Going bald

kjl · 03-04-2015 09:28PM #1

I'm 34 and show no signs of going bald, but as I see more and more of my friends lose their hair it's definitely something that I worry about, to the point that I have researched FUE and FUT as well as Rogaine and Propecia medical treatment.

I can't imagine what it would be like to lose your hair, I see celebs like Joe Rogan who apparently has had 3 transplant surgeries and still has had to shave his head and now is left with a massive scar on the back of his head.

I live a very stress free life and I notice that most of they guys who I've seen lose their hair are on the go 24/7 and barely get 5-6 hours of sleep a night. Is it possible that this new hectic lifestyle we all lead now has some effect of premature balding. I think bad diet and bad lifestyle definitely plays a part.

If you have lost your hair, please share your story.

SuperGrover · 03-04-2015 09:31PM

Started showing signs of receding / thinning hair years ago in my late twenties. Shaved the head down to no. 1 and still do it to this day. Grand job.

Always got great sleeps and no major stress. Hereditary I reckon.

kjl · 03-04-2015 09:32PM

Would like to hear about people who used the likes of propecia or went under the knife.

Mint Aero · 03-04-2015 09:34PM

It's genetic. Absolutely nothing to do with lifestyle or health or diet. 25% of men are balding by 30. 50% of men are balding by 50, those who aren't by then will keep most likely. You sound like you've nothing to fear. Glad to help.

One eyed Jack · 03-04-2015 09:34PM

kjl wrote: »

If you have lost your hair, please share your story.

I left it around here somewhere...

Renegade Mechanic · 03-04-2015 09:35PM

One eyed Jack wrote: »

I left it around here somewhere...

Lemme know if you spot any with "Reginald T" written on it

fleet_admiral · 03-04-2015 09:36PM

34 too and not losing a bit. Going grey rapidly though

EoghanIRL · 03-04-2015 09:36PM

Grew my hair long a couple of years ago just in case my hair recedes like other relatives.
Thankfully it looks like I have escaped it though !

donegaLroad · 03-04-2015 09:37PM

My advice would be not to spend your time looking for things to worry about.. especially if you have no reason to yet.. with respect :-)

Baldness runs on your mothers side of the family.. I have heard. So if your mothers brothers still have their hair, your chances are good.

punisher5112 · 03-04-2015 09:39PM

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Spunge · 03-04-2015 09:40PM

inb4 someone says bruce willis

petrolcan · 03-04-2015 09:42PM

Every time I get it cut it just grows back.

snotboogie · 03-04-2015 09:42PM

donegaLroad wrote: »

My advice would be not to spend your time looking for things to worry about.. especially if you have no reason to yet.. with respect :-)

Baldness runs on your mothers side of the family.. I have heard. So if your mothers brothers still have their hair, your chances are good.

Old wives tale I think. Both side of your family play into it.

OP is 34 (34!!!!), not going bald but worried he might? If that's the sum of your worries, I wish I had your life

johnayo · 03-04-2015 09:43PM

punisher5112 wrote: »

Nothing like a good old come-over:D

Micky Dolenz · 03-04-2015 09:44PM

34?? OMG, I don't plan on living that long. Losing hair is probably the least of your concerns. Old people love givin' out.

punisher5112 · 03-04-2015 09:45PM

I'm so HARD it hurts.

I'm so worried it will get bigger and harder what should I do.

kjl · 03-04-2015 11:28PM

snotboogie wrote: »

Old wives tale I think. Both side of your family play into it.

OP is 34 (34!!!!), not going bald but worried he might? If that's the sum of your worries, I wish I had your life

I won't lie, I don't have a lot of things to worry about, but I might be a little vain.

Tomagotchye · 03-04-2015 11:36PM

Never worried about it. It would save money on shampoo and shorten the length of my average shower time too, saving on the water bills? I guess I'd have to believe in the small positives. I'd be right ugly without my hair and I'm not overly attractive now so I'd cling to positives hard

bryaner · 03-04-2015 11:38PM

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

34?? OMG, I don't plan on living that long. Losing hair is probably the least of your concerns. Old people love givin' out.

Less of that now, 34 is a spring chicken!

Meangadh · 03-04-2015 11:41PM

Well if it's any consolation- from a female perspective, a lot, if not most, of us don't care really. Certainly isn't anything I or any of my friends would ever list as a turn-off. In fact in many cases I think it can look really well on a man. Just make sure to keep whatever hair you have left cut tight.

I'd certainly find bald far more attractive than long hair on a man.

biko · 03-04-2015 11:47PM

Girls love bald guys.

And by girls I mean grannies.

Desolation Of Smug · 03-04-2015 11:52PM

punisher5112 wrote: »

I'm so HARD it hurts.

I'm so worried it will get bigger and harder what should I do.

Come again?

Dozer Dave · 03-04-2015 11:54PM

Glue on your pubes trimmings to the bald patches.

JacquesDeLad · 03-04-2015 11:54PM

kjl wrote: »

I have researched FUE and FUT as well as Rogaine and Propecia medical treatment.

If your girlfriend was buying expensive creams to make her breasts get bigger you'd have a sensitive conversation with her about it and tell her not waste her money on snake oils, but you love her anyway.

If it's gonna go it's gonna go. 34 isn't bad, the bigger deal you make of it now the harder it will be to accept when you're really old.

Accepting change gracefully is a good attribute to develop. You'll need it when stairs become harder to climb and young people become an irritation.

diomed · 03-04-2015 11:55PM

If you are going bald accept it. Do not pay for transplants or trying comb overs. Why advertise that you are insecure about your hair? You fool nobody.
Just have the barber cut your hair shorter.

orestes · 03-04-2015 11:59PM

JacquesDeLad wrote: »

If your girlfriend was buying expensive creams to make her breasts get bigger you'd have a sensitive conversation with her about it and tell her not waste her money on snake oils, but you love her anyway.

If you wanted to swing an AH arguement in your favour, this is word for word exactly the wrong example to use.

Meangadh · 04-04-2015 12:03AM

biko wrote: »

Girls love bald guys.

And by girls I mean grannies.

Excuse me you young whippersnapper, I'm partial to a bald guy and I am no granny! Now where are my slippers...

*adjusts bifocals and dentures*

baldbear · 04-04-2015 12:04AM

My 13 month nephew has way more hair than me. I find it funny.

Those hair transplant ads are rediculous. But in fairness the likes of James Nesbitt and Patrick Kieltys jobs look decent but expensive.

Just shave it and be done with it is my advice.

Lenin Skynard · 04-04-2015 12:09AM

Have all your scalp surgically removed right down to the bone or better yet have yourself decapitated, nobody will be any the wiser.

Or just deal with it, you're not the first man to go bald and you won't be the last. Welcome to adulthood.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 04-04-2015 12:14AM

Stop worrying about something that's not happening, you said yourself in the op that you're 34 and showing no signs of balding.

JacquesDeLad · 04-04-2015 12:15AM

orestes wrote: »

If you wanted to swing an AH arguement in your favour, this is word for word exactly the wrong example to use.

The creams are just a conversation starter for the boob job, you've got to get in there fast and nip that in the bud.

There's nothing better than the real thing.

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