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OK, so I'm about to turn 29 and I think, in part due to poor care and vicious hair product and part due to genes, my hair is quite thin on top - it doesnt grow very much and whenthe light shines on my head it starts to look like I have very little hair on my head 
Makes me feel quite self-consicous, has anyone had any experience with any treatments or clinic visits etc. ?
Makes me feel quite self-consicous, has anyone had any experience with any treatments or clinic visits etc. ?
kin real man 
Honestly. I know it's not what you want to hear - just get used to it.
I think my receding hair line and general thinning on top started to become more noticeable when I was about 27-28. I'm content thesedays with the fact that at least with a shaved head and having fair hair I look good, my missus prefers this look anyway.
My advice is don't waste your money on products trying to correct or postpone something which can't be properly corrected or really postponed at least without spending a fortune on a hair transplant (plugs) - and even this is not 100% guaranteed to work or look natural.
I think my receding hair line and general thinning on top started to become more noticeable when I was about 27-28. I'm content thesedays with the fact that at least with a shaved head and having fair hair I look good, my missus prefers this look anyway.
My advice is don't waste your money on products trying to correct or postpone something which can't be properly corrected or really postponed at least without spending a fortune on a hair transplant (plugs) - and even this is not 100% guaranteed to work or look natural.
you could try the over the counter product from boots called Regaine IIRC that's Rogaine in the US.
The other product is Proprecia - not sure if that is available in the UK - and it's a pill.
Next the facts as I recall is it's 1/3 1/3 1/3 split - grows back / doesn't lose any more / doesn't work at all.
Which third you fall into I don't know. It's £40 per month going from a quick google - beyond that it's the v.expensive weaves or surgery root.
Honestly it's not bad, baldness is a man thing, look at Jonathan Ross, he kind of looks sad with his long floppy hair over his round fifty something face.
If you're hair is thinning it male pattern baldness and it's your mums fault as the gene comes via the x not the Y chromozone.
get a set of clippers, cut it short DIY, no more haircuts to worry about, shampoo cost zilch.
Result.
The other product is Proprecia - not sure if that is available in the UK - and it's a pill.
Next the facts as I recall is it's 1/3 1/3 1/3 split - grows back / doesn't lose any more / doesn't work at all.
Which third you fall into I don't know. It's £40 per month going from a quick google - beyond that it's the v.expensive weaves or surgery root.
Honestly it's not bad, baldness is a man thing, look at Jonathan Ross, he kind of looks sad with his long floppy hair over his round fifty something face.
If you're hair is thinning it male pattern baldness and it's your mums fault as the gene comes via the x not the Y chromozone.
get a set of clippers, cut it short DIY, no more haircuts to worry about, shampoo cost zilch.
Result.
Im just turned 23 and my hair was starting to get really thin and my hairline was receding really quickly, so I just shaved it off . ts great, a lot more confident now and its just dead handy apart from being careful not to get too sunburned.
Buy one of the 20 quid clippers from Tescos and just shave it all down very short, it will be a massive shock when you do and will take a few days to get used to but I think its worth it.
Its not something to get stressed about and theres nothing that will change it. You will look and feel a lot better with it cut very short than looking rediculous with really thin hair and a really receding hairline.
Just ask yourself what would Jaun-Claude Van Damme would do?
Buy one of the 20 quid clippers from Tescos and just shave it all down very short, it will be a massive shock when you do and will take a few days to get used to but I think its worth it.
Its not something to get stressed about and theres nothing that will change it. You will look and feel a lot better with it cut very short than looking rediculous with really thin hair and a really receding hairline.
Just ask yourself what would Jaun-Claude Van Damme would do?
Regaine and Propecia are clinically proven to slow the rate of loss down but you are only putting off the inevitable.
Hair transplant techniques have come on leaps and bounds - techniques like FUI are reasonably successful and don't leave the nasty scars which other procedures do. But for a good surgeon you'd have to travel to America and cough up tens of thousands.
So yes, your best bet is to live with it and accept it gracefully - keep your hair as short as possible and eventually keep it shaven.
Hair transplant techniques have come on leaps and bounds - techniques like FUI are reasonably successful and don't leave the nasty scars which other procedures do. But for a good surgeon you'd have to travel to America and cough up tens of thousands.
So yes, your best bet is to live with it and accept it gracefully - keep your hair as short as possible and eventually keep it shaven.
Rob S said:
OK, so I'm about to turn 29 and I think, in part due to poor care and vicious hair product and part due to genes, my hair is quite thin on top - it doesnt grow very much and whenthe light shines on my head it starts to look like I have very little hair on my head
Makes me feel quite self-consicous, has anyone had any experience with any treatments or clinic visits etc. ?
Just buy a set of clippers when it gets to the point that it's obvious it's thinning/receding.Makes me feel quite self-consicous, has anyone had any experience with any treatments or clinic visits etc. ?
Better to go bald gracefully than extreme lenghts to deny reality.
Combovers are not the answer either...
LordGrover said:
Going bald wasn't so bad... shave it and forget about it.
It's the grey pubes/chest hair. I'm going to have to start shaving everywhere now!
It's the grey pubes/chest hair. I'm going to have to start shaving everywhere now!
Girls prefer the hollywood look 
.I found a fooking white eyebrow this morning.
I'm hoping it's a dog hair that has embedded itself in my brow 
TVR Moneypit said:
I've got to agree with all those above who said get used to it.
At 33, mine isn't that bad, but it is on it's way, especially on top. Another couple of years and I'll be shaving it off / cutting it very short.
As my grandad used to say, (and he was very bald), "grass doesn't grow on a busy street son".
If you can be content with it, that's brilliant. But for some people it's a massive problem, and can be psychologically crippling. If it is a big deal the hair transplant surgeons can work wonders now, the technique has come on massively. James Nesbitt is a recent transplantee, as is Rob Brydon. Obviously it's expensive. At 33, mine isn't that bad, but it is on it's way, especially on top. Another couple of years and I'll be shaving it off / cutting it very short.
As my grandad used to say, (and he was very bald), "grass doesn't grow on a busy street son".
On the horizon (for a very long time now) is hair multiplication. It's looking like one of the first applications of stem cells because it'll be worth so much in licensing for whoever figures it out.
I had issues with losing my hair when I was 22-23, my Dad is as bald as a snooker ball and knew I would go the same way, I investigated lots of different things and the only solutions that would really work would be time consuming and expensive.
I chose to shave it all off and I felt so much better for it, confidence restored and happy, plus women love rubbing their hands on your head
Get it shaved - get some sun on your head and you'll feel much better!
I chose to shave it all off and I felt so much better for it, confidence restored and happy, plus women love rubbing their hands on your head
Get it shaved - get some sun on your head and you'll feel much better!
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