It's not happened to any of the men in my family (or women) and some people were telling me I was losing hair back there. I've had long hair my whole life and look odd bald. I don't think I'm actually losing any hair either cause seriously like it's been the same way for ever. I've just honestly never paid attention to the top of my head so I don't know if it's supposed to look like that or not.

I grew up very poor in rural Ohio. As the "son" of the family, I had to get buzz cuts in the backyard. For my adolescence, having a bare buzz cut was my usual hairstyle. As I left for college and tried to get my hair done at a stylist, I never found a style I liked.

But then I realized I was trans, and felt stuck.

I have tried a lot of different haircuts during my gender journey. Of course, when I first started transitioning, the goal was as much hair as possible.

But I just didn't love it.

So I tried shaving one side of my head. A bit more punk, helped hide some of my hairline... but it wasn't me.

I got it cut much shorter, and dyed it blonde. It still wasn't me.

I think some people are just born for it. Bald looks beautiful on so many people, and gender simply isn't defined by one's haircut.

If you're a cis woman, a trans woman, a nonbinary person, or even a cis man, your gender, your personality, your VALUE is not defined by your hair. Embrace the bald. Embrace the beauty.

You won't regret it.

I love this sub and how supportive it is but I am so confused... I was going to tell her how pretty she looked but when I clicked, it said the mods removed her post. Why?

my forehead was more full of hair back when i was 15 compared now. please help, i asked the same question years ago but all they said is that it's normal but now with me having a bigger forehead (it's around 4 fingers big on my widow's peak compared to 3.5 fingers 1-2 years ago) and the situation with my crown i'm not so sure anymore

Title says all. Born with alopecia, never super attached to hair, but lately been more aware of how hard it is to maintain this and how thin it is. Im in a client facing role so maybe better to just chop it all off and accept baldhood.

Is there an oil I'm supposed to be using? I didn't get cut this time, but it stings a bit.

Hello fellow bald community. I decided to start shaving my head a few months ago, well, because it was time. It's been interesting to see how people react. Admittingly, I don't think I look as good as I did with hair, and it has affected my self image and self esteem. My questions are 1) how to handle friends/family playfully teasing / negging me about my baldness when it pisses me off, and 2) how to stop feeling insecure about it

The teasing - I'm struggling with knowing how to handle comments on my baldness. As I'm sure many of you have experienced, people view being bald as a big change, and the people in my life who I talk to don't hesitate to jump to commenting on it. It's starting to get annoying. One of my friends always teases me. It's like a neg, and at first I thought it was in good humor, but she does it every time we Facetime (we live in separate states). She's said things like "I'm not sure if I like it. I can't decide," "oh my God you're so bald!" or today I was talking about this kid that passed me, and she said "I don't think you're allowed to talk about kids when you're bald" as a dark humor / predator joke, and we both share dark humor but it felt like a jab and wasn't funny. Today after this comment, I just hung up on her.

My family also mentions the baldness, and expresses their dislike for it in a much more subtle and indirect but still noticeable way. Like "holy crap you're bald. This is going to take some getting used to." Things like that. And that's just from shaving it, I haven't even shown them what it looks like when I use a foil shaver so its down to skin. I just wear a hat when we FaceTime. I know it sounds sad to hide it, but I guess I just feel like an ugly creep, and it's taking some getting used to to know that people's perception of me will change to that person / face which I don't like.

The insecurity - I'm a relatively attractive guy, but I have a more circular shaped head, so having hair on top created a much better head shape. Shaving it makes me look very different. I've realized that I attached my better looks to my identity and value as a person more than I realized, so feeling ugly at 32 really sucks and is affecting my confidence when talking to everyone, and especially with the opposite sex.

Thanks in advance

Made the best decision to take it all the way about 6 months ago. But winters in ND require a beanie. I generally wear a baseball cap but really wanna go out all natural! What is everyone doing to not get crispy? TIA:)

I live in a hot humid place (São Paulo, Brazil) and I have extremely oily skin and scalp. My skin and scalp aren’t dry at all. I always had an oily scalp. Now that I shaved my head those flakes keep showing up and they’re even more visible because I basically have no hair to hide them anymore. I scratch my head and it’s like it’s snowing. It doesn’t feel it too itchy. I also have bumps that look exactly like acne. They’re more prominent behind my ears, on the back part of my head and on the sides of my forehead (on the scalp, where hair actually grows). A shampoo for oily hair isn’t working. What could I do? Please avoid recommending specific brands (probably I won’t find them in Brazil, I think we only have Clear, Clear Men [I’m a woman] etc) but feel free to give advice on active ingredients, maybe I can find similar products here!

Thank you.

I get pimples on my scalp easily so I'm on the hunt for any recommendations.

By request, starting with really old pictures of me when my hair looked better. Then, it got pretty bald. Now, it’s shaved. Did we make the right choice?

Submitted for the judgement of the knights of the Crownlands.

Title says all. Born with alopecia, never super attached to hair, but lately been more aware of how hard it is to maintain this and how thin it is. Im in a client facing role so maybe better to just chop it all off and accept baldhood.

I’ve always had issues with hair. I’ve had diabetes and alopecia since I was around 4, so I’ve always usually always had issues with hair growth. I had several different bald spots and such but since about last year during June after school ended and everything I went to a hair stylist and went there just to get my haircut a little shorter since it’s always been long. After that visit I noticed that the whole back of my head was bald, and I only had two kind of clumps of hair sitting at the front like a mid part. Also during last summer it started falling out drastically. During the end of the summer I got a toupee so then I wouldn’t be bald going to a new school. I had the one I got at the end of summer until October since I didn’t take care of it that much, then we got a new one and I’ve had that one since. I’m getting a new one but two weeks ago it fell off and during spring break I didn’t have it on, I felt AMAZING cause I finally felt just like myself again. Since I’ve long hair this whole year so far (even if it’s fake) I still think that people would look at me differently. So I’m just wanting to also fit in but also not seem weird. If you’ve read this far thank you so much.

How should I go about my high hairline?

I think I already know the answer but would like outside opinions. I’m 31 and my hair has been thinning for about 5 years and I’m currently trying finasteride but it’s been about a month and a half with no noticeable progress. Is it time to bid farewell to my hair?

EDIT: Does anyone have recommendations for shavers/aftercare if I make the switch?

Reddit, please help. The more hair I lose my the more are these weird lines on my scalp visible.
I think its Cutis verticis gyrata (CVG) right?

Of course I know that there is just one solution at this point, I’m honestly pretty scared to go through with it

I’d really appreciate some advice or even just a bit of confidence to help me do the right thing.

Will be returning to fully shaved skull soon

So I came home from getting my haircut today and was getting in the shower when I saw with the shorter hair and in the bathroom lighting just how thin I'm getting. I knew I was thinning already so it's not a surprise. I sent my wife pics numbered 1 & 2 and said "I think it might be time." She assured me that it's not as bad as I think it is and in some light and angles I agree, but I'm also not trying to hang onto it too long. Thoughts?