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My doctor, a G.P. who is balding, said no. I think he said Rogaine is only marginally effective for some users. And when I asked about that new prescription drug for balding, he advised against that as well. He said "If it worked, don't you think I'd take it?" All the smilies are hairless, how apropos. Posts: 6316 | Registered: Jun 2003
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Every male on both sides of my family is without hair on the upper part of their head. So it's not if, it's when. Posts: 4229 | Registered: Dec 2002
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Don't try to hide it. Don't do a comb over or hair plugs or rogaine or wear a hat all the time. Don't grow the rest of your hair extra long.
It isn't baldness that women find unattractive (I mean, jeez, Patrick Steward or Mitch Pileggi?), it's the odd efforts that men attempt to try and COVER IT UP.
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quote:Don't try to hide it. Don't do a comb over or hair plugs or rogaine or wear a hat all the time. Don't grow the rest of your hair extra long.
It isn't baldness that women find unattractive (I mean, jeez, Patrick Steward or Mitch Pileggi?), it's the odd efforts that men attempt to try and COVER IT UP.
Seconded. Bald can be beautiful, but comb overs should be against the law.
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Ahhhh these hair restoration gimmicks are about as effective as these penile enhancement gimmicks.
I've been losing my hair for quite a while. Got a nice big bal patch in the back with receding in front. Now I've worn my hair long for hmmmmm... since i got out of the Air Force. A LONG time ago. My SO likes it. Although we're going for a trim next week and I'll lose maybe 4 inches of length. I've never done the comb over thing. It looks silly and not worth the effort IMO. BUT! Part of what makes men so touchy about their hair is societal views. I was watchig something the other night on TV and during a commercial advertising another show, this woman spouts "There not enough rich men with all their hair in New York". Sorta like women with small busts. WE're pretty good at giving ourselves complexes and wanting people to be a certain way and not be themselves.
Personally? I say get into that place in your mind and figure a way to be comfortable with yourself. Once you get to that point you won't care if you have hair or not. Except on cold winter days and nights Posts: 986 | Registered: Jul 2001
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Hehehe. I'm NOT losing my hair. When I started chemotherapy three months ago, I was afraid I would, but I'm NOT. Doubly cool since I happen to be ridiculously fond of my lovely red locks.
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Nobody in my family has ever been bald. I thought I was safe.
I'm losing my hair. At the moment, the rest of my hair is long. It's not actually a comb-over, it's just long hair on a guy with a bald spot. It does obscure the ald spot a bit, but that's not the point.
I was OK with going gray--all the men in my family went gray early and I started to early.
But I really don't want to go bald. As I mentioned on another thread, I have an enormously oversized and misproportioned head which, when bald, will look like an egg. I won't be Patrick Stewart. If I'm lucky, I'll be James Avery instead. But instead of being black, I'll be pasty white.
But I'm aware of any solution at this time, so what can I do?
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I had long hair from about 1989 until I decided that I was in danger of looking like Ben Franklin and finally cut it in 1998 (and no, I'm not really as bald as Franklin; I've got a bald spot in the back, and it's thinning on top). I've occasionally thought about growing it back out, and I probably would if it weren't for the fact that that irritating intermediate stage would look so damned silly with a bald spot. If they ever did devise a permenant cure for baldness that actually works, I'd definitely be interested, but it isn't a huge deal to me.
I would like to have long hair again though; when I see myself in a dream I always do.
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Thanks to genetics, I've always had a prominent widow's peak. Now as I plow through the mid-30s the hair line is starting to recede... except for where the widow's peak is.
At this rate, I should have a natural Mohawk by the time I'm 45. I think I'll just dye it blue then and enjoy it. Posts: 2848 | Registered: Feb 2003
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My hair used to be down past my shoulders (but because it's curly it didn't look nearly so long) but I've been shaving it/keeping it short for the past few years now. I wonder if I'll like being bald as much when I no longer have a choice?
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I'm confused over the genetics/inheritance angle - my maternal grandfather went bald in a big way fairly early, but I don't think my paternal grandfather did.
