big_head
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If you still have hair up to a Norwood 3 or Norwood 4, do not underestimate the psychological power of a good haircut.
If you are receding or thinning, the worst thing you can possible do is let your hair grow out, especially on the sides. I'm receding to around a NW3 (not quite there yet but soon) and I'm thinning on top. I used to grow my hair out when my hair was much thicker and that's one of the reasons I didn't notice my hairloss until it was too late.
Nowadays I stick to a shorter sides and back and a bit more left on top. Right after this haircut, with some pomade in it, it looks good enough to be stylish and not really balding to the average person. But if I let it grow out like I used to, I get thicker sides and back that puff out, and a disgusting, wispy, thinning top. The contrast makes me look like a 50 year old balding man. It just screams BALDING when you see the thick sides and thinning receding hairline. It's terrible, especially with no product. I look at this image and feel hopeless and disgusted, and it's my fault for being lazy and not keeping up on the grooming.
A good haircut will not regrow your hair, but having a bad haircut will just make your balding look 10x worse than it needs to, which will make your self image way worse and send you into a depression. Find out what haircut you look best with, whether it's an undercut, a fringe, a Caesar, a buzzcut, whatever, and stick to it. You WILL regain a small sense of being in CONTROL again, which is definitely one of the big reasons hairloss messes with your head, your loss of control. Hell, even my friend who is thinning badly looks pretty good and no girls ever notice his thinning if he keeps the sides and back short.
Fight your baldness with medication and in the mean time, get a trendy haircut that compliments your balding the best you can. Use product every day. Don't hide your hairloss with a combover, make it look as good as you can with a good cut, go to a really good barber. It will psychologically make you feel much better.
If you are receding or thinning, the worst thing you can possible do is let your hair grow out, especially on the sides. I'm receding to around a NW3 (not quite there yet but soon) and I'm thinning on top. I used to grow my hair out when my hair was much thicker and that's one of the reasons I didn't notice my hairloss until it was too late.
Nowadays I stick to a shorter sides and back and a bit more left on top. Right after this haircut, with some pomade in it, it looks good enough to be stylish and not really balding to the average person. But if I let it grow out like I used to, I get thicker sides and back that puff out, and a disgusting, wispy, thinning top. The contrast makes me look like a 50 year old balding man. It just screams BALDING when you see the thick sides and thinning receding hairline. It's terrible, especially with no product. I look at this image and feel hopeless and disgusted, and it's my fault for being lazy and not keeping up on the grooming.
A good haircut will not regrow your hair, but having a bad haircut will just make your balding look 10x worse than it needs to, which will make your self image way worse and send you into a depression. Find out what haircut you look best with, whether it's an undercut, a fringe, a Caesar, a buzzcut, whatever, and stick to it. You WILL regain a small sense of being in CONTROL again, which is definitely one of the big reasons hairloss messes with your head, your loss of control. Hell, even my friend who is thinning badly looks pretty good and no girls ever notice his thinning if he keeps the sides and back short.
Fight your baldness with medication and in the mean time, get a trendy haircut that compliments your balding the best you can. Use product every day. Don't hide your hairloss with a combover, make it look as good as you can with a good cut, go to a really good barber. It will psychologically make you feel much better.
