Going bald...

[Seraphim]

I once was told that going bald was worse than being bald.

Now that I've pretty much completed that journey, I'd have to agree.


The early stages are the worst--trying to convince yourself it's not really thinning out....


Once the hair's all gone, you just accept it as your fate.

[JimmyHAD]

When you're young stuff like that seems like it is the end of the world. The older you get the less it matters IME. Then again .... I ain't bald... but there is a less than there used to be.

[TheBaron]

I've never understood the stigma with loosing hair.

I have read that balding is linked to higher testosterone levels in the body. You will also notice that women generally don't go bald.

This being the case, it could be said that going bald should be a sign that you are biologically more of a man compared to those growing old with a full head of hair.

[richmondesi]

I'm in the "going" bald camp right now, but I started to just cut it short with clippers (1 guard) right away. It's as if I'm already bald and accepting of that.

[MistressNomad]

I've never understood the stigma with loosing hair.

I have read that balding is linked to higher testosterone levels in the body. You will also notice that women generally don't go bald.

This being the case, it could be said that going bald should be a sign that you are biologically more of a man compared to those growing old with a full head of hair.

It actually depends on your hair's reaction to androgen - and androgen is the "universal" hormone. There is an androgen receptor gene in the hair follicles which is X-linked, and that more or less determined if you will go bald.

There are several other genes involved as well, which determine severity, onset, ect.

So, some guys lose it all up top, some guys just thin out a bit or some get bald patches, and some guys keep their full head of hair to the grave - and they can all be equally testosterone-laden.

If a woman has the flawed receptor gene on both chromosomes, she will also experience some amount of balding (though usually less, due to different means of processing hormones).

I never really saw the big deal about it. I knew a guy in high school who was pretty much totally bald by the age of 16. But he was a fantastic actor and muscian - he got the parts, and the girls swooned.

Having a bit of a breeze up top didn't seem to stop him from having fun and having a life.

It's amazing how caught up we get in this superficial stuff. My mothere didn't even start going gray until her mid-40's - which is pretty good! But she was still distraught when she started seeing gray, as though she never could have guessed it would happen someday. It's just a bit of gray - I think it looks cool! I'm kinda looking forward to going gray, and getting crows feet.

[Seraphim]

It actually depends on your hair's reaction to androgen - and androgen is the "universal" hormone. There is an androgen receptor gene in the hair follicles which is X-linked, and that more or less determined if you will go bald.

There are several other genes involved as well, which determine severity, onset, ect.

So, some guys lose it all up top, some guys just thin out a bit or some get bald patches, and some guys keep their full head of hair to the grave - and they can all be equally testosterone-laden.

If a woman has the flawed receptor gene on both chromosomes, she will also experience some amount of balding (though usually less, due to different means of processing hormones).

I never really saw the big deal about it. I knew a guy in high school who was pretty much totally bald by the age of 16. But he was a fantastic actor and muscian - he got the parts, and the girls swooned.

Having a bit of a breeze up top didn't seem to stop him from having fun and having a life.

It's amazing how caught up we get in this superficial stuff. My mothere didn't even start going gray until her mid-40's - which is pretty good! But she was still distraught when she started seeing gray, as though she never could have guessed it would happen someday. It's just a bit of gray - I think it looks cool! I'm kinda looking forward to going gray, and getting crows feet.

I take it you haven't suffered from male pattern baldness yourself?

[ndw76]

I never really saw the big deal about it. I knew a guy in high school who was pretty much totally bald by the age of 16. But he was a fantastic actor and muscian - he got the parts, and the girls swooned.

See, it's true. The secret is out.

[Allen]

I began losing hair at the age of 16; thought it was the end of the world. At the ripe ole age of 25, I've learned to just accept it. It was kinda weird back then; now about half the guys my age are going through the same process

Embrace it. Women think that thinning hair is sexy! Well, that's what my ego told me, anyway...

[Obie]

I once was told that going bald was worse than being bald.

Now that I've pretty much completed that journey, I'd have to agree.


The early stages are the worst--trying to convince yourself it's not really thinning out....


Once the hair's all gone, you just accept it as your fate.

My dear Seraphim — and fellow convertible:

Remember this: You no longer need a hair dryer. I know I don't. All I do is sneeze on my head and it dries.

Regards,

Obie

[Seraphim]

Grass don't grow on a busy street!