Managing a receding hairline

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Losing hair on the crown or mid-anterior (top) of the head is one thing. Most of us that are follicly challenged have another problem, a receding hairline. At the same time, most of the prescription alternatives, e.g. Propecia, Rogaine won't stop or arrest a receding hairline. What to do? Several choices depending on cost, and the degree of the recession. 1. Live with it. Cheap. short hair cuts with what you have left are the most flattering. 2. hair transplant. Effective, permanent and expensive. $5K to $7K plus if it's done right (check out www.brandymd.com for a solid surgeon). 3. Cover it. Hairpieces or systems. Can work if it's not discoverable. 4. Inexpensive cover, I haven't had much luck from either Toppik & Couvre (http://www.spencerforrest.com)/, they don't seem to help that much. Check out www.dermatch.com It's cost effective and has worked pretty well for me. It would require that you at the beginning stages of the hair loss. Cheap adjuncts include Saw Palmetto (less the $20 for 2 months) and 5 percent Rogaine, recently released in generic.

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Embrace your Baldness!!! I did! :)

Shave your head smooth, it's easy maintenance and women love it. :cool: :D

Beside instead of spending your money on hair products, you will have money to spend on knives. Man, the knives I could by with the amount one could spend on hair transplants. :barf:

Nick
 
I agree with option 1 too. Balding looks dignified if you don't try to cover it up.
 
Shave it! Nothing looks stupider than a toupee and nothing seems more vain than a someone trying to hide hairloss.
 
No need to shave the whole head. But make sure that you shave that little piece where your bald spot just about meets your receding hairline. My barber never would do it and he'd try to do a combover on me. Nothing looks worse than a combover!
 
I'm not bald, but my hairline has been moving north for a few years now. So far, I haven't done anything about it.

I've been hearing radio commercials about this product:

http://www.kevis.com/

One thing to consider if bald - no hair to shampoo, but more face to wash!
 
For the last few years my Hair-Line as been making a B-line for my behind .

At first it sort of bothered me. But after talking to my wife about it I decided I wasn't going to worry about it. She said it didn't bother her at all as long as I didn't do what she calls the Dippity-Do (combover). I figured if it didn't bother her, it should bother me. After all she looks at me more than I look at myself.
 
After many years, I noticed my Dad had more forehead than he used to. Not that it mattered to him or to anyone else.

"Live with it" sounds like enduring a difficult situation. It's you, your face, your hair. Before it began receding, you had too much of it, now it's just about right. :) And getting better. :D

Shave it all or cut it short or play Ben Franklin and let what you've got grow long, fruitbat's got the right attitude.
 
Damn...i was just going to suggest choice number 5!.

Combover. Maybe you'll start a trend.


I've got receding hairline too and i'm only 25. I think it's kind of a shock to just go bald at once. Cut it short. It will look the most flattering.

Then when it recedes some more, cut it shorter and shorter. Then finally go bald.

Right now i'm at my worst. I'm too lazy to go to the barber and it just looks $h!tty. Almost every single day my wife complains about it. Luckily winter is coming and i can hide it all under a snow cap.
 
Go with the comb-over. :cool: If you cant live like Donald Trump, at least you can look like him. :cool: On second thought.... :barf: Shave your head.

Thor
 
nick681 said:
Beside instead of spending your money on hair products, you will have money to spend on knives. Man, the knives I could by with the amount one could spend on hair transplants. :barf:
Nick
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Money to spend on knives, which you can make sharp enough to shave your head. This _is_ BF, right? If you sharpen them often enough, and test them often enough, that is.. :D

P. S. 28 and the forehead is growing :rolleyes:
 
nothing imho looks more stupid than a wig on a man, they walk around like nobody knows, lol, hello, everyone knows and is laughing @ ya.........

live with it, looks 100X better than a wig lol.
 
Anyone ever noticed that when your hairline recedes the other parts of your body gain more hair?

Or is it just me?
 
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