The Shaved Head

[KeepTheHair]

I posted this thread about it http://www.baldtruthtalk.com/showthread.php?t=2557

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I read some of that study you just linked to and yeah, it definitely does look like a good product. If I could afford it easily i would have already bought it I think. But I am desperate. hehe

[KeepTheHair]

oops wrong thread

[seatown]

what a bunch of bullcrap!

1) People who recommend shaving your head name the same five or six celebrities that suit the look. I can name hundreds of people who don't suit the look. You probably can too.

- I can name hundres of ugly ppl with full set of hair also.. I can also name hundreds of ppl with full hair who don't suit the look.. and off course I can also name hundreds of partially balding ppl with toupees,wigs, and bad transplants that looks the worst compared to shaved heads..

2) Most people's heads are funny shapes. Therefore, their shaved head looks terrible.

- shaving it off is more for freedom.. no more worry about hair loss and covering up.. most ppl heads are funny shaped? that's ur opinion.. like saying most ppl's faces and body shapes are funny lookin..who looks more terrible? a man with bad toupee? an older man with baseball cap full time? a man with horrible looking transplant? a man with thinning hair coming out of public pool or locker room shower? these men get stares from other people and receive many more bald jokes and remarks..hardly anyone stares at men with shaved heads..maybe only you do..believe it or not a lot of chicks digs completely shaved head men, probably thinking they have bigger balls than those who try to hide their baldness

3) The shaved head is the look of choice for neo-Nazis.

- that's also the look of choice for buddhist monks, most NBA players including white players, many boxers and MMA fighters like myself and my brother, many hispanic and black males and even young asian males, and so on..and on..and on... who give a fvck about the look of choice of anybody? the real Nazis from the WW2 era who killed 6 million Jews don't shave heads and have hair so they're cool with you and neo-nazis are not only because they shaved their heads? you're a joke

4) It involves a lot of work to maintain a shaved head, including an extra 15 minutes shaving every single day.

- What maintenance??? How much time a person spend to dry his hair with either towel or blow dryer? then to comb, brush or style his hair after shower? how about applying hair products like hair sprays, gels, brushes, combs? How about trips to hair stylists every two weeks or so to pay $20, $30, $100..who knows?? a man with shaved head can dry his head with one wipe..and done! no need to stand in front of a mirror.. Shaving the head is like 5 minutes top, especially if u shave everyday.. there's very little hair to shave if you do it everyday..belive it or not facial hair grow faster than hair on head.. How much money are u planning to spend on HT or on different wigs or different hats or baseball caps? Shaved head can save you time and... money!!!

5) Men who are not fit look terrible with a shaved head, so an extra hour of your life has to be given up to the gym. You also have to cut out all the foods you like for 'the look.'

- again, ppl who decided to shave the head do this because they don't want to deal with hair loss anymore.. some ppl with full set of hair still shave it off cuz they don't want to bother with maintaining (again.. shampoo, hair cut, hair style etc).. nothing to do with fitness.. most ppl u see in the gym are there for fitness..to lost weight, to get a six pack abs, to lower body fat or to lower cholesterol or whatever.. not to match their bald head..and SO WHAT if a person with shaved head try to lose weight and get fit to match their head? it's fvckin' great! he'll have a healthy life style!

6) You'll increase your chance of skin cancer with a shaved head. Better to cover up with a HT, hat or wig.

- DUHH!.. ppl with full set of hair still need to wear a hat with brim to cover the rest of the face.. skin cancer can hit any part of ur body especially on the face, chin, nose, lips, etc.. go to a hospital or clinic and look at skin cancer patients and tell me how many of them have completly shaved heads and and also see if they have skin cancer on top of their heads..

7) You didn't like going bald, so you'll hate being 100%bald.

- Sure they don't like going bald..but for a lot of ppl, 100% bald is better than partially bald and trying to hide it under the hat or toupee full time..

I think I've made my point!

- Huh? you think?? guess what? YOU THOUGHT WRONG! you haven't make any point..you a senior member here? too bad you only think like an ignorant little 12 yrs old boy
stupidity is worse than baldness..

[KeepTheHair]

seatown, your very first response is what made me instantly realize you don't know what you are talking about. Sure you can name people who look bad with a head of hair etc.


The point is and will always be that without hair most look MUCH worse. It's about the majority here. Most people look good with hair and then ugly without. That happens a lot.

[seatown]

seatown, your very first response is what made me instantly realize you don't know what you are talking about. Sure you can name people who look bad with a head of hair etc.


The point is and will always be that without hair most look MUCH worse. It's about the majority here. Most people look good with hair and then ugly without. That happens a lot.

only most ppl with complete set of full hair or with hair that cover more than 75% of their head looks better..ok? Also depends on the volume..how thick or thin.. don't tell me ppl with cul-de-sac or horse-shoe shaped hair looks better than ppl with shaved head..and oh yeah, combed-over are awesome, huh? how about hair so thin, one has to avoid standing under bright light or try not to get it wet in public or going out on windy days? C'mon dude...
how about the other arguments I made? there's a total of 7 arguments..I'm assuming you read it all..and do u disagree to all? if u do, you have no clue either..have fun struggling with thinning hair..
I'm not saying you guys should not wear wigs, caps or get HT.. that's ur choice..I've been there and done that! keep ur hair if you wanna.. I'm just try to point out that whatever that guy (fixby35) trying to say about shaved head is not true at all..in fact the list he made is total nonsense..

gotta go.. be back in a few hours to check on your and others' replies..

