I have some recession that started in highschool. It's been fairly slow. Still looks about the same as it did then. Maybe I won't lose too much in the long run, but if I do I'll certainly just embrace it.
Your GFs are in the minority I think. Bald > combovers but full head of hair >>> bald which is why hair restoration is a multi-billion dollar industry. Certain guys have the facial structure to make bald look sexy but many don't.
I would rather be bald and spend the money for hair restoration on a down payment on a car, if not a new car outright. I have no idea how much hair restoration costs. Now as for surgeries I would like, vision restoration. I love my contact lenses, but they can be tiresome at times... But that is a different thread.
Let me give another woman's point of view. I had gastric bypass last June and, at my 3rd month after, started losing my hair. It scared me quite terribly as I didn't want to go bald but then I thought about it. Who truly cares if I lost my hair? Needless to say the shedding stopped after 2 months and my hair grew back thicker. About men with receding hairlines and baldness, take it from me: I would rather see a sexy man with a receding hairline and/or baldness than a head full of transplanted hair from God knows where.
Yeah SCPrime, because hair plugs and viagra make any guy a real catch...NOT! It's still window dressing and has nothing to do with how 1 person treats another in a relationship, and in the long run most women want a stable, loving relationship. So what if the guy is missing a few hairs.. Most mature men and women know it's a waste of testosterone to grow hair!!!
The one thing that hasn't been discussed here is head shape. Some men look better bald than others. If you have a funny shaped head (like me) balding is bigger deal.
My hair has gotten thinner over the years but its not too bad yet. I've adjusted by keeping my hair shorter and more carefully styled. If it gets to the point where I'm actually balding, I will most likely shave it off.
My hair has gotten thinner over the years but its not too bad yet. I've adjusted by keeping my hair shorter and more carefully styled. If it gets to the point where I'm actually balding, I will most likely shave it off.
My hair has been thinning out and I have a receding hairline. My dad is not bald and both of my grandfathers were not bald. But I've always heard it comes from your mother's side of the family. I've tried Rogaine several times and used it for a couple of months and then I stopped. The product says it will not work on receding hairlines. I thought about taking Propecia, but 30 pills costs around $60 and I was told that I can't donate blood and can't get a woman pregnant for it causes birth defects. But like Rogaine, Propecia also doesn't work on receding hairlines. Several years ago, my grandmother made a big issue about me losing my hair and claimed it did'nt come from her side of the family. So I told her that I will start taking Propecia or join the "Hair Club for Men" if she will pay for it.
I was bald for 4 and a half years a a kid due to medical illness. Luckily I got better. So far no thinning. There is some history on my mother's side, but none on my father's so I hold out hope it won't start.
My dad is 43, full head of hair, and shows no signs of going gray anytime soon. My paternal Grandfather also has a full head of hair at 63 and is just now starting to go gray. I have no fears of going bald. I actually used to shave my head to the point where I would have to bic it to go any shorter. Now I sport a head full of hair. I personally look forward to the day where I'm a silver fox like Richard Gere or Sean Connery. Dont know why guys fear losing their hair. I have a big pet peeve with the comb over guys and the guys to stubbor to just let it go. Wear a toupee if your that insecure!
Yup, Doug has it right, it's a maternal trait, not paternal. If you want a fair yardstick at what your hairline might look like, look to your mother's father.
My mother's father has been dead for almost 30 years. Not much help there. I have a full head of blonde hair with no thinning. Thankfully.
I don't think hair is maternal or paternal. Like most things in us, I think that each child has a chance to get either parent's or a mix of the two. My maternal grandfather died before I was born, but from pictures he has a full head of thick blond hair and my mother claims he had no body hair. My father has thin dark hair (redhead when he was a kid) that has been receding since he was in his 30's to 40's and is a wooly mammoth everywhere else. I'm 28, thinning blond hair that's receding like the golden arches, and my body hair puts my dad's to shame. My beard is red. I've been thinking about shaving my head permamently for years. I did it for a little while a few years back when in the military for simplicity's sake, but I really don't like my head shape and I really like the feel of my hair.
I have alopecia, so my baldness is bizarre. One day, I had a giant lumberjack beard and long hair. Suddenly at 32, my beard and hair fell out in giant patches. I looked like I was on Chemo, giant missing patches of hair. I said to God, "God, please, let me keep one or the other! Let me keep my beard so I look OK bald, or give me my hair and take my beard! And please please please don't take my eyebows or body hair too!" I got lucky and my hair grew back on my head, but my beard is gone, just small patches of hair remain. So he granted my wish, because missing eyebrows is damn freaky lookin.
*Shakes back his long, black hair and idly brushes his well-groomed chops*. I'm sorry, what? Heh, just needling. But 35 years old and while it's always been a bit fine, it's actually a little fuller now than when I was in high school. But on the subject, while male pattern baldness is potentially contributed both paternally and maternally, the lion's share seems to be related to an X-linked androgen receptor. Here's a decent site with some info: Genetics Role in Male Pattern Baldness Now so far as we know, we're looking at multiple contributory factors with some being "stronger" indicators than others. So the answer (as so often, with genetics) cannot be as simple as a "yes" or "no". - Coeloptera
I started using a special shampoo and conditioner some time late last March, and I've seen some new growth from April where it was receding and I think it looks a lot better than before.
I am 32 and have no hair loss so far. Both sides of my family the older males still have a full head of hair. So I will sport my long flowing hair as long as I possibly can. The gray hair now that's a different story.
I've had a hell of a time since coming to Australia. Not so much a receding hairline except a little bit on top-front left and right areas. I've pinned it down to the water on the Gold Coast. It makes my scalp really itchy and irritated. I've tried about 8 different shampoos and several different conditioners and a variety of combinations but the only thing that seems to keep the itchiness at bay is diprosone cream. I know it's the water because I went to Sydney and Melbourne over the semester break and my scalp was considerably better. Still a little itchy, but far better. Now that I'm back on the Gold Coast it's come back with a vengeance. According to the doctor the worst thing you can do is scratch. Apparently by scratching you can kill the hair follicles, which don't come back unless you get plugs. I have to confess, my hair is a bit of a vanity for me. I like my hair and don't want to lose it. Hopefully, I can get back to Canada next year, see a dermatologist about it, and hopefully get this itch and irritatation under control. I can't really keep using diprosone forever.
