Advocate/Educator of Hairloss... Hairtech

[hairtech]

Ok here are my pictures:
The one on the left is the depressed guy. The one on the right is me:


Then before/after shave.





Ok here is the thread:  And change the view to "board view" or thread looks strange IMO

http://www.hairsite.com/hair-loss/board_entry.html?id=8572&da=ASC&page=0&category=all&order=last_answer&descasc=DESC&be_page=1

[Cam]

I'm actually a little miffed right now... and actually it's not at hairtech, it's at the rest of you for basically attacking this guy. 

One thing we have always said here is that we are very tolerant... everyone is welcome.  Doesn't matter who they are, what they look like, race, sexual orientation, color, religion, etc!!

I understand the why, and while I don't agree with transplants or trying to hide baldness, everyone here is entitled to their opinions and such.  Did we kick schro out when he started growing his hair back to appease his wife?  What about our other BBC members that no longer shave their heads?  What about all our fence sitters?  Should we attack them for not shaving their heads?  f**k no!  Everyone that has posted and attacked hairtech should be ashamed of yourselves!

While yes, we promote shaving heads for many reasons, there are those balding men in the world that will never even consider shaving and will always go with transplants or drugs or rugs.  As a balding man that chooses to shave my head, I understand where other men would not want to do this.  Shouldn't they have someone to at least help educate them on the do's and don'ts of the alternatives to shaving?

Now, that being said...

Hairtech, you say you're bald and you shave your head... post a picture!  And, since you have an internet radio show talking about hairloss and treatments and such... maybe you should have Tyler on one day to promote the glory of being bald!

[/rant]

  point one for team Rob.

[hairtech]

I posted a picture so what do you want know for acceptance? I am kind of curious how you get so slick bald just by regular shaving for one.

[Tyler]

I'm actually a little miffed right now... and actually it's not at hairtech, it's at the rest of you for basically attacking this guy. 

One thing we have always said here is that we are very tolerant... everyone is welcome.  Doesn't matter who they are, what they look like, race, sexual orientation, color, religion, etc!!

I understand the why, and while I don't agree with transplants or trying to hide baldness, everyone here is entitled to their opinions and such.  Did we kick schro out when he started growing his hair back to appease his wife?  What about our other BBC members that no longer shave their heads?  What about all our fence sitters?  Should we attack them for not shaving their heads?  f**k no!  Everyone that has posted and attacked hairtech should be ashamed of yourselves!

While yes, we promote shaving heads for many reasons, there are those balding men in the world that will never even consider shaving and will always go with transplants or drugs or rugs.  As a balding man that chooses to shave my head, I understand where other men would not want to do this.  Shouldn't they have someone to at least help educate them on the do's and don'ts of the alternatives to shaving?

Now, that being said...

Hairtech, you say you're bald and you shave your head... post a picture!  And, since you have an internet radio show talking about hairloss and treatments and such... maybe you should have Tyler on one day to promote the glory of being bald!

[/rant]

Great point Rob!

Hairtech, you've proven your point in my eyes that you are there to help guys deal with their hair loss without getting taken by the hair transplant companies. 

So, to switch gears and stop bashing you in, I have a question for you.

How can we help you convince guys that they can be comfortable in their own skin?

We have guys here that went through hair transplants and realized that shaving their head was better.

[Cam]

I posted a picture so what do you want know for acceptance? I am kind of curious how you get so slick bald just by regular shaving for one.

Practice. Lots and lots of practice.

Oh, a Headblade, some headslick, and a sensor excel blade are involved, too. 

[BALDANDRE]

I dig what Rob said!

If that's you in the posted pics..great! BUT...bro, buzzed bald is NOT slick shaved bald...you gonna give it a go to look REALLY bald like our friend Cam with that extremely hairfree head that you so nicely commented on...

I say if I see ya totally bowling ball smooth, then we'll talk...because truly only a completely bald man knows the power of the liberation we're all talkin' about here...which we so proudly refer to as SLY!

