22 years old and at the stage of contemplating shaving my head

• 22 years old and at the stage of contemplating shaving my head by YoungAndBald on 03 Sep, 2015 09:35
• Hello all,
  
  I am new to this site and joined because I am in need of advice as I am currently contemplating going sly.  For the past couple of years (college years) I have been able to somewhat conceal it but it has recently made a tremendous breakthrough and there is no hiding it anymore.  I have just graduated college, which makes me feel a little better as I won't be completely bald in the college setting, but I am starting a new job in a few months and figured that may be the right time to do it and get a fresh start meeting new people.  It is typical male pattern baldness and I am receding in the front as well as thinning around the crown and so forth.  I have been getting comments from a lot of people about "going bald" and "how young I am", which leads to "you look so old."  As these comments continue I am getting sick of hearing them and wanted to hear some people's opinions/experience that they had gone through around the same age.
  
  To give you a little background, I am a pretty small kid.  I am 5'5, maybe 5'6 on a good day, but I am in good shape and have a toned body.  I have never had trouble with getting girls or anything in that category but the fact of letting my head completely go sly at such a young age is just hard to accept. 
  
  I have thought about just buzzing it down using the "balding clipper" or around a grade 1, but I think that it may even look worse at that point than just going completely sly.  So I am in this predicament and would appreciate any advice that anyone may be able to extend me. 
  
  Thank you!     
  
     
• #1 by Cave Dweller on 03 Sep, 2015 11:02
• Welcome to the board, YoungAndBald.
  
  Visible balding at 22. Yep, that was me. I am glad to hear you have not let hairloss get in your way.
  
  I only wish the shaved head had been more acceptable when I was your age. I probably would have gone smooth right then rather than watching it fall off to leave just the horseshoe. Getting the hair off really can be a very liberating experience. Doing it before you allow people to get to know you with hair is a pretty smart thing as it avoids the surprise of showing up smooth one morning.
  
  Glad you are here, sir.
• #2 by jbrit25 on 03 Sep, 2015 11:54
• Go for it. At 22 most people will think you are doing it just because you want to. I was starting to get the comments from people telling me I was getting "thin headed" (I live in the south). Once I shaved it all off I felt so much better about myself.
• #3 by AJ Q-Ball on 03 Sep, 2015 17:46
• I echo jbrit.
• #4 by mrzed on 03 Sep, 2015 19:39
• Around here, so many young guys shave their heads, or go for an extremely short buzz.  A bald head does not stick out of the crowd. It's expected in the crowd. Looks normal, for both young and old.
  
  Go for it.  I always enjoy seeing a young guy or group of guys with shaved or nearly shaved heads. 
• #5 by bennett11 on 04 Sep, 2015 05:47
• I would go for a short buzz and then shaven.  At your age i buzzed my hair very short by desire.  shows you have the self confidence to do it.  Shaved heads or short buzz much more common now.
  
  
• #6 by bud on 04 Sep, 2015 14:09
• Welcome    YoungAndBald,
  ...like the other guys said try it.
• #7 by Mr Jules on 05 Sep, 2015 07:26
• Welcome to the SBG forum.
  
  Try the 30 day trial.
  http://www.slybaldguys.com/smf/index.php?topic=12256.0
  
  Good luck and go for it.
• #8 by claydontoby92 on 10 Sep, 2015 21:17
• Welcome dude,
  
  I was balding at around 21, plucked up the courage to shave my head at 22 and it was the best thing I have ever done. I don't wet shave anymore but a close buzz cut (i use 0.5mm) and I love it.