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My life as I know it is slightly worse; I've started balding.
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I want to shave my head so bad since my hair has been thinned pretty bad from the crown, but I have cysts and bumps all over my head :/ Its quite unsightly and the hair I have towards the front is still fighting valiantly to cover it.
I'm not that worried about my thinning hair, I'm not really trying to impress the ladies or anything since I'm married. I more want to get rid of it just to not have to maintain it :p
BTW OP, you look way better shaved. Be Proud!
I'm not that worried about my thinning hair, I'm not really trying to impress the ladies or anything since I'm married. I more want to get rid of it just to not have to maintain it :p
BTW OP, you look way better shaved. Be Proud!
I just googled Omnishaver and I'm about to order one. I've always been hesitant about completely shaving my head (I basically look like a young Robert Picardo these days), but if this thing is really this easy to use I might finally do it :)
Reminds me I need to shave my head again and prolly do something with my beard. Trim it or something.
my hair started disappearing when i was 16.
it really messed me up for a long time but i don't even care any more. nothing i can do about it so no point getting upset about it.
it really messed me up for a long time but i don't even care any more. nothing i can do about it so no point getting upset about it.
I have a receding hairline for the past 5 years. A few months back I just said fuck it and started buzzing my head down to a "1" every week or so.
I've gotten quite a few compliments, and it'll make the transition to going actually bald less jarring. Plus my bank account loves no more haircut costs (partner does my neck and ears for me)
I've gotten quite a few compliments, and it'll make the transition to going actually bald less jarring. Plus my bank account loves no more haircut costs (partner does my neck and ears for me)
OP you didn't start balding, you probably had already been balding for a good 2-3 years before you made this thread. That picture from 8 months ago with long hair, you already had a significantly receded hairline with pretty much no temple points and the length was probably hiding the thinning on your crown.
I can relate to you though, I am on finasteride (yes some people get side effects but I don't and you would never know until you try). I also got a hair transplant 2 weeks ago to add density to my thinning as I had female pattern hairloss. With that said I had to shave my head off for the procedure and my first thoughts after I had my head shaved were "this doesn't look that bad tbh".
Whatever decision you make, you basically have to own it and be confident in it. When it comes to dating, some women would care, some won't. It's primarily online apps like tinder/bumble where you may feel the difference but otherwise it won't matter. And in your late 20s you'd magically start feeling that even less women give a shit about it.
And remember it's not the bald look that's unattractive, but rather the balding look with patchy hair, combover/combforwards that's unattractive.
I can relate to you though, I am on finasteride (yes some people get side effects but I don't and you would never know until you try). I also got a hair transplant 2 weeks ago to add density to my thinning as I had female pattern hairloss. With that said I had to shave my head off for the procedure and my first thoughts after I had my head shaved were "this doesn't look that bad tbh".
Whatever decision you make, you basically have to own it and be confident in it. When it comes to dating, some women would care, some won't. It's primarily online apps like tinder/bumble where you may feel the difference but otherwise it won't matter. And in your late 20s you'd magically start feeling that even less women give a shit about it.
And remember it's not the bald look that's unattractive, but rather the balding look with patchy hair, combover/combforwards that's unattractive.
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Mine started going when I was 20-21. Started off just buzzing it and then switched over to shaving a few months later. I don't really have any hangups about it because I frankly look a lot cooler with it shaved and people like to come up and rub my head.
I've had to adjust it a bit over the years. I used to do a shave with the grain and then against to get the super close shave and perfect smoothness that people liked to feel, but it causes too much irritation and gets infected a lot easier. I just do with the grain now and it's a lot less rough on the skin. I also used to shave every other day, but now I just do it on Tuesday and Friday instead. Washing your pillow cases frequently also helps keep away head pimples. Usually wash everything off with a wet towel before bed too. Shaving in the shower is a lot easier too. I don't even bother with a mirror. You can use the water to clean up things and soften the hair a bit, which again cuts down on pimples and irritation. Also no annoying cleanup.
I've had to adjust it a bit over the years. I used to do a shave with the grain and then against to get the super close shave and perfect smoothness that people liked to feel, but it causes too much irritation and gets infected a lot easier. I just do with the grain now and it's a lot less rough on the skin. I also used to shave every other day, but now I just do it on Tuesday and Friday instead. Washing your pillow cases frequently also helps keep away head pimples. Usually wash everything off with a wet towel before bed too. Shaving in the shower is a lot easier too. I don't even bother with a mirror. You can use the water to clean up things and soften the hair a bit, which again cuts down on pimples and irritation. Also no annoying cleanup.
I swear I'm not bullshitting you when I say you look better bald. Grow a stubble shadow and you'll really be rocking it.
For the shine, use a good moisturizer on your dome. Shaving is harsh on skin, especially up top, so the body tends to overcompensate with oil production. Moisturize daily and that will get better.
And, uh... never wear that hideous shirt again.
There goes a man braver than I'd be in his position.
You look great, bruh. Now hit the damn gym.
