Men only poll!

No not being sexist, just talking about a gender-specific problem - male pattern baldness.:(

Okay blokes, you're losing your hair, what will you do? Even if you haven't yet, you may do down the track so it's not a bad idea to consider your options now. I never thought I'd need to think about it, my dad's in his 80's and still has a full head of hair. Apparently though, the genetic information for hair loss comes to you from your mum's side of the family. I've been seeing more and more of my scalp when I look in the mirror, and it's getting to the stage where I can no longer pretend it's not happening.:(

On the hat option, can wearing a hat/cap impact on your hair? I wear a hat or cap (usually a beat up akubra) most times when I'm outdoors. Will the friction/rubbing etc cause any hair loss? It's not going to stop me wearing a hat if it does as I'd rather lose my hair than get skin cancers on my noggin but it would be nice to know.

So tell us, what have you done/will you do when/if you lose/lost your hair?

Mick (of the increasing forehead real estate)

A bit of advice given to me when I was young
To avoid falling hair step smartly to one side :D


Sorry mick old joke I know but couldn't resist, bottom line is if you are going to lose it you will hat or no hat, whatever you do don't go with the comb-over ie grow the sides long and comb it over the top .

Just remember the old saying you can't grow grass on a busy street , unfortunately you can't grow it through 3" of concrete either:D

Possibly the best is a new U_Beaut cap to wear :2tsup:

Rgds
Russell

Here are some hair loss facts from the University of Virginia.

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What causes hair loss?

Hair loss is believed to be primarily caused by a combination of the following:

• aging
• change in hormones
• illness
• family history of baldness
• burns
• trauma

However, hair loss is not caused by the following:

• poor circulation to the scalp
• vitamin deficiencies
• dandruff
• excessive hat-wearing
• a gene passed on from an individual's maternal grandfather

Generally, the earlier hair loss begins, the more severe the baldness will become.

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I've got the same sort of hair as my dad. I will probably have a very high forehead by the time I'm 70 but not bald. It's not pretty now and I don't think it's going to improve.

Chris

I remember seeing a bloke with a really, well, optomistic comb over when I was a kid which made me decide way back then that whatever happned, I wasn't going to try to fool myself or anyone else that way. I cut my hair pretty short now and I guess it will get even shorter down the track. Oh, I forgot, can one of the mods or admins please add option 7: "I'm going to let someone take a plug cutter to my scalp in the hope that they can succesfully transplant the stuff from elsewhere."

Mick

I answered number 1 but I'm just growing old gracefully.

i have no sign of baldness so far ,my 89 year old grand father has a full head of hair (hopfully i take after him)my dad is balding i once caught him in his paddock with the cow licking his head as he heard it promoted hair growth:D i have had great mileage out of it ,told him i was glad he hadn't heard that it promoted growth ummm errrrrrrrrrrr no i don't want this to go to the orange room:p

oh and i answered shave it off i have a #2 hair cut at the moment so what the hell i'd shave it off if i started to go bald

At this stage in life, I don't think I'll have to worry about it for a long time if ever :U, as you can see from this picture of me taken late last year :roll:

I'm one of the lucky ones with a full head of hair. However I have a friend who is all but bald, has about 80% hair loss with only a little on the sides and back.

Up until a few months ago he had always shaved his head and looked great, It really suited him. For some reason he decided to let it grow. Didn't see anyone for a few weeks as he was over in WA and on his return he had hair (back and sides) it was gray and it made him look about 60, which isn't a good look for a 38 year old.

Everyone he met tried to contain themselves and say nothing. It only worked for a few weeks, until a few of us were at a dance and I couldn't contain myself any more and just had to say how bad and old it made him look. The others said I was a bastard and just how good it was to see him with hair again. Made me feel really good, bunch of rats.

The next week he rocked up at another dance and everyone said, man you look great, you look really healthy, you look 20 years younger, you look more virile than I've seen you look for years, what the hell have you done and how can I get it done to me.

He had shaved his head again. The difference was absolutely phenomenal. Don't think he will ever grow it again.

