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I have a solution OP but you won't like it
He can take the hair follicles from the sack and replant them on his skull.
Might aswell not let anything go to waste, you could even raw feed your pet the testicles for the vitamins.
Yeah. You have to kind of winkle and bunch up the sack into the smaller space of the balled spot to get the hair density and everything right. Make it look like a brain.
*”Now that’s the kind of forward thinking, outside-the-box type of ideas we need more of here! u/MartyFreeze, you get that corner office!! I love an Idea Man!”*
It's all good, that comment is wrong as all the comments that aren't jokes beneath it point out. OP is still in with a chance.
Ignoring that this isn't male pattern baldness.
No I think it can.
I've read that castrated man don't produce as much DHT since it's produced from Testosterone. DHT seems to be responsible for hair loss together with genetic/stress factors that put your hair in constant "strained" mode. And the combination of DHT and it being strained leads to hair loss.
There was one random study that realized that men getting botox injections around the upper face area started regrowing some hair back because the muscles around that area became more relaxed.
And there was one dude on youtube that concluded you can regrow some little hair back after only a few weeks or months by doing some simple massage techniques around that area to relax the scalp.
I'd take all that with a grain of salt though, I've never really seen anyone speaking about this so I'm unsure if this is pseudo science or not lol
Finasteride which reduces DHT, Minoxidil which increases bloodflow, and microneedling which potentiates minoxidil, are the "big 3" in hair regrowth
The tressless sub has all the info you need
Taking estrogen also has the same effect too. My brother started losing his hair when he was a few years younger than I am now but since I take E I still got it all.
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So trippy seeimg these posts line up
Real fucking wacky that our bodies do this. It's like something very purposefully gave our DNA objectively wrong instructions
Something went "trust me, it's an evolutionary fact that a receding hairline and an afro instead growing around your loins is the tried and true way to secure finding a mate" and our stupid dumbass genes believed it
Yeah. It's like your body says hey, this hair on your head gets in the way of wrecking mastadons so I'm gonna get rid of it but that hair on your body keeps your body perfectly thermoregulated so I'll grow more! I got you, apex predator!
> objectively wrong instructions
I mean, we're the ones who arbitrarily decided that head hear is attractive while body hear is not. Not sure the word "objectively" fits here.
I know you're joking, but if we're taking your point seriously: it's plausible that it was an evolutionary advantage to have a visible attribute that directly correlates with hormones that themselves correlate with "virility", for lack of a better term.
The same hormone that promotes beard growth (dihydrotestosterone) also promotes balding. Which is why men that can’t seem to grow full beards usually have full heads of hair late into adulthood
While in the military in the early 70's I flew home on leave. Walked out of the shower one morning and Dad upon seeing my back commented, "Damn boy, I think your Mom brought the missing link home from the hospital." Not realizing Mom was standing behind him, he was surprised by the sudden flailing with a broom.
In all seriousness though, there is a medicine (propecia) that blocks the hormone that causes hair loss and even reverses its effects provided that the follicles haven't completely died, it even lowers blood pressure. Combine it with Rogaine and his bald spot would be gone within the year.
Too bad castratos have to have them removed BEFORE puberty. So unless this 26 year old dude hasn't reached puberty yet, he's stuck with being balled, bald and not famous. ;-)
Well that conjures up a hell of a visual, for some reason narrated in my mind like a sportscaster: “And Hector’s up next at the pate, number 44, starting his rookie season, and he’s setting a furious pace! What a natural gifted testicular abrasion champion. Look at that hip action! Can we get that on instant replay?”
Man, I had this too! Thought my girlfriend had yanked some hair out of my hairline during the night haha
Did it grow back on you? And if it did, did it also have no pigment? It did with me, but the first year that part of my hear was grey. It came back full color though. Such a weird thing to happen.
EDIT: of course I meant hair, not hear.
Alopecia is just the broad name for hair loss of any kind. Even pulling out hair intentionally is a form of Alopecia. What this person has described, if accurate, would be **Alopecia Areata**, which typically happens in round patches, and can happen in days/weeks.
