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Hair Restoration Research Forum Open Hair Loss Topics Intentionally going totally bald|
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Veteran Real Hair Club Member |
Has anyone considered going the OTHER way?
I thought, hey, I am thinning - I may as well shave my head to the skin. But that requires heaps of maintenance. I hate the stubble look on the sides, and it makes it so much more obvious when you have regrowth on the side and a shiny top. I was thinking possibly, when things get to an advanced stage, just getting ALL my hair zapped electronically or with a laser (or howeevr they do it) Then I will be left with a smooth, smooth head, no hair, it will look like I shave it to the skin intentionally. Then a bit of a tan on the head, and add a bit more muscle mass (I am fortunate enough to be built like a tank, and I train pretty hard - and no, no steroid or drug use, and I will have that commanding, strong dominant look in me For me, going bald, my main concern is social status. I fear that people will look at me, as the bald man, as some 'meh, sweep this dude under the rug' type of guy My inspiration for the total smooth look came from a few sources. Although I always thought about it, I was inspired by a folk music singer from my home country (in Eastern Europe) who, since I remember as a little boy, was totally, totally bald and shiny (not a hair on his head). It became his trademark, and it became his distinguishing feature. Then, I watched the movie Hitman the other day, and that lead actor looks fantastic with a totally smooth, bald head. ITs definitely an intimidating, powerful sort of look. Thoughts? I am rambling a bit .... Cheers |
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Veteran Real Hair Club Member |
Yeah, it is a good look but only if you have a good looking head to begin with. Me I need the hair or at least somewhat of a hairline as my forehead is way too big. There are lots of goodlooking men with shaved heads, but you gotta try it first to see if it suits you. You may find that your head is full of divits and that is not cool..As far as bald heads go, in this case anyways...small and round is the best look.IMO
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"Charlie Don't Surf" Follicular Salvation Club Member |
Ya if you can pull it off go for it. This is a cool look and will save you a lot of cash and maintenance free.
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Follicular Salvation Club Member |
To each their own, I agree that you have to have the right shape head for it and not be too pasty white either.
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Veteran Real Hair Club Member |
Bald men are sexy ;-) My husband shaves his head even though he doesn't have a hair loss problem. I'm always like "man, you wanna get rid of yours and I wanna keep mine!"
Some people look weird with a bald head though. I saw a guy at the store the other day and you could see imprints of his brain LOL.
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Associate Publisher and Forum Co-Moderator Follicular Grand Wizard  |
Through the skull? That's scary! I am one of the men that does NOT look good with a shaved head unforunately. Otherwise, I may have chosen to go this route. Many men do choose to shave their head and be rid of the problem. It is quite a good look for many men as well and often times women DO find them sexy. But each person has to make their own decision. Hair transplantation is cleary not for everyone but it does give those who want to have a head of hair, an option for doing so. Good topic! Falc To learn about how I restored my hair, read my hair restoration story with pictures. See also my hair loss weblog. Learn how Physicians are Recommend on this Community ------------- As of August 4th 2007 and after approximately 4000 posts as a free patient advocate - I am the Co-Moderator and Associate Publisher of the Hair Transplant Network, the Coalition Hair Loss Learning Center and the Hair Loss Q & A Blog. Read the official announcement here. I am not a medical professional and my words should not be taken as medical advice. All opinions and views shared are my own. Learn how to subscribe to our community newsletters Proud Smile Club Member |
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Veteran Real Hair Club Member |
I don't know if it really was his brain but his scalp had the shape of it LOL. It looked scary!
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"Bringing objective,quality hair restoration information to your door" Celestial Follicle Club Member  |
I think the bald look can only be pulled off successfully by a few mainly
Fit men with a nice profile someone with style Also, it is cool in your 20-30's but I cannot see an older guy looking "cool" doing it .. Of course it is my opinion only but this is based on seeing people randomly around and in business JOBI 1417 FUT - Dr. True 1476 FUT - Dr. True 2124 FUT - Dr. True My views are based on my personal experiences, research, and objective observations Total - 5017 FU's uncut! |
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Follicular Salvation Club Member |
Magnolia, who are you? Your a woman? Do you have hair loss?...
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Veteran Real Hair Club Member |
You see, this brings up a totally different thread I wanted to start Again, its sort of a psychological one - what age is the age we choose to let go? Like you said, a guy in his 20s or 30s might suit a shaved head, but someone aging might not - but then, some people might not care past 40 about their hair. I hope this is the case with me. It just strikes me as 'wow', seeing a heap of older gents, in their 60's etc, going through all sorts of time consuming and maybe painful HT treatments But anyway, thats another thread. As for goign totally bald, I ran the question past my father - he went ballistic, and said that I will look like a a) junky b) criminal c) loser d) lowlife e) criminal f) criminal So I need to experiment with the shave once I move out of home haha .... damn strict father |
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Veteran Real Hair Club Member |
Umm, yes, I am a woman. Yes, I have severe hair loss. I was diagnosed with androgenic alopecia a few years ago. I wear wigs now since I've given up most hope.
