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i know how you feel jupiter, i'm in exactly the same situation myself... I've always had longish hair and.... i really just can't bear the thought of shaving it off.... Plus the fact i gots a big head underneath! Though i might wait til i'm 18 and start using propecia etc. i realy can't do anything about my problem for another few months! very frustrating... Shaving would be a quick fix but... i don't know if it will actually make me feel better and not worse.

I think the main problem with shaving it (especially if you have longish/medium length hair before hand) is it's venturing into the unknown... you don't know how it's gonna look and there's really no going back once you do it. All i'd say is try nto to make any rash decisions. Rash decisions usually turn out to be the wrong ones! :P

incidentally.... peace out guys!!! why all the hostility???

we all know what stress does... :P

emanruse,

But with shaving there is going back. That is why I tried it...unless my surviving soldiers get pissed at me for doing it and decide not to rejoin the army. Now that would really suck!

Doing this allows one to see if you really look all that bad, like most of us assume we do. Once you have strip surgery, shaving down is really no longer an option (unless you have one of those awesome H&W scars that have been shown shaved down recently).

I have thought about doing this (shaving down) for a good number of years, but have been too afraid to do so. Trust me, I have a large melon (hat size 7 1/2) with acres of forehead. So, once I have the HT I won't question as to why I never at least tried a safer, cheaper, and hopefully ability to grow back option first.

I may post some pics up for all of you, with side by side comparison to my consult pics, just to give everyone an idea.

I cannot believe I shaved down, but I am glad that I ultimately did!

Eman

Jupiter,

Man, it's Friday afternoon and I'm certainly not as stressed as I was yesterday so I want to apologize for my condescending remarks to you.

I know it's rough as hell to start losing your hair, especially at 19. Sometimes us 41 yr. olds (gasp!) have a different perspective on things.

I, too, started thinning at a very young age but it wasn't widely known to the ladies until I was 23 or so, so I imagine you're really feeling it. I remember back at 25 or so when the ladies looking my way weren't of the same caliber as previous and it does suck.

I also just realized I've got a son just 4 years your junior, so I need to chill as well. I know he's going to be pissed in about 8 - 10 years as well.

But I promise you it gets better with age. A couple of words of advice I can give to young guys: Don't get screwed up by some hack ht doctor. Being bald at 40 can be cool, but looking like Ken the doll will never be cool.

Second, In your 30's it seems the ladies look at the body a lot more than the head, so keep your body in shape. A full head of hair still looks like shit on a fat guy, as far as I can tell.

Again, I don't want to be against anyone on here and like helping, because I sure got helped myself.

Dewayne,

Although it's a noble geture I dont think you owe anyone an apology. You are however a bigger man for it! You are right though. The older you get the less "being bald" bothers you. Just last year I thought about it 24-7 and was depressed. Now even though i've had a failed HT it doesnt bother me half as much. I still think about it alot,but it doesnt consume my life like it used to, and Jupiter hopefully this is something you can look foward to. You are young and there is nothing wrong w/ that ( I wish I was 20 again) and I know these things seem life and death, but they really arent! Jupiter have you tried using Toppik? It works wonders for your hair and your confidence!

BTW... If it makes you feel better in anyway than f#@k it use all the swears you want to! Your not in England entertaining the queen! LOL

hey

if there is a known history of baldness is it a good advice to get kids at 19 on meds, at the start(thinning) before it gets to be noticeable?

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Originally posted by Naruto:
hey

if there is a known history of baldness is it a good advice to get kids at 19 on meds, at the start(thinning) before it gets to be noticeable?

Yep.........if I knew then what I know now (and it was available, I'm 41 too Dewayne ), I'd have started Finasteride Pronto.

Losing hair sucks, no two ways about it. I found that once I married at age 25, when my crown was first starting to thin, I was less bothered by it but still didn't like it. My loss was gradual, I'm tall and still had hair on the front........so I had things in my favor but still it bothered me.

It somewhat depends on circumstances too. I can tell you, even at 41 years of age now I'm going back in the chair for HT #3 and the finishing touch. Unfortunately I'm single again after going through a divorce last year, was married 15 years.........I'm now dating again and must say I'm glad I had the first two HT's and am looking forward to more hair from #3.

