Balding. There, I said it. I just got a really short hair cut, and my wife has informed me that I've ignored the issue of my thinning scalp for long enough. Searching the intarwebs yields nothing but conflicting information and advertisements.
I don't mean to launch any canoes or anything, but I need some advice about treatments. What have you tried? What has worked for you? What hasn't? Inquiring spouses need to know.
tell her that it is because you're manly
It may be time to accept what is to be... keep it short, straggly just makes you look like the crypt-keeper, and rugs and dye jobs generally look soooo pathetic. Just divert any money wasted on "Cures" to your current/next project. Been there, doing that....
I know I'm going to go bald, so I'm enjoying my long, flowing hair as long as possible. Once I start looking like a handyman, I'll start shaving it off.
My bald buddy used to tell me that God only made so many perfect heads....the rest were covered with hair.
I'm getting really thin in a big area, so I've looked into generic Rogaine. It's about $20 for a 3-month treatment, so it's kinda affordable. My barber says it works for some and not for others, and it may take six months before I notice.
I think my head is shaped funny, so shaving isn't yet an option. I'd like to keep something growing there, or at least see if Rogaine helps. Until I fork out the cash, I've been styling almost with a "faux-hawk" just to hide the thinning patch.
Ask me in a year and I bet I'll know how Rogaine works. I'm also curious if anyone has experience.
A well trimmed beard or moustache diverts attention from thinning, also keep it short.
As you typed this, your fingers obviously work, I assume you have two sturdy legs. You have your health? Don't stress over head decoration; life is too short.
Dan
Do it gracefully.
Don't be the guy with the rug.
Now is the only time you can rock a "Skullet" and have it be acceptable. I suggest you take full advantage of the situation.
Shame on your wife for being so superficial. You should point out that Andre Agassi once had long, flowing locks, and that he is now as bald as a cue ball.
Some are black, some are white, some are male, some are female, some have hair, some are bald. What's the issue? If you have generally good grooming habits, you don't need to do anything. Be bald and be proud!
I shave my head -- number one clipper guard for me, every seven to ten days. Easy.
Of course, I could grow a thick, out-of-control head of hair if I wished, so I can't offer any input about hair restoration products.
I'm bald. I just clip my hair. I started losing hair not long after college. Its a sign of virility.
I started getting thin around 20. I told myself if it ever got too thin to part I was shaving it off. That happened 3-years ago, and I wish I would have just shaved it all off 20-years ago!
The Wife has an issue with thinning hair. She started using Nioxin shampoo a year ago, and I went from pulling a clump of hair out of the shower drain every other day to, umm, I dont remember the last time I had to do that. YMMV
Don't buy into the myth that there is something wrong with going bald. Embrace it.
nderwater wrote: Balding. There, I said it. I just got a really short hair cut, and my wife has informed me that I've ignored the issue of my thinning scalp for long enough. Searching the intarwebs yields nothing but conflicting information and advertisements. I don't mean to launch any canoes or anything, but I need some advice about treatments. What have you tried? What has worked for you? What hasn't? Inquiring spouses need to know.
There is no treatment. Or, rather, far and away the best treatment for thinning hair is to live with it and wear a hat when you're working the course. If you happen to go bald in a really weird pattern, shave it all and grow a goatee or Van Dyke.
Give up and Give in. Rogaine, from what I've heard, also loses it's effectiveness after awhile. You start needing more and more until it just won't work. So until nanotech comes to the rescue, you can do what I've done and just cut it real short and move on.
Just accept your new sexiness.
No homo.
My baldness is inevitable. My 23 and 32 year old brothers are both pretty bad off. I seem to be the holdout at 25 but I know it's inevitable. Once it begins I think a full head shave is the way to go.
Berkeley?
DILYSI Dave wrote:
It's like we share a brain.
Just add beard.
mrhappy wrote: AoM
I'm glad someone else here reads that blog... 
nderwater wrote: my wife has informed me that I've ignored the issue of my thinning scalp for long enough.
does she have perfect tits and a tight Bob Costas? if yes, pix or it didn't happen. if no, tell her to STFU. forced vanity is uglier than regular vanity.
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