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Head Shaving, Grooming & Care => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: lshallperish on November 07, 2020, 02:34:11 AM

Title: Wish there was some sort of surgery to remove hair shadow
Post by: lshallperish on November 07, 2020, 02:34:11 AM
It sucks how theres hair transplants but nothing to go completely bald..

Why cant they just knock us out and do a electrolysis on our heads to completely remove everything in one go
Title: Re: Wish there was some sort of surgery to remove hair shadow
Post by: Runningman586 on November 07, 2020, 11:31:02 AM
That would be so nice. I'm in the same boat with the shadow delema. Also something to slow down hair regrowth would be great too lol.
Title: Re: Wish there was some sort of surgeHry to remove hair shadow
Post by: lshallperish on November 07, 2020, 04:18:29 PM
I abousultely refuse to "live with it"

Ive done 8 sessions of laser and now im doing electrolysis and have done 31 hours but disappointed in the results. Im still going to go but i have ran out of other options 

Surely someone can do it? i mean surgeons turned a guy in to a bloody cat (catman) with whiskers and everything
Title: Re: Wish there was some sort of surgery to remove hair shadow
Post by: clint902 on November 07, 2020, 06:46:13 PM
It sucks how theres hair transplants but nothing to go completely bald..

Why cant they just knock us out and do a electrolysis on our heads to completely remove everything in one go

How long have you been shaving?  When I first shaved,my scalp was lily white but over a few weeks, my scalp got darker so now my shadow is hardly noticeable.  I know a guy that puts makeup on his head but that's not for me.
Title: Re: Wish there was some sort of surgery to remove hair shadow
Post by: lshallperish on November 07, 2020, 11:59:14 PM
About 5 years but always wear a beanie/hat cause self conscious about the shadow. I want to be completely bald. Im stuck in the middle.

What sort of make up would your friend be using?
Title: Re: Wish there was some sort of surgery to remove hair shadow
Post by: chgobuzzbald on November 08, 2020, 01:08:04 AM
I sometimes use a BB Cream on my head to reduce or hide the shadow. These are really moisturizers made with a tint so not exactly make up. Experiment with the different tints to see what works for you. It does not look like make up.
I have read some guys use Epilators to remove hair follicles to achieve total baldness with no shadow but you need the hair grown out a bit for the Epilator to grab it.
Also have recently read about hair Growth Inhibitors that may work on scalp hair to slow down the growth and reduce any shadow.
If you are doing a laser that should eventually be effective but each laser is different, there are many types that have different wavelengths and the intensity may not be set high enough so check that too.
Title: Re: Wish there was some sort of surgery to remove hair shadow
Post by: lshallperish on November 08, 2020, 03:15:08 AM
Will look in to BB creams, thanks.

I did 8 sessions of laser and wasn't seeing results so i stopped and am now doing electrolysis. I have done 31 hours of electrosys and continuing.

Maybe i should double down and do laser and electrolysis. The laser machine was alexandria or something
Title: Re: Wish there was some sort of surgery to remove hair shadow
Post by: Goatee on November 08, 2020, 07:29:15 AM
Just accept what you got.

People around the world with much worse issues than horse shoe shape balding
Title: Re: Wish there was some sort of surgery to remove hair shadow
Post by: clint902 on November 08, 2020, 10:19:53 AM
About 5 years but always wear a beanie/hat cause self conscious about the shadow. I want to be completely bald. Im stuck in the middle.

What sort of make up would your friend be using?
It's some kind of foundation his wife had.  Like I said, it's not for me and isn't something I'd use because my reason for shaving is the nice clean feeling I get.