Kudos to those who can shave down and say to heck with it...........I couldn't given the HT option.

oops.............duplicate post.....sorry guys.

I'm sorry too Dewayne, like my post said I "really" was losing my mind. It just really affects my social life and my group of friends are extremely social. I've shaved my head to a #2 many times I know how it looks and I liked
it but now if I would do a number 2 it would be seriously emberrasing because the horseshoe you can see when I do it. It sucks because I have pics from 5 months ago when I just stopped using propecia(was on it for 7months) for the very first time and I still had kick ass hair... i stopped propecia for 2 months and now im sorta screwed. during the 2months i was off of it i didn't notice i was losing hair because my hair was still long and then i shaved it and i can seriously remember like a scene from a movie when i thought to myself my life now sucks. and i know thats a terrible way to think of it(and its not how I truely feel) its just I feel like a dork every morning after the shower because its just like i look the exact same.. my bodys still in shape, still same personality, its just i feel like i look so stupid idk.. i think i had that disorder or something i have no idea.. whatever thanks dwayne for apoligizng made me happy even tho it was rather my fault

Are you taking propecia? If not, you should talk to a doc about taking it while you are waiting for you HT in 2012. As far as your post on 4-17, I'm with Dwayne. He's spot on.

I didn't see your recent statement to Dwayne or I wouldn't have made the last comment in my previous post. Sorry you stopped the propecia. Don't know if its true, but I had someone tell me that sometimes it will get some of the hair to come back. Give it another go, Jupiter. Can't hurt

Losing your hair at any age sucks but no doubt at 19 it is a bit tougher as you are just establishing yourself as an adult.. I started losing at 23 or so and it was the worst

I basically used concealer until 13 years later until I got a HT . I got on Propecia at about 28 or so and that helped to keep what I had ..

jupiter,
I fell you on this one homie
I am currently 18 and stated receeding at 16. Dude listen i know its tough, however you still have to go at life 100%.
When your 35 and theres a cure and you have a full head of hair you going to have wished that you didnt spend all that time worrying about your hairloss.Its so much easier said than done but you cant retreat from your life....

also do some things that my help you increase your confidence between now and when you get a full head of hair. Hit the gym 4-5 times a week, shav your head and grow a go-tee, i dunno... No worries dude

We know how your feeling Jupiter. I was a bit of a playboy when I had lovely jet black hair. By the time I reached 23 it started to fall. I remember looking in the mirror one night and realised what was happening (hair loss) and actually shed a few tears as my scalp became more apparent. From then onwards I began to have military cuts buzz 1 . I even took up sports and began training regualr and acheived a very physically fit body ( boxing, running 6pack you name it )to match the cut hoping the problem would go away. As the problem got worse the hats moved inn I now have a wardrobe full of them from the baseball look to the gangster look hats. Then I started to even pencil in the gaps with a little tiny 1mm length pen marks in black with a very very fine tip. It was a special pen as this was the only one that would do the job undetected. This was to give me a real stubb look on the scalp as it blended in easily giving a fuller look and nobody was ever wiser.when sometimes the stationers would be sold out I would get depressed and stay inn. This had its down side sumdged itching could not wash scalp for a week a time , very time consuming in the mornings, always ate for university failed my exams late late late getting bogged down tryning to get it right etc. The hats continued and the pens continued to the point I thought Fuck it!!! enough is enough. I did a lot of resaerch and found Falc & Pat and realised this problem does not have to be. I took out of my life certain expenses that I did not need and worked out a plan borrowed a loan from the bank which I knew I could easily pay back over 12 months and went for the Big H/T 3250 grafts. By the way I only deliver Pizzas part-time.. This was 32 days ago . Now im sitting back and waiting to see the results im hopefull theyre gonna be good.

The motto of the story is all is not lost so dont get depressed.

Where theres a will, theres a way, so chin up man.

Thee who seeketh shallt findeth.