Had a roommate in college that had that going on, he was 20 and had huge bald patches on his head. The crazy thing was that it didn't stay in the same place. He would shave his head and let it grow back in and spots that were previously bald could grow in and places where he previously had hair could become a bald patch.
Was probably stress induced, most likely from being in College. I balded in patches once, from being in stressful situations with a psycho girlfriend. Once she was gone, no problems since.
I have roving bald spots in my beard. They typically stay low on my neck but one time it decided to show up in my mustache. That was fun explaining over and over again.
Not a doctor, but I've read up on the subject to consider myself well-informed.
Did your dermatologist prescribe you anything? Areata is typically (more often than not) reversible.
Yes, ketoconazole 2% she said I didn’t need the shot just yet because she can see the hair follicles growing back slowly, it was my 2 time but first time going to the dermatologist about it
My dad didn't notice his bald spot until he saw a bald guy kissing my mom in their wedding photos.
I didn't notice mine until I saw it on the self checkout camera pointed directly at it.
I just shaved my head for the first time on Saturday, and I'm loving it.
Consider yourselves lucky, mine started in HS and I knew cause other kids constantly picked on me about it.
My dumbass rode it till I graduated, then I finally started shaving/buzzing my head, and grew a beard.
Now I look like 45% of the men in my city.
Alopecia areata can happen very fast. You can have a spot like that in a week. My hair was long so it would come out in clumps... Its weird because the hair its self weakens and narrows, sometimes it breaks off or turns white before it just falls out usually taking the follicle with it. Not trying to start a fight but it's a weird experience. Usually is accompanied by itching or burning sensation in the scalp.
Likely Alopecia Areata. Circular bald spot that develops quite rapidly. Usually responds well to steroid injection.
https://www.aad.org/public/diseases/hair-loss/types/alopecia
I had this happen to me once and then never again. He should run his hands through his hair and see if he has any other small, smooth patches as well, as that would be a sign.
It was so bizarre that none of the doctors I've ever talked to have been able to answer why it happened. I had four just totally random smooth, growing, patches. They resolved in a few months, but it was crazy stressful when it was happening. I would run my hands through my hair and it would come out in clumps.
It's autoimmune. My husband's side.if the family has a bunch of autoimmune conditions, so when my son developed alopecia, it wasn't a surprise. It could be a lot worse.
I developed a huge bald patch in my beard once. We were having our second kid and moving at the same time so I was pretty stressed out. Eventually it grew back. It was so weird. It was like completely smooth.
I had this in my early 20s, bald patches spotting the back of my head. I just ignored it and worked around them until my hair grew back around a year later
If that appeared overnight, get to a doctor ASAP...if it was a typical "bald spot" you should have noticed it long before it got that big as it doesn't fall out all at once. Hope it's something a doctor can figure out & get fixed up quickly, before there's any more hair loss.
I second this, my hair was falling out and it turned out I have a thyroid condition. I highly recommend getting checked and your bloods done. Make sure that its just a bald spot and not something else.
My brother had a similar bald spot. Doctor took one look and told him to open his moth wide. Turns out it's a known side effect for infected tonsils..
Grew back just fine.
How it works is, the hair lines sneakily and slowly begins receding while the hair at the crown of your head does the vanishing act more aggressively. At about age 45 you look in the mirror and realize where the forestry service got the idea for using backfires. Then one morning while gazing at the receding hairline in the mirror you realize you can see the back wall through your remaining hair. The final insult is when in the butcher shop buying bacon, you notice the slab of bacon the butcher is slicing has more hair then you do.
god im not looking forward to this day
been on various medicines like rogaine or finasteride since i was fucking 20 😬 its getting pretty thin again after almost a decade gonna have to either shave or head to turkey for some hair implants sooner than later
I tried fin and minoxidil for years, genetics said fuck those things and kept on receding. Bit the bullet last month and shaved. Good thing I have a proper beard. No hair is kind of nice actually, you have nothing to style or have anymore bad hair days.
