Coworker with hair loss. Should I get involved?

[yeahyeahyeah]

Just throw my 2 cents in.

I was out on valantines day, got a haircut. But this time I told my hairdresser to keep my fringe longer and slightly longer on top - giving me a NW1 apperance.

I got SO MUCH attention, girls winking at me, blowing kisses. Girls with boyfriends, holding my hand after meeting them for 2 minutes, and telling me to stay with them if I jokingly say I have gotta go.

Last month, my hairline was more exposed after a haircut, I got told that I looked gay and ugly by a girl. Another person thought I looked like I was 30+. I am now getting IDed.

So my point is, OP you should tell him about treatments, at least he can buy some time that way and get a wife.

[DannyBoyy7]

I shave my head cause i dont like it when it grows to a certain length there is times when im lazy and i just let it grow...but still...funny how things change though there was a time i dreaded the horse shoe look now i walk round shops etc with no care in the world when im in my lazy moods...i remember i was in the shop once with my hood up cause i still had it up from when i was outside cause it was cold i keep it up cause im not in that certain shop i was in for long...and i took it of to prove a point...because i use to hide it (when it wasnt at it worse just some thinning)with hairstyles now i dont no more...it just came to mind to do it i suppose its a little "**** you" to the hairloss problem cause how it made me feel once upon a time and now it dont bother me nomore.

[Notcoolanymore]

" Little did they know I have nearly 1500 posts on a hairloss forum, and a couple hundred posts on other hair loss forums

Buzzing your head doesn't mean you dealt with it IMO, it could just be that you are using rogaine and finasteride/dutasteride every day just to wait to do something better about it some day.

When I see young/or middle aged men with a shaved head I don't assume he's happy about it or that that is his final resolution to his hair loss. I see it more like he could have moved on yes, but also it could be a temporary thing.

I have been buzzing my head for about 10 years. I was not happy with it when I first started, and not happy about it now. I do it because in my eyes this is the best option for the quantity of hair that I have.

[PatientlyWaiting]

+1
The fact the guy buzzed his head shows that he knows he has a problem and he's dealt with it .
Don't bring it up
Taking the " big 3 " as people like to say isn't going to bring his hair back to the way it was .

I buzz my head to a zero, I bet other balding men who care about their hair loss look at me and say "Damn, I wish I could be like him, look at him, he just shaved and moved on." Little did they know I have nearly 1500 posts on a hairloss forum, and a couple hundred posts on other hair loss forums and have thought about hair loss every single day of my life since it started when I was 16 years old(now 25). Buzzing your head doesn't mean you dealt with it IMO, it could just be that you are using rogaine and finasteride/dutasteride every day just to wait to do something better about it some day.

When I see young/or middle aged men with a shaved head I don't assume he's happy about it or that that is his final resolution to his hair loss. I see it more like he could have moved on yes, but also it could be a temporary thing.

[PatientlyWaiting]

I wish I took before pictures of me when I started the big 3. I'm 15 months out and there it's a big difference. I would casual say to person X "Hey man, check this out! 15 months on the Big 3. Pretty amazing stuff".

I told my trainer I would be off 2 weeks for my HT. Told HER about the big 3 and she was skeptical. I forward her the link to Bernstein Medical of before and after from medication.

Good for you man. I'm happy to read a positive post from a fin/minoxidil user.

[Notcoolanymore]

But I understand wanting to tell him. Almost makes me neurotic seeing some guy just let his hair go to waste for months, years even
A friend I met last year is like NW 3.5 & his head/face are all wrong for it. His father tagged him in an old photo on FB when he was like NW1.5-2 w/ bangs....HOLY SH*T he was like another person. He was actually a goodlooking guy

I understand the potential problems getting involved could create. I just remember my own situation. Being misinformed destroyed my hair. If I would have known 15 years ago what I know today, my hair might be in totally different shape.

[25 going on 65]

After reading the point of view from all you guys, I just decided to leave it alone. If he asks me for info, I will let him know what I know. Other wise I won't bring it up. Who knows, him buzzing his head might be his way of just saying "screw it" and moving on with this life.

