Going bald under 30

hurlsey

Well, looking for advice, I'm not even 30 hair has been falling out for 7 years, I've reached a point where I'm like "**** it I couldn't be any uglier with no hair..."

My gf says it's fine but to me it it isn't!! It doesn't help that all my friends have more hair than you could shake a stick at!!

So lads and ladies should I just finish what natures started or what?

*it isn't about being attractive in the sense of attracting other women, have a gf as I said, it's more I'd like to be able to walk into a room of people(or any social situation) and not be self conscious about it!!

better call saul

hurlsey wrote: »

Well, looking for advice, I'm not even 30 hair has been falling out for 7 years, I've reached a point where I'm like "**** it I couldn't be any uglier with no hair..."

My gf says it's fine but to me it it isn't!! It doesn't help that all my friends have more hair than you could shake a stick at!!

So lads and ladies should I just finish what natures started or what?

*it isn't about being attractive in the sense of attracting other women, have a gf as I said, it's more I'd like to be able to walk into a room of people(or any social situation) and not be self conscious about it!!

Wouldn't worry about it, no pubes makes your willy look bigger

braddun

it might run in the family

D_turbo

2 of my buddies have hit that same point

Under 30...going bald

Have since shaved there heads and regret nothing. In fact they love it...

In fact From out point of view it suits them much better..rather then being 27 with a resceding hairline or thinning hair

better call saul

braddun wrote: »

it might run in the family

Thanks for being fcuk all encouragement to the op. You could have at least lied like I did to make him feel better. But no. You replied with six words of bullcråp

Get the clippers out and cut it tight. Bald denial is far uglier than a neat head with a short buzz all round.

Bald can be hot, think Jason Statham and Bruce Willis when he was young. Take the plunge and try pity your hairy friends for all the time they have to spend on it that you don't.

If it's really bugging you though, give Rogaine a go and see if it works for you. You have to use it constantly though, so it's a commitment in time and money on an ongoing basis.

4zn76tysfajdxp

better call saul wrote: »

Thanks for being fcuk all encouragement to the op. You could have at least lied like I did to make him feel better. But no. You replied with six words of bullcråp

Keep your wig on.

Thinly/thinning veiled "Look at me I have a girlfriend..." thread.

Atlantic Dawn

If you have no birth marks or scars on the head consider going bald asa fashion statement. If not you need treatment now to keep what you have. If the rest of your clan are bald go with that.

uch

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=908

If you've "been going bald" for 7 years then it's about time to concede defeat. Or wear a hat for the best part of a year while paying for expensive and painful surgery.

Bipolar Joe

Candie wrote: »

Bald can be hot, think Jason Statham and Bruce Willis when he was young.

Not to come off like a tosser, but Bruce Willis had hair when he was young.

Now, to come off like a tosser, I have a luscious mane of hair, it makes me look virile and manly, like Weird Al.

OP, are you really looking for a go to cut your hair, or some way to not feel shitty about losing it?

DEFTLEFTHAND

Not good at all, you'll have to keep it shaved. Hopefully you still have colour in the hair, the big problem for Caucasians is that they tend to lose the tone at a young age, around the 30 mark on average. Blacks and Slopes hold the tone for longer for some reason (sometimes into the late 40s or 50s), the differences between the races I suppose.

better call saul

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Not good at all, you'll have to keep it shaved. Hopefully you still have colour in the hair, the big problem for Caucasians is that they tend to lose the tone at a young age, around the 30 mark on average. Blacks and Slopes hold the tone for longer for some reason (sometimes into the late 40s or 50s), the differences between the races I suppose.

Racism intensifies

B.A._Baracus

Shave your head
It sucks to go bald and there are only a few people that can pull off the balding look. Take Patrick Stewart for the greatest example
But most balding people shave their heads and they all look better. There are plenty of Celebrities out there to sway your choice. Such as Vin Diesel, Jason Statham, Steve Austin and so much more. All were going bald on top and realised the shaven look just looked that much better.

Ps,
all 3 mentioned celebrities went bald under / around 30 too. So my point is that it happens. It sucks. Its just that a razor will become your new best friend.

DEFTLEFTHAND

better call saul wrote: »

Racism intensifies

Get on out of that, only a humourless libtard would find the word slope offensive. Look up any Asian community in the US, it's what they call themselves, like nigga, mick or guinea. Terms which once had malicious meanings are now used by the actual people the slurs were directed towards.

Capt'n Midnight

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BaldOfAwesome

sh1tstirrer

better call saul wrote: »

Wouldn't worry about it, no pubes makes your willy look bigger

No need weeny

KungPao

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Not good at all, you'll have to keep it shaved. Hopefully you still have colour in the hair, the big problem for Caucasians is that they tend to lose the tone at a young age, around the 30 mark on average. Blacks and Slopes hold the tone for longer for some reason (sometimes into the late 40s or 50s), the differences between the races I suppose.

Are you a Vietnam vet?

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I love how threads like this usually bring out the "You'll look like Vin Diesel or Jason Statham" comments, when in the real world the person will probably look like Grant Mitchell or a neo-Nazi.

