So I'm slowly losing my hair. I'll probably be fine for another year or so, but sooner or later I'm going to need to do something about it. I suspect my sides will stay thick and full but I'll have the classic horseshoe on top. Being bald is not an option for me.

At first glance, a hair system seems to be a viable option. I look at pictures that seem pretty decent, and lots of you guys and others say that nobody ever notices that you're wearing a piece.

But the skeptic in me tells me this can't be true. I feel like there's got to be a noticeable difference in shine and texture between the top piece and the natural sides -- and I feel like people have to notice. Not to mention adhesion issues.

I mean no offense to anyone here by this, so please don't take it that way, but again the skeptic in me says that when I read reports of "undetectability" online, what I'm really seeing is a delusion based on wishful thinking.

I wonder if all these hairpieces really are noticeable and the wearers are only fooling themselves and nobody else.

Now, I don't want this to be true. And if it's not, I'll be happy to jump on board when the time comes. But I can't shake the suspicion that it is.

Am I keying in on something that people just don't want to admit, or am I completely wrong and hairpieces are much, much better than I'm imagining?

Thanks.