What to do about baldness?

mackg · 11-03-2013 12:04AM #1

Right. I'm in my mid twenties and the ol male baldness is setting in a bit earlier than I predicted. My hair has gotten very thin right behind the fringe and I'm now faced with a decision on how to deal with. My initial reaction was to just shave the head with a zero or a bic and buy myself a nice warm hat to get me through the very cold season.

However, I was talking to a friend of mine who is also expecting the baldness in the near future and he says he plans to try and grow out his hair and cover it up for as long as possible, to me that sounds like the fast track to a ridiculous comb-over. Another friend started going on about some cream some guy she knows used and that I should try.

Tbh I'm still favoring my original shaved head look but have decided there is no harm in looking for a few alternate opinions so like any right thinking individual I've come to after hours for advice.

So what say ye? Should I go for

1. Head Shave

2. Comb-over

3. Hair plugs

4. Hair tonic

5. Wig

Poll to follow.

Gran Hermano · 11-03-2013 12:05AM

Comb-over

Tattoo loads of small rabbits on your scalp.

From a distance they'll look like hares.

Alactric · 11-03-2013 12:09AM

Anything but #2 Mack. Anything.

Killer Wench · 11-03-2013 12:10AM

Isn't baldness due to excessive amounts of testosterone? Is there no magic pill that will control the hormones?

Praetorian Saighdiuir · 11-03-2013 12:12AM

Embrace it dude.

Shave it all off and wax the bejayis out of it.

Make that thing shine!

Bipolar Joe · 11-03-2013 12:12AM

Gran Hermano wrote: »

Tattoo loads of small rabbits on your scalp.

From a distance they'll look like hares.

Booooo! BOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

OP, all or nothing. Shave it all and claim you have alopecia.

castletownman · 11-03-2013 12:12AM

I've just seen the best bit of product placement in a while. Clicked on this thread and there's an advertisement for a free hair transplant consultation!

Maybe it's the internet's way of telling me to tell you to go for that option!

Seachmall · 11-03-2013 12:13AM

Comb-over

Shaving your head or not giving a shit and leaving it bald are the only reasonable solutions to this problem.

Shaved head looks silly for a couple of months until your scalp darkens but it'd be my preference by far.

Napper Hawkins · 11-03-2013 12:16AM

Comb-over

castletownman wrote: »

I've just seen the best bit of product placement in a while. Clicked on this thread and there's an advertisement for a free hair transplant consultation!

Maybe it's the internet's way of telling me to tell you to go for that option!

It's just asking me how many cats I see.

Cats....pussies......shaving....bald...

Yeah, you should shave.

MrStuffins · 11-03-2013 12:17AM

Demoxilnil!

unknowngirl!! · 11-03-2013 12:19AM

Comb-over

I voted before I looked at the pics! I change my mind to #5

uch · 11-03-2013 12:19AM

No.1

mcmoustache · 11-03-2013 12:21AM

Comb-over

Shave it all.

Have you not seen Breaking Bad?

Larianne · 11-03-2013 12:23AM

Comb-over

If you can afford it, get hair plugs. Whatshisface from the north in those Bloody Sunday films has a decent head of hair now.

Otherwise, shave it off or keep it very short.

Stained Class · 11-03-2013 12:26AM

Larianne wrote: »

Otherwise, shave it off or keep it very short.

Easy said, but the bald look doesn't suit all heads.

mackg · 11-03-2013 12:26AM

Comb-over

mcmoustache wrote: »

Shave it all.

Have you not see Breaking Bad?

I've a chemistry a chemistry degree as well, going to be positively spooky.

woodoo · 11-03-2013 12:33AM

Hair plugs

Comb overs are all the rage these days

http://www.theimgproject.com/worst-combover-i-have-ever-seen-fixed-fixed/

Failing that a number 0,1 or 2

Larianne · 11-03-2013 12:34AM

Comb-over

Stained Class wrote: »

Easy said, but the bald look doesn't suit all heads.

I also suggested keeping it short, rather than bald.

Or just wear hats.

calanus · 11-03-2013 12:38AM

Comb-over

Stupid hereditary baldness. I come from a family where myself and my 2 brothers had lost about 80% of our hair by the age of 20. Shaving it off is the only way and hopefully you hdon't have a weirdly shaped head under there.

woodoo · 11-03-2013 12:45AM

Hair plugs

Larianne wrote: »

Or just wear hats.

No way do this, its a bad habit to get into and you can come to rely on them. They won't help you accepting your baldness which in the end is the only way to deal with it.

