Asklemmy

If you were getting bald (which you might not) you'd have 2 options:

• hair transplant (if needed) and medication for the rest of your life.
• shave/trim and move on

I'm generally for team 2. I'd hate medicating (which from internet opinion has various long-lasting unwanted side effects) for the rest of my life for such stupid thing.

I must confess, I have the benefit that I don't look that bad. Also, being fit becomes much more required when bald, 😅, you have to compensate your older look; and side effects from exercise are virtually all positive. So I'll take it.

• Try finasteride/dutasteride and rogaine
• transplant
• microneedling
• vitamin d (low chance but cant hurt)

Problems with skin can be treated even without shaving. You don't need to keep it shaved if you don't feel good in it. Ask women, they're used to treating their skin problems without shaving their hair off.

What issues were you having?

Polish your head so it's really shiny to the point of blinding people on a sunny day. At least get some laughs out of it. Sorry you're unhappy with the outcome. The good news is it'll grow back.

My mom used to say "it's just hair, you can shave your head and it grows back" whenever we did something extreme with our hair.

First - you probably look better than you think, and remember it will grow back, it's probably good you give your scalp some air. As it grows back, set up a routine to keep everything healthy up there!

Rock it. Feel free, enjoy the summer with no hair in your way. You will quickly handle whatever is going on. Hair grows about 6" a year so it doesn't really take as long as it seems to grow it back.

Don't try to half cope, everyone will smell the desperation. Gotta embrace it and stay all the way bald. Other men seem to notice and care more about it than women honestly.

Ah damn, thats ass. I have long thick curly hair that goes down to my mid-back and this heat is also causing a scalp condition of mine to flair up. I just can't shave it though, don't have the willpower. I will stay itchy thanks

Just think of yourself as Rob Halford for the time being.

Shave it. I did when mine started going and the maintenance is super easy. I'd never go back.

I think he ought to become your role model now. You know how many girls went crazy for that dude (and his shaved look)?

Wear a Lex Luthor suit. Or a Charlie Brown suit.

it's time to get into wigs

All the men on my mom's side of the family have been bald for as long as I can remember so I knew I was doomed when my hair started thinning in my early twenties. Now that I've been shaving it for years, I don't miss it one bit. It's so much less of a hassle than keeping it clean and straight and cut neatly.

It's just hair. You can either own it or wear a hat while you wait a few months until it grows back -- and then be grateful that it still does.

There is a Seinfeld episode about this.

The best thing you can do is accept the inevitable. If it's that important, get over it the same way you would an ex or the death of a loved one. In my case that means round up some friends and go get so drunk that you need to be carried home.

When I started shaving i went all the way smooth....didnt jive with me. Let it grow and used clippers the next week, set to the closest and that worked great...

You could not ask me to have hair again.

Give yourself a minute...it grows back.

Depends on how good you look bald I guess. Either way, good to accessorize

You’ll get used to it soon, so distract yourself away from the hairstyle. I feel that way everytime I cut my hair

You could always try having some fun with wigs. Lots of options there, from realistic to completely outlandish. You could even try cutting & styling one if you wanted it to look similar.

You’ll get used to it. Find a few nice hats you like. It has more to do with temperature control than vanity. I find I get cold easier.

Wig?