As for me - I got a couple of years before I hit the half-century mark and still have most of my hair. It's a little thin on top and the sides of my widow's peak have receded. Graying is really just beginning too - hardly any on the top of my head, with a little more in my beard.
(Sopwith - you might want to check the top of your head. That's not an unusual pattern for people with widow's peaks.)
My dad went gray very early - started in his 20s. But my hair loss pattern - such as it is - seems to be following a similar course to his and his brother.
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My maternal grandfather has kept most of his hair, and his brother kept _all_ of his. He had a thick head of hair right up till he died. Unfortunately, he didn't have much else. He was pretty feeble there at the end. I hope I don't end up like that. I'd rather lose my hair.
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Genetics of balding are complex. However, one of the more common types of male-pattern-baldness is carried on the X-chromosome. Men have one of these, and get it from their mother. Mom had two, one from each parent. So, 50% of her sons will have a copy of her dad's X, and the other half will get a copy of her mom's X.
If a man's maternal grandfather carried the mpb gene on his X, the man has 50/50 odds of having that gene too.
Paternal grandfather is irrelevant (as far as this specific gene goes, although there are other genes that affect hair loss); however, his mother's maternal grandfather could also have passed along the trait (via mom's mom's X).
Have I confused you completely yet? Posts: 32919 | Registered: Mar 2003
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And of course, it can be difficult to be 100% certain who your paternal grandfather actually *was*. I've wondered, given my purported grandfather's full head of hair.
Not too long ago I got my first grey hair. Well, actually, it was a brilliant silver, rather than grey, which I thought was pretty cool. If all of my hair turns silver, I won't complain.
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Reminding me once again why I never contemplated going into genetics;
and allaying any nagging doubts about the integrity of my family tree. There are no more doubts now than there were before this thread. Posts: 4344 | Registered: Mar 2003
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quote:Not too long ago I got my first grey hair. Well, actually, it was a brilliant silver, rather than grey, which I thought was pretty cool.
Awesome.
I still have you beat, though, with my terrifically chi-chi silver-white streak at the temple a'la Bonnie Raitt. I have a few scattered throughout the rest of my head, and I have a fondness for every one.
I love the added dignity, and I earned every one of 'em.
Noemon, Christy sent a message that you were asking whether things were going okay. I am much better than I thought (possibly your good vibes had the intended effect! who knows?), but I'll write more in an email once I hear the final interpretation from my cardiologist.
But until then, you little whippersnapper, better take care of yourself, too. Posts: 14017 | Registered: May 2000
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I would be happy to lose some hair. I have a full head that is starting to become highlighted with gray. In the heat of Arizona the amount and thickness of my hair keeps the heat in. What a pain. Posts: 1244 | Registered: Apr 2003
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I've been going bald, having an ever receding hairline, since college.
The problem is that it does not recede in a calm straight line. It left behind a unicorn clump of sparse hair directly above my nose, but high up on my forhead, while continueing to retreat even further on each side.
It gives me a cool look, but that center clump cannot be combed to look attractive. I part it to one side, but thinks it looks like a partial comeover, which is not my goal.
Shaving my head completely is out of the question. The wife would kill me.
The women where I get my hair cut have no clue on how to make it look good. Any ideas?
Balding and proud of it. Moss doesn't grow on a rolling stone.
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Hi CT! Glad that you're doing so well! I look forward to hearing all about it, once you've got all the information (and the time to relate it).
Very cool about the silver streak! If the rest of your hair follows suit you'll have to change your username to ArgenTerese or something.
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Go for the Andre Agassi / Mark Messier look.
Shave your head to a buzz cut, then grow a goatee. It is by far the best bald look. Its even downright cool.
My hair is about as thick as it can get, so I don't think I'll have to worry about it. Every single hairdresser I've had has mentioned how thick it is, and most want to thin it. I'm not sure what the deal with my maternal grandfather is, but I'm pretty sure I'm okay.
If I start going bald though, its all coming off.
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It all depends on the shape of one's head, Xavier. Some people look good without hair, others don't.
How old are you, by the way? Before I started balding, hair stylists always commented on the thickness of my hair too.
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look, but that center clump cannot be combed to look attractive. I part it to one side, but thinks it looks like a partial comeover, which is not my goal.
