Comments on: Going Bald or Have a Receding Hairline? You Need to Buzz it Off!

By: Gman

Gman — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:55:15 +0000

I started going bald in my late teens.

Buzzed it at 28.

Went out with a LOT of umbelivable fit girls in the 5 years after.

Now living with my beautiful girlfriend.

Buzz it off, be sexy.

By: Marcus Maher

Marcus Maher — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:11:45 +0000

Chris Lieto, professional Triathlete is a perfect example of a bald, buzz cut, perfect athlete and has the body, face to get away with it, I've been losing my hair for 15 years now and a rather large bald spot is so visible at the back of my head, it's embarrasing, thinking of just buzzing it, but I've started a programme of 'Rogaine' I'm going to see where that goes for a year, if there is no improvement then out come the clippers.

By: Keith

Keith — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:56:56 +0000

I've been getting very thin on top w/ receding hairline this year. Also very thin on the crown, with some fairly noticeable gaps. When I mention that I might buzz it friends and family always say it's too soon, but when you're losing close to 200 hairs a day for 6 months i have a very different perspective. Has anyone had anyone ask them why they buzzed/shaved their head? Do you say, "yeah, it was getting thin so I buzzed it." Or do you lie and say, "I wanted to try something new."

By: Hussain

Hussain — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:14:52 +0000

Dear admin,you seriously lit up my day.Now i believe i have a life to live.It all started when i was seventeen.Now i am nineteen and these previous two years have been the worst of my life.I used to cry every week.My hair started falling.I started using different oils,caps,hoods and these made my life more difficult.Being an extra ordinary student(no boasting),i participated in every thing.Debates,Sports,Speeches,class participation and what not.The extra advantage i had was that i am (or was)good looking.My friend call me cute.Every one call me cute and good looking.But back then i had beutiful hair as well.Even now people call me cute but in the back of my mind i know one day i am going to go bald and life would not be the same.The whole problem is that people expect a lot from me..This thing bites me..What if after going bald i dont live up to their expectations…This went on for 2 years..Changing my hair style taking advantage of my cute face…But now things are outta control….Every activity i try to do,the first thing that come into my mind is ohhh you r going bald..what will people think…Goddamit man…..Its my life and now i wanna change…..I want to start a new life….I can be very good at any thing…Just that i lack self confidence because of this balding process…..Now you should help me….My figure is lean…I am an athlete type person thin and not that muscular but capable of doing mostly every sports..i play tennis,swimming,football,cricket and i am good at sprinting as well.I am currently studying in one of the top university in my country…But all comes down to waste if you have no self confidence…….so admin decide for me….I still have hair on my head…In front my hair can reach nose length….On the sides my hair have thinned but i can still make some kind of hair style but i look bad in it……..i have some kind of horse shoe shape…So please advice me what should i go for…I WANNA START NEW LIFE and prove this world that one incident does not change life!!!!!

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By: Henry

Henry — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:06:28 +0000

My crown is starting to get very, very thin and the receding is now getting worse. About 18 months ago I went to a 3 on top and 2 on the sides, never decided if I like it or not(I like it more than my wife) I let it grow and when I get it cut I go with six on the sides and sissors on the top. I have this amazing desire lately to go to zero at the barber(razor when i get home) think I am going to next week. I have just the following concerns… The skin on my head will be lighter that my face and it will be impossible to get sun in the winter and getting use to the cold in the winter. Scared but looking forward to going bald.

By: TK

TK — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:35:52 +0000

So I was spending a whole weekend researching how to best comb my hair, style it, etc to hide the thinning that is catching up with me and I stumbled across this page.

I've always worried that I would have "a weird shaped alien head" and I would look weird with a shaved head, because when my hair is short without product in it that's what I see.

I still have a good amount of hair, but I'm almost 30 and it's heading downhill pretty fast, so the day is coming whether I'm ready for it or not. I figured January in a snow town would be a good time to try this out. If it looks horrible, who cares? Nobody will see me without a hat for weeks, and by then I'll have hair again.

As it turns out… it's my hair that gives it that shape! Once I get to a #1 that disappears, it's the shadows of my hair against my head creating contrast. I look great with a shaved head!

I have enough hair left to style and still look somewhat youthful, my age and no older, that is. I don't need the shaved head right now, but now I also don't have to worry about it. I can keep it shaved now, and I think I will as after a few days I really like it, or I can grow my hair back. What's really important to me is that I don't have to feel insecure about my hairline. With hair, without hair, I'll be fine!

Just try it. You won't know unless you try, and it's a hell of a load off your mind!

By: Sean

Sean — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 05:58:39 +0000

I had a comb over frontal kind of a job for a while and it was such a pain, anything would wreck it, i shaved my head and the relief i felt was unbelievable, it was like a weight off of my shoulders. I either use a MAC 3 or buzz it with a 00000 blade. If you have to hide it with hair its just best to shave it lads!

By: Luis

Luis — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 01:04:37 +0000

I know how you feel. I was struggling with the same tuff, but this week after reading the comments here I decided tu get a buzz, and you know what? I dont regret it! I was terrified at first because I didnt know how i was going to look, but it wasnt that bad, I liked it, I feel more confident now. I was always worrying about my hair! Now I feel kinda free. Just give it a try

By: DC

DC — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 23:35:07 +0000

Several years ago I came across this page as I was struggling with hair loss but lacking the courage to take action. Some men immediately start buzzing their hair closer and closer upon realizing they are balding, whereas others resort to using every creative cutting and styling method available until the bitter end. Sadly, I was in the latter camp. It had gotten so bad that I would alter my night and weekend plans depending upon the weather and lighting of the venue where I would be spending time… all drastically restricting social opportunities and the quality of my life in general.