[Robmeister]

 


One thing's fer shur.....we got some passionate folks 'round here.

[hairtech]

You guys are great!  I really like this.  Ok so tomorrow I am going to bring up the topic slowly and go from there.  I really want to involve you guys and somehow integrate this type of thinking. 

Oh so a shaved head is not the ultimate goal here right? It is to be slick bald right?  So when do you guys think that tyler can come onto the show.  It will blow people away. And ultimately may push people away from surgery.  I appreciate you guys putting me on the grill!

Rob, How can you help me?  Well I need to hear stories... I need input and basic psychology as to how you guys got to where you are... comfortable with being slick bald. I need learn your terminology and verbage... ie, I did not know what "being on the fence" was completely... What does sly mean?  What do you do with butchered folks.

[Razor X]

Speaking of terminology, what do you mean by:

Oh so a shaved head is not the ultimate goal here right? It is to be slick bald right? 

What does the term "shaved head" mean to you?  To most of us around here "shaved head" and "slick bald" are one and the same.

[nomad]

You want input on how we got to where we're at, here's my story.

I used to have very long hair, I had the sampson complex, I would never cut my hair. Then I found out about the locks of love wig program. I'm a big softy and I felt that I had to donate, so I chopped it all off. It took me months to get over the fact that I had no hair, I couldn't wait to grow it back, and I did. I grew back to the requirements to donate and I got the urge to do it again, even know I went through my own little hell of having no hair. When I cut it off the last time I noticed that I was going bald, high forehead and the friar tuck spot in the back. I started thinking that I don't have much choice any more, I'm NOT going for the skullet. I have out lasted my little brother, he went bald when he was still in high school. I changed my whole point of view, I did the buzz thing for a long time while I came to the conclusion that if I couldn't have it all I don't want any. It has been such a sense of freedom that I can not even begin to explain. I feel like I was hiding behind all the hair for my whole life and now I'm out in the open I can't hide any more. I'm just me for me now. My only regret is that I should have done this way sooner, and not thought so longabout it but I guess I needed the time to come to grips with my own hairloss demons.

sorry if this was a ramble I'm not exactly an author.

[hairtech]

Nomad,  Your story touched me... And it helps giving me a beginning of what this site is about. I appreciate the words bro.

Razorx, I thought I read in this thread that I needed to shave more than just what I did. Like no stubble.  Am I wrong?"

[Razor X]

Razorx, I thought I read in this thread that I needed to shave more than just what I did. Like no stubble.  Am I wrong?"

No, you're not wrong.  If you have stubble, you are not shaved.  Scrape it smooth and then and only then will you understand our obsession with our slick noggins.

[BALDANDRE]

Razorx, I thought I read in this thread that I needed to shave more than just what I did. Like no stubble.  Am I wrong?"

No, you're not wrong.  If you have stubble, you are not shaved.  Scrape it smooth and then and only then will you understand our obsession with our slick noggins.

Dude speaks the truth!!!! You have to shave smooth brutha, to fully understand!

[Razor X]

Razorx, I thought I read in this thread that I needed to shave more than just what I did. Like no stubble.  Am I wrong?"

No, you're not wrong.  If you have stubble, you are not shaved.  Scrape it smooth and then and only then will you understand our obsession with our slick noggins.

Dude speaks the truth!!!! You have to shave smooth brutha, to fully understand!

All the mysteries of sly will be revealed once your dome is completely smooth.

[nomad]

Razorx, I thought I read in this thread that I needed to shave more than just what I did. Like no stubble.  Am I wrong?"

No, you're not wrong.  If you have stubble, you are not shaved.  Scrape it smooth and then and only then will you understand our obsession with our slick noggins.

Dude speaks the truth!!!! You have to shave smooth brutha, to fully understand!

All the mysteries of sly will be revealed once your dome is completely smooth.

That is the case, you will never kn ow what it is to be sly until you are