38 - lt skin, red hair, hazel eyes, classic RETIRED

Has anyone had problems styling her hair? I just got my 38, Meggie yesterday. After much searching,I picked one with thinner bangs. when I took her hair out out of the ponytails,I noticed her hair is THICK. So thick, I'm not satisfied with any hairstyles I've done so far. She has short little hairs at the bottom of her wig, and some about 1/3 of the way down her wig, hidden near the scalp. Which makes any high ponytail or updo look funny on the sides (from the front, it makes her head look squarish, not smooth and round). Also, the bottom of her hair looks great when down, but looks awful and choppy when in one ponytail! It is so uneven that I cannot do a proper bun without having half the hair sticking out all over the place. It also has one tiny place at the base of her head where a few strands are glued to her neck, however I think I could easily fix that.

Anyone else have this problem? I love her face, hair color and bangs but I hate her wig! Could this be a wig defect? I'm afraid that I'll get a doll with thick bangs if I were to have her head replaced.

I didn't think she'd have the "middle of the head short hairs" like Kirsten for split hairstyles, either. That was part of the reason I wanted a new doll, so I wouldn't have that type of thing (although its not as severe as Kirsten's is).