Epilators are out there but they pull your hair out by the roots so once again, it's not for me.  If you respect the process and take your time shaving, any shadow wouldn't be a big deal.  Now having surgical things done is really going too far since shaving is part of my daily routine anyway.  One sure way of getting rid of the shadow is to shave every three or four days.  No one will be able to tell(except you) and you won't have that shadow.
Title: Re: Wish there was some sort of surgery to remove hair shadow
Post by: reddog on November 08, 2020, 11:51:04 AM
I never had to deal with a shadow as my hair was white when I first shaved. At some point I considered permanent hair removal, but lasers don't work on white hair. I shave daily because I want it BBS, and still having a full head of hair, it takes some work. I understand not wanting a shadow, but a nice close shave will minimize it.
Title: Re: Wish there was some sort of surgery to remove hair shadow
Post by: clint902 on November 09, 2020, 12:00:53 PM
After reading this thread, I'm became self conscious about my own shadow :-[  however, I went to the doctors today and saw the shadow on other guys and theirs were nowhere as bad as I perceive mine to be so I think maybe it's all in my mind.  When I got home, I shaved, exfoliated, shaved again, exfoliated again then put on a moisturizer.  That's the best I can do.  If I still have a shadow after all that then people are gonna have to deal with it.  That's all I have.
Title: Re: Wish there was some sort of surgery to remove hair shadow
Post by: Semi-Sly on November 09, 2020, 06:58:38 PM
Well having to hair a shadow may be annoying, especially as in my case where I also still have a front hairline but a big bald spot in the middle,  it is a very masculine look!  And it lets people know that you’re not just a victim of alopecia or cancer or as in my case reactions to life-threatening doses of powerful antibiotics .  It shows that you’re a take charge kind a guy who chooses the shaved head as your haircut !  So think of it as a kind of badge of honor !
Title: Re: Wish there was some sort of surgery to remove hair shadow
Post by: clint902 on November 10, 2020, 02:54:19 AM
I've seen many bald guys and many pictures of bald guys over the years but every one of them had a shadow that was barely detectable so I'm thinking that we're our own worst critic when it comes to that.  There's a huge difference between standing in front of the bathroom mirror and walking around in the market.  Nobody has walked up to me with a pair of binoculars to examine the perfection of my shave.  Just yesterday I was at the doctors and while waiting in the room, I looked in the full length mirror and behold, I couldn't see any shadow!  So I think a lot of it has to do with the lighting and the fact that we're more critical of our own scalps.  Or something like that.  Not to worry!   
Title: Re: Wish there was some sort of surgery to remove hair shadow
Post by: Bizarro on November 13, 2020, 12:36:38 PM
I have seen great results waxing and or tweezing! You should try it, it is quite cheap.

Always tempemted to do it myself.
Title: Re: Wish there was some sort of surgery to remove hair shadow
Post by: Semi-Sly on November 13, 2020, 10:32:05 PM
I have seen great results waxing and or tweezing! You should try it, it is quite cheap.

Always tempemted to do it myself.

 Well I’ve tried Apple eating and it’s not worth the pain because the hair grows back anyway !

 I’ve never found any place that is willing to wax my head so I’ve never tried it
Title: Re: Wish there was some sort of surgery to remove hair shadow
Post by: chuck63 on November 15, 2020, 07:06:37 PM
I’m letting my hair grow for a couple of days. I’m going to try an epilator and see how that works out.
Title: Re: Wish there was some sort of surgery to remove hair shadow
Post by: Semi-Sly on November 15, 2020, 09:30:07 PM
I’m letting my hair grow for a couple of days. I’m going to try an epilator and see how that works out.

 Well here’s a tip for what it’s worth .   Do not use the full width of the epilator the pain will be too excruciating .

I saw a chip where a guy used masking tape to keep the strips of hair that he was uploading down to a quarter inch at a time and then he would just move the masking tape back and do the neck strip that way the pain was not too excruciating even then I’ll tell you it’s going to be painful
Title: Re: Wish there was some sort of surgery to remove hair shadow
Post by: chuck63 on November 20, 2020, 08:07:46 AM
This was the second time I worked with an epilator.  It started working after a day and a half of growth.  Over a couple of days I was able to eliminate much of the shadow off the top of my head.  The results make for an easier and smoother shave.
Title: Re: Wish there was some sort of surgery to remove hair shadow
Post by: Semi-Sly on November 20, 2020, 09:58:56 PM
This was the second time I worked with an epilator.  It started working after a day and a half of growth.  Over a couple of days I was able to eliminate much of the shadow off the top of my head.  The results make for an easier and smoother shave.
What about on the back and sides ?   Was that more painful and the results last as long ?
Title: Re: Wish there was some sort of surgery to remove hair shadow
Post by: slybeard on November 21, 2020, 01:29:53 PM
How was the pain level?  Especially on the thicker areas.
Title: Re: Wish there was some sort of surgery to remove hair shadow
Post by: chuck63 on November 21, 2020, 06:52:57 PM
The pain level wasn’t too bad.  It got worse as time went by as the hair grew.  I stopped after working on the top because my scalp was getting pretty irritated. I’ll keep you posted as to how long the results last
Title: Re: Wish there was some sort of surgery to remove hair shadow
Post by: clint902 on December 06, 2020, 02:59:13 AM
I think depending on how much shadow one has, it shows a badass look especially the next day.  I really love my look the day after I shave when the funny grey gets a little darker and I have a little "rug" on my head and gives me the mat look.  My head  is so used to shaving now, it just looks so natural even with the shadow.  Don't worry about the shadow guys!  I think it makes us look better!
Title: Re: Wish there was some sort of surgery to remove hair shadow
Post by: Laser Man on December 07, 2020, 01:35:26 PM
I had about a dozen laser treatments which pretty much eliminated my shadow. Since I had a lot of gray hair, I still shave regularly because laser doesn’t remove gray or white hair. What was interesting was that about two weeks after the first treatment, I realized that almost all dark hair was gone from the top and sides.  My hairline was gone!  Most of the hair on the back was gone after the sixth treatment. I like not having a shadow, but I think it’s more personal preference.
Title: Re: Wish there was some sort of surgery to remove hair shadow
Post by: BaldOrchidgrower on March 31, 2021, 03:47:44 AM
I was almost full head of hair. Waxing and tweezing worked well on me.
I had to learn the best ways to wax and tweeze, them skin cares, including the elimination of some ingrown hairs, and exfoliation.
 Wax and tweeze require patience and dedication, but, after one year doing that on my head, I`m happy with the result, most of my hair is gone and the shine on my dome is permanent.

