Ok so I'll try to keep this as short as possible..but here goes.
I'm a young guy (20) who went through something in highschool (don't wanna elaborate for now) that caused really thin hair (not male pattern baldness)...was able to style it for a couple years but it seemed to get worse, so I buzzed it with a 0-guard. It definitely works and I've been a lot more outwardly confident the past year since doing it. I went to a derm last year who confirmed that my hairloss wasn't in the typical male pattern baldness fashion but gave me a prescription for Proscar which I didn't use because I figured I wouldn't lose hair due to male pattern baldness (its in my family so it would happen eventually) for a while and I'd be cool with it then. Anyways, I've noticed some receeding and don't know if its because actual male pattern baldness is setting in or due to the tremendous stress I've been under because of school.
Now, for some reason, this is bothering the hell out of me. I'm really OCD as it is, and of course issues like Girls are my primary concern. I've already accepted the fact I'll never have full hair again, but for some reason I don't like the idea of losing my hairline. The middle is much thinner than the sides but you can still see the hairline (most of) when its buzzed.
So my question is....if one does indeed pull off the very short buzz (I also razor it and let it grow for a few days sometimes) should I be worried about losing the hairline altogether and being completely bald on top? Should I go on Propecia/minoxidil? I'm really apprehensive about propecia and/or rogaine, especially just to maintain the outline of a hairline or maybe thicken it a bit. The side effects issue is a big one for me and I do have a history of depression/anxiety, OCD so I can see propecia being a big problem for me..even if its all in my mind. And I also do have some minor Gyno from puberty that hasn't gone away so thats another issue. Also, I've been working out and got in decent shape over the past year so a puffy face from Rogaine would be really bad as well.
For some reason, my mind..and reading all these negative things about hairloss have convinced me theres a big difference between the really short buzz (with a hairline) and the fully bald look and I don't know what to do...its killing me and I thought I'd gotten over the whole going bald thing..but it turns out that the tiniest bit of length (stubble compared to bald) is causing me so much stress.
from an outside perspective...(and I don't mean people like us who scrutinize our hairloss but I mean everyday people..especially girls as you can imagine thats a huge concern of mine) is there a big difference between buzzing it down with no guard and being bald with no hairline/razor shaving the whole thing? Cuz if it turns out that I am losing it all on top fast..I need to decide what to do really soon...sorry for such a long first post but I finally needed to air out my concerns, as ridiculous as they may sound.
Thanks a lot in advance for reading and commenting...I really just want to be able to get over this whole thing...I would continue to do the whole workout/be more confident thing but seeing hairline recession is killing me and I've convinced myself my 20's will be a waste if I'm completely bald (in contrast to the shortest buzz there is).
I'm a young guy (20) who went through something in highschool (don't wanna elaborate for now) that caused really thin hair (not male pattern baldness)...was able to style it for a couple years but it seemed to get worse, so I buzzed it with a 0-guard. It definitely works and I've been a lot more outwardly confident the past year since doing it. I went to a derm last year who confirmed that my hairloss wasn't in the typical male pattern baldness fashion but gave me a prescription for Proscar which I didn't use because I figured I wouldn't lose hair due to male pattern baldness (its in my family so it would happen eventually) for a while and I'd be cool with it then. Anyways, I've noticed some receeding and don't know if its because actual male pattern baldness is setting in or due to the tremendous stress I've been under because of school.
Now, for some reason, this is bothering the hell out of me. I'm really OCD as it is, and of course issues like Girls are my primary concern. I've already accepted the fact I'll never have full hair again, but for some reason I don't like the idea of losing my hairline. The middle is much thinner than the sides but you can still see the hairline (most of) when its buzzed.
So my question is....if one does indeed pull off the very short buzz (I also razor it and let it grow for a few days sometimes) should I be worried about losing the hairline altogether and being completely bald on top? Should I go on Propecia/minoxidil? I'm really apprehensive about propecia and/or rogaine, especially just to maintain the outline of a hairline or maybe thicken it a bit. The side effects issue is a big one for me and I do have a history of depression/anxiety, OCD so I can see propecia being a big problem for me..even if its all in my mind. And I also do have some minor Gyno from puberty that hasn't gone away so thats another issue. Also, I've been working out and got in decent shape over the past year so a puffy face from Rogaine would be really bad as well.
For some reason, my mind..and reading all these negative things about hairloss have convinced me theres a big difference between the really short buzz (with a hairline) and the fully bald look and I don't know what to do...its killing me and I thought I'd gotten over the whole going bald thing..but it turns out that the tiniest bit of length (stubble compared to bald) is causing me so much stress.
from an outside perspective...(and I don't mean people like us who scrutinize our hairloss but I mean everyday people..especially girls as you can imagine thats a huge concern of mine) is there a big difference between buzzing it down with no guard and being bald with no hairline/razor shaving the whole thing? Cuz if it turns out that I am losing it all on top fast..I need to decide what to do really soon...sorry for such a long first post but I finally needed to air out my concerns, as ridiculous as they may sound.
Thanks a lot in advance for reading and commenting...I really just want to be able to get over this whole thing...I would continue to do the whole workout/be more confident thing but seeing hairline recession is killing me and I've convinced myself my 20's will be a waste if I'm completely bald (in contrast to the shortest buzz there is).
