My son is losing his hair!

cockroachfarm

cockroachfarm

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My son is 25 years old and starting to get a little "thin" at the hairline. Because of his age, it's really starting to stress him out - to the point where he's considering some of the over-the-counter preparations like Procerin or Rogaine. I told him not to do anything until I've received some advice, information, and suggestions he can trust - IOW, from BFC. :)

I know this is really bothering him (even more than he lets on) so any advice would be much appreciated.
 
My hairline began receding, so I just sucked it up and started shaving my head. Well, clippering, I guess. I use a number 1 attachment on hair clippers.

I don't think that'll help much, but it's all I got. I have so many other issues, that it isn't worth it. Besides, now hats stay on my head.
 
Tell him that I'm wondering why if hair is so darned important that I have so much of it on my ass.

And yes... I'm thinning too.
 
cockroachfarm,

I can sympathize with your son; my hair started thinning and did a bit of receeding when I turned 25. It totally bummed me out for a number of months. I talked to my mom about it and she said that, based on her observations, men whose hair thins early don't normally go bald for a while. The process usually takes time, so I (and your son) most likely have a while before we are completely shiny :cool: I'm now nearing 27 and my hair has quit receeding and thinning; for your son, time will tell. In one way or another, "this, too, shall pass." :footinmou :cool:
 
Kampfjaeger said:
Tell him that I'm wondering why if hair is so darned important that I have so much of it on my ass.

And yes... I'm thinning too.
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Your ass hair is thinning!? God I wish I was old... :D


How about sit your son down with a beer, and let him read the posts in W&C or something, or take him on a vacation.
 
Trout Tamer said:
.....based on her observations, men whose hair thins early don't normally go bald for a while. The process usually takes time, so I (and your son) most likely have a while before we are completely shiny :cool: I'm now nearing 27 and my hair has quit receeding and thinning...
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Thanks, Trout. That's what we have been telling him. My father is 82 with a full head of hair and has the same shape hairline my son is getting, and my grandfather also had the same hairline - and died with a full head of hair.

It's easy for everyone around him to tell him not to worry about it, but I know it's still causing him stress.
 
underaged! said:
.....take him on a vacation.
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No need for that. He's BEEN on an extended vacation since the end of August! :D That's why my family and I are visiting HIM in California over Christmas and New Year's! :cool:
 
Tell him to get a job and quit stressing.
Extended vacation????????????
 
You gotta be kidding. A tsunami just wiped out hundreds of thousands of people and washed away the worldy belongings of untold millions and he is worried about his hair? I would suggest he put down the Rogain and go get a bottle of reality check extra-strength instead.


Sorry if your post was half in Jest, I'm not trying to be a tool here, but these scenes on the TV are hard to imagine. Hair line seems kind of low on the list of things you really need to worry about.
 
I am in the same situation, my hear started falling out when i was about 25, i am now 33. I used to have a lot of problems with it, mostly about the fact how women would react. My truthfull advice is that he should NEVER try to hide the bald spots with growing longer hair and "foldovers". There are some medications that will stimulate hairgrowth but the hairfollicle has to be active. Once the hairfollicles disappear no medication will replace it. MY truthfull advice is that he has to take the big leap and cut it real short, not shave it bald but about 2 or 3 mm. then he should go to the tanning salon, and get a nice tan. Women will notice that he has short hair but they don't tend to make a big problem out of it. With the tanned scalp and the short hair it will look nice and tight. Women LOVE men with short haircuts. Losing hair has at that age is mostly genetically, so either you or your wife's father or grandfather was bald pretty soon. The balding types also seem to have a higher testosterone level in their body, wich i always used when they made a remark. I said, hey i might have short hair, but i am great in bed! ;) I have a lot of female friends and not one of them ever said anything about my hair, they seemed supprised that I used to have a problem with it. My advise is that once it gets noticable, take the leap and cut it real short. I think the problem is more between his ears then his hair. If he gets teased by some he just have to learn how to build some elephant skin, just like there are men who like slim women with small boobs, there are men who like their women larger.( i used this line once in a bar" hey u look great but where is your hair?" Reply " u look beautifull too girl, but next time don't forget to take your breast with u when u go out"!)

Just nature. In the beginning i used an excuses why i cut it so short (i am a LEO) so they couldn't grab my hair in a fight. Take a look at the cops, most have very short hair and they have it for a reason. Just let him search for a good excuses for the first month or two when everyone asks him why his hair is so short. After that everyone is used to it and it can thin real slowly and no one will notice.
 
whatever you suggest, make sure he doesnt try to hide it with a comb over. Thats the worst thing he could do.
 
