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Wellness Wednesday for September 18, 2024

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I think my hair is starting to thin in front. I'm seeing more scalp than I used to through my hair, depending on lighting. It's not at problematic levels yet, but most likely will be eventually I would think.

Finasteride seems to be the gold standard answer, but the side effects are a hard no for me right now. Accepting a lower libido and ED to preserve my hair is like taking the engine out of my car to preserve the paint; and at any rate I'm not even trying anything right now if it might impact fertility even a little.

What are the current best options people are aware of?

Whatever you do, just remember that the correct time to start shaving your head is about two years before you finally start shaving your head.

Just use minoxidil? It takes longer to show effects, but it dodges most of the negative side effects of finasteride, such as your dick not working. I know that's my first port of call if my hair does begin balding.

Topical finasteride. Less of it gets in the bloodstream (some still does of course). Use this in conjunction with minoxidil and micro needling. I've seen a lot of regrowth over the past few months using this, don't even look like I'm thinning anymore.

Iiuc finasteride is effective down to tiny doses so side effects are not guaranteed.

They're never guaranteed, it varies by person, but at this particular moment in my life they aren't an option. Maybe in nine months I'll feel differently...

More likely I'll be following @100ProofTollBooth into leaving the 1-guard on my Wahl every morning.

Presumably you can just stop taking it if you suffer from the side effects.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=AD-E2B5GfI8 Works well

If you have a good jawline, you don't need a beard. A lot of guys who have bad jawlines grow a beard so they can style it in such a way as to feign a square jawline.

If you have a bad jawline. 1) Lose weight. But if you just have an unfortunate facial structure due to genet-- nobody cares!

Be fit. Find a style that works for you. You're good to go.

I can't really grow any facial hair, unfortunately. Best I can do is a faint pencil mustache.

A good barber.

It's possible to style your hair well at any stage of hair loss. Most men don't. They simply keep styling their thinning hair in the same way they styled their non-thinning hair. This is how you get obviously ridiculous and horrible looking comb overs.

A good men's barber can help out a lot. They'll give you a guide to how to style your hair and also do you favors in terms of working with different lengths on different parts of your head to create an overall better composite.

Or, take the plunge and star shaving your head. This has been 11/10 excellent for me. If you're a white dude, don't go full cueball - a 1 or 0 gauge gives a little texture and prevents you from looking like you have a medical condition of some sort. I personally don't like the bald-with-beard look, but that's an option.

+1 on Finasteride not being worth it. There are better ways to deal with hair loss.

If you're a white dude, don't go full cueball

What, you don't think having a hairstyle such that you can polish your head to a mirror finish is a good idea?

What if you get lost in the woods, need to signal for help, but forgot to bring a mirror or a flare gun?

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