Mmm... I don't think it's a problem I'll have to face. :q I still have a headful... I'm more like my maternal grandfather in hair & physique than my Dad. (Although according to Virginia U the genes I got from Gramps have nothing to do with it. :rolleyes:)

My ol' man and my younger bros (who're both spitting images of Dad) all started losing it in their early 20's; the old man just grinned and bore it while one of my bros went the bone-dome route and the youngest has gone for a crewcut. However, should the worse come to be, methinks I'd go the route of my ol' man and just ignore it. I'd rather look like a deranged and bearded Prof. Julius Sumner-Miller than Norman Gunston eating a cat... :D

Sorry.... Shave it or let it go natural. Usually the only person who is embarrassed or concerned about it is the owner of the head. Most people take you are and won't notice one way or another. Unless you do the rug or comb-over thing. Then not only will they notice but they will laugh at you behind your back.

The best cure for baldness.....
Grow a beard and pull your head in. :doh: Ta daaa

I get a number 2 over most of it and a number one over that damned tuffty bit at the front every 5-6 weeks.. AND IT STILL COSTS ME $10.00:~ :~ :o

And I am NOT going blad, I am just growing throug my hair-line:C :C

you need to buy a $20 set of clippers Brudda.

You left out the most important option:


"I'll do whatever the missus says to do"
Seriously, except for what the missus/partner/boyfriend/whatever thinks... who cares? :U

Oi!!! Mick yer forgots us hairy buggars!! :doh:

I am now over 50 and still maintain my thick lusterous curly locks... have no sign whatever of baldness and dont expect to... all bar one of the males on both sides of the family tree that have passed well into their 70s and 80s have done so with a full mane and none of the present crop of cousins nor my brother have anything less than a full mane of hair... I have no expectation nor intention of loosing it anytime in the forseeable future :2tsup:

ummm okay I see my connections rather slow tonight and others have the same issues of too much hair and a denial of ever going bald... hey its a male thing :roll: :U

Dads had a comb over since I can remember , never going that route myself tho ,started losing mine about 20ish just kept it short . For last 10 or more years used clippers & no.2 whats left is staying there so it must like it :rolleyes: . But I sure aint going to lose any sleep over it if whats left quits.

No dramas. Will always have a lot of hair. But feel bad for you blokes who are losing it. I would shave my head under the circumstances--I think it would look best. :)

Well count me in the hairy group, and will stay there if genetics have any say. My maternal grandfather died at 80+ with a full head of hair, my paternal grandfather was bald, but he lost his in an industrial accident.

My hair is usually short, I get a No3 every couple of months, but only because if I didn't I would look like SKEW with shoes:D:D

So I guess count me in the fat blue rats ring option

I answered 1, because it is closest, but in fact, I decided that I'm just not going to let it bug me. It's like worrying about the colour of your eyes. You got the hair that you got, live with it (or in my case, without it).

But I do wear hats on sunny days because sunburn on the top of the head really hurts.

I'm almost with JMK89 except that I didn't vote because there was no option of "I don't give a toss."

What does it matter? The purpose of hair is to keep the sun off and I can wear a hat for that. I decided long ago that it was of no importance.

In recent years I've gone the skinhead route - best thing I ever did and I'm kicking myself for not having done so earlier. This way it is always neat and I don't have to carry a comb when travelling. In fact I haven't owned a comb for years. The best part is not having to waste hours waiting in barber shops.

I know I have posted this a few times but:

When we are born we are given a certain amount of testosterone. If some of you silly buggers want to waste it growing hair.......

Once I'd lost enough that it looked silly keeping the residual "normal" length, the #2 came out. Sometimes it's a #1, but it really doesn't matter.

Cheers,

P:D

Absolutely nothing, its not important to me, on a scale of one to 10 the needle does not even move.
Wear a hat of some type if you must, but as for comb overs wigs and hair transplants:roflmao:

Don't worry abouit the hair loss on top of your head.
Your main concern will be the hair growing onyour ears.
For some reason, as you lose you scalp hair your ears must get a kick start. Then you will look like wolfman.
Has anybody had hair removed by electrolisis? Tell of your success as I'm headind down the hairy ears path.

