Buzzing your hair is the worst idea ever

[Assemblage23]

Hey guys, which style do you consider as the best to look your best and as young as possible when you are a norwood 3? I buzzed my hair and I felt like I just went completly bald instantly? I keep it short and buzz the sides and I defintly look better

I used to wear them longer and straightened, I felt amazing but it would increase the shed.

What are you guy's recommendations and do you agree that buzzing is really a terrible idea?

[BigThinker]

This is what I'm afraid will happen.

[NotBelievingIt]

LOL lumpy head is great

thats not majority of people issue, its the alien egg head thing.

[ravegrover]

buzz cut can lead to drastic change. but, i think its best option for NW3. i.e. for ur mental peace. u dont have to worry abt styling or covering up or wind blowing. my advise is to buzz it & try to treat it (with Big 3). once they improve u can keep it longer.

[Dan26]

Go mohawk, or shave the sides very short and leave more on the top, it will make the hairloss appear less than it is!

[BigThinker]

Go mohawk, or shave the sides very short and leave more on the top, it will make the hairloss appear less than it is!

Lol. [Not to be facetious or anything, but...]I work with a dude with extreme diffusion, and he keeps his hair like 4 inches long on top. It's parted down the middle and their is like 1/2 inch wide "part" where there is no hair running down the middle. If he tried this tactic it would be like 5 spiked hairs.

Basically what I'm saying is, I will go super short if I hit NW4 (and gradually shorter leading up to that point). I've seen enough balding guys with various styles to feel that is the best option for me. There is just no way in helll I will ever rock the horse-shoe.

[elnino]

i buzz mine once every 16 months anyway regardless of thinning. blade 1 all over, its good for the scalp i think and your roots...i let the mane grow back then so i have it back again in 3 months also since ive been using the treatments minox its a damn site easier to use with shaved head!

[Dan26]

Lol. [Not to be facetious or anything, but...]I work with a dude with extreme diffusion, and he keeps his hair like 4 inches long on top. It's parted down the middle and their is like 1/2 inch wide "part" where there is no hair running down the middle. If he tried this tactic it would be like 5 spiked hairs.

Basically what I'm saying is, I will go super short if I hit NW4 (and gradually shorter leading up to that point). I've seen enough balding guys with various styles to feel that is the best option for me. There is just no way in helll I will ever rock the horse-shoe.

oo ya it depends on the person i guess, my bro is a NW3 goin on NW 4 and it looks great when he shaves it, once it gets past 2 inches though, it looks bad

[Assemblage23]

the only good thing is I wish I had done that five years ago when I was still in denial and my hair wasn't really thicker actually. I went from norwood 2.5 to 3 but if I had buzzed my hair when I was denying the thinning I would have realized and treated it sooner.

[Exodus]

Im leaning to buzzing more out of I cba with thin hair etc. Ill admit its a big step to make and Ive been avoiding it all month so far.

On the plus side, if you're tanned and toned and smooth, it will rock.

[BigThinker]

Im leaning to buzzing more out of I cba with thin hair etc. Ill admit its a big step to make and Ive been avoiding it all month so far.

On the plus side, if you're tanned and toned and smooth, it will rock.

Totally.. That's the difference between people who are permanently crippled by hair loss and those who triumph over it; making controllable changes in your life. My dad actually has the same pointy head as me and he is NW7 since like age 25, but the old man (56 now) works out first thing in the morning an in the afternoon everyday. Needless to say, the old boy looks pretty damn good with or without hair. (Plus, he has the grown man Tom Selleck mustache going).

I think my thinning is worse than I give it credit for. I might buzz my head to see. I'm thinking that might alarm me enough to get on fin, as opposed to waiting until Feb (which is when I see my derm again).

Regards.

[Assemblage23]

Normal hair vs buzz cut, pictures:

In which galaxy could a buzz cut be a good idea?
before



after




a few days after, when I started going out of my house a little bit and received constant teasing about my balding





and a very recent picture, I can accept this look




LESSON LEARNED

I will always keep my hair short on top and the longuest buzz on the side. But going really short is the worst advice ever

[drybone]

Hey assemblage.

I too just buzzed my hair, almost down to bone i might add. I just had a hair transplant and felt my transplant would be better if I shaved my hair down to the same length as the transplanted hairs.

Except now they all fell out and so my hair is about 1/4 inch long and looks worse.

I will show you if you can tell me how you got the round white oval on your face to hide your identity.

[unk]

Strong forelock man. If you can deal with the effort of cuts and styles, jude law usually rocks your identical hairline with a layered cut about 5cm long max. Wow, i've never felt so feminine writing something.

Personally I'm not as lucky as you to have such a forelock, so my 2A and diffuse thinning is way less aesthetic imo. I personally give myself a grade 1-2 on the back and sides every couple of weeks, and 2-4cm on top.

Remember, when it's growing out that you are going to want to cut the back and sides pretty regularly, i'm not sure anyone can grow out their hair equal length all over, it looks ridiculous.

Oh, and I buzz my hair every several months. It's pretty liberating I must admit, but very cold and not as attractive for me personally. I like your hair by the way, no homo

[Assemblage23]

@drybone: It is very easy just right click modify the picture!

@unk thanks for the comments I still feel my forelock is falling apart since I discontinued minox for a while, now I have learned my lesson and I will add Nizoral to the mix and be consistent, but you need a prescritption where I live what a pain in the ass.

How would you make the most of a Jude Law forelock? I think I'm going to keep it at medium length and I'll part it to one side. I like my hair straightened but apparently it is also devastating on your density if you do it often.