Shawn, hope you check in again.
You look good with the buzz. You'll want to try out 30 days of truly bald. It feels so different.
Facial hair may grow better, thicker, faster when you are older. In my 20's it was slow to grow. Now almost 60 and it seems to grow rapidly.
Concerning profile pictures, keep the size to about 65K and it will take. Larger photos are silently ignored.