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Associate Publisher and Forum Co-Moderator Follicular Grand Wizard |
This just goes to show that there are terrible stereotypes that go along with going bald. The phrase "you can't judge a book by it's cover" too often is forgotten. The hair doesn't make the man (or woman), it is the soul (who we are). Whether someone selects to attempt to restore their hair or go bald gracefully is a choice up to each person. And there is nothing wrong with either in my opinion. Falc To learn about how I restored my hair, read my hair restoration story with pictures. See also my hair loss weblog. Learn how Physicians are Recommend on this Community ------------- As of August 4th 2007 and after approximately 4000 posts as a free patient advocate - I am the Co-Moderator and Associate Publisher of the Hair Transplant Network, the Coalition Hair Loss Learning Center and the Hair Loss Q & A Blog. Read the official announcement here. I am not a medical professional and my words should not be taken as medical advice. All opinions and views shared are my own. Learn how to subscribe to our community newsletters Proud Smile Club Member |
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"Bringing objective,quality hair restoration information to your door" Celestial Follicle Club Member |
Yup,
Just reinforces my point. I didnt make the rules but I can clearly see them in everyday society. I would even go as far to say the way I am treated by people is better than before. Now some would say this is crazy but trust me I'll give you examples free upgrade at hotels waiving fees on certain transactions much more receptive when meeting people Women's looks everyday walking around better service in dept stores Now , some may say this is total BS & psychological .. But today I had two instances and I did nothing else that I would do 3 years ago .. It's totally ridiculous but true. We live in a superfisical society. Look at the videos available when models dress up like heavy women.. They did a study on 20/20 about this and it was CRAZY after seeing the results 'Sad but true JOBI 1417 FUT - Dr. True 1476 FUT - Dr. True 2124 FUT - Dr. True My views are based on my personal experiences, research, and objective observations Total - 5017 FU's uncut! |
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My Hair Loss WebLog Follicular Salvation Club Member  |
*Completely* agree with the above. Along with weight, hair truly is the key cog in your aesthetics and how you are viewed AND TREATED by other people -- each makes a monumental impact on how you look and your personal vanity, of course, but also the connotations and stereotypes that go along with each which people immediately associate with.
Hair is so indelibly tied in with masculinity and virility (I would also argue it is associated with "happiness"); losing a substantial amount of hair is tantamount to being truly obese in my opinion for how it effects your image w/ regard to other people's perception and treatment of you. Being slightly or even modestly overweight bears nowhere near the stigma of hairloss; to say nothing of how it is by far a more fixable problem; look at commercials, movies, plays...not that uncommon to see overweight people cast in a positive light...but to show someone w/ hairloss -- a true rarity and when it does happen they are derided and cast as pariahs. End drunken rant. Follicular Reclamation Project: Dr. Feller, 3K, 1/8/08 Propecia 7x Nizoral 2%/Toppek S&C Rogaine Foam 5% (starting post-HT) Toco-8 Nanogen Hair Expander |
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Veteran Real Hair Club Member |
Imagine being a woman with male-type balding. It's the absolute worst. I won't leave my house without my freaking wig. I won't even check my mail without it on. My hair loss has made me quite paranoid as to how people view me.
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Follicular Salvation Club Member |
some guys end up with hair that is beyond NW7 category and would never qualify for a ht. But Im sure no one every guessed they would end up that bad when they were in their late 20's/30's...Makes me wonder "who" could fall into this category...
nobody ever answers or even "attempts" to answer these questions when regarding getting transplants now. I just hope if I get em done now and end up one of those poor bastards later in life its when Im in my 60's/70's... |
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Guru Real Hair Club Member |
anonymous man, That's the very first time I've ever heard of someone stereotyping a bald guy as a junkie or loser or criminal etc, etc so don't even let that be a factor in shaving your head down. You might also be surprised that when you turn 40 or so that you feel exactly the same inside as you do today. That's all up to you.
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"Bringing objective,quality hair restoration information to your door" Celestial Follicle Club Member |
I think the stereotype about the completely shave head came from his dad.. Older genrations are usually a bit more inflexible and conservative. If you look back there werent as many shave people as today.
Telly Sevalas Yul Brenner Hmm. Thats it from what I can recall. I also think there is a difference between being completely shaved down and just having the horseshoe look in peoples eyes. JOBI 1417 FUT - Dr. True 1476 FUT - Dr. True 2124 FUT - Dr. True My views are based on my personal experiences, research, and objective observations Total - 5017 FU's uncut! |
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Honorary Real Hair Club Member |
In England shaved heads are still looked upon as yobbish depending on how you dress as well.
Just like tattoos yhey have a similar effect. |
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My Hair Loss WebLog Mentor Real Hair Club Member  |
i think its much more acceptable over here in britain than in the states,especially in london.a good percentage of our footballers,boxers etc have made it ok to shave down.
i used to box and wore this look for about 15 years untill the ht 2 years ago.still i think hollywood has made it fashionable lately with the likes of willis,statham,vic mackey etc.but i will agree it does stereotype the average joe into a)a thug b)a hard nut c)gay or for the very unfortunate d)a cancer/aids patient.i think people put me in all 4 of these depending on the weight i was at the time  .heres what i looked like about 5 years back.what do you think a,b,c or d? 2381 fut dr bessam farjo 2201 fut dr bessam farjo approx 10,000 hairs My Hair Loss WebLog challenge the unchallenged.  100_2687.jpg (50 Kb, 49 downloads) |
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