The FUCK! I'm Going Bald? Thread

[Cyrrex]

Heh.  A nut wig would be awesome.

[Mattemeo]

On my father's side is a history of male patten baldness, on my mothers, all the men in the family had/have plenty of hair. However, it skips a generation on my father's side - and my dad's the unlucky one. However, he receeded rather than went bald on top, and has never looked bad for it unless he lets it get Einstein length. My paternal grandfather died at 92 with a full head of snowy white hair, so that's not bad either (He also smoked a pipe since he was 12, so who can tell what it all means). My hair is black and kept long. I'm silvering at the temples, but so far no sign of receeding at 30, just the general thickness has gone down. I am considering dying to a dark cherry red (used to do it once in a while a few years ago) but this thread's kind of putting me off now, hah.

[Yegolev]

Well, as long as your dad didn't give you an X chromosome, you can't blame him.

[Merusk]

Are you talking about his head or his nuts?

She said a wig, not a merkin.


I'm set, grandad didn't even thin.  I know I didn't wind-up with Grandma's X, because I wasn't gray-haired by age 20.

[Samwise]

I think some folks look at their mother's father. Donno if that's accurate or not, but maybe that'll make you feel better (or worse).

My dim recollection from high school biology is that you get one of your mother's two X chromosomes, of which she got one from each of her parents.  So you have a 50% chance of having your mother's father's X chromosome, in which case you'll take after him for X-chromosomal traits, and a 50% chance of getting one of your mother's mother's X chromosomes.

If you have uncles on your mother's side, or great-uncles on your mother's mother's side, they're a good indicator of what you could be getting from your mother's mother.

[stray]

Interesting..

No one on my mother's side is bald.. I used to think that was an old wive's tale or something though. Didn't know there was scientific basis for it.

Anyhow, I actually shaved my head. With an 8 guard, which is as long as it gets shaving wise. For some reason, it doesn't seem as thin now.

That's because you are your own worst enemy and now you paid for it.

Eh, it'll grow back. It's an inch long. And not really a "douchebag" look (I think that's shorter? :P). I'm not totally convinced though. I need to find an old pic of me with a shaved head to make sure. It doesn't seem as thin, but there is a bit of "patchiness" on top. I forgot if that was normal.

[Righ]

I have long hair and am planning on looking like Richard O'Brien in Rocky Horror when I start going bald.

You know this Earthling, ah, this person?

[FatuousTwat]

I can't think of anyone in my family that has gone bald except my uncle... Hopefully I don't, I like having long hair.

[Yegolev]

You can have long hair while going bald.  See previous post, also consider The Combover.

[jason]

Shave your head, unless you've got a "lumpy" head, in which case, buy hats.

[glennshin]

Ya, as I'm entering my 30's I've noticed i can see through the hairs on the front of my head.  Damnit. I don't want to pay 30$ a month forever to hold the loss at bay. It's the realization of mortality that sucks balls. I never signed up for that...

http://www.hairlosstalk.com/

[Bunk]

My father had a two foot long combover for about 20 years. It was a scary thing.

Both my grandfathers were bald, so I knew it was coming. Never really worried about. I got fairly lucky and and never went completely bald on top, but there's not much there. I just wear it fairly short and honestly don't give a shit about what other people think of it.

I'm far more afraid of shaving my head than I am of people making fun of my bald spot.

[Aez]

Keep them short for the transition.  Keep them really short/shaved in the last stages.  I'm in transition and looking forward saving 30$ every 3 weeks.  I like the look, I don't see the point of trying to avoid it.

[Fraeg]

At last something on this board that I can claim to be an expert on  .

37 years old here, my hair started thinning in high school; by my freshman year of college I took to wearing a bandana around my head Al Jourgansan style to hide my receding line.  What do I have to say ~2 decades later? 

Fuck it, just shave that shit off.   Presuming you don't have any funny lumps or scars you will probably look just fine with a shaved head.  I see people who are my parents/grandparents age doing the comb over or the implants or the wigs and it is just so bloody obvious.  Socially things have changed, with *famous* people like Bruce Willis, Andre Agassi, Mr. Make It So Star Trek Captain, etc.  All just shaving or buzzing their heads, I think we are getting away from the stigma of being bald.   

