I need your honest opinion--Should I shave my head (pictures included)

[RNSN]

Hello there,

I am 20 years old and have some frontal loss and well as thinning on the top an d a receding hairline. Im thinking of taking the plunge of shaving my head off but Im not sure if I can sport the look and wanted some honest and frank opinions if it will work for me first. It sucks losing hair but i am tired of letting it consume my thoughts.

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/33/photoon20130106at01452.jpg/

thank you

[25 going on 65]

You look like you have enough left to be worth saving. Have you considered hair loss meds?

[ChrisM]

I have to say what gets me are guys that ask if they need to shave their hair and when they post a picture it shows a full mature hairline with density and coverage everywhere.. no horseshoe pattern no vertex or crown of their hair miniaturized or gone..

No you don't need to shave your hair down.. if you feel comfortable dong so regardless that is cool too.. but from that picture I really don't see any advancing hair loss at worst you are an NW1.5 maybe going to 2 which is pretty early in the process and quite easy to arrest it with propecia, rogaine and ketoconazole based shampoos.

[tgajr]

Simple

Use minoxidil. It should work. Then worry about something else

[Kirby_]

RNSN, you definitely have a salvageable head of hair.

[Artista]

@RNSN your hair looks good..no worries at this time but heed logical advice given to you ONLY by the majority of members here.

[DAVE52]

You look fine from the 1 pic

Post some pics from other angles ( top , sides )

If you do decide aI think your face shape would suit a buzz cut ......IMO

But as they say there is only one way to find out

[waynemanguy]

I'm 16 and got the same problem but i hide it by shaving the middle part of the hairline to do a line up. That way it looks like it hasn't receded. We got like the exact same hairline. Here's how it should look: http://s1308.beta.photobucket.com/us...947c2.png.html
I made the dots in the middle of the after picture to show what was shaved off, if you do it right it shouldn't be noticeable.

[baldybald]

shave it? are u kidding ?
if you are loosing hair go to the doctor so he put you on the FDA medications

[RNSN]

I have to say what gets me are guys that ask if they need to shave their hair and when they post a picture it shows a full mature hairline with density and coverage everywhere.. no horseshoe pattern no vertex or crown of their hair miniaturized or gone..

No you don't need to shave your hair down.. if you feel comfortable dong so regardless that is cool too.. but from that picture I really don't see any advancing hair loss at worst you are an NW1.5 maybe going to 2 which is pretty early in the process and quite easy to arrest it with propecia, rogaine and ketoconazole based shampoos.

I should probably take some side pictures because this picture does not show the thinning on top and my right side. I'm in month 3 of minoxidil and month 2 of nizoral. I took propecia for 2 weeks but decided to stop due to bad sides. The thing is many members of my family have experienced aggressive hairloss at my age and have went from nw1 to nw7 in 3 years. I know I am in the early stages of loss but I still think I should be thinking about the inevitable. Would you suggest any other meds in replacement of propecia?

Thanks

[RNSN]

I'm 16 and got the same problem but i hide it by shaving the middle part of the hairline to do a line up. That way it looks like it hasn't receded. We got like the exact same hairline. Here's how it should look: http://s1308.beta.photobucket.com/us...947c2.png.html
I made the dots in the middle of the after picture to show what was shaved off, if you do it right it shouldn't be noticeable.

Do you shave the middle part clean and buzz the rest? My worry is that stubble would appear within 3 days so you would have keep shaving it

[RNSN]

You look like you have enough left to be worth saving. Have you considered hair loss meds?

Doing a minox 5% and nizoral 1% 3/week regimen. I used to be on propecia but unfortunately experienced bad sides and quit 2 weeks in. What do you suggest I do to halt any more hair loss? It seems like I'm in a shedding phase since every time I apply minox I find 20 hairs in the sink

[Artista]

RNSN I dont feel that you need to take more photos of your scalp at different angles. The photo you provided tells it all. You have no worries at this point , your hair/hairline looks good. Your on the meds to keep it in place too.
There WILL BE viable treatments in the relatively near future that will be beneficial for hair loss sufferers , especially for youngsters like you.
Don't allow any unnecessary stress to alter your life,,that goes for the 16 year old and all else. There are better days ahead

[waynemanguy]

Do you shave the middle part clean and buzz the rest? My worry is that stubble would appear within 3 days so you would have keep shaving it

Yeah, shave middle clean and buzz the rest, i don't really mind shaving it every 3 days or so because even after a week it isn't noticeable. The results are worth it though imo.