God some of these minor receders piss me off

[upyours1]

You receders have it better than diffusers,I mean half these guys on here receding have pics where they have to pull back their hair to show a hairline that plenty of guys have who aren't going bald.

On the other hand,diffusers are obvious and look like unhealthy f*****g freaks,and prematurely old especially if it's happening young.However,imo diffusing at a certain point looks kinda badass if you don't look like a pussy or anything.

Receders can get hair transplants the easiest,in general it's somewhat slower than diffusing,where diffusing is hair today,gone tomorrow and usually associated with the whole top of the head.Receders can also do mohawks.

Which would you choose?f*** you mild receders making a big deal out of this.f*** you. :badmood:

 

[slipy]

what about heavy receders?

thing is as long as guy isn't too bald diffuse thinning with a buzzcut will look better than advanced Norwood 3 for example. you've got to have a good hairline.

 

[Man in Space]

As someone who started receding at 14 I strongly disagree.

Your argument presupposes we are comfortable with having a hair transplant, some of us are not, it also ignores the fact that meds work less well on bald areas and at the front, thus diffusers frequently enjoy better response to meds. If I wear my hair long to hide recession it is whispy and a gust of wind reveals to the world how receded i am, if i wear it short the world gets an eyeful of forehead to see how receded i am. A buzzed look on a diffuser however frames the face and does not look like you are balding. Also concealers can hide diffusion, they cannot hide recession. These are all reasons why it is not as simple as you make it out to be.

I dont really care which is worse, neither is desirable so i respect both diffusers and receders rights to feel suitably pissed with the situation

 

[fodandahalf]

You receders have it better than diffusers,I mean half these guys on here receding have pics where they have to pull back their hair to show a hairline that plenty of guys have who aren't going bald.

On the other hand,diffusers are obvious and look like unhealthy f****ing freaks,and prematurely old especially if it's happening young.However,imo diffusing at a certain point looks kinda badass if you don't look like a pussy or anything.

Receders can get hair transplants the easiest,in general it's somewhat slower than diffusing,where diffusing is hair today,gone tomorrow and usually associated with the whole top of the head.Receders can also do mohawks.

Which would you choose?f*ck you mild receders making a big deal out of this.f*ck you. :badmood:

I think people need to stop moaning about how they have it worse than others. You're not the least fortunate person in the world so surely those even less privileged should be cursing at you, with your trivial cosmetic flaw. And anyway, there's a guy in my work who has a great hairline, but agressive diffuse thinning. When shaved (buzzed), it looks much better than any hairstyle I could pull off. And don't judge hair loss by 'how easy it is to get a transplant.' I wouldn't dream of getting a transplant- and meds don't work too well on receders.

 

[LooseItAll]

Recession usually comes along with diffuse thinning of the remaining male pattern baldness area so...

I would prefer to be a diffuser. Nothing worse than having NW3+ hairline being a teenager.

 

[slipy]

Recession usually comes along with diffuse thinning of the remaining male pattern baldness area so...

That's right. With male pattern baldness recession (assuming it's not just a mature hairline) there's usually thinning behind the hairline, it doesnt stay thick. i started receding and right away i got a thinning up to Norwood 3 pattern.

 

[ghg]

^ Yeah you got thinning in NW3 pattern. Us diffusers got thinning in NW5-6 pattern... and it starts to thin evenly. And yeah, I have noticed that receding usually happens slower. One can be like NW3 for years without much of a change.

 

[Baldilox]

:woot: ^

Man....Looking at your pic, you are about as much a diffuse thinner as Brad Pitt is a diffuse thinner when he shaves his head.

You're just taunting us baldies, huh.

But I do agree, diffuse thinning on people who have it bad is the worst...recessions, for whatever aesthetic reasoning, can still allow you to hold on to your general look, and not be a total bald mess, a lot more than legitimate diffuse thinning.

It's why Jude Law was able to not register as some super baldy for so long.

