Letting it grow? UGH..looks awful

[WithTheLidOff]

I heard a lot of people on here saying "let it grow" and it'll look better. I trim my hair VERY short, because it makes me look like a guy that has hair and chooses to trim it (although I dont know who the hell would do THAT.) Since starting treatments 7 months ago, its gotten better and filled in a bit so that I can let it grow a little and it looks better. A lot of people ask me why I dont grow my hair longer. I honestly cant beleive they dont know..but wtf..its a nic change from 'baldy." I've tried to grow it long, but after 3 weeks my thin areas are much more obvious. Looking at my shaved head, I feel like its gotten better (i've been shaving since 2001) and people dont think i'm bald, but when I grow it out I think people will realize that I am. I'm ok with that, but id rather look as good as possible. Anyone have a similar experience where they had to go through a period of crap but then it looked better due solely to hair length? any input would be appreciated. Good luck everyone!

 

[GeminiX]

I'm still very much in the "period of crap"

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[Petchsky]

Yeah, my hair has gotten quite long and looks sh*t! it seems to look balder when long...like you said, the thin sections stand out more. I normally give in and cut it short again and then like majic it looks thick. strange.

 

[DarklyCharming]

I've buzzed my head very short before and it looked like you said, someone with hair who chooses to keep it really short. However, when I grew it back out, there was a period where it was really obvious where I was losing my hair in my temples and where I was not. Once it got to a decent length again, no problem. But there was a period of about a month where I wanted to shoot myself.

Your call. It may look great once you hit a certain length but there may be a period where it sucks balls.

 

[Bismarck]

The temples are not so "visible" when you do a buzzcut on the sides and let the top a bit longer.

 

[stevieb]

the way i look at hair is the same way i look at grass!!!

if the grass around a home is long and not groomed, then it makes the house look sh#tty!!!

now a short and groomed lawn makes the house so much better!!!

the same can be said about ones hair!!!

 

[Thinning]

When I cut all my hair, I buzz the top with 1/2 inch clippers, and the sides/back with 3/8 clippers.

Since the sides grow faster, once every 3 weeks I buzz the sides/back with 1/2 inch clippers until the top has reached about 2 inches, when I cut it all again.

I think my top looks good short, then looks kinda crappy in the 3/4 to 1 inch range because it wont stand strait up at that length with my density, but doesent comb well. Then it starts to look better after about 1 inch, because it combs and parts well - up to 2 inches where it starts to rapidly start looking bad again.

 

[Wezz]

since 5-6 months i havent had haircut, and my hair is really thinner then it was short so this weekend hopefully i will get a good haircut and have thicker hair

 

[Jay Tee]

When I keep my hair short, my thinning is almost non-aparent. A trimmed hairstyle has been my cover-up for years now.