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Smooth Jack 😁:
Hi Im Jack, new here today. Im surprised just how thin and patchy patterned my hair is. Knowing it was getting thin and receding, I clippered it down to a #4. Looks okay from the front, yet if I can see my scalp like this under a 60w bathroom bulb, then people will see it the summer sun! Maybe I'm not there yet, maybe I'm in denial! I'm just surprised how quicky it has happened, it felt thick last yeah. Obviously honesty is appreciated.

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O2BSly:
Hi Jack and welcome  :)

Yip, definitely looks like the start of MPB.
Great head shape and face shape though - seeing as you've come this far, may as well get the razor and take the rest off  :) you won't regret it

reddog:
Hi Jack, welcome!

Yes, you're getting pretty thin on top. Not the end of the world. If you go shorter on the sides and back, it might look like you have more on top.

As far as going with a shaved head, that's simply a personal choice. I can tell you that many of us absolutely love wearing a completely bald head. Even guys like me, with a full head of hair, enjoy it! I shave every day, so theere is some work to maintain a smooth bald head, but so worth it.

Razorhead:
Hi Jack,

Welcome! Your hair is definitely thinning but you have enough to work with to keep a short haircut. As reddog noted, tighter sides will help the top look fuller and it's an easy haircut to style.

My hair loss if very similar to yours, maybe a little thinner. When I grow my hair out from a shaved head, I just get a skin fade and keep the top short -- less than an inch. I also cut my hair every 2 weeks. I've just been adjusting my haircuts as my hair gets thinner. And it works fine for me. Just because your hair is thinning doesn't mean you need to shave your head; it just means you need to at least get a much shorter haircut to keep it manageable even if it's a .5 blade.

I started shaving my head when I had a full head of hair. Shaving my head was like freedom but I love my bald head as much as I like a nice short haircut so I go back and forth. But I know someday I'll just end up just keeping my head shaved.

slybeard:
Welcome to the board Jack.  While you hair is thinning, you do still have enough left to keep it for a while if you wish.  Guys here have been all over the board with head shaving.  For myself, I had decided early on that I would rather shave than have thinning hair or bald spots, and would shave at the first signs of thinning.  And that is what I did.  Having made the decision at an earlier age made it easier for me when the time came.

Some guys here choose to shave with a full head of hair just because they like the shaved head look.  Some kept their hair as long as they could until little was left.  And some here that still have some or all of their hair choose to go between shaved and short hairstyles on occasion.  We even had a few who choose to wear a high end hair piece.

So there is one answer as to how to deal with thinning hair.

If you decide to shave, I suggest you grow some facial hair.  Many guys like the look with some visible hair and having facial hair will compensate for the lack on top.  From your photo, it appears you could grow a very good mustache or circle beard (mustache with connecting goatee).  I cannot really see you cheeks, but a full beard may also be an option for you.

Keep us posted as you work things out, ask questions as needed.  Most of us have been through the same thing.

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