Shave your hair and your eyebrows. Girls love it and people will think you're always excited for something
You'll be saving yourself a lot of stress and money not trying to hide or save it.
You look fine. You are one beard away from completing the Max Payne look.
I wish I were that brave. I've been balding for 6 years now, but I'm skinny, unattractive, and can't really grow a beard so I just roll with looking like shit. Luckily I found a partner before, but with her gone I just don't expect to look again for some time so for once in my life it doesn't bother me so much. The other day my niece told me my son won't recognize me if I keep losing hair though, so that was nice...
It's actually a good look. Just let it grow a tiny bit like Jason Stratham, especially your beard. Maybe instead of shave or buzz, do a size 1.
I've got a patch of thinning hair on top of my head but it's situated in a spot where I don't see it in a mirror and I often forget it's there.
The only time I notice it is in photographs or security camera footage.
The only time I notice it is in photographs or security camera footage.
WTF is this sorcery! I'm guessing you take fin as well?Eight years ago, "before" (a hairline is drawn on):
Eight months later:
Pictures from a month ago:
You can style look hip. My friend does this, the guy is in his 40s. He just has his hair like one centimetre tall and gels it to add some volume.
Or you can compensate with facial hair. Get a badass Walter White goatee or Steve Jobs stubble.
Or get muscles, look at Dwayne Johnson or that Jason Statham guy and go for the apex of masculinity.
Or you can compensate with facial hair. Get a badass Walter White goatee or Steve Jobs stubble.
Or get muscles, look at Dwayne Johnson or that Jason Statham guy and go for the apex of masculinity.
My partner (ten years) started balding and he was devastated. It escalated pretty quickly, but we worked together on his grooming and how he deals with the hair he has on his head and his face and he looks better than ever. Gorgeous.
Bro, you'll be beautiful.
Bro, you'll be beautiful.
whenever I go bald, I will be screwed.
I can't grow facial hair so egg face status, here I come.
I can't grow facial hair so egg face status, here I come.
Id recommend getting on finasteride and minoxidil asap. I noticed my hair starting to look like yours a couple months ago and immediately got on the drugs, and two months later after the initial increased shedding i THINK i'm starting to see some of the shedding reversing, so fingers crossed it keeps getting better. I think the side effects are very overstated, i only noticed a few instances of mild testical discomfort in the first 2 weeks of finasteride and one instance of light headedness, but nothing since then. It's certainly worth a try at least.
I went bald at 20. You'll be fine. It's true I have a big ol' beard, but you don't need one. Be bald and clean shaven. Be yourself. You will be fine.
Imo, don't try to save it. Let it happen. You will be fine. Own that shit. It's you.
Imo, don't try to save it. Let it happen. You will be fine. Own that shit. It's you.
as long as I don't look like a skinny geek, I will be good
You're looking good with that bald head OP. In fact I prefer you this way. you rock it, I'm jealous. I could not rock it, I tried.
I started to lose my hair too but I went the treatment way, it seems to work. I haven't recovered all my hair (yet) but they have really grow much thicker. The front line has received just a tiny bit but in terms of thickness its way closer to what it was. And about the thickness in my pants they were fortunately no issues.
I started to lose my hair too but I went the treatment way, it seems to work. I haven't recovered all my hair (yet) but they have really grow much thicker. The front line has received just a tiny bit but in terms of thickness its way closer to what it was. And about the thickness in my pants they were fortunately no issues.
Welcome to the club. I was really self-conscious about it for almost a year and finally said F it and embraced it, cut my hair down to 3mm and grew out my facial hair to have a 5 o clock shadow and it actually turned into a little ego boost. I was getting compliments at work, i think i was trying so hard to keep looking like i had a full set of hair that it probably looked worse then i thought and drew more attention to my balding.
Pleasantly surprised to see that the OP already shaved his head at the advice of people here. A harmless genetic quirk you have no control over is nothing to be ashamed of, and full bald has never been bigger or sexier than it is now.
If you ease into it (start with 3x a week, then 5x, then once a day) side effects are minimized.
Same, only time I see mine is when the hairdresser raises the secondary hand mirror so I check out the back of my haircut. It's looking pretty grim from that angle but I am at least taller than average so most don't even see it. Guess I got that going for me, I figure in a few years I'll have to go the completely shaved with beard route.
You honestly look great man! I know it sucks but you made lemonade out of lemons!
Didn't see this a minute ago. Totally works on you. Own that shit.
Great results! was the transplant mechanically or manually made? And actually $10K is a steal for those results.
Lol say that when you have alopecia and don't have eyebrows
You can pull it off well. Some people don't really have the head shape for it.. but it looks good on you.
I actually got it for 8200 by some alternate miracle, but it involved a last second cancelation by another patient and me literally getting a phone call at 10 PM and I was in the chair the next morning. But that's extremely uncommon and it was also eight years ago.
Manually done, FUT, 3477 grafts. And yeah I'm on Fin, too.