Ruudi_Mentari · 11-03-2013 12:46AM

You need to come over all shaolin monk

not all of em, just that... mindset.

Paddy Cow · 11-03-2013 12:48AM

unknowngirl!! wrote: »

I voted before I looked at the pics! I change my mind to #5

Me too!

Larianne · 11-03-2013 12:50AM

Comb-over

woodoo wrote: »

No way do this, its a bad habit to get into and you can come to rely on them. They won't help you accepting your baldness which in the end is the only way to deal with it.

But what if his head gets cold?

Banjo String · 11-03-2013 12:52AM

Where's the:

"do fcuk all, accept the bald head, sure doesn't it even look good on some lads"

Option

(full head of hair btw)

Paramite Pie · 11-03-2013 12:53AM

Wig

I'm in the same boat but I read that baldness is caused by too much DHT/testosterone flowing to the scalp.

So no matter how many products you use, you won't see results until you tackle your bodies over production of androgen (it's the 'raw' form of testosterone/ estrogen afaik).

I take a supplement containing SAW PALMETTO (some plant extract) which helps your body to keep normal testosterone levels. My acne has also died down dramatically because when your body has to much testosterone it just flushes it out the pores to get rid of it.

Also consider using Nizoral shampoo (yes that dandruff stuff) since it can also block the androgen getting to the scalp which builds up and causes baldness.
http://www.hairlosstalk.com/hair-loss-treatments/nizoral/

So far these are working for me (5 months in:D) and hair loss has dramatically ceased. I don't know if I'm slowing it down or stopping it completely (since I have very long/thick hair) but I will soon consider some tonics to try regrowth.

Apparently the hair follicle never falls out, but simply shrinks and lays dormant. So bald people still have all their 'hair' roots and don't even know it.

Joey the lips · 11-03-2013 12:54AM

Tattoo of hair

Banjo String · 11-03-2013 12:54AM

Paramite Pie wrote: »

I'm in the same boat but I read that baldness is caused by too much dht/testosterone flowing to the scalp.

So no matter how many products you use, you won't see results until to tackle our bodies over production of androgen (it's the 'raw' form of testosterone/ estrogen afaik).

I take a supplement containing SAW PALMETTO (some plant extract) which helps your body to keep normal testosterone levels. My acne has also died down dramatically because when your body has to much testosterone it just flushes it out the pores to get rid of it.

Also consider using Nizoral shampoo (yes that dandruff stuff) since it can also block the androgen getting scalp that builds up and causes baldness.
http://www.hairlosstalk.com/hair-loss-treatments/nizoral/

So far these are working for me (5 months in:D) and hair loss has dramatically ceased. I don't know if I'm slowing it down or stopping it completely (since I have very long/thick hair) but I will soon consider some tonics to try regrowth.

Apparently the hair follicle never falls out, but simply shrinks and lays dormant. So bald people still have all their 'hair' roots and don't even know it.

I'm convinced.

BillyMitchel · 11-03-2013 12:59AM

Comb-over

Don't do a mach three job on it but go the barbers and get a 3 blade around the sides and four on top. Chicks dig it man!

Paramite Pie · 11-03-2013 01:00AM

Wig

SamHall wrote: »

I'm convinced.

Maybe I've been on the internet to long but I'm wondering if your being sarcastic or not!!!:P

It's no consensus on regrowing hair (most say it's impossible for now) but the normal everyday products I mention have a huge success rate in stopping baldness so start early and hope for the best!!;)

Wibbs · 11-03-2013 01:02AM

Killer Wench wrote: »

Isn't baldness due to excessive amounts of testosterone? Is there no magic pill that will control the hormones?

Nope and nope unless you want a chemical sex change. Baldness is mostly due to excessive genetic sensitivity to testosterone, not the level of it. IIRC baldy blokes often have lower test going on. Though I did read somewhere that that's mostly to do with receding hairlines, losing hair/gaining face. Apparently going baldy at the crown and overall is more down to lifestyle choices, stress and diet and fitness. The latter happens to women too, so that might back that up.

If you're a Black bloke then hit the razor. It always suits them. Its a rule. The bastids

. If you're a White bloke, then it can vary. White blokes often seem to have weird heads for some reason. Heads that often look better with hair, or less threatening looking or "oh I'm sorry, are you unwell?" looking.

Irish Guitarist · 11-03-2013 01:04AM

Shave it. It will look alright as long as your head isn't a weird shape. If I ever go bald I'll look terrible because I have these weird ridges in my head. It looks like this except I'm not black.

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