What is the worst form of balding (excl. DUPA and such)

[BurningCoals]

We're excluding DUPA and such types of severe and unusual hair loss for obvious reasons.

Receding hairline:

"Pros":

Easier to catch

Mild receding can look kinda "distinguished" on some guys,

Easier to get a transplant

Cons:

Alters and potentially ruins the framing of your face

You will look like you’re bald when it’s receded badly enough

Always there when you look in the mirror



Crown balding

"Pros":

Does not alter the framing of your face

Easy to cover with concealer or styling tricks in the early stages

Cons:

Is the symbol that you’re balding

A spot of skin in the middle of a sea of hair looks unnatural and unesthetic

Harder to cover well with transplants



Diffuse thinning

"Pros":

Generally easier to reverse with treatments than other types of balding

Can still look like you have a full head of hair with the right style in the early stages

Still have a hairline when the loss is advanced enough to the point when you have to shave

Cons:

Ruins the quality of all the hair on top, not localized to one area

Depending on the lighting your hair can look decent to horrible in a few moments

Have to use more topical medications or concealer if you go that route

 

[DoctorHouse]

We're excluding DUPA and such types of severe and unusual hair loss for obvious reasons.

Receding hairline:

"Pros":

Easier to catch

Mild receding can look kinda "distinguished" on some guys,

Easier to get a transplant

Cons:

Alters and potentially ruins the framing of your face

You will look like you’re bald when it’s receded badly enough

Always there when you look in the mirror



Crown balding

"Pros":

Does not alter the framing of your face

Easy to cover with concealer or styling tricks in the early stages

Cons:

Is the symbol that you’re balding

A spot of skin in the middle of a sea of hair looks unnatural and unesthetic

Harder to cover well with transplants



Diffuse thinning

"Pros":

Generally easier to reverse with treatments than other types of balding

Can still look like you have a full head of hair with the right style in the early stages

Still have a hairline when the loss is advanced enough to the point when you have to shave

Cons:

Ruins the quality of all the hair on top, not localized to one area

Depending on the lighting your hair can look decent to horrible in a few moments

Have to use more topical medications or concealer if you go that route

The one that makes you a poor candidate for a hair transplant which is usually diffuse thinning.

 

[Wolf Pack]

We're excluding DUPA and such types of severe and unusual hair loss for obvious reasons.

Receding hairline:

"Pros":

Easier to catch

Mild receding can look kinda "distinguished" on some guys,

Easier to get a transplant

Cons:

Alters and potentially ruins the framing of your face

You will look like you’re bald when it’s receded badly enough

Always there when you look in the mirror



Crown balding

"Pros":

Does not alter the framing of your face

Easy to cover with concealer or styling tricks in the early stages

Cons:

Is the symbol that you’re balding

A spot of skin in the middle of a sea of hair looks unnatural and unesthetic

Harder to cover well with transplants



Diffuse thinning

"Pros":

Generally easier to reverse with treatments than other types of balding

Can still look like you have a full head of hair with the right style in the early stages

Still have a hairline when the loss is advanced enough to the point when you have to shave

Cons:

Ruins the quality of all the hair on top, not localized to one area

Depending on the lighting your hair can look decent to horrible in a few moments

Have to use more topical medications or concealer if you go that route

Great insight and intelligence, you'd be surprised how some members have literally no idea about hair despite posting on here daily. 5 years later they will ask does finasteride work and what dose and literally have zero idea about a "master plan" for their own hair loss.

 

[DyingOfTheLight]

loss on the temples is for most the first stop on their journey to baldness. the temples are also very stubborn. as in, they don't react the same way to treatments. most people never regrow hair lost there unless they hop on a very agressive routine. of course once you have stabilized it's an easy area to transplant

diffusing, if you catch it early, can be restored beautifully with treatments ( if you're a responder)
moreover you can keep it buzzed and not look like you're balding at all, since the hairline stays intact for a while

but if you catch it too late, diffusing is the worst, and you'll be fighting an uphill battle with a limited arsenal

 

[DoctorHouse]

loss on the temples is for most the first stop on their journey to baldness. the temples are also very stubborn. as in, they don't react the same way to treatments. most people never regrow hair lost there unless they hop on a very agressive routine. of course once you have stabilized it's an easy area to transplant

diffusing, if you catch it early, can be restored beautifully with treatments ( if you're a responder)
moreover you can keep it buzzed and not look like you're balding at all, since the hairline stays intact for a while

but if you catch it too late, diffusing is the worst, and you'll be fighting an uphill battle with a limited arsenal

In the long run, eventually due to age the density will change all over so whatever gives you the best illusion for a full head of hair is the best scenario. And from what I remember diffuse thinning is DUPA so again I would say it's the worst kind of thinning because you are not a good hair transplant candidate.