Jupiter,
I'm another one who knows exactly how you feel. I was 16 when I started getting teased about my bald spot. I was already doing the combover then to cover it. I had diffuse thinning all over the top of my head, so by the time I was 18 I couldn't even cover my hairloss by doing a combover. I felt like I went from graduating highschool to age 50 by the time the summer was over. Even my mother told me when I was 19 that I looked like a 42 year old bald man. Believe me that is depressing. Now at age 41 I feel like the bald school principal in the movie Back to the Future where Marty McFly goes back 30 years in the past and the guy is bald even then and Marty says "Jesus! Didn't that guy ever have hair?". That's me.

I was pulled over by a cop one time who thought my drivers license was fake because in the picture I had hair (taken at 17 when I got it) and he thought there was no way I was only 20. I had some women think it was fake back then too because they insisted I must be at least 10 years older than my ID showed. I ended up dating only women who were about 5 years older than me because they thought I was a few years older than they were. Forget about dating the 17 to 21 crowd. I had almost no chance with them.

A girl I met and started dating back in 1988 and am still friends with has never known me with hair. When I broke up with her in 1989 I told her I was going to have a HT. I didn't see her for 3 years after that although we did talk on the phone once in a while. When she finally did see me 3 years after going through several HTs she said "Why didn't you ever have a hair transplant."

So believe me I know how it is to be depressed about hair loss.

Yep! I know the score buddy. It can really bog you down In my case I failed one year studying physiology. I was so bogged down trying to conceal my scalp every morning that id be in front of the mirror 1/2 hrs a time and end up missing crucial classes in the morning everyday the point the tutors were getting really pissed ofF. And thats excluding getting dressed and travelling 25KM. To make things worse I was dealing with many sophisticated good looking women on the course and id always be wearing a hat even in practical lessons spring, summer, autum, winter which some found it pretty strange. My life was complicated believe me my confidence took a heavy knock. I remember when I did have hair, believe me I'd charm the birds out of trees.

wow i def missed out on this topic. jupiter, im only 21 man and its gettin to the point where i cant hide it anymore, i bothers the F*** out of me man. i feel for you. its such BS that balding isnt takn more seriously by doctors and stuff. this sh** has literally ruined my life. the worse part is that NOONE in my family has gone bald, well at least not untill like 60, so everyone is like just in denial of it. and i have Fn diffuse loss so its like even worse. i cant even bald right. its a fn nightmare! i know i only got like maybe 1 year till i have to shave it off and i really dont know how im gona respond. its gonna be bad.
anyways thats my rant, the truth is my life is not gona be what i wanted it to be like and its BS!
and thing that pisses me off is when people in their 30s, or even late 20s, are complaining about it, at least they got to go through college with hair! they have no idea what to young balding guys go through. its hell

Youre right man . The worse part is going through college and university it sucks and can affect your ability to study. Trust me guys I know the feeling , but rather than getting depressed i did something about it. I found this forum with Falc & co and did some research over a year. I took out a small loan from the bank over a 12 month period which I know I can pay back, and next year in Feb 2009 ill take another smaller amount out again and probably go for 2000 graft just to give it that extra edge. By the way guys im a full -time student and working part-time delivering pizzas so If I can do it so can you. My advice is shop around do some research and trust me its not that difficult as it seems.

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Originally posted by jw34:
wow i def missed out on this topic. jupiter, im only 21 man and its gettin to the point where i cant hide it anymore, i bothers the F*** out of me man. i feel for you. its such BS that balding isnt takn more seriously by doctors and stuff. this sh** has literally ruined my life. the worse part is that NOONE in my family has gone bald, well at least not untill like 60, so everyone is like just in denial of it. and i have Fn diffuse loss so its like even worse. i cant even bald right. its a fn nightmare! i know i only got like maybe 1 year till i have to shave it off and i really dont know how im gona respond. its gonna be bad.
anyways thats my rant, the truth is my life is not gona be what i wanted it to be like and its BS!
and thing that pisses me off is when people in their 30s, or even late 20s, are complaining about it, at least they got to go through college with hair! they have no idea what to young balding guys go through. its hell

JW i seriosuly like relate to your situation so much. My parents and brothers are just acting like im insane when im having a really rough day about it and i finally will tell them its about my hair and theyll say im just imagining it and stuff.(there in denial of it) it sucks because half of my family and immediate family are models... and im not ugly.. just really need my hair lol or no hair at all.(bicking it) just rather emberassing how i use to fit in with them and now feel to ugly or something idk whatever