[seatown]

true to an extent, but in my opinion a shaved head generally looks waaaaay better than very thin hair, or the ol horseshoe.

that's what I'm talking about dude..

[geminidb8]

Shaving ones head is no cure and mostly looks awful. I am glad I have had corrective surgery and would have done it all over again before a shaved head. I tried that look and literally wanted to commit suicide. I hated, hated , hated it! Do anything but most people that shave their heads tell themselves that they look good, have freedom etc. Truth is YUK!!! Gross and any other adjectives that go on those lines. Baldness needs a cure not an excuse. Don't Shave your head. Very Very few look ok. The only ones that look ok have chiseled features IE: Vin Disel. He looks ok but would look far better with hair. Now write in and dispute this claim all you want but remember this-- If the shaved head look was so great the hair replacement business would not be around. It is a multi - Billion dollar business. It would be defunct if everyone just loved that shaved look. YADA YADA YADA!! Yeah the shaved head is great! Like the apple in the garden of eve. YUK!

[Gusto]

Yeah, I agree, some bald men suit shaved heads. That's if they're fit and slim. Where I don't think a shaved head looks good is on an overweight man with rolls of fat on his neck.

I am average weight but give me hair any day. I don't care whether it's 100% grey!

[smileyface19]

"Shaving ones head is no cure and mostly looks awful. I am glad I have had corrective surgery and would have done it all over again before a shaved head. I tried that look and literally wanted to commit suicide. I hated, hated , hated it! Do anything but most people that shave their heads tell themselves that they look good, have freedom etc. Truth is YUK!!! Gross and any other adjectives that go on those lines. Baldness needs a cure not an excuse. Don't Shave your head. Very Very few look ok. The only ones that look ok have chiseled features IE: Vin Disel. He looks ok but would look far better with hair. Now write in and dispute this claim all you want but remember this-- If the shaved head look was so great the hair replacement business would not be around. It is a multi - Billion dollar business. It would be defunct if everyone just loved that shaved look. YADA YADA YADA!! Yeah the shaved head is great!"

Must work for a chain clinic!

[geminidb8]

No I work for noone. I was a victim of bad hair transplants for years. I now look Mostly normal. Just expressing how I have felt for over 25 years about baldness and the shaved head. That is all.

[Mane Man]

While I have never taken a blade to my head, I have had my barber take my hair down to a a very short 1 1/2 top with a shadow fade on the sides and back. I agree that shaving one's head (mine is short enough to qualify) is not a cure, it is very refreshing not to have to deal with your hair. Instead of waking up and worrying about styling your hair in a way that hides thin areas on your scalp, you just commit to your look. If you are an optimist, you have no bad hair days. If you are a pessimist, you have no good hair days. The good thing about shaving the head is you don't end up staring at yourself in the mirror trying to devise a strategy to make your hair somehow look better. You get used to the shaved head. It actually feels good not having hair, especially on hot days.

As far as it being ugly, I disagree. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Not all women like the look. But not all women like dudes with long hair either. That is fact. But plenty of women either like the bald look, or don't mind it. Believe it or not, you'll even find women who love it. Those women are awesome. I think you have to have thick skin being a bald/balding man, or being a man in general. You have to like yourself before others will like you too.

Everybody keeps looking for names of handsome dudes with bald heads. I'll throw out a few-

UFC
Georges St. Pierre
Randy Couture (looks better without hair)
Dana White

NFL
Matt Hasselbeck

Finally, Vin Diesel and Jason Statham are handsome because they are bald, not in spite of it.

[jooder]

Maneman - I agree with everything you have just said.....sense at last : )

[geminidb8]

Truthfully I tried the shaved look and like I said Hated, Hated , Hated it. I do not care if women or men like it. I did not. That is what counts. I have hated baldness since the age of 6 when I had a full head of hair. I am not a pessimist or optimist. I am a realist. No person likes baldness and a shaved head is a way out for many men but they do not look good in my eyes for 99.9% of the time. I agree one must do what works for them. I am going for more surgery in august and friends tell me that I look 90% better than when I was bald. I feel it too. The more hair I get the better. U can keep your shaved heads - Not for me!

[Mane Man]

Truthfully I tried the shaved look and like I said Hated, Hated , Hated it. I do not care if women or men like it. I did not. That is what counts. I have hated baldness since the age of 6 when I had a full head of hair. I am not a pessimist or optimist. I am a realist. No person likes baldness and a shaved head is a way out for many men but they do not look good in my eyes for 99.9% of the time. I agree one must do what works for them. I am going for more surgery in august and friends tell me that I look 90% better than when I was bald. I feel it too. The more hair I get the better. U can keep your shaved heads - Not for me!

The important thing is that you feel good about yourself gemini. If you didn't like the way you looked with no hair, then by all means, do what you have to do to feel better.

[geminidb8]

I agree with you Mane Man. It really is what makes one happy. Go with what works for you.