Is It Just Me Or Is The Wind A Pain In The A**?

[jetlife1]

Hey guys, for those of you who don't know me I am 21, am in college, and have been on finasteride 1mg for over 2 years with great success and my hair remains thick and full minus a slight recession in temples (Norwood 1.5-2), which no one can really notice unless I pull my hair back. I am on it because I care about my hair like everyone else on this forum, and I model so it is important for me to maintain my looks.

However, it was a very windy day today in NYC and I have to walk to class and my hair is a little on the longer side right now. Whenever there is a huge gust of wind and it messes my hair up, it makes me self-conscious about my temples and I hope that no one notices. Maybe I am just overreacting because some of my friends with no hair loss whatsoever (even girls) complain that windy days mess their hair up, but I think for me it is different because I don't want my temples to be exposed.

Finasteride has been great for me. I've always had a high-ish hairline since I was a little kid. Part of me wants to get a small hair transplant to fill them in since I have finasteride maintaining the rest of my hair, but I know that isn't a good idea at my age and part of me is hoping that Replicel or Histogen can help more with regrowth.

In short, I was just wondering if any of you other users get annoyed and have a similar experience with the wind and if any of you have ideas as to how to overcome this.

 

[buckthorn]

Hey guys, for those of you who don't know me I am 21, am in college, and have been on finasteride 1mg for over 2 years with great success and my hair remains thick and full minus a slight recession in temples (Norwood 1.5-2), which no one can really notice unless I pull my hair back. I am on it because I care about my hair like everyone else on this forum, and I model so it is important for me to maintain my looks.

However, it was a very windy day today in NYC and I have to walk to class and my hair is a little on the longer side right now. Whenever there is a huge gust of wind and it messes my hair up, it makes me self-conscious about my temples and I hope that no one notices. Maybe I am just overreacting because some of my friends with no hair loss whatsoever (even girls) complain that windy days mess their hair up, but I think for me it is different because I don't want my temples to be exposed.

Finasteride has been great for me. I've always had a high-ish hairline since I was a little kid. Part of me wants to get a small hair transplant to fill them in since I have finasteride maintaining the rest of my hair, but I know that isn't a good idea at my age and part of me is hoping that Replicel or Histogen can help more with regrowth.

In short, I was just wondering if any of you other users get annoyed and have a similar experience with the wind and if any of you have ideas as to how to overcome this.

cut your hair short. that's the only way my friend.

 

[jetlife1]

Gonna delete this pic, but this is my hair from a couple weeks ago. Notice how you can't notice the recession unless I pull my bangs back.

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[g.i joey]

dude, at least your hair is thick enough to put back into place... if my hair gets blown in the wind i need a bathroom mirror to get adjusted... i wonder if people notice me tilting my head in the winds direction so that my hair doesnt go against it lol.

and on the part about a hair transplant, you do not need one man, your hair looks crisp.. girls dont care about recession if the density is there.

 

[jetlife1]

dude, at least your hair is thick enough to put back into place... if my hair gets blown in the wind i need a bathroom mirror to get adjusted... i wonder if people notice me tilting my head in the winds direction so that my hair doesnt go against it lol.

and on the part about a hair transplant, you do not need one man, your hair looks crisp.. girls dont care about recession if the density is there.

I feel you man but it is still a pain no matter what stage you're at. I try to keep my head down when there is a strong gust of wind. Sometimes I have to use my iPhone camera to fix it.

Maybe I will try to cut my hair shorter, thanks @buckthorn

 

[GornMyson]

I do miss comb over, as crazy as that sounds.... But at least i don't have to tilt my head in a hat

 

[jetlife1]

I'm a student at NYU so I am mostly downtown. It does get very windy some days, especially today.

I guess I was just looking for advice on this. Maybe using a different, stronger gel will help or even a hat with the cold winter weather. How do other users solve this problem?

 

[biddybomb]

classic Bernoulli effect, move to a city with less high rises and it shouldn't be such a problem. But yeah wind pisses me the fuk off.

 

[tellersquill]

Gonna delete this pic, but this is my hair from a couple weeks ago. Notice how you can't notice the recession unless I pull my bangs back.

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You look good, kid.

Don't worry about your hair loss just now.

 

[buckthorn]

Gonna delete this pic, but this is my hair from a couple weeks ago. Notice how you can't notice the recession unless I pull my bangs back.

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holy f***, I thought we were going to be friends kid, but with hair like that, you can f*** right off!

seriously though, your density looks amazing. if the wind bothers you, try a little hairspray. I used it for two years straight, EVERY DAY... and even 30mph winds couldn't move it.

 

[buckthorn]

This. Especially when you reach Norwood 3-4 stage. It's a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils.

it's depressing when no matter what you do, you know your hair looks like complete sh*t. a couple years ago I had OPTIONS. I could STYLE it and make it look decent. I no longer know that feeling. Now it's just a matter of covering up the scalp where I can, and trying to not look like I have some disease.