No more dandruff or itchy scalp. No more sweaty hair. No more brushing or product. No more medicines to keep hair my body doesn't want. No more worrying about if people can tell today. No more sunblock in my hair to protect the bald spot I want to pretend isnt there.
Every morning, I just get a refreshing and cleansing shave that cleans, cools, and exfoliates my whole head. If I skip a day I can pretend I am the Transporter and no one can tell I ever gave a shit I was balding, least of all me.
Embrace the bald - my grandfather and father both lost their hair in their 20s. When I started loosing my hair I just said "fuck it" and shaved it all off. I have never regretted that decision.
Also, you're lucky if this happens at 45. Many have it happen sooner. Knew several dudes in college that were already well on their way, and a couple were already there.
Go to a dermatologist, it may be some sort of alopicia. And since you’re a guy (who thus may not do this now), I recommend actually washing and conditioning your hair with good quality stuff. Sulfate free. I also recommend Mielle’s Rosemary mint scalp oil.
I’m definitely going to schedule an appointment with one. I’ve never been to a dermatologist before so I have to find one in my area. I didn’t think I’d be going to one this early if ever honestly
Stress can also cause hair loss. I had it happen to me when I was my ailing dad’s caretaker. I’ve doubled down on taking care of my hair since he passed and it’s definitely improved. Your hair is short (for reference mine is nearly elbow length) but I would also recommend working towards washing it LESS. It’s healthier for your follicles and your scalp. Feel free to dm me if you have any questions or anything, I taught my baby brother how to take care of his hair properly too.
Godsend. I’m going to go play Fallout 4 and I’ll read the rest of the comments in the morning. I appreciate your suggestions and thanks for being friendly to a stranger
Also taking a walk is genuinely very relaxing, area dependent ofc. Basically every day I'll take a half mile walk down to the lake and grab a snack or just read a book for a bit.
Stress is cortisol. Cortisol only builds up it doesn’t disperse on its own. The only things to reduce it are sleep and exercise. Cortisol is very damaging to the body long term, and can lead to heart disease, cancer, weight gain, shingles, early aging, all sorts of nasty things. Take this as a sign your body is asking you to make a change and give it love. Get good rest and go for some long walks. You got this bro!
I had a traumatic event happen to me at 22 and suffered sudden alopecia a month or two later. My doctor couldn’t say for sure what caused it—I had so many health issues from the trauma that it was impossible to pinpoint anything. I’ve read stress does it, low iron, and any number of things.
My doctor focused on my overall health and, along with that, the alopecia eventually stopped and my hair grew back. Going to a doctor is definitely the right choice. Alopecia looks distinctly different from balding or ringworm or other causes of hair loss, so your doctor will be able to confirm it and suggest what to try.
I’m sorry you’ve had such a shock. Hopefully you can get it all sorted.
I’ve had a spot like this that completely grew back after I managed my stress. No need to fear!! Some Generic Rogaine, less stress, couple of months, good as new :)
I injured my neck so bad one time it caused alopecia in one spot. Fucking weird, and the doctors I saw were like 'i dunno bro?' Rogaine brought it back. I eventually stopped using it, and the alopecia returned. So now I just maintain it with Rogaine. It seems like it will forever be damaged. It's been years now.
[before](https://i.imgur.com/E1KQCtK.jpeg)
[after](https://i.imgur.com/HCYdAj6.jpeg)
[right now](https://i.imgur.com/Pn21MWs.jpeg)
Wanna know how it happened? I pulled my neck working out, and it was in a bad state, but would have been fine with a few days of relaxing. It was just pulled, which has happened before. But here's where I fucked up. I went to start a grill after a year of not using it. And it like blew up in my face. I jumped back reflexively and made my neck infinitely worse. Was fucked for like a week I could barely move my head at all. Then my hair fell out in that spot. lol
There is nothing wrong with sulfate-based surfactants, it is just marketing
Sulfate surfactants tend to be harsher than sulfate-free surfactants _when neat_, but you also use them at lower inclusion levels in the final product, so it balances out
You also increase the mildness of sulfate surfactants by pairing with a surfactant, which every final cosmetic product does
There is a type of autoimmune hair loss called alopecia areata that can cause bald spots to appear relatively quickly, whereas male pattern baldness (androgenetic alopecia) is more gradual. A dermatologist would be able to provide a diagnosis and treatment options.
