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kenny57028:
So this is my first post even though I found out about this forum about a month ago. I'm 18 and my  hair started thinning out when I was 17. It was wierd though I thought I was the only 17 year old on the planet to go bald, turns out I know about 3 other people from my school that are thinning and a few others. I still think it would have been better if I could of had the hair of my mom's dad who still had a full head of hair at 72.

Anyways so Around last summer I started shaving my head with clippers so I wouldn't have to worry about the thinning. But lately my hairline has receded greatly and its thinner uptop. My dad trys to assure me its not as bad as I think. So I've shaved my head completely in the last 2 months about 3 times with the razor. I've never stuck with it a whole 30 days even though I don't know why because when my heads completly shaven I dont think about my hairloss and than as my hair starts to grow back it gets a lil depressing.

So I think I'ma try this 30 day thing out and while ive been told I look better with hair by some and told by others I look good with a shaved head I myself think I look good and thats all that matters. I'll post a picture up here someday to. I did have one question though. I have pale skin with light brown hair so there is a shadow. While I like the shadow look I think as my hair loss progresses it will be more and more noticable to people that "Wow this kids going bald." So I was just wondering how noticable is the shadow to other people if you keep your head shaved everyday?

Razor X:
Most people won't pay enough attention to your head to even notice how much or how little shadow is showing.  They simply aren't as interested in our scalps as we are.  It's a big deal to us, and we tend to obsess over such things, but the rest of the world really doesn't care.  Most people consider anything buzzed to a #2 -- or even a #4 -- to be "shaved."  And when someone goes from a #1 to razor shaved, a lot of people don't even notice, because as far as they're concerned, the person was already bald.  So just stick with it for 30 days and don't worry about what anyone else sees or thinks.

Morthen:
ive got a pretty evident shadow too, nobody comments on it, mostly on how good my head looks shaved now. Nobody will examine your head with a critical eye like you do yourself, we are our own worst critics, most things we think is blatantly obvious and horrible, most people wont even see or notice.

ozzie:
Firstly, welcome to the forum, Kenny. Glad you could join us!

Like Razor and Morthen said, nobody really notices at all. Some guys will tell you to go get a tan, either real or from a tube as a way to minimize the shadow. To be honest, you don't really need to, just enjoy your sly dome .... for 30 days. Pale or not, you'll be amazed at how confident and secure in your slyness you will become.

 8)

MikeInPdx:
Most likely, only another sly person will ever notice the shadow, which is minimal with daily upkeep, and he or she will probably inwardly applaud you for having the cahones to take control. :)

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