But I understand wanting to tell him. Almost makes me neurotic seeing some guy just let his hair go to waste for months, years even
A friend I met last year is like NW 3.5 & his head/face are all wrong for it. His father tagged him in an old photo on FB when he was like NW1.5-2 w/ bangs....HOLY SH*T he was like another person. He was actually a goodlooking guy

[Notcoolanymore]

+1
The fact the guy buzzed his head shows that he knows he has a problem and he's dealt with it .
Don't bring it up
Taking the " big 3 " as people like to say isn't going to bring his hair back to the way it was .

After reading the point of view from all you guys, I just decided to leave it alone. If he asks me for info, I will let him know what I know. Other wise I won't bring it up. Who knows, him buzzing his head might be his way of just saying "screw it" and moving on with this life.

[DAVE52]

Are you being serious? No, you should not approach him about his hair loss. He might not care at all, in which case you will be perceived as nosy and rude. If he is self conscious about it, he doesn't want you bringing attention to it. He has the Internet, if he's worried about it there is a plethora of publicly available information for him to find on his own.

+1
The fact the guy buzzed his head shows that he knows he has a problem and he's dealt with it .
Don't bring it up
Taking the " big 3 " as people like to say isn't going to bring his hair back to the way it was .

[Notcoolanymore]

I wish I took before pictures of me when I started the big 3. I'm 15 months out and there it's a big difference. I would casual say to person X "Hey man, check this out! 15 months on the Big 3. Pretty amazing stuff".

I told my trainer I would be off 2 weeks for my HT. Told HER about the big 3 and she was skeptical. I forward her the link to Bernstein Medical of before and after from medication.

I keep pics on my phone just in case the topic ever comes up.

[Hicks]

I wish I took before pictures of me when I started the big 3. I'm 15 months out and there it's a big difference. I would casual say to person X "Hey man, check this out! 15 months on the Big 3. Pretty amazing stuff".

I told my trainer I would be off 2 weeks for my HT. Told HER about the big 3 and she was skeptical. I forward her the link to Bernstein Medical of before and after from medication.

[25 going on 65]

Interesting point about possibly using the "help" against me. Didn't think about that. I probably should think about making it known that I take hair loss drugs. I will probably be known as the guy taking propecia that suffers from ED.

I remember that thread you started. Surprised that guy still works there since you said he is a poor performer.

His performance is not his problem

[Notcoolanymore]

This industry is absolute garbage, there's literally NOTHING going on at the moment, since Aderans died everything has gone quiet, just a bit of news from Follica but everything has gone to shit.

2015 was the year that everyone was saying we will have a better treatment, 2010 I remember everyone was raving about Acell etc, 5 years are nearly up, only 10 months left and look... we have been let down AGAIN.

It will forever be like this, its always "5 years away", to the newcomers to this site, DONT expect there to be a better treatment in 5 years, DONT make our mistake.

This is a damn shame, but it's the truth. I have gone back and started listening to The Bald Truth on youtube. They have shows since 2011 where they mention various treatments that are "a couple of years away" or sooner. 2014 and still nothing.

Some people around here get pissed because I defend/recommend fin. I have admitted many times that it sucks, but it is the only thing we have besides minox which isn't the greatest treatment. Take those away and we pretty much have nothing but snake oil. Which sadly many people are still trying. I bet the coworker that I have mentioned in this thread has tried some kind of snake oil. Looks like he said screw it and finally buzzed his hair.

[UK_]

This industry is absolute garbage, there's literally NOTHING going on at the moment, since Aderans died everything has gone quiet, just a bit of news from Follica but everything has gone to shit.

2015 was the year that everyone was saying we will have a better treatment, 2010 I remember everyone was raving about Acell etc, 5 years are nearly up, only 10 months left and look... we have been let down AGAIN.

It will forever be like this, its always "5 years away", to the newcomers to this site, DONT expect there to be a better treatment in 5 years, DONT make our mistake.

[Notcoolanymore]

If he asks for help I will give it. If not, I will keep my mouth shut. The majority have spoken.

If a guy who was fighting hair loss came up to me and gave me advice, I would not be offended, but that is just me.