Help!! Buzz Cut For The 1st Time In My Life...Making My Balding More Obvious

[dexter]

last weekend i did a buzz cut for the 1st time in my life. honestly when i bend down to look , my hairloss was much more obvious then when i had longer hair..it look so bad n i m freaking out now..

my colleaques r teasing me about my hairloss , making hurting comments, questioning why m i making my hairloss more obvious . i tried to joke with them but deep down i was so hurt. it seems i cant bear to go out anymore until i grow some hair out to cover it

is it time for me to go sly when buzzing doesnt make it for me?

[D.A.L.U.I.]

You don't have a picture, pre or post buzz so we're working blind here.  If the buzz exposed an unsymmetrical hairline, you are ready to finish the job, IMO.  I also found that a short buzz, #2 or #1 emphasized the fact that I had moved on to a Hamilton IV, and had a couple of nearly totally separate "islands" of stubble in front together with substantial thinning on top that was showing a classic "horseshoe" rim and absolutely no symmetry to balance the look.  I had waited too long to get any use out of the buzz.  I just went with it and after just over 30 days I shaved it and haven't looked back.  You were probably sporting a pretty well established "combover" too. 
Remember, F__k your colleagues, it's your head.  And, I would hazard a guess several of the most vocal share your genetic disposition to mpb--their remarks in that case are their nervous reaction to the facts on their heads, not yours.
MPB isn't a disease, a defect or anything wrong at all.  It is just a genetic predisposition that usually is best dealt with honestly, and that means accepting it, shaving it, moving on with life.  There aren't any valid "treatments" just serious medical quackery, IMO, that leaves you damaged, or vendors that empty your pockets for a rug.  Remember Jesse James was honest, he used a gun, the rug merchants will try to use mpb to make you doubt yourself and pay them off--don't do it. 

[Timmer]

is it time for me to go sly when buzzing doesnt make it for me?

Yes.  Yes it is. 

[The Scottish Ambassador]

is it time for me to go sly when buzzing doesnt make it for me?

Yes.  Yes it is. 

What he said!

[CraftyGuy]

is it time for me to go sly when buzzing doesnt make it for me?

Yes.  Yes it is. 

What he said!

Ditto ... just do it!

[The Noggin]

is it time for me to go sly when buzzing doesnt make it for me?

Yes.  Yes it is. 

What he said!

Ditto ... just do it!

+1!

[Rob]

Yeah: just do it: shave it SLY and turn that balding buzz into a fashion statement that screams confidence

[reb123161]

I agree with Rob....STATEMENT and CONFIDENCE.......You do NOT have to have hair to be sexy, hot, or popular---I speak the truth.  Don't be a sheep, man....cut your own path.

[Troy]

What Reb and the others said.   Do it sooner rather than later.  Puts you back in charge!  

[Magoo]

Most of the member on SBG will say to shave it off . But if you think you will look better and fell better with longer hair grow it back . The time may come when you know this is not working any more . When this happens, then going sly may be the way to go. Your head your choice.

[Nick]

This is a great quote that applies to hair loss: "grant me the serenity to accept the things i cannot change. courage to change the things i can. and wisdom to know the difference."

Shave your damn head.  I was just looking of some pictures of myself when I had thinning hair.  I remember those exact pictures bothered me so much.  I'm so glad I've moved past that.  Move on man. 

[rcg5227]

With my head being shaven bald, you can still tell that I have MBP, but is more obvious with a clipper cut. When my hair is grown out a few inches is when it's most obvious. Having my head shaven bald makes it the least obvious.

[Razor X]

What length did you buzz down to?  Let's see some pictures so we can see what you're working with.  It may not be as bad as you think; you may just need a little time to get over the initial shock.

[Nick]

Here's the thing.  I buzzed my head before I shaved it, then I tried to grow it back.  The sides are going to grow a lot faster than the top, so unless you get haircuts often, it's going to look out of balance.  Hair doesn't matter though my man. 

[BaldWriterBob]

is it time for me to go sly when buzzing doesnt make it for me?

Yes.  Yes it is. 

What he said!

Ditto ... just do it!

+1!

It's time.