Now, if I could have a full head of hair again, sure I would say yes to that, but it isn't going to happen, and I sure as hell am not going to blow $$ on trying to change that.

My experience has been out of sight out of mind.  If your head is shaved or buzzed with a #1 you really don't spend much time thinking about it other than "I better wear a hat when the sun is out".

Also, keep in mind that when you are in your twenties it might feel totally fucking devastating (it felt that way for me), but once you hit your 30's some of those people who gave you shit in when you were in your twenties are will be loosing their hair or going grey.  Seriously, I buzz my head with a pair of clippers once a week or so and it isn’t something I think about.

Women…. Because that is the underlying reason why we even think about this.   I am sure you have read it, and I am telling you it is true.   A full head of hair is far more important to the guy than it is to the girl.  Now, there are exceptions, and if you live in say Orange County, good luck to you.  But, generally speaking a guy is going to get way more worked up about hair loss than any prospective partner will.  Now rocking the Albert Einstein hairdo might be a bit much, but a close cropped head and you will look smooth, fashionable and aerodynamically correct.

So my advice, go buy a pair of clippers already.

Below are some “I am fucking bald now deal with it photos”

[stray]

Uh, wtf is that last picture?

I feel bad guys.. Lots of good advice here, but I'm still not sure if I'm even bald.   Hopefully this discussion is informative for many people, because I might be jerking your chains.

I should also mention that I thought I had eye cancer back in June, because I found some pigmented spots on the white of my eyes.   i.e. I'm a borderline hypochondriac. I'll try to upload pics later though.

[lamaros]

Uh, wtf is that last picture?

I feel bad guys.. Lots of good advice here, but I'm still not sure if I'm even bald.   Hopefully this discussion is informative for many people, because I might be jerking your chains.

I should also mention that I thought I had eye cancer back in June, because I found some pigmented spots on the white of my eyes.   i.e. I'm a borderline hypochondriac. I'll try to upload pics later though.

Pretty sure everyone takes a stray thread with more than a grain of whatever... 

[FatuousTwat]

Words

Should have kept the beard!

[Ashamanchill]

Hey I've got a question for y'all. Does baldness have to start at the crown, or can it start with a receding hairline in the front and just take over? I ask this because my hair seems fine on the top, but at the front...well it looks kinda like Ben Stiller in my avatar's hairline, and every day in the shower a few more strands come out in my hands.....

[Signe]

Uh, wtf is that last picture?

He got wood.

[Cyrrex]

There are certainly different kinds.  Mine is more in the crown and a general thinning.  I have some recession, but that part isn't too terrible yet.

[Fraeg]

Words

Should have kept the beard!

photos aren't in chronological order the one in the middle with the beard is the most recent.

[Fraeg]

Hey I've got a question for y'all. Does baldness have to start at the crown, or can it start with a receding hairline in the front and just take over? I ask this because my hair seems fine on the top, but at the front...well it looks kinda like Ben Stiller in my avatar's hairline, and every day in the shower a few more strands come out in my hands.....

Not to bring doom and gloom, but that is how it started for me.

[Ashamanchill]

But, but, it's going to be different for me right? Right? Lol I suspected as much, I've got the bic all ready for a few years down the road. In regard to earlier posts, my mothers side is the ones with all the hair, so I thought I was good. But it looks like I'll fit right in at a family reunion on my father's.

[Lantyssa]

Yeah, keep the beard.  It works well with the bald look for you.

Love the toenails.

[ghost]

I highly suggest a combover.

[slog]

Two additional comments:

If you are not sure, ask someone you trust.  "Tell me straight, am I going bald?"

Second

Now, if I could have a full head of hair again, sure I would say yes to that, but it isn't going to happen, and I sure as hell am not going to blow $$ on trying to change that.

No way I would ever go back to having hair.  What a pain in the ass.  I can take a shower and be ready for work in 5 minutes now.  

[jason]

I love being bald every time it rains. I can literally wipe my head dry with my hands.  Back in my teens when I had hair down to my waist, rain was the enemy. Fucking wet hair for hours.

[Arthur_Parker]

No way I would ever go back to having hair.  What a pain in the ass.  I can take a shower and be ready for work in 5 minutes now.  

I started going bald at 15, the above is exactly how I feel.  The only downside is, when you hit your head on something, you really hit your head.

