Sly Bald Guys Forum
Discussions About Being Bald => To be or not be...Bald => Topic started by: Swolfe on January 24, 2013, 04:40:15 PM
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Hey guys,
This is my first post here and I was wondering if you guys could give me honest opinion if you think I'll be able to pull of the sly look.
I'm 24 years old and I've slowly been loosing my hair since I was 18. I still have quite a bit of hair left but I'm worried I won't be able to pull off the shaved head when the inevitable happens. I feel my head all the time and I can tell my head isn't completely smooth. I feel a lump on top of my head and in the back... I'm just hoping they aren't to noticeable.
Thanks!
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You will look fine and I say go ahead and try the head shave and beat the inevitable. It is your choose in the end and don't worry about the lump on your head we all have something like that on our head but it gives us characteristics and makes us different hope it goes well for you.
PS: I am in high school shave my head full time now and absolutely love it and I think you will too O0
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You may no be ready for this site--yet!
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We are our own worst critics. Everyone has lumps on their head, but usually the owner oh the head is the only one who notices.
You have enough hair, yet, that you could give sly a try. 30 day minimum. If you really don't like it, you could grow it back. But a bald head, smooth as can be, is wonderful. See all the young bald guys on this site.
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Its fine. I shave every morning. I have thick hair that is thinning. Plus I have a small receding hairline. I manage to pull it off and I'm 14. I'm sure my little story was unnecessary but to get to the point.... you will be fine! Embrace it and you will feel a lot better about yourself. You wont have to worry about the stress of thinking to yourself "I cant go bald, I love my hair" or some thing like that. You will realize that it will eventually fall out anyway.
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Swolfe, you will look great with a bald head. Hair is gross-ly overrated!
I was an old long-haired hippy for forty years before I scraped off a full head of hair to get my scalp tattooed about 3 1/2 years ago. After I shaved it, I knew I was bald for life. I don't know how much I still have up there but it is still too much! I wish it would all fall out, except my 'stache and a bit of beard!
Free of the mess and tyranny of hair! my advise: never get another haircut. Always use a razor. Now would be the perfect time
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Welcome aboard! As we always say, give it a try; if you don't like it, it can always grow back!
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Dude, just try a simple buzz for a while and see if you can notice the bumps with short hair. I have bumps too, but they don't matter very much. IMO, very few people can't pull being bald.
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Welcome aboard! As we always say, give it a try; if you don't like it, it can always grow back!
+ 1 give it a go!
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You have nothing to worry about. You have a good head shape and still appear to have great hair. I'd say keep the hair until the baldness becomes noticeable (diffuse thinning or emerging bald spot in back of head) and then get a buzz cut. In the time being, enjoy your hair while you have it, and don't worry about your head shape––you'll totally be able to go bald gracefully.
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like some others try buzzing it and see if you like it.
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Welcome ! I would buzz it first ;) O0 Please keep us advised.
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Welcome to the forum.
I don't see anything that could stop you pulling of the look, so if you're thinking about it then go ahead.
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Thanks guys! Yeah really the only thing I'm worried about when the day comes is the imperfections on my skull. Mainly the one on top of my head, it seems like the bump runs along the center of my skull from the back to the central part of my head. I just hope it's not noticeable when the day comes.
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No one will notice only it as long as you don't worry about it O0
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I actually think your hair would benefit from being cut shorter at the sides, which may leave the top looking thicker. To be honest I can't see any reason for you to shave your head. Still looks like plenty of hair there to me.
Make the most of your hair whilst you have it, as if you are going to end up with MPB then you won't have the choice!
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You would look awesome bald. And don't worry about it, everyone has bumps. No one notices, though.
On the other hand, your hair still looks good, and you can keep on with that until you feel it's time to beat mother nature to the punch. At this point, whatever you decide will be good.
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Crusher is right. But even if he is not, put on a hat for a week. But you'll like the shaved head.
It's very rare that a guy has a bad head shape for sly.