Look, baldness sucks for 90% percent of people, if you are not in the 10%, all you can do is wear a hat, wear a syrup, or cut your head off.

SeaFields

I started getting folically challenged around the 25 mark. Blade zero all over about once a week. Sorted.

Fcuk it op. You could go down the medication route, cosmetic route or just buy a good quality electric razor. The latter is the cheapest. And da wimmins do love a shaved head

Capt'n Midnight

KungPao wrote: »

in the real world the person will probably look like Grant Mitchell or a neo-Nazi.

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BaldOfEvil

Rock Lesnar

I started losing the hair around 25, got the clippers and razor out and got rid of it.

I just decided there was no point pretending it wasn't falling out and that a bald look would look better then a ridiculous comb over look.

Its already gone so shave it off.

Menas

I was in the same boat OP, thinning hair from my mid 20s. Shaved the head and have not looked back since. When I was a single I found hte shaved head made it easier with women, I did not have any hangups about going bald.

One Pro-tip for you. Shaving your head for the first time should be done in late spring. When you shave your head for the first time your scalp tends to be a funny blue/grey color and the skin may be sensitive and peel a little.
So doing it in late spring, apply some moisturizing sun screen and get some sun at it...color will normalise much faster. If you do it in the middle of winter it will stay that grey/blue color for longer and look a bit odd.

Rhyme

Starting losing my hair in my early 20's and was extremely neurotic about it. Spent maybe a year going to every length to hide it and being defensive about it. After a year or two I just sort of accepted it. I'm now a little bit neurotic about looking like I'm hiding the fact that I'm losing my hair so I just leave it alone but keep it trimmed (I look like I have a combover if my hair is longer).

It's just something that happens to some people. My advice is to accept it and then deal with it. You get a treatment, wear a wig, comb it over, ignore it, shave it, whatever. It's completely up to you. I hated hearing people recommend things like this when I started losing my hair but I chilled out about the whole ordeal after a year or so.

For context, I started slowly losing my hair around 22 or so and am now 28. I had been worrying about losing my hair since my mid-teens as I saw most of the men in my family go bald. I've not shaved my head yet as I don't mind how my hair looks at the moment. Going to shave it when the weather gets a bit warmer

Sir Osis of Liver.

Grow a combover, like the generations of proud Irishmen before you.

Chicks love it.

Letree

If you are able to grow a proper comb over then that is the way to go. Failing that then shave it off.

This is what you should be aiming for:
http://b.vimeocdn.com/ts/104/505/104505908_640.jpg

endacl

better call saul wrote: »

Thanks for being fcuk all encouragement to the op. You could have at least lied like I did to make him feel better. But no. You replied with six words of bullcråp

The Pavlovian keyboard fart. That particular poster seems to be particularly afflicted...

UCDVet

If you've got the money - you can get a hair transplant.
If you don't want to spend that kind of money - you can shave your head.

osarusan

Letree wrote: »

This is what you should be aiming for:
http://b.vimeocdn.com/ts/104/505/104505908_640.jpg

In japan these are called 'barcodes'.

Also, some follically challenged go further and actually apply some kinf of spray/paint/polish that goes directly onto the skin and colours it black, presumably to make the combover/barcode less obvious.

Don't do this, OP.

Capt'n Midnight

Get some rabbits tattooed on your scalp.

From a distance they'll look like hares

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BrokenArrows

hurlsey wrote: »

Well, looking for advice, I'm not even 30 hair has been falling out for 7 years, I've reached a point where I'm like "**** it I couldn't be any uglier with no hair..."

My gf says it's fine but to me it it isn't!! It doesn't help that all my friends have more hair than you could shake a stick at!!

So lads and ladies should I just finish what natures started or what?

*it isn't about being attractive in the sense of attracting other women, have a gf as I said, it's more I'd like to be able to walk into a room of people(or any social situation) and not be self conscious about it!!

Shave you're head. Nothing worse than someone trying to make the most of what they don't have.

HalloweenJack

I'm in the same boat. 26 years old and I can already see the MPB coming in (receeding hairline, thin patches on top).

So far, I just keep my hair pretty short so it's not as noticeable. Once that stops working, I'll just shave it all off. Personally, I'm not interested in any treatment for it.

Tail Docker

Shave it all off ta feck. Nothing cooler than a bald lad who is not bothered by the lack of hair. Nothing worse than someone fighting a public loosing battle with nature. Embrace the bald. Didn't do Kojak any harm...

myshirt

I started going bald at 22, and unfortunately have scars from a few fights. It's a pain, but the longer you fight it..

KungPao

Tail Docker wrote: »

Shave it all off ta feck. Nothing cooler than a bald lad who is not bothered by the lack of hair. Nothing worse than someone fighting a public loosing battle with nature. Embrace the bald. Didn't do Kojak any harm...

Or Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins...

Apart from him looking like a giant baby that has a terminal illness.

estudent

hurlsey wrote: »

Well, looking for advice, I'm not even 30 hair has been falling out for 7 years, I've reached a point where I'm like "**** it I couldn't be any uglier with no hair..."

