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Sliced head shaving - possible permanent scar? by Vinda-lou on 15 Oct, 2011 13:24
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Hey fellas, I had originally shaved my head for St. Baldricks this past spring in honor of my son fighting Leukemia. Then I shaved it again this summer to make him feel better about being bald. (He's doing great- one more week of treatment and he's done!)
Problem is: I was on steroids for a breathing problem when I shaved in the summer and I really screwed up. Blood came down my head, I was shaking, I pulled skin up like I was peeling a potato! The worst "slices" grew back, while a couple others stayed. To this day, a few months later, the hair is growing a bit in two sliced areas, but they are mostly bald patches. I've attached a picture down below on the worse one. You can see hair, but barely... (No pun intended...). I don't know if it's not growing due to scar tissue, or because I've developed a weird OCD thing where I'm always touching it or scratching it and maybe that's why it's not growing back.
I've been shaving my head close because as my hair gets longer, the more the spot shows. My wife hate me bald because it reminds her of my son's bald stage, but I love it.
I think if I go very short or bald, maybe it will grow with the new batch of hair - as long as I stop TOUCHING it! Or am I screwed? I know hair doesn't grow where there are scars, but a) I don't know if it's really a scar because some hair is growing back b)hair grew where I sliced myself in other areas.
Any advice? (besides not shaving while on steroids?)
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#1 by Paul the Headblader on 15 Oct, 2011 13:37
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by me, the scar doesn't look that bad!
I'm just glad that your son is almost good, and I can only hope you'll get that you want (hair in that area)
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#2 by Vinda-lou on 15 Oct, 2011 13:56
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by me, the scar doesn't look that bad!
I'm just glad that your son is almost good, and I can only hope you'll get that you want (hair in that area)
Thanks Paul! Yeah, the scar is meaningless compared to why it's there - my son's health!
I'm at a family wedding, and all my relatives were asking about my head - did I have a health problem, etc? So I got self conscious and posted here. I used the hotel zoom-magnify-mirror in the bathroom, and on closer inspection - there is more hair growing than I thought - so I think it's the nervous habit I developed stopping the growth...
Thinking if I shave closer, even it all up - it will all grow the same length at the same time. Just need to keep my friggin hands away! -
#3 by Mikekoz13 on 15 Oct, 2011 14:38
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Simple solution here.... Stay SLY!!!!!
Good on you for such great support of your son. -
#4 by Magoo on 15 Oct, 2011 16:57
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Leave it alone and.........keep your hands away from it. Give it a chance to come back. It's also at the top of your head so it shouldn't be that obvious. Great to hear your son is doing better.
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#5 by BaldHDbiker on 15 Oct, 2011 17:21
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I'm glad to hear your so is on the mends. Very nice of you to shave to show support.
I'd keep it sly and it won't be noticeable. You may want to shave with an electric razor. Thats what I use because I never had good luck on my face with a razor so I didn't want to risk it on my head. -
#6 by buddha on 15 Oct, 2011 21:34
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I think if I go very short or bald, maybe it will grow with the new batch of hair - as long as I stop TOUCHING it! Or am I screwed?
Totally 100% screwed! So you might as well keep shaving it.
I took a CHUNK off the very top of my head a couple of years ago. (Speed Kills!). To this day the skin that grew back has very faint pigment, it is almost totally white. I didn't have much hair up there to start with but I don't think it will ever match again. I guess my point is that we have all shed blood here in the community of the sly bald guys. That just shows our level of committment. Or does it show that I need to be committed?