Sly Bald Guys Forum
Discussions About Being Bald => General Discussion => Topic started by: mysticrivers on October 12, 2011, 12:00:00 PM
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Hello all. I have been shaving my head for the past 7 years or so as I was balding anyhow. As a kid I always had rather large ears, and was teased often. Fortunately my head eventually grew large enough to fit my ears. However, I had someone mention to me recently that as we grow older our ears and nose grow larger as well. I began to look more closely at old folks I came into contact with, and sure enough, the majority had larger than normal ears and noses. My question is, when I start growing my big ole ears back, would it be wise to grow my remaining hair back to sort of cover my ears? Yes, I am aware that this is a pretty stupid question, and even rather vain. That aside, i do not want to look ridiculous as a shaved headed fellow when I grow older. I am currently 48, so I do not have much time before my ears and nose begin their inevitable growth spurt. Any advice?
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WTF difference does it make? You're not going to please all the people all of the time, so just do what pleases you. Some people will think you look ridiculous bald, some will think you look ridiculous with hair, some will think your ears are huge, and some will think their ears are bigger. So just do what makes you feel happiest.
FWIW, I havent noticed any part of my body getting larger with age. Unfortunately.
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WTF it's all about how you feel.
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Do what ever feels good...do your own thang. And welcome!
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Maybe when you 90years or older they might appear larger but by then you won't give a damn ! I'm near 69 and I don't think my ears or nose are to large. Believe me as you get older you care less and less what other people think. That's one of the advantages of getting older. Can't think of many more though. *!d
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Thanks guys for the great input!
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At 70 I certainly have not noticed my ears (or anything else) getting larger so I would not worry on that score.
However after being shaved for 7 years (wish I had done it sooner) I think that many older men would look better if they shaved off any remaining hair or at least trimmed their fringe down very short if the dome has gone bare.
Being sly is the way to go!
Roger
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Damn Roger, I can see how the shaved head conceals ones age. You do not look anywhere near 70! Hope I look as good if I reach 70.
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Even my sweet woman tells me I look younger, hummm.
:@`
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Even if your ears do "get big" (and I cannot imagine that really happening to the point where it's a problem), so what?
I'm older* than you and my ears are likely bigger than average, but I'm certainly not going to let that bother me.
* I'll be 54 on Sunday.
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Do ears and nose actually grow in the "golden years" of life, or is it just that your skin gets thinner and you lose subcutaneous fat, calling more attention to your ears and nose? ???
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And BTW,what's the definition of an "older man"?
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I am two months short of being 80 and enjoy very much the sly style which I have sported now for some years.
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Do ears and nose actually grow in the "golden years" of life? ???
No, just the hair in them! !*u%e
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That gosh darn ear hair...nasty!
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That gosh darn ear hair...nasty!
Also, what's with the woolly mammoth eyebrows that some older men have? Are they letting them grow so they can do a comb over? I've seen some eyebrows (Andy Rooney comes to mind) that should have their own zip code! :*))
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And BTW,what's the definition of an "older man"?
To a 20 year old, its 25+.
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My eyebrows would do the Andy Rooney thing if I let them. I also need to shave my earlobes.
And, an "older man" is anyone who is ten years older than I am at the time.
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My eyebrows would do the Andy Rooney thing if I let them. I also need to shave my earlobes.
And, an "older man" is anyone who is ten years older than I am at the time.
Right on! Though I would give it at least 15 years! ::)
And shaving the eyebrows outright works really well too (but YMMV...)
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Do ears and nose actually grow in the "golden years" of life? ???
No, just the hair in them! !*u%e
I'm not too old but I had the hair in the ear removed. Every now and then a new one comes around and I have that zapped too. p0@^
I just have to shave the fuzzies every couple weeks but the dark one's are gone. It's so much easier.
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I'm not too old but I had the hair in the ear removed.
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How do you get them removed? I grab them with tweezers and pull hard.
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Electrolysis. A very fine wire (needle) is inserted into the pore and electricty is applied to destroy the blood supply feeding the hair. p0@^
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And, an "older man" is anyone who is ten years older than I am at the time.
Oh, good. I'll never be old then. :D
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And shaving the eyebrows outright works really well too (but YMMV...)
Never.
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And shaving the eyebrows outright works really well too (but YMMV...)
Never.
I'm with you Bear, no way on that!
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Oh I am not really worried about ear & nose size myself but am freaking out (nearly) over the amount of hair growing on my ears not just the lobes. I can't shave the areas above the lobe without slicing them up. Anyone else have that problem?
My eyebrows would do the Andy Rooney thing if I let them. I also need to shave my earlobes.
And, an "older man" is anyone who is ten years older than I am at the time.
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My friend's dad turned 71 in October...his MPB reached the highest level (forgot the name, maybe one of you guys can help me there) his horseshoe extended below the cranium, anyway he wanted to shave his head, but he told me he couldn't do it with a razor because he's diabetic so he had to clipper it with a 0...as for shaving above the ears, I just use the clippers above the earlobes and on the neckline.
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Anyone else have that problem?
While for me, it's mostly the lobes, I do get stray hairs elsewhere and the best tool I've found for the job is a nose hair trimmer, believe it or not.
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I've used a pair of blunt scissors for the ears and tweezers for the inside.
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this topic is like ..lol:D
find something better to think of :)
that's no reason to wonder.
maybe, if your ears will grow, your head will grow asewell. joking but...the ear grow in time stuff is ...untrue. I guess.