Hi KludgyMonk, and welcome. Glad you've joined us. Your "party look" pictutre is really great

Your chin hair is a super colour. Well worth keeping that bit of facial hair. Really complements your shaved head. Your new look is terrific - do keep it just as it is now.
Hey Kludgymonk welcome to the site I am new here also... only several days. You will find and get a lot of support and info here, I know. Personally, I cannot have a beard/goatee because of my job, they would be filled with grey anyway. My wife and friends say I look younger BALD and clean shaven because there is no grey at all to make me look older. Welcome to the site and show your head with pride.
Wilky, you DO look younger!
KludgyMonk
Your bald pictures look GREAT. Very sharp in the suit and tie. You stand out in a good way. Nothing to worry about. Of course, I'm partial to the beard. It looks good on you.
The before pictures show really thin hair. Bald is a more confident look. Stick around here. The guys will help encourage you.
EDIT: BTW, here are some pictures of me without facial hair, with groomed facial hair, and with a 2 weeks untouched growth (except for the neckline). It's just to let you see what a difference a groomed/shaped beard makes. I guess the massive eyebags in the last picture don't really help either, lol.
Your 3rd photo is very nice. Did not notice the 'baggy eyes' until you said something.
Bald and a beard. Way to go.
You, my sly friend, have a very classic look with those glasses ! It's a keeper !
Great look in my opinion, great head shape, goes great with the black frames.
You could look good also clean shaved, or even with goatee+stache, you just have to experiment and chose the style you like best.
You look great shaved BALD - -
-There is really no other way for us when the top is fuzz (that is exactly how mine was a few years ago) - -I shave mine to keep it clean every day and have been doing it for years and love it. And the "stache" is a wonderful complement to the BALD DOME.