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I'm sure no one really knows for sure because everyone is different, but does anyone have an idea when it will start to get bad? Like I said I started receding around 18 (I'm about to be 25) and I still have a lot of hair left, the back is thinning but it's not apparent enough that's its a bald spot yet. Does it slow down as you get older? I'm hoping I go bald slow like my father because he's in his late 50's now and still has a little bit left on top.
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No everyone is different. Take each day as it comes and enjoy the hair whilst you have it. You'll have plenty of time to be bald later
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I agree with the others who've said to enjoy your hair while you have it. Unless you're looking to shave your head just for the experience/thrill of doing it (something that I did well before I started to lose my hair just for the sheer badass-edness of it all), there's really no need to be thinking about it now.
The thing is that most guys start to lose at least some hair once they hit a certain age. I don't think anyone has the same hairline that they did when they were very young. Some lose so little or lose it so slowly over many decades that it never really impacts the way they look or feel about themselves. For others, the hair loss progresses much faster. I hit the "point of no return" (where I had lost so much hair that I looked better with it gone) a couple of years ago in my mid-40s. Others guys hit it in their 60s. Some guys hit it in their 20s. There's no telling at this stage which camp you'll fall into. My point is that it could be many years down the road or it might be never.
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Yeah that's what was really puzzling me because I've read about so many guys at 18 when they started losing there hair were almost completely bald in a few years. My hair is defiantly thinning and you can tell my hair is receding if I pull my hair back but it seems to be happening at a very slow pace. I don't have as much hair on top as I did when I was 18 but there's still plenty left on top so far. The same thing happened to my father and I'm pretty sure I got his hair genetics... :XX
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I will be the dissenter here ... even if you've got plenty of hair you may prefer to get rid of it.
To each his own. I'd have plenty of gray hair but choose not to.
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Swolfe, I'm going to agree with isleepinthebuff again and say to keep your hair.
Unless your hair is much more noticeably thinner in person than it is in the photographs, AND if it is negatively impacting your life, then don't shave.
Shaving is a pain in the neck, especially when you still have a lot of hair. Then there's social stigma, explaining a shaved head to friends, family etc, etc. There's a lot involved with shaving your head going beyond the simple act of head shaving.
And like buff said, you've got your whole life to be bald and then embrace the freedom of head shaving should your hair fall out to a certain degree that it is the best choice to make.
If you're in your mid-twenties and your hair is still looking good, keep it and and enjoy it, and appreciate it!
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Yeah that's what was really puzzling me because I've read about so many guys at 18 when they started losing there hair were almost completely bald in a few years. My hair is defiantly thinning and you can tell my hair is receding if I pull my hair back but it seems to be happening at a very slow pace. I don't have as much hair on top as I did when I was 18 but there's still plenty left on top so far. The same thing happened to my father and I'm pretty sure I got his hair genetics... :XX
Possibly. It's hard to know at this stage of the game, because whatever sort of hair genetics you have, it's really only just started. If you need to pull your hair back to notice the recession and/or the thinning is only noticeable under certain conditions or generally only to you? It's too early to shave your head, at least as a response to hair loss. After all, in 10 years you might have the exact same head of hair that you have now.
The only reason I'd consider shaving if I were you is if you want to do it for the same reasons that you might want to, say, get a mohawk or some other extreme kind of haircut or dye it purple. But you definitely don't NEED to do it.
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I'm sure no one really knows for sure because everyone is different, but does anyone have an idea when it will start to get bad? Like I said I started receding around 18 (I'm about to be 25) and I still have a lot of hair left, the back is thinning but it's not apparent enough that's its a bald spot yet. Does it slow down as you get older? I'm hoping I go bald slow like my father because he's in his late 50's now and still has a little bit left on top.
I was thinning slowly from the age of 23 and lost most hair around december during a time which was very stressfull. I think I'm having a norwood 3 now, although most people said I didn't have to shave I feel much better now about myself. What worried me the most was that I didn't know how I would look bald, the uncertainty was quite stressing and all the crazy thoughts I got from it.
But if feel good about yourself and don't worry everyday about your hairloss so much that it takes lots of precious time I would say keep the hair as long as you feel good about it. If you are worrying too much and cant think about anything else shave it or get a buzzcut