[Teleku]

I keep my hair cut short for much the same reason.  Take shower the night before, roll out of bed in the morning for work.  Taking care of longer hair sucks balls.

[Fraeg]

Yeah, keep the beard.  It works well with the bald look for you.

Love the toenails.

was wondering if someone would notice that, I am rocking green and blue on my feet currently

But, but, it's going to be different for me right? Right? Lol I suspected as much, I've got the bic all ready for a few years down the road. In regard to earlier posts, my mothers side is the ones with all the hair, so I thought I was good. But it looks like I'll fit right in at a family reunion on my father's.

Yeah wish I could tell you "no no, you will be the exception" but it sounds like you are headed (does that qualify for a really bad pun?) down the road I went down.   Seriously though I think you will find down the road that it really isn't a big deal at all. 

My advice, when the time comes, buy a nice pair of hair clippers, buzz it down as low as you can get it, then if you want to bic it, do that in the shower and don't bother using shaving cream.   For some reason using shaving cream on your head to shave is a great way to get ingrown hairs, which look really really nasty on your scalp.  Oh and that isn't just my experience, multiple barbers told me that before I shaved my head.

[Raging Turtle]

I was in the same boat as Fraeg; it started in high school for me, though it wasn't really obvious (to others) until college.  I was pretty insecure about it for a while and did try propecia or something for a while.  I have no idea if it worked or not, but it sure as fuck made me stay insecure.  Checking the mirror a few times a day to see if you can see a difference?  Always wondering if other people are noticing?  

After about six months of that I said fuck it and shaved my head.  Like Fraeg said, something about taking control of it gets rid of the stigma of being bald, both to yourself and to others.  I'd never go back.  

Hey I've got a question for y'all. Does baldness have to start at the crown, or can it start with a receding hairline in the front and just take over? I ask this because my hair seems fine on the top, but at the front...well it looks kinda like Ben Stiller in my avatar's hairline, and every day in the shower a few more strands come out in my hands.....

It can go either way.  I got both at once.

As to shaving it, I use a Mach 3 a few times a week.  Since I don't need to be absolutely clean shaven for my job, I just do my face at the same time as my head.  My secret: Shaving cream is totally unncessary.  Hot water from a shower, followed by conditioner or even body wash when the head is wet is all you need.   Use a mirror, expect to nick yourself a fair deal when you're learning how to do it, and check yourself with a hand mirror to see if you missed any spots.  That's a little embarrassing.  

Honestly, I look better bald than I ever did with hair.  Even if you don't have a combover... we all know somebody who always wears a hat or bandana, combs their hair forward a bit too much, or whatever.  Don't be that guy.  That guy isn't happy.  

Anyway - forumer picture thread!  My own bald self, although I've gotten rid of the goatee:

[Fraeg]

Honestly, I look better bald than I ever did with hair.  Even if you don't have a combover... we all know somebody who always wears a hat or bandana, combs their hair forward a bit too much, or whatever.  Don't be that guy.  That guy isn't happy. 

This




Out of sight, out of mind is the key here.  Trying to maintain the illusion of having hair just leaves you unhappy and insecure.  Once you get used to how weird rain/wind/a shower feels on your scalp you won't look back.

[Merusk]

Hey I've got a question for y'all. Does baldness have to start at the crown, or can it start with a receding hairline in the front and just take over? I ask this because my hair seems fine on the top, but at the front...well it looks kinda like Ben Stiller in my avatar's hairline, and every day in the shower a few more strands come out in my hands.....

Balding patterns.

http://www.menshairloss.co.uk/male-pattern-baldness.htm

[gryeyes]

I thought I would be bald by now,I have had the Ben Stiller hairline for as long as I can recall. But it does not appear to be receding further and nobody on either side of my family is bald. But then again it definitely exhibits the pattern of the first stage of that link.

[Big Gulp]

Hey I've got a question for y'all. Does baldness have to start at the crown, or can it start with a receding hairline in the front and just take over? I ask this because my hair seems fine on the top, but at the front...well it looks kinda like Ben Stiller in my avatar's hairline, and every day in the shower a few more strands come out in my hands.....

Mine started in the front (but even as a kid I always had a high hairline) and I've now got a noticeable thinning spot on the crown of my head.  Getting to the point where I have to shave, but I'm going to grow a goat first.  If I'm bald without facial hair I look like a turtle.