My guy is in a top knot 24/7, if he wasn't that long hair would hanging over covering his eyes. Top knots do not smother the scalp causing it not to breathe. When I put his top knot it, after its banded I use a rat tail comb (do they even still call it that lol) put it under the band and move it away from the scalp to eliminate the oriental eye appearance lol, in other words loosen up the top knot. A yorkie does not need "thick" hair for a nice top knot. Top knot hair should be grown starting between the eyes above the bridge of the nose this eliminates lose hair getting into their eyes. Hair taken from the back of their heads is used in top knots to give it a fuller, thick looking top knot. Look at some utube videos to get a better understanding of how a top knot is made up.
BTW Cody's hair is not banded everyday while at home, I band and use bows when we go out and about, at home I use small claws or baby or young girls barrettes to keep his hair out of his eyes. CVS and Riteaid have a nice selection of small barrettes, scrunchies and claws. When Miss Katy gets use to something on her heard you can go online and buy fancy clip on bows to cover up latex bands. One of our members mimimomo has a online store with beautiful hair clips. Here is the link if you are interested.
www.toplinepet.com