I know this varies for everyone. Some guys only have to have a small imperfection, others will still put up with an Norwood 4 or 5, and still keep hair on their head. I believe that blacks, latinos, asians may have it a bit easier as they would probably looked better with their hair completely buzzzed, but I'm a white guy, I'm 30, and I guess I'm lucky that I've had significant amounts of hair by now, but I know that in the next 10 years that will change.
Ultimately, you can't fight hairloss forever. You can try but it seems like it will eventually catch up with you perhaps.
I have a head/hair shape like I'd say devon sawa, leonardo dicaprio..kind of like that wavy, brown/blonde hair, same light complexion, rounded face/head, but the only difference is, I've been receeding since I was a teen, but been maintaining, and styling/cutting a certain way since then to make it look passable so that I may not have to cut it all off. I've unfortunately hit a point now that I fear even going out to the salons, because when they wash my hair and comb it back, it looks absolutely dreadful and makes me look like some swamp thing/troll. However when it's all combed to the sides and forward, dried up, put in the right conditioner/product and styled right, it looks like all the balding spots are filled, in and it actually looks quite nice. Not too, too bad yet. Another 5 years maybe, but for now I can still pull off having somewhat longer, wavy hair.
However, my doctors refuse to prescribe me Avodart as they keep saying it's not approved for hairloss and won't even give it to me to experiment, and keep saying how it's the SAME exact thing as propecia/proscar...not much of a difference at all, and my only option is just going to a dermatologist and trying my luck there.
At this point what I want to know is this: I'm afraid of cutting it all off because of how dramatically that might change my look, and if I can pull it off, and/or how to possibly get used to that. It may just completely ruin me, and that will be terrible for my mental health, and it will take lots of therapy and I don't even know what to possibly get through it, or maybe it might actually look good.
BUT, looking like you're balding badly, or in an unflattering way, is also devastating, and I prefer either having hair or no hair.
The balding look I think is even worse than not looking that great with no hair.
So what I ask you is, how bad does it have to be in order to consider shaving it all off. I also dye/highlight at times to experiment and that goes a very long way in making it look better, but I just don't know.
I'd say I have a mature, receeding hairline, but with the length of my hair which partially even covers my ears, so my facial/head structure...skin color...
I either keep it or lose it entirely.
Just imagine those actors I mentioned with either no hair, or full hair, or now receeding.
I'm pretty sure no or full would work, and the others may end their careers, haha.
Ultimately, you can't fight hairloss forever. You can try but it seems like it will eventually catch up with you perhaps.
I have a head/hair shape like I'd say devon sawa, leonardo dicaprio..kind of like that wavy, brown/blonde hair, same light complexion, rounded face/head, but the only difference is, I've been receeding since I was a teen, but been maintaining, and styling/cutting a certain way since then to make it look passable so that I may not have to cut it all off. I've unfortunately hit a point now that I fear even going out to the salons, because when they wash my hair and comb it back, it looks absolutely dreadful and makes me look like some swamp thing/troll. However when it's all combed to the sides and forward, dried up, put in the right conditioner/product and styled right, it looks like all the balding spots are filled, in and it actually looks quite nice. Not too, too bad yet. Another 5 years maybe, but for now I can still pull off having somewhat longer, wavy hair.
However, my doctors refuse to prescribe me Avodart as they keep saying it's not approved for hairloss and won't even give it to me to experiment, and keep saying how it's the SAME exact thing as propecia/proscar...not much of a difference at all, and my only option is just going to a dermatologist and trying my luck there.
At this point what I want to know is this: I'm afraid of cutting it all off because of how dramatically that might change my look, and if I can pull it off, and/or how to possibly get used to that. It may just completely ruin me, and that will be terrible for my mental health, and it will take lots of therapy and I don't even know what to possibly get through it, or maybe it might actually look good.
BUT, looking like you're balding badly, or in an unflattering way, is also devastating, and I prefer either having hair or no hair.
The balding look I think is even worse than not looking that great with no hair.
So what I ask you is, how bad does it have to be in order to consider shaving it all off. I also dye/highlight at times to experiment and that goes a very long way in making it look better, but I just don't know.
I'd say I have a mature, receeding hairline, but with the length of my hair which partially even covers my ears, so my facial/head structure...skin color...
I either keep it or lose it entirely.
Just imagine those actors I mentioned with either no hair, or full hair, or now receeding.
I'm pretty sure no or full would work, and the others may end their careers, haha.
