No. 5641Anonymous 21st September 2016 Wednesday 10:24 pm5641Hair loss and what to do
Lads,
Since hitting my mid-twenties, my hair on top is thinning, which I'm pretty sure is male pattern hair loss. Seems to me there must be plenty of poofs that've gone through this so I thought I'd ask for some advice.
I'm not really that upset about it, I did use finasteride for 4 weeks but there doesn't seem to have been an improvement. So I'm ready to just suck it up and accept the loss.
What I'm unsure about now is how to carry it. Asking for my normal haircut, which I've had for about a decade, is no longer possible. Are there people I could rely on to advise me on how best I should carry it? E.g. full slaphead, number 3 all over, etc. I just don't trust myself to make a good call and once you commit to a drastic haircut like that, you live with the consequences a bit.
>>5641 Finasteride has side effects which aren't worth it even if the percentile is as slim as the manufacturers claim.
I'd suggest, in all sincerity, to stop masturbating, there hasn't been a whole lot of research into this specifically but there are numerous studies which link up to show a relationship between orgasm and DHT, and DHT and hair loss. Not to say this'll reverse anything but it may slow it down.
What've you got to lose by not wacking off anyway?
>>5641 Do nothing. Buy a pair of clippers. Buzz cut all over. Razor sometimes. Man the fucking fuck up. The "consequences" last no more than a month when it all grows back and you look like a long haired fucker with a bald patch. Cut it all off and wear it with pride.
Unless you have a dicky ticker, minoxidil is quite safe. It's not particularly expensive if you buy the generic stuff, but it only works for about 40% of men.
To be honest, I think you're better off just dubbing your head.
>>5646 There's no truth to it. You can be a chronic wanker and still grow a decent beard, if someone who definitely isn't me (honest guv!) is anything to go by. My uncle, 50 and balding, likes to have a go at my facial rug, and I just tell him he must be jealous he can't grow one now.
I went to a proper hair salon, first this poncy place in Chiswick and then when I moved up north a Toni & Guy. The head stylist in both places was an older guy who knew exactly how to cut my hair so that my on top thinning really doesn't show us much. I suppose once you get to a certain stage then even this kind of optical illusion won't really work and you'll have to just accept life and buzz the lot.
Personally I made a sort of pact with the devil where he gets my soul if I don't go bald or lose any teeth before 40. Looking back I should have shot for 50.
I'm just starting to go thin on my crown too. It's not much but it's obviously happening.
I do wonder if rogaine is worth a try, it seems pretty much risk free. But then again I look pretty good with a shaved bonce anyway - I'm certainly not worrying, but it'd be nice to have the option of hair. I do have nice thick hair otherwise.
Googling anything about it gets you a LOT of very worried/panicking men talking about their bald spots and asking if it looks bad. I'm a bit relieved I haven't reacted this way (yet?). It's basically the one and only problem men even have due to aging, women fucking start melting at my age but blokes tend to get better looking.
Never seen a good one. You actually need quite a lot of power to get a good head shave, when it is short it is stubbly and beardy and you need a perfect cut else it a) hurts and b) looks terrible. The baldfader is the best out there.
You can try razoring it too for a really close shave, but it takes a while to make it look good, a bit too long for me in the shower in the morning, so I use the baldfader on grade 0 twice a week, with grade 1 for the beard - it comes with all the attachments and doo-dahs. Use the razor for dates/interviews..
>You actually need quite a lot of power to get a good head shave
Fair play. I've done a grade 0 on a generic battery powered one before, and it's alright but it's definitely a bit 'fuzzy'.
I'll get one, they're cheap enough too. There's a hilarious review of it on amazon, a bloke has posted three pictures of his head with a few tiny red splotches, and has complained in all caps about how it's nearly killed him. The shave looks great though.
It took me more than a year to take your advice but I finally bought a Baldfader - the slightly updated version to the one linked, apparently it goes a whole 0.1mm shorter now.
It's fantastic, I should have got one sooner. I've gotten used to shaving my head in the shower with a Mach 3, but it always feels like a waste of time since I still end up having a stubbly head six hours later anyway.
I thought I'd drag this thread out just in case anyone else has gone bald in the year or so since this post.
My hairline recedes about an inch further on the right than on the left, although fortunately it isn't that noticeable as my hair covers it up. I doubt I'm going to have a bald spot or go thin on top so I guess it could be worse.
>>5759 If you insist on battery power I can recommend a Philips One-Blade (watch out though, it comes in different "kits" but you really only need the base unit which can be had for £25-30). It's suprisingly capable.
As an international businessman I assume you're not fussed about cost, so if you want a closer shave after the clippers have done their work Skullshaver makes some handy head shavers which, while really quite good at giving a gentle close shave, are also seriously overpriced.
>>6272 Buy a second mirror you can use to check the back of your head (or use the camera view on your apple watch to scout out the area) and you'll be fine. As others have mentioned, pay attention to the area around your ears (behind the ears in particular), if using clippers there's really no harm in going over an area several times to make sure. Feel your scalp "against the grain", you'll need to figure out which way your hair grows, and you can find bits you clearly missed.
Your hair generally grows forwards on top of your head, downwards at the back and sides of your head and then you get the really nasty worly area where those directions meet. The large bits that grow in one direction are easy, the borders are what you need to pay the most attention to. With clippers you'll get nothing going one way, then change your angle slightly and you get a whole carpet's worth. Rub in circles to find what you missed.
If all else fails, you can use your phone to film a 360 view of your head, using as many angles as you can, to find missing spots. With a bit of practice, though, you'll know your problem areas and automatically pay extra attention.