Morning Mick,
This is not a problem specific to men, I have a lady working for me who is losing her hair and of course is more than a little concerned about her situation, its not as prevalent in woman as it is among us blokes but when it happens they are understandably devestated.:C

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Originally Posted by journeyman Mick

No not being sexist, just talking about a gender-specific problem - male pattern baldness.:(

Okay blokes, you're losing your hair, what will you do? Even if you haven't yet, you may do down the track so it's not a bad idea to consider your options now. I never thought I'd need to think about it, my dad's in his 80's and still has a full head of hair. Apparently though, the genetic information for hair loss comes to you from your mum's side of the family. I've been seeing more and more of my scalp when I look in the mirror, and it's getting to the stage where I can no longer pretend it's not happening.:(

On the hat option, can wearing a hat/cap impact on your hair? I wear a hat or cap (usually a beat up akubra) most times when I'm outdoors. Will the friction/rubbing etc cause any hair loss? It's not going to stop me wearing a hat if it does as I'd rather lose my hair than get skin cancers on my noggin but it would be nice to know.

So tell us, what have you done/will you do when/if you lose/lost your hair?

Mick (of the increasing forehead real estate)

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My barber trims my ears, eyebrows and nostrils every time I get my hair cut, dont worry about it, its all part of growing old:2tsup: you cant stop the clock:no:

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Originally Posted by Linden Hardy

Don't worry abouit the hair loss on top of your head.
Your main concern will be the hair growing onyour ears.
For some reason, as you lose you scalp hair your ears must get a kick start. Then you will look like wolfman.
Has anybody had hair removed by electrolisis? Tell of your success as I'm headind down the hairy ears path.

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Could one of our hard working underthanked mods please add a couple of extra options to the poll:
7) I'm going to let someone take a plug cutter to my scalp and try to transplant some from elsewhere
8) I don't give a rat's ring

Seriously everyone, I'm not really worried. Much as I like having hair, there's nothing I can do about losing it and I'm certainly not going to let someone loose on my scalp with a plug cutter:o . Definitely no comb-over either and I won't be trying to hide it with hats etc. I will be wearing hats outdoors (I do anyway) and I'll probably cut it a bit shorter than I do now. Just thought I'd pass the time with something light hearted.

Mick

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Originally Posted by journeyman Mick

8) I don't give a rat's ring

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You forgot the purple....

I'm with you Mick, the plug cutter look is very unattractive and the comb over is just wierd, had option 8 been available I would have taken it.
Like you I live and work in a very hot area of Aust and wear a hat outdoors all the time.:2tsup:

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Originally Posted by journeyman Mick

Could one of our hard working underthanked mods please add a couple of extra options to the poll:
7) I'm going to let someone take a plug cutter to my scalp and try to transplant some from elsewhere
8) I don't give a rat's ring

Seriously everyone, I'm not really worried. Much as I like having hair, there's nothing I can do about losing it and I'm certainly not going to let someone loose on my scalp with a plug cutter:o . Definitely no comb-over either and I won't be trying to hide it with hats etc. I will be wearing hats outdoors (I do anyway) and I'll probably cut it a bit shorter than I do now. Just thought I'd pass the time with something light hearted.

Mick

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8. :2tsup:

The tide is slowly going out.
Actually, it is kinda slipping off my head & hanging around my neck like a fluffy dunny seat cover.:rolleyes:

DJ, your tongue needs a shave. :D

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Originally Posted by Grunt

I'm just growing old gracefully.

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Hay grunt,You misspelt that you missed the "dis':q:q:D:D

BE BALD AND PROUD.......like me:2tsup:

Baldness is a sign of high Testosterone.
Many women go for bald men.
I'm not bald, my hair has just migrated to different parts of my body.
Bald men are masculine men.
My missus wouldn't have me any other way (or that's what she tell's me:;)

Does she mind the that you're pixelated?

No 8 as well
I have a full head of hair, and I think the old saying applies

Anything will grow on s**t :D :D :p

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Originally Posted by Grunt

Does she mind the that you're pixelated?

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That turns her on even more...:p

I have the same little bald patch on the crown of my head that my father & grandfather had.

It's caused by thumb pressure.

I voted number 2 - when I go bald gimmeeeee a comb over (I'm bringing sexy back - yeah!) :2tsup:

I'm a woolly bull.
I'd hate being bald - imagine sunburn on top of yer head :D


an forget that crap about bald equals more testosterone

If you go bald you go bald, big deal. If you are comfortable with who you are, hair is a non issue.

God has given me many things in my life.

Tall, athletic, dark, handsome, intelligent and a full head of hair. I am a complete package. :D

:B

Wongo, you forgot modest.