My gf says it's fine but to me it it isn't!! It doesn't help that all my friends have more hair than you could shake a stick at!!

So lads and ladies should I just finish what natures started or what?

*it isn't about being attractive in the sense of attracting other women, have a gf as I said, it's more I'd like to be able to walk into a room of people(or any social situation) and not be self conscious about it!!

I use a razor to shave it off since I turned 29. You'll get used to it. The only problem I had was ignorant people assuming I shaved it off to look like a Nazi or hard man. Sometimes I wear hat just to avoid those ignorant assumptions. It would look worse trying to cover it up with a wig.

OldMrBrennan83

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Links234

screw what everyone else says, go for a skullet devin townsend style!

http://blog.asgaard.co.uk/assets/media/13-10/devintownsend.jpg

Ihatecuddles

My husband has a massive bald spot and receding hairline, I Love his bald spot he doesn't give a f*ck either which I admire.

myshirt

Ihatecuddles wrote: »

My husband has a massive bald spot and receding hairline, I Love his bald spot he doesn't give a f*ck either which I admire.

Bald spot... or a solar panel for a cuddle machine?

Edit: Scratch that

R.D. aka MR.D

Definitely shave it.

But don't be that bald guy who always wears a hat. It doesn't fool anyone.

The most attractive bald men are the ones who don't give a f$$$ about it!

OldMrBrennan83

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cassid

Shave it all off, looks much better

Highflyer13

1 year ago I had a fine head of hair and now balding fast. Now I'm battling between shaving it off or going for one of them hair transplant operations. One thing I noticed out in the pubs over Christmas is that every second fooker feels the need to comment on it. :mad: Im not comfortable with losing my hair yet to be honest.

anncoates

Few friends that started going bald in their 20s and they either shaved their heads or just got it cut very tight and they looked well.

It's hardly a deformity.

ShadowHearth

D_turbo wrote: »

2 of my buddies have hit that same point

Under 30...going bald

Have since shaved there heads and regret nothing. In fact they love it...

In fact From out point of view it suits them much better..rather then being 27 with a resceding hairline or thinning hair

I am 28 and I started to get bald too. It's not as bad as some men, but it gets patchy right on top of my head.
I just shaved my head last Sunday and I love it. I just touch up every few days now.
Everyone get a shock first when they see me as it's such a huge change, but after most people say that it actually suits me. I love it too.
At least I can still grow a beard!

So yeah, me too. No regrets and it actually looks a lot better then patchy hair.

OP, for me losing some of my hair was not an issue up until few weeks ago. It really started to get to me when it bacame really noticeable, specially when I used some hair products. I won't say that it messed up with my confidence, but it really did not added any. Shaved head helped a lot to restore things to normal.

Venus In Furs

KungPao wrote: »

I love how threads like this usually bring out the "You'll look like Vin Diesel or Jason Statham" comments, when in the real world the person will probably look like Grant Mitchell or a neo-Nazi.

Grant Mitchell is pretty hot IMO.

I know I'm only one woman and my opinion hardly makes up for the sense of loss going bald engenders in a lot of guys, but personally, I don't give a fuk about a guy going bald. If I think he's attractive, I think he's attractive - and I don't see a need for shaving it if it's mid going bald either. I barely notice tbh. But that's just me.

And of course, not that women finding it attractive or not attractive is the only important thing.

Egginacup

hurlsey wrote: »

Well, looking for advice, I'm not even 30 hair has been falling out for 7 years, I've reached a point where I'm like "**** it I couldn't be any uglier with no hair..."

My gf says it's fine but to me it it isn't!! It doesn't help that all my friends have more hair than you could shake a stick at!!

So lads and ladies should I just finish what natures started or what?

*it isn't about being attractive in the sense of attracting other women, have a gf as I said, it's more I'd like to be able to walk into a room of people(or any social situation) and not be self conscious about it!!

Do you have decent teeth, 4 limbs, a brain, and a working cock?
Can you dance without looking like Mick Jagger on crack?
Is your body hygiene acceptable?
Are you not a blimp?

Then despite your hirsute "issue" then I think women will find you just fine.

Baldness is a condition that cannot be reversed any more than freckles. It is a genetic trait much like blond hair and carried by the woman in ancestry. Fuck it. Dress up nice, polish your silky smooth head and get all Hot Chocolate sexy.

conorh91

Egginacup wrote: »

Baldness is a condition that cannot be reversed any more than freckles.

ahem

http://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/130/590x/secondary/151404.jpg

Lets see freckles permanently disappear like that?

Money is an obstacle to some degree, but nobody need go bald anymore.

R1_Pete

conorh91 wrote: »

ahem

http://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/130/590x/secondary/151404.jpg

Lets see freckles permanently disappear like that?

Money is an obstacle to some degree, but nobody need go bald anymore.

FFS! It looks awful. Far better shaved?

Dr Bob

Shave your head and grow a goatee.
Job done