I actually have a bald spot in the back of my head, crown area, and it has started growing back in due to the use of conditioner, and the application of a stiff bristled boars hair brush (scalp stimulation) may not help a receeding hairline, but sure helps a bald spot. And no I don't take rogaine or any other hair growth pill or lotion. good luck to your boy. ;)
 
cockroachfarm said:
My son is 25 years old and starting to get a little "thin" at the hairline. Because of his age, it's really starting to stress him out - to the point where he's considering some of the over-the-counter preparations like Procerin or Rogaine....................................
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Hair loss like that can often be attributed to vitamins. People start taking them for high stress jobs, health, etc., and often they are overdosing their body. In fact, many people's bodies cannot tolerate vitamins at all.
Hair loss is one of the first visual symptoms, but many never make the connection.

It happened to me when I was 25-26. I was introduced to shaklee vitamins, and started taking them, along with some chocolate flavored health drink of theirs I would mix in the blender in the morning.
My hair started falling out noticably. I guessed the connection by blind luck, quit the vitamins, and the health drink, and the hair loss stopped, and what I had lost grew back.

Vitamins can be very bad for some people, and most people get enough in their regular diet.

Some medications can cause hair loss too. If he takes any, he can call his pharmacist to see if they can cause it. Don't ask the doctor, most of them don't seem to have a clue about the side effects of the stuff they prescribe.:mad:
 
Rogaine works very good, but you have to use it for the rest of your life. If you stop all the hair that grew back will fall out fast.
 
Most meds will help prevent hair loss. As will the OTC. If it really bothers him nows the time to act not when he is bald. Go to a dermatologist. Propecia, Rogaine etc will all help.

Telling someone that is freaked not to worry about it won't help. Unless you are his favorite love object or super model.


Paul
 
Temper said:
You gotta be kidding. A tsunami just wiped out hundreds of thousands of people and washed away the worldy belongings of untold millions and he is worried about his hair? I would suggest he put down the Rogain and go get a bottle of reality check extra-strength instead.


Sorry if your post was half in Jest, I'm not trying to be a tool here, but these scenes on the TV are hard to imagine. Hair line seems kind of low on the list of things you really need to worry about.
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I'm sorry if I "offended" you with my post. His "problem" (and yes it is a "problem" at that age) was causing him stress long before this past week and the horrible devastation caused by the tsunami. I guess my current efforts to get him some advice from people whose opinions I trust was just bad timing.

My business partner's son has lived in Tokyo for the past 14 years and our best friends, from England, vacation in Phuket each year at exactly this time - so, no, we're NOT taking this situation lightly.

Are the posts in gadget & gear requesting suggestions for the best EDC flashlight, etc. also "insensitive" to the tsunami situation?

If you check my history on this forum you'll see that I _rarely_ post anything negative - but in this case, I DO think you're a tool and that YOU need a reality check. :mad:
 
nifrand said:
Tell him to get a job and quit stressing.
Extended vacation????????????
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FWIW, he does have a job. In fact, he owns his own company that provides employment for several people while he is on an extended leave.

Anyone else have a problem?

Geez, now I'm really sorry I posted this. :(
 
And to all the guys who posted real advice - THANKS! It is much appreciated and that's what I was hoping for.
 
cockroachfarm said:
And to all the guys who posted real advice - THANKS! It is much appreciated and that's what I was hoping for.
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Hey I don't don't see anything wrong with your post. We are all sympathetic I'm sure to what happen in South Asia and alot of us have lost loved ones to tragedy and terrorism. I myself have lost a loved one on 9/11. Life goes on.
 
Mine started going around the same age,big deal. I had freinds,got girls,jobs etc.Never could see buying wigs,creams,pills,eye of newt,that spray on sh!t or anyhthing else.

My daughter brings home a guy,I could give a rats a$$ about his hair,but he better be a good hard working man and treat her right.In fact someone who stressed out because of his hair,Id have to wonder how he would hold up if something serious happened.

Nothing personnal meant to you or your son. As far as anyone who would judge or look at your son differantly beacause of hair loss he's better off without anyway.

I really can't see how it could be a big deal.But thats me. I have a fair amount of hair of a bald guy. I shave it all off.
 
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