 

[uncomfortable man]

GHG, if you reeeally want to keep all these folks off of you then you are going to have to update your picture with your head tilted down to shut all these fools up. Do it for yourself!

 

[ghg]

I'd do it if I wouldn't have done it a couple of times before. Let them shout all they want, I know the truth. I've posted pics that clearly show that I'm thin as f*** on the top of my head.

 

[Hairforever]

My dad was a receder from his early 20s but it was slow and he had thick wavy hair. Then in his 6os he started to diffuse thin rapidly. I didn't think that would happen. I guess the follicles were time-programmed to self-destruct around that age. Whereas I took after my mum's dad. I started receding from about 17. By the time I was in my early 20s I was difffuse thinning. Both is obviously worse than one or the other.

I've had hair transplants which have helped a little but there is nothing I can do about my bald patch save experiment with concealers which I haven't done to date. Recession isn't so bad provided you don't have a high forehead. Bone structure, size and shape of nose, facial symmetry have a part to play also I guess.

 

[Jeremy K]

Any form of hairloss sucks, and a Norwood 6 doesn't become one over night. It's a process, and you can roll your eyes at a Norwood 2.5, but chances are, if he doesn't find the proper avenue of treatment, it'll advance to that point.

 

[slipy]

^ Yeah you got thinning in NW3 pattern. Us diffusers got thinning in NW5-6 pattern... and it starts to thin evenly. And yeah, I have noticed that receding usually happens slower. One can be like NW3 for years without much of a change.

i think more often than not that isn't the case.

and how does a Norwood 3 look compared to the hairline displayed in your avatar? it's looks like crap.

 

[Primo]

Ghg is that a NW3 hairline in your avatar pic?? Looks more like a NW6 to me! :woot: :woot:

 

[ghg]

The hairline in my pic is the same hairline I was born with. I don't care if it's NW1 or if it's NW2-3. All I care about is the mess that's going on behind it on a NW5 area.

 

[Baldilox]

The hairline in my pic is the same hairline I was born with. I don't care if it's NW1 or if it's NW2-3. All I care about is the mess that's going on behind it on a NW5 area.

It looks quite thick. Just sayin'.

Did a search and found some of your "bald" pics...You don't look much different than Brad Pitt buzzed down...only diff is you have naturally more fine (not thin) hair, and have a lighter hair color.


Maybe you have some very mild thinning; but pretty much on par with non-balding men who get a "mature" hairline. You have moreso "mature thinning" :bravo:

I know this Uncomfortable cat is your friend, and doesn't wanna call you out, but facts r facts. You should embrace them -- BECAUSE THEY PHYSICAL POSITIVES FOR YOU DUDE!

Also, Uncomfortable Man looks like a guy who sports the buzzed look about as well as any man could.

Everyone experiences things in their own way. So who I am to say you shouldn't feel bad if you want to about whatever.

But ghg, and for Uncomfortable Man to an extent, it's like a millionaire complaining because they lost a hundred grand in a bad investment deal over and over. Ya, we all know it's not the best thing, but chill, most people have it worse and you aren't poor/bald

edit -- let's just put it this way, you hairy beats aren't what I expected when i found my way to a hairloss/balding forum. :shock:

 

[LooseItAll]

^ Yeah you got thinning in NW3 pattern. Us diffusers got thinning in NW5-6 pattern... and it starts to thin evenly. And yeah, I have noticed that receding usually happens slower. One can be like NW3 for years without much of a change.

I was NW3 at 19. After that the remaining hair started diffusing. You diffusers at least have a hairline

 

[s.a.f]

:agree: Diffusers still have a frame for their face. And with the use of fibres they can have a full head of hair.

 

[ghg]

It looks quite thick. Just sayin'.

http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg4/scaled.php?server=4&filename=obviousu.jpg&res=medium

If that's thick to you... well, good luck! See an optician, and fast.

 

[fodandahalf]

A norwood 3 (no thinning) will actually most likely never become a norwood 6. I'd still much rather have my loss so far spread evenly across the top of my head as opposed to just the hairline.