I am 38 years-old and I am at a 5 on the Norwood scale. In my early twenties I had all of the trendy hairstyles of the time(such as the hightop fades) and my hair was my pride and joy. Then, at the age of 27 my hairline began to run away!!
I have kept my head shaved for over 10 years to hide the balding. I always thought that other black men such as Michael Jordan looked so cool with a bald head. I didn't like the fact that I lost my hair, but I thought the shaved look wasn't too bad. For some reason, about 7-8 years later I began to hate it!!! I shave my head almost every day, because I am ashamed and embarassed to lose my hair at such a young age. To add insult to injury, my father who is nearly 60 has a full head of hair with no noticeable hairloss, seems to on occasion, enjoy poking fun at my bald head. I often ask myself what did I do to deserve this?
I never really paid much attention to other bald men or realized how much of an impact it can have on a person's self esteem until I lost my hair. Being bald bothers me so much that I decided to go for a hair transplant evaluation in April here in the Atlanta area. It don't think there is much hope for me, because I haven't been able to find much information about the results and what to expect from hair transplant in a black male with my extent of
hairloss.
If I am told there isn't any feasible results to be expected from hair transplant, I think I will finally learn to accept my hairloss and continue to shave everyday to hide my shadow. This is my first forum. It's pretty cool. The information is enlightening. If their is anyone who can give me any advice I'd greatly appreciate it.
I have kept my head shaved for over 10 years to hide the balding. I always thought that other black men such as Michael Jordan looked so cool with a bald head. I didn't like the fact that I lost my hair, but I thought the shaved look wasn't too bad. For some reason, about 7-8 years later I began to hate it!!! I shave my head almost every day, because I am ashamed and embarassed to lose my hair at such a young age. To add insult to injury, my father who is nearly 60 has a full head of hair with no noticeable hairloss, seems to on occasion, enjoy poking fun at my bald head. I often ask myself what did I do to deserve this?
I never really paid much attention to other bald men or realized how much of an impact it can have on a person's self esteem until I lost my hair. Being bald bothers me so much that I decided to go for a hair transplant evaluation in April here in the Atlanta area. It don't think there is much hope for me, because I haven't been able to find much information about the results and what to expect from hair transplant in a black male with my extent of
hairloss.
If I am told there isn't any feasible results to be expected from hair transplant, I think I will finally learn to accept my hairloss and continue to shave everyday to hide my shadow. This is my first forum. It's pretty cool. The information is enlightening. If their is anyone who can give me any advice I'd greatly appreciate it.
.... That's it, I'm heading out to a bar right now. 
