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Bald Spot is Getting Laaaaaaaarger--What Works? (2 Viewers)

Foosball God said:
I've got a couple bald spots on the back of my head.  I finally got horrified enough of the pictures to just buzz cut it.  I started at a 2, went to a 1, then with no guard.  Now I just started the full on shave a few weeks ago.  I actually love not having to do mess with hair.  I don't think I'd go back even if they came up with something that would regrow it.
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Can we get some pics in here?

 
They say look at your father.  If it's genetic which it usually is, Rogaine won't hold for long if it even works for you. Hair transplant may but again if it's genetic, that may not work either.

Be bold. Why fight it? Hell I was bald for months and actually looked good. I didn't wear caps. If you are worried about women (serious women, not players), balding isn't the first thing most of us look at. There are many good looking guys who are bald. The alternative is to do a buzz cut, getting shorter as it progresses. I went from shoulder length to when clumps started coming out, buzz all the way down to 2 weeks later, just shaved it all. Much less stressful than having watched my hair fall out. It's much less stressful with hair loss if the strands are very short. I hated the shower when I would see long strands but became ok when it was the buzzed short ones.

 
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In my 30's I fought the good fight. Starting in my late 20's I used topical prescription only (like super rogaine basically) and also pills. 

Somewhere around 33-35 I said screw it. Wasn't worth the risk of being on unnecessary meds that started to show certain risks. 

Then I married a chick at 38 who was 25 and let it go... literally. I swear, chicks dig the balding me more than the full head of hair. As a short Jew, the intellectual look seems to appeal to those who like that type to be honest. 

 
Walking Boot said:
I've always heard it's your mother's father that you really get it from.

Mine looked like Patrick Stewart, and the hair started to go around 22/23 years old.
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As genes go, it could be from anyone but immediate family is where I'd look at first. My mother's mother had a nice full head of hair right up to her death from cancer. Her father though was bald. She has major hairloss problems that started in her 60s (she's 72 now). I anticipate even though I have thick naturally curly hair (luckily chemo didn't kill it and it all came back) that at some point I'll start going down that road myself. If that happens, I'm buzzing it down and will shave if it gets bad. I could care less what people think. In fact it's kind of empowering. Everyone in my cancer group wore wigs or hats but me. They all wished they could be like me because wigs itch, caps you're hot in..

 
3C's said:
Once my bald spot reached Yamaka like proportions I shaved my head. Hair went out in a blaze of glory though as I used the opportunity to do a St. Baldricks fundraiser.
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i like this mis-spelling because it makes it sound as though you really like to party

 
I would never go back to hair, even if I had the choice. I love the simplicity of no hair, and I have a pretty good bald head, so it's not a problem.

I have always just felt like tyring a bunch of crap (plugs, drugs, rugs, combovers, hats, etc.) to try to hide what's happening is way worse than just embracing it and shaving the head. It's way more comfortable not worrying about it than it is trying to hide it.

 
Captain Cranks said:
Propecia user here.  About 1.5 years in.  Don't notice any regrowth but it seems to have stabilized the hair loss.  The generic version, Finasteride, is free at Sam's Club if you have a premium member account ($100 per year).  I will say that it's affected my libido a bit.  
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Does it really shrink your junk and make you go limp? Or just slow you down from your prime but enough to keep up w married life once a week action?

The dome has thinned up too to where I get sunburn so debating taking action. 

 
GoBirds said:
Does it really shrink your junk and make you go limp? Or just slow you down from your prime but enough to keep up w married life once a week action?

The dome has thinned up too to where I get sunburn so debating taking action. 
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It's actually moderated and no longer an issue.  It took a few months for the hormones to adjust, but everything's back to normal. I think I made a mistake of cutting up 5 mg pills to save money.  That led to inconsistent dosages each day and my hormones never settled.  Since I've been on the 1 mg pills, I don't have issues.   

When I first started taking it, I would get less blood flow than normal thereby creating the 'shrinkage'.  My libido was lower too, so I was more prone to going limp if things weren't hot and heavy.  

You should definitely be good for once a week action although I wouldn't suggest yanking yourself for a couple days before so that you're locked and loaded.  

 
Captain Cranks said:
It's actually moderated and no longer an issue.  It took a few months for the hormones to adjust, but everything's back to normal. I think I made a mistake of cutting up 5 mg pills to save money.  That led to inconsistent dosages each day and my hormones never settled.  Since I've been on the 1 mg pills, I don't have issues.   

When I first started taking it, I would get less blood flow than normal thereby creating the 'shrinkage'.  My libido was lower too, so I was more prone to going limp if things weren't hot and heavy.  

You should definitely be good for once a week action although I wouldn't suggest yanking yourself for a couple days before so that you're locked and loaded.  
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That sounds freaking awful. 

 
kutta said:
I would never go back to hair, even if I had the choice. I love the simplicity of no hair, and I have a pretty good bald head, so it's not a problem.

I have always just felt like tyring a bunch of crap (plugs, drugs, rugs, combovers, hats, etc.) to try to hide what's happening is way worse than just embracing it and shaving the head. It's way more comfortable not worrying about it than it is trying to hide it.
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I was all in on Rogaine, it worked, all set.  Then I started working on that acid reflux class action. 

No more vanity prescriptions for me, thanks. 

 
Just accept it and shave your head.

Bruce Willis gets laid a lot because he's confident. It doesn't matter how bald he is.

 
I'm 33 with the same hair as when I was 15. Had several bald men over the years tell me they could see I would never lose my hair with a tinge of envy, but they were all successful business owners with families and I'm a #### up.

I would trade baldness for sanity any day. 

If i started losing my hair and i was still me i I would probably hang myself though.

 
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RokNRole said:
I'm 33 with the same hair as when I was 15. Had several bald men over the years tell me they could see I would never lose my hair with a tinge of envy, but they were all successful business owners with families and I'm a #### up.

I would trade baldness for sanity any day. 

If i started losing my hair and i was still me i I would probably hang myself though.
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I thought that.  Then hot younger women started wanting to rub my head in bars.  

 
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