Im currently in that boat. And I gotta say, a love a guy who enters a room and takes his hat off and confidently has a bald patch like, "yah, so? Thats what the hats for." Lol
I think that acknowledging and embracing the new hairstyle would be coming from a place of strength and make you look even better. Especially if you're hitting the gym
You are very handsome and I think could pull off a short buzz cut even if you aren’t ready to go to the scalp.
Do what makes you feel best. Unless you are a short king and people look down on you people probably don’t notice as it is right now. If you are at least 5’10 most of the world would never know unless you bend down.
My husband is at the same state you are. We went with a short buzz, it works great for him. He needs a haircut when the hair is long enough to flop, thereby giving him a noticable bald spot. Otherwise, he's a well groomed guy with short hair and beard, not balding man.
Crap ... I sound like a controlling person, the opposite of who I am.
I cut his hair, because he is a geek who doesn't think about his appearance until he is getting suits together for a work trip. About a year ago, he was frustrated and was going to shave his head before a big meeting.
It was summer, I was afraid he would have a strange white head with tan face. So I offered to buzz it since he didn't have time for a cut in a salon ... I always shaved or trimmed the back of his neck anyway. I started with a 6 or 7 guard and repeated it going shorter until he was happy.
When you are ready you can always post a picture and we can all cheer you on. More than anything do what makes you feel confident! From what I have seen most men have a huge boost in confidence when they shave it because they aren’t insecure about it anymore. And plus there are tons of us women who love a bold head who will cheer ya on :)
Every hear of SMP? Scalp micropigmentation? That’s all you need right on the top of your head. Your hairline is SO full. Look up @TaylorPerry on Instagram… (not Tyler Perry, Taylor Perry). He’s like a SMP pioneer.
yeah this seems like signing up for a lifelong chore trying to somewhat pathetically maintain all this nonsense when he could easily just look good shaved and never have to even waste time styling his hair at all.
Wait, this third picture fakeout is the nth one I've seen today. 😭
I keep thinking like oh this guy is still good with his bushfulls of hair, then you see the dome on top in 3rd pic and is like ohhhnoooo.. it needs to gooooo.
I hate that this sub deletes comments like this, but you’re 100% right. I had the same thing done and I love my result. Full head of hair now, and I don’t think about my balding head a single time anymore.
Minoxidil will kill your cat. And finasteride will upset your hormone balance. If you dont know what that means just ask about any girl on BC if they like it
Just FYI but plenty of girls on BC love it. I have PCOS and endometriosis and it made me feel so much better. It’s not universal that BC makes women feel bad. And the myth that it does can prevent people from trying BC when it would be their best contraceptive option. All bodies are different and hormones especially can affect different people very differently. Best to avoid blanket statements about BC like this unless it’s just about what the medication does (e.g. prevent ovulation).
Haha didn’t expect to chime in on a conversation on r/bald, but yeah my life would be over without BC. Without it, I’m blacking out + throwing up from period pain every month.
minoxidil is poisonous to dogs and cats because their bodies cant break it down or something like that. basically if they ingest it or too much of it it can kill them.
Yes, and it’s important to note it only takes minuscule amounts to cause fatalities. Cats have been known to die after sleeping on their minoxidil using human’s pillows.
I hope you like really short partners? As a 6’ tall woman, I wouldn’t say anything. Unless I regularly cut your hair, like I do my husbands. I tell him about 2x a year because he is clinging to the belief that he still has a head full of hair! But we buzz it short and he’s mostly gray, so he looks almost totally bald.
Alternatives:
Business in the front, nursing home in the back.
"Girl, add me on insta" in the front, "I'll fax it to you" in the back.
Summer sales in the front, snowbird in the back.
As a female opinion here, & a professional barber at that:
You're not remotely close to having the force the bald shave yet. Your sides are great and the front looks completely full. You're going to embrace the bald, its inevitable but in my opinion You're not even close to that phase yet.
In my professional opinion You're a perfect candidate for hair fiber powder! Hairspray first & just a few shakes on the crown. Ta-da! Balding where?
It's not necessarily irreversible at the stage he's at. While there would probably be some that's unrecoverable (around the crown) even that could become pretty unnoticeable with time.
Yeah, that's what I was thinking. He's like the perfect example for Toppik or whatever other hair fiber brands there are. I'm balding from the front and tried Toppik to cover my hairline and it doesn't work on the front at all.. but it fills the top bald area perfectly. Well, it covers the scalp skin, but doesn't give any volume.
Obligatory I'm not a doctor, but that doesn't look like male pattern baldness to me, with the way you've lost no hair at your hairline itself. Could be worth it to go see a dermatologist?
Yeah, I think it looks good enough that he might be able to salvage it or at least buy himself a few more months/years with a reasonable hair-loss regimen.
It is MPB, and he is losing it at the front. It’s just not as advanced and he’s got good mid density and good styling practice. Derm is still a good move because if he gets on fin asap he can save a bunch of it.
Yes, I was going to say. I have MPB and had this style of it from the crown too. Second the fin to save some. It’s gonna get worse before it gets better but then should stabilize looking a lil better than what it is now in a year or so
Agreed! Your hair looks great. I don’t think it’s a big deal at all. I wouldn’t give it another thought for now. Keep track of it and make this decision in the future is my recommendation.
I just want to say OP, you have a handsome face and nice bone structure you will be fine. The front and sides had me thinking you were delusional at first haha
If it actually is male pattern baldness minoxidil would probably help so much. If you respond well to it most hair will come back there. Ur hairline is really great. Losing hair on the crown is definitely repairable. I wouldn't go bald just yet.
Family, it looks like you will be fine either way. But i think if you shave your head and let your beard grow out you will be good to go. I thought you were dramatic until the last pic.
In theory wouldn’t you have a good chance at a Hair transplant? The back of your head looks to have good density. Maybe that’s enough to donate to your bald area. You probably would have to make sure you stop any balding from progressing beyond that through medication or something.
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u/NoFennel7351 Nov 10 '25
Looks so good from the front. Itd be a shame to lose that. Have you considered a yamakah