 

[DyingOfTheLight]

In the long run, eventually due to age the density will change all over so whatever gives you the best illusion for a full head of hair is the best scenario. And from what I remember diffuse thinning is DUPA so again I would say it's the worst kind of thinning because you are not a good hair transplant candidate.

yeah if you catch it too late it's most likely game over. but if you catch it early, and your follicles haven't withered yet ( they never completely do, but poetic licence here ) it's salvageable. I have seen some remarkable recoveries, especially among Asian men for some reason, who with an AA and OM combined, regrow a full head of hair out of a thinned out rat's nest

 

[disfiguredyoungman]

Really depends on the extent of your respective pattern. Receding is great if it manifests in a stable NW2 or NW3 pattern, easy to fix, easy to tolerate even without fix. But a death sentence when it manifests in a rapid decline into a NW7 pattern.
Same goes for diffuse thinning, the treatment can be even harder.

Crown balding @CrownBalding is by definition limited to one place, so I'd go with that

 

[Caillou]

Diffuse thinners always end up as NW6/NW7 from what i've seen and they also have the highest risk of having a poor donor

 

[KevinEdEddEddy]

Idk I have all three combined

 

[BurningCoals]

Idk I have all three combined

rip

 

[justinbieberscombover]

Idk I have all three combined

Same here, hi five

 

[disfiguredyoungman]

Diffuse thinners always end up as NW6/NW7 from what i've seen and they also have the highest risk of having a poor donor

My dad is still norwood 3.5 (very diffuse) at age 63.

 

[Wolf Pack]

loss on the temples is for most the first stop on their journey to baldness. the temples are also very stubborn. as in, they don't react the same way to treatments. most people never regrow hair lost there unless they hop on a very agressive routine. of course once you have stabilized it's an easy area to transplant

diffusing, if you catch it early, can be restored beautifully with treatments ( if you're a responder)
moreover you can keep it buzzed and not look like you're balding at all, since the hairline stays intact for a while

but if you catch it too late, diffusing is the worst, and you'll be fighting an uphill battle with a limited arsenal

Literally was my situation, stabilised on finasteride and had a dense pack transplant for the corners - not lost anything so far in 8 years post all this. I give credit to finasteride but I think my case was not that aggressive, however you never truly know when it becomes aggressive. Either way I am grateful for getting through my prime years like this and plenty of donor left to do whatever with.

 

[Caillou]

My dad is still norwood 3.5 (very diffuse) at age 63.

He most likely started as a receder then developed diffuse thinning later in life as he aged

 

[Milkonos]

I have all three but diffuse thinning is the one killing me. I'm approaching NW7 but also look NW3, wtf

Anyway, I reached the point where "I don't give a sh*t anymore". But deep down I'm pathetically crossing my fingers so that a new tech comes out in the next 5years

 

[BurningCoals]

I have all three but diffuse thinning is the one killing me. I'm approaching NW7 but also look NW3, wtf

Anyway, I reached the point where "I don't give a sh*t anymore". But deep down I'm pathetically crossing my fingers so that a new tech comes out in the next 5years

Yeah I'm receding and thinning at the front, and while the recession is not a good look on me, the thinning kinda annoys me more, like if I was just receding and had thick hair I could pretty easily cover the recession, but that is more difficult with thinning.

 

[vondoom]

Crown-balding "pros": In addition to concealers working very well, topper hair pieces also work very well and are said to be the most convenient and easy to hide kind of hair piece.

but crown balding looks the most disgusting...

honestly, every kind of balding sucks unless you can hide it somehow...

 

[DoctorHouse]

but crown balding looks the most disgusting...

honestly, every kind of balding sucks unless you can hide it somehow...

Yes, I guess that is why we all are here. Any kind of hair loss is enough to drive you to this place. I am not a fan of having a high hairline and receding at the same time. At least a low hairline or small forehead looks way better when you are receding.

 

[vondoom]

Yes, I guess that is why we all are here. Any kind of hair loss is enough to drive you to this place. I am not a fan of having a high hairline and receding at the same time. At least a low hairline or small forehead looks way better when you are receding.

i came for information, but stay for the fun...

 

[Selb]

Diffuse is the most traumatic. You go from normal full head to diffuse mess so quickly that others around you think you have a disease