I finally did it!
Shaved the hair off last Friday, with no guard. What a scary, but at the same time awesome feeling! It felt strange (still does), but at the same time I liked it. My hair wasn't thinning that much at the moment, but it had started at the front, so I felt it was time. When I look at my dad and one of my brothers, I know what future my hair would have and I thought it'd be better to remove it now than to live with angst over a receding hairline the following years.
This Monday, I was at a dermatologist who removed a lot of cherry angioma from my scalp with the help of laser. Now my head is covered in tiny bruises and I'm not allowed to be in the sun for any longer periods. So I'm using sunscreen and a hat to protect it. Hopefully the bruises will be gone by next week and the cherry angioma will be no more. But I will wear a hat at work, not because I'm ashamed of my bald head, but because of the ugly bruises. As soon as they are gone, I will proudly show my head (even though it badly needs some sun, right now it's very white).
But I feel mostly happy with my decision. I've been thinking about it for quite a while. I'm fairly young, pushing 30. My hair has been thinning slowly for some years, not that much as I've already explained, but it's noticeable. I've had short haircuts which helped me to somewhat hide the thinning, but enough is enough. Now it's summer and a shaved head feels good!
I'm not sure I would like to go down the razorblade route and shave it clean. I feel quite good with the length of it now. Maybe in the future, when my hair is even thinner, I will bring out the foaming gel.
It has been almost a week since I shaved my head. I don't think I will go back. Sure, I will see what I think in 30 days time, but right now, this feels like the best choice I could make. I'm a little nervous about peoples reactions though. This week I'm on vacation and the only person I know who has seen it is my girlfriend. She likes it by the way. Will be back at work on Monday. Hopefully I won't get to many negative comments, but you know what? All that matters is that I feel good about myself. What other people think is their business.
Thanks for reading and thanks for an awesome forum. I've been lurking here for some years now. Time for me to pay my respects.