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Missing my hair
bigpanda
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Sigh.
So usually, I'm not bothered by the fact that I'm losing my hair. It started thinning when I was 17 and has progressively gotten worse over the years. About 7 years ago I went the scorched earth route and started shaving my head. I've got a good scalp, no ridges or bumps so I'm able to pull it off without problems but today there were some people talking about some new pajama trend in fashion and one of the models had hair just like I used to.
Ok, I know he's a model, and the fact that he has hair helps with that. But that's beside the point. I just miss having flowing locks. I miss feeling the wind in my hair. I miss getting haircuts. I miss washing my hair. I miss brushing my hair. I just miss having hair.
I know I won't go the hair club for men route. I don't even know where they'd get hair from to staple to my head other than possibly my chest or back or.... so yeah. It's not going to happen. If I grew it out I'd look a lot like George Costanza (from the later episodes).
So what causes baldness, is there any way to grow your hair back? Can I expose myself to some kind of crazy mutagenic radiation to get a full head of hair that's actually my hair? I mean, why can a baby grow new hair follicles or whatever and a grown man can't?
So usually, I'm not bothered by the fact that I'm losing my hair. It started thinning when I was 17 and has progressively gotten worse over the years. About 7 years ago I went the scorched earth route and started shaving my head. I've got a good scalp, no ridges or bumps so I'm able to pull it off without problems but today there were some people talking about some new pajama trend in fashion and one of the models had hair just like I used to.
Ok, I know he's a model, and the fact that he has hair helps with that. But that's beside the point. I just miss having flowing locks. I miss feeling the wind in my hair. I miss getting haircuts. I miss washing my hair. I miss brushing my hair. I just miss having hair.
I know I won't go the hair club for men route. I don't even know where they'd get hair from to staple to my head other than possibly my chest or back or.... so yeah. It's not going to happen. If I grew it out I'd look a lot like George Costanza (from the later episodes).
So what causes baldness, is there any way to grow your hair back? Can I expose myself to some kind of crazy mutagenic radiation to get a full head of hair that's actually my hair? I mean, why can a baby grow new hair follicles or whatever and a grown man can't?
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My advice is just to accept it. Yeah, you could spend money on treatments that would make a slight difference..but do you really want to?
Most male baldness is caused by hormones. Excess testosterone (more accurately, DHT) causes the lifespan of your little guys to shorten until they are dormant almost all the time. Treatments like Rogaine may reverse some of the effects, but only as long as you use it and even then only for about 7 years.
That said, most hair-restoration options seems less-than-reliable as best. Many of them fall this || short of hiring Billy Mays as their spokesman.
Don't worry about it. Chicks dig bald guys :winky:
There are many routes for gaining hair back, a good first step is to avoid cutting it for a month or two, to see where it still grows in.
Hair loss is tied to testosterone production, and it affects mainly the hair at the front and top of the head, the hair on the side and the back is rarely affected much until older age.
There are hormonal treatments, IE rogain and whatnot, or is that a steroid? They do work for some people, but it becomes a never ending habit.
Hair transplants take hair follicles from the back and sides of the head, and transplant them onto the top areas. The testosterone does not affect them, so they grow normal, and you could brush the hell out of it.
Oh, and ignore the whole propecia and hair transplants. Unless your career requires you to have a full head of hair, it is really just pathetic. Propecia messes with your hormones and with transplants you need to keep going back as the rest of your hair thins out.
ALSO, if you have male pattern baldness, theres no stopping it. If you take drugs, it only reduces the rate of your hair loss
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Rogaine? It's neither hormonal nor a steroid.
The only hormonal treatment approved for hair loss in the US is Propecia.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
I actually don't mind the look too much, I could never be happy with my hair so getting almost totally short doesnt bother me. (I still have some remains and its not as noticable when its a quarter of an inch).
I mostly just worried about girls, is that a problem, because there are solutions to that that don't involve hookers or being rich. I mean at least youre more aerodynamic.
I feel your pain, I started balding last year and I'm 22 years old. I guess its kinda okay, its good to be able to wake up in the morning and not have to fix your hair. I get my head shaved every three weeks or so. Not completely shaved though, it would be more like a number one. Its purely genetic in my family.
I just get on with it. There's no point dwelling on something you can't change.
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Yeah, I'll agree that it's much more acceptable for a guy to be bald now a days. Particularly if you're white. Back in the 80's if you were less than 30, white, and shaved your head you had to be worried about being associated with being a neo-nazi or skinhead. Now it's much more accepted. I see plenty of guys in business suits now with shaved heads.
Having to choose between the Costanza or a shaved head, I'd go shaved. If you can pull off the Picard look and have that same kind of kick ass Captain persona then go for it. Since I tend to dress much more blue-collar on the weekends I sometimes can pull off the biker look.
As for the ladies. A lot like the bald head. Some will, some won't. For the most part, if you're losing it, try and accept it and roll with it. That's what I've done and do most of the time. Just yesterday and still today, I'm pining for my hair.
I can definitely reccomend going with a #1 length on the shaver if you feel like having a little vestigal fuzz. Still looks good, and you can get that nice tactile sensation if you run your hand over your head or whatever.
As for those that are thinking about shaving your head... If you've got a full head of hair, then damn you. Damn you to hell for taking what you have for granted. Enjoy it and enjoy it well.
If you're going bald, then I'd say to take one thing into consideration. Once you shave it, it will take time to grow back in. There's definitely no way I could ever grow out what I used to have. It's too late and for me once I started down the path of shaving my head I realized I could never go back. So if you can still get a couple more miles out of your hair with dignity then enjoy it. If it's time for the razor, then so be it.
BTW, I'm actually feeling much better about this whole thing now. I still would like to have my old hair back but I'm not obsessing about it like I was.
I say almost everyone looks better than you would think with shaved or super short hair. Some girls can even pull off a buzzcut.
Seriously, balding guys, don't sweat it. Bald > long, creepy Ren-Faire hair any day of the week.
Get Jacked.
Muscley men with bald heads are like PB&J that shit just works. So if you are losing your hair bic it and hit the gym.
Also possibly grow a handlebar mustache.
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Haha...I used to work with a retired Navy SEAL with a shaved head and a mustache. He looked like a guy you did not want to fuck with.
If you are buff though, or just somewhat built. Ya being bald looks good. If you have a kiddy facec, its not so great. But not many people have that.
Jesus! At that stage i wouldnt care. Id be so happy if i last till im 30 with hair.
But rogain and propecia can help slow down MPB to a point where your hair folicles can re-grow hair. But, it will become an obsession that you will, eventually, tire of. You would get to the point and want to stop, bt know that any hair you have held onto will fall out in a short amount of time. I think its a bad habbit. Also, there are a million worse things then male pattern baldness.