I finally took the plunge and shaved down to a 1 guard (thanks in part to this blog post) before finally going to a zero guard. As Rusty mentions, I can't say I was immediately in love with the look but it did eliminate many of the social anxieties arising from my hair loss almost overnight. Almost a year and 1/2 later, I can safely say that I am comfortable with the look and can't imagine having continued to live life as I had. My biggest regret now is that I hadn't experimented with shaving down 3-4 years earlier when I could've gradually adjusted as my thinning pattern progressed.

If there's any advice or words of encouragement I can give to others (especially those like me who held onto their remaining thinned out strands for too long), it's to give the look some time after taking the plunge. I think you will realize down the road that it doesn't necessarily make you any less attractive than you once were. At the end of the day it's just a look (although one mandated for those of us with unfortunate genetics) and almost everyone goes through some changes due to aging. In addition, you should experiment with facial hair (stubble, no stubble, beard) to find out what works best with your new look. I was always a clean shaven guy but recently realized I look even better with 2-3 days of stubble. And, of course, in the spirit of this site's overall message – stay fit! I've found that to be a much bigger factor in attracting women and maintaining confidence than hair ever was.

Best of luck to those reading this and don't let hair loss ruin your life. I sacrificed far too many social and dating opportunities as I was struggling with this issue and can't get those lost years back. Don't let that happen to you!

By: Edward

Edward — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 10:38:11 +0000

@Js I think that you should do what you feel comfortable with, but I will not shave my head when I go bald and I don't see what is so wrong with that. If someone wants to do that then that is their choice, but I don't think someone should feel pressured into doing so if they don't want to.

By: Js

Js — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:06:31 +0000

Sean Connery, Ron Howard, and George Carlin look or looked fine because they are wealthy, in or were in lines of work where they basically have no bosses or corporate standards. Connery wears wigs for many roles, Howard a ball cap and Carlin (RIP) was a I don't care attitude comedien. Very big difference then the normal person dealing with hairloss. Some also bald in a manner that is not greatly unappealing while for others it is impossible to look good during the balding process. It is not a matter of conforming to society but freeing oneself from constant thinking about and struggling to style a balding head.

By: Edward

Edward — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:48:36 +0000

It would be a very boring world if all balding men shaved their heads. Embrace hairloss and wear your hair how YOU want to. Don't compromise for society.

By: Edward

Edward — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 20:18:46 +0000

I actually disagree with this, I believe someone should embrace hairloss in their own way. Feeling like your only option is to shave it off when you don't want to is not really accepting it as far as I am concerned. Shaving your head is a concealing measure that fools no one, a bit like the dreaded comb over. I think some guys can look good with the shaved look, but if I lost my hair I would not shave it, too boring and conservative for me. I would not necessarily have a ponytail or a skullet either, but I don't see what is wrong with a bald guy keeping the hair he does have. Look at Sean Connery, Ron Howard, and George Carlin. They look fine.

By: Rick

Rick — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:49:22 +0000

I've been slowly loosing my hair since I was at college (17-18 was when I first noticed it). I've always had a recceded hairline going back to when I was a child and looking back at photo's of me around 11-12 I always had the widows peek. Up untill recently it was thick and curly. it has really started to thin as im now in my 20's. I've been cutting it shorter and shorter for the last few years but now im at the stage where i may shave it off as I may as well embrace it now and get over it than try cling onto it for however long is left.
I'm just hoping i have a good headshape/faceshape for it though, but i do suit very short hair so i think i will be ok.
how was everyone else when they were on the brink of shaving it off? were you worried about perception of others etc?

By: preston

preston — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 17:24:13 +0000

I don't know if my girlfriend will except me with buzzed hair she says her favorite quality about me is my long hair. What she doesn't know is i have a receding hairline and at this rate im going to have no hair on the top front half of my hea in about another year….and im only 21 my birthday was four days ago. Sometimes i want to die. I'm so depresed and worried all the time my hair has always been what made me unique…without it i'm honestly not me.

By: kris

kris — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 20:33:07 +0000

Hi folks just taken inspiration from this site and decided after much pondering and chasing the hair line i have gone grade 2 with the clippers,whish i would of done it 3 years ago would of saved a fortune on wonder creams ect.
it is really hard to explain to people how much of a big deal it is ,
but my advise is just do it ,i am much happier.

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 23:40:31 +0000

Started losing my hair around 18.. now 22 and as I have naturally very thick hair, I have managed to grow it long and basically hide the fact I am losing it rapidly.

But I am getting to the stage where there is lots of my long hair on my bed pillow and its starting to depress me, therefore I feel I will take the leap and buzz my hair any day now..

Losing hair is horrible.

By: David

David — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:43:53 +0000

I took the plunge yesterday thanks to this page and all the comments. I'm 26 and I started thinning when I was about 18, receding when I was 20. I never left the house without a hat. I avoided formal social events because of my hair. It was a nightmare. Hopefully those days are over. I guess it's kind of funny, this was the hardest thing I've had to do in a while. I paced back and forth for a good 30 minutes before I actually started shaving. I was scared I had a mis-shaped head, I had the same hairstyle for most of my life until I decided to grow it long. Anyway I started out with a 2 which I felt was too long, went down to a 1 which was okay but my bald spot was still fairly visible. Tried a 0 today – it's something I'm going to have to get used to. In any event I already feel more confident. Again, thank you to everyone here.

By: JJ

JJ — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 12:32:41 +0000

Congratulations Dave. Trying to get there myself. It is very difficult to take the plunge to # 1 as I too have loss in crown and front and pattern is uneven.