair transplant at 27 \u2014 the shocking side effect that left me looking like a cartoon - VM News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"How far would you go for a full head of luscious locks? 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