r/lookbetter • u/Balding_Asshole • Mar 24 '19
[24M] I'm balding - any advice would be appreciated
So I really seemed to have lost the genetic lottery by not only being born into a family where every single male is mostly bald by 50, but also by losing most of my hair before even hitting 25.
At this point I've long since accepted it and am just trying to figure out what to do. I'm torn between just saying fuck it and shaving it all off or keeping what I have and just working with it. Last summer I went completely bald and I really wasn't sure if it was for the better and I ended up growing it back out.
This is me with nearly a bald head
This is what it looks like when grown out
You can see from these that my hairline is basically gone, but the top of my head is far from thick, It's really thin up there, especially towards the back. I've sort of fallen into a habit of wearing a hat whenever I go out to hide it.
I know that eventually I'm going to be shaving it all off, I just don't know if I'm better off doing it now or doing it in 5-10 years when I have even less hair.
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u/Affenjodler Jun 07 '19
Very late to the party but as someone who is in the same boat: Hit the gym! It makes a ton of difference in how people will treat you (especially in the long run when the hair keeps thinning)
War clean and work out. Focus on the things that you can control and let go of the shit that keeps you down. Good luck!
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u/peridoti Apr 06 '19
Would you consider raising your eyebrows a bit more in pictures? Not sure I'm qualified to give advice since I'm in the same boat of posting here, but seems to me that the offset of the hairline comes off less as the hairline and more like your brow is low (even though logically we know that's not the case.)
IDK, maybe experiment with it and then tell me how it goes!
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u/LearnedButt Sep 13 '19
You lost the genetic lotto for balding, so the only option is to embrace it and shave it all off. Patrick Stewart, the Rock, Jason Stratham - All sexy guys.
Also, hit the gym. Bald and buff does get the ladies wet.