Baldness killing my confidence. Picture inside

[Serg897]

I have the same problem - my balding pattern is very similar to yours.

A dermatologist will just tell you to either take Propecia, or Rogaine, or both. These are the only two FDA-approved drugs to treat male-pattern baldness. Everything else you will see out there is very likely B.S., as there isnt much evidence that proves their effectiveness.

I've taken Propecia for a while (years) and its likely I would be worse off had I not started taking it when I did, but the problem isnt going to go away. Its hard to fight genes.

Im starting to accept it and talk to people about it openly. Im not willing to shell out thousands of dollars for a transplant. For days when Im going out in the sun a lot, I tend to wear a hat now. Im considering the shaving option now that Im about to move to a new town where I don't know a lot of people.

I guess the best advice I can give you is to accept it and try not to let it bother you. My thinning hair up top hasn't noticeably impacted my ability to attract women. There is simply very little that can be done - and there are a lot of highly succesfull bald men out there.

 

[pLaYtHiNg]

Thanks for all the replies. I will ponder my options.
As I am tall my baldness won't immediately be obvious when facing a woman directly. But when I have to turn back it stings my heart she will see the ugly picture. Also cutting it short won't help when I'm in the sunshine. I will glow like a light bulb just like it does now.

Hey I wouldn't worry too much about it. If a person is so superficial that they can't look beyond something like this then you don't need them. Carry that confidence with you, and it will radiate far beyond a thinning head of hair.

I think shaving your head is a good idea. My ex (who I met when he was 19!!) had the same issue, only much worse. (I'd post a pic, but that's kind of mean). He was completely hairless on his crown, with a very receded hairline. For years he tried to 'work with it' using the creams, lotions, shampoos and whatnot, to no avail. He ended up shaving his head, and although you could still 'tell' it looked much better in my opinion.

Good luck!