(https://i.postimg.cc/fRjsR1r9/20210131-152118.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/VJ6p7Z1f)
Title: Re: Wish there was some sort of surgery to remove hair shadow
Post by: Razorhead on March 31, 2021, 07:41:39 PM
@BaldOrchidgrower the dome looks amazing. Nice and shiny and I bet as smooth as glass. How painful was the process to tweeze and wax? I’ve seen videos of waxing and it looks incredibly painful.
Title: Re: Wish there was some sort of surgery to remove hair shadow
Post by: Semi-Sly on March 31, 2021, 08:58:51 PM
 Wow orchid grower it looks amazing ! But where did you go to get the waxing done I’ve asked and asked and asked and I can’t find an aesthetician that’s willing to do it for me !
Title: Re: Wish there was some sort of surgery to remove hair shadow
Post by: Rusty Shackleford on April 01, 2021, 04:04:20 PM
I bet the reason there isn't a good way to get rid of it is because there are tens of thousands of hairs on the head.  It's time consuming and therefore would be very expensive and the cost/reward ratio probably doesn't justify further development.  Imagine how long electrolysis would take on an entire head!  If anything that probably wouldn't be cost effective until the procedure could be done with robotics.

As for a drug, I imagine DHT promoters would help by triggering male pattern baldness, but something like that would likely be reversed if you stopped taking the drug and the DHT levels returned to normal.  It would be great for beard and body hair growth though!
Title: Re: Wish there was some sort of surgery to remove hair shadow
Post by: slybeard on April 03, 2021, 10:01:24 AM
Nice shine @BaldOrchidgrower

That was a big investment in time.  What is the current maintenance to keep it that way?
Title: Re: Wish there was some sort of surgery to remove hair shadow
Post by: BaldOrchidgrower on April 04, 2021, 12:14:45 AM
Nice shine @BaldOrchidgrower

That was a big investment in time.  What is the current maintenance to keep it that way?

 Thanks!!!
 The shining is because great part of the hair is gone, and cleaning process.
In the beginning, one year go I was bald in level 2 of Nortwood scale. To remove hair, I spent 6 days, following a protocole to make the hair removal a safe process,  still was painfull, but worth it.

 Now with the thinner hair I just wax once or twice per month, lasting each process around one hour 20 minutes including material preparation, I tweeze ocasionally the few remaining hairs appearing after wax, I spend few minutes.
For skin cares, just while in the shower, exfoliation, washing with shampoo and appying the gel of Aloe vera plant are part of my itinerary, spending few minutes.
 I assume a 70% of the hair is gone, and the remaining hair is thiner and thinner. Tweezing and waxing is less often, and I have my dome smooth per longer time. No pain actually, because the hair roots and follicles are weak.
  I save the time who would involve a dayly shaving, save money in razors and barbershop visits, and the material to wax is cheap and made at home.

Title: Re: Wish there was some sort of surgery to remove hair shadow
Post by: BaldOrchidgrower on April 04, 2021, 12:23:27 AM
Wow orchid grower it looks amazing ! But where did you go to get the waxing done I’ve asked and asked and asked and I can’t find an aesthetician that’s willing to do it for me !

The waxing and tweezing on scalp is extremely unusual, I don´t know about any asesthetic center in USA who offer this service.
I live in a central american country where is impossible to find any center who remove hair on scalp, that´s why and I epilate my scalp all by myself.
Title: Re: Wish there was some sort of surgery to remove hair shadow
Post by: BaldOrchidgrower on April 04, 2021, 12:34:55 AM
@BaldOrchidgrower the dome looks amazing. Nice and shiny and I bet as smooth as glass. How painful was the process to tweeze and wax? I’ve seen videos of waxing and it looks incredibly painful.

Thanks!!! Now I enjoy to rub my smooth and shiny dome.

 The videos of waxing I´ve seen online show really crazy and a very dangerous process on scalp, I can´t imagine the possibility to break the skin with these irresponsible acts.

 I follown a protocole, first decrease hair density by mannual tweezing to achieve waxing applying thin lines, and do that first process slowly, but still hurts.

 Actually, one year after removing hair, the pain is nothing.