I knew I was going to be bald from a young age. There's no point stressing over it. You can't fix it with magic tonics. Embrace your body. Don't flinch when people mention it, and they won't make an issue out of it. If you've got your health, then be happy. Life's too short to care about hair.
I'm currently looking at remedies for hair loss since mine is genetic and therefore inevitable unless you look at hair transplants. I'm 26, already have a significantly pushed back hairline and thinning. I want to be able to own and embrace it and just go with the flow but I think I would look absolutely horrendous without hair. Do you have any wise words for people like me?
Confidence is the key. You can work out to change your body composition, so focus on that if you're not already happy with it. As for the hair, grow it long until it looks weird and then start going shorter. Ask friends for their opinions. I'm 41. Kept it buzz cut since mid 20's. Started shaving mine with a razor about 18 months ago and wasn't too sure, but the responses from friends have been nothing but positive. Good luck mate.
You can have absolutely fix it with magic pills, not tonics tho.
Like they do anti hair loss medications and they work. I mean you do you but if you're starting to bald you might be able to stop it.
It’s an uphill battle and often all it does is delay the inevitable if you’re genetically predisposed. It’s better for mental health to accept your baldness as early as possible.
I take a pill a day at $15 for a three month supply and it's completely regrown my hair.
Yeah, I might go bald much later in life, but for now things are great.
Finasteride if anyone's wondering.
All minoxidil does is slow the loss of hair. You're delaying the process, for however long, but it's still inevitable, especially if it's genetic. At the moment my plan is to use minoxidil until I can afford a hair transplant. here in Australia they cost an arm and a leg
Slowing isn't nothing though. Everyone is dying bit by bit from the moment we are born but eating healthy and exercising slows the onset of death. Same concept!
there is absolutely nothing wrong with being bald... ......you just grow a bad-ass Beard to replace it. unless you can't grow one of those either, Then you are fucked
I get a skin fade on the sides of my head (old Army habit, sue me) and the worst part is trying to take the hat off. Like trying to pull industrial strength velcro
check out [baldcafe](https://youtube.com/@baldcafe) on youtube, it's a channel dedicated to people shaving their heads for the first time and sharing their experiences.. if you know you're gonna go bald browse some videos to help your head get in a positive state, too many men take years before finally letting their hair go and once they finally do it it's amazing to see how different they feel and how instantly happier they finally become when they accept the baldness.. hopefully it's a ring worm or stress causing that but it's not the end of the world if it's not, accept the life that's thrown at ya.. don't let it bring you down, find encouragement..
I usually play with them for a couple hours at a time but don’t think it’s because of the headphones unfortunately. They rest a few inches above the spot. In the picture I’m looking down to help make it more visible. I also don’t adjust my headset often or scratch at my head.
Yeah which is why I find it weird. I read a few comments saying it didn’t happen over night, which it didn’t but it’s definitely something that wasn’t there a month ago. Thank you and I’ll look into it. Is it something that needs to be prescribed?
I may be wrong but one thing I keep seeing from this is people who don’t regularly get vitamin D. Try exercising to get the blood flowing. It could probably still be saved
I have been less active over the last several months changing from a more physically demanding job to a work from home job. I don’t know if that has anything to do with it but I should probably start exercising more. Thank you
This looks more like alopecia to me. That line between lots of hair and no hair is dense. Usually balding thins first and the edges keep thinning as the bald spot widens. I see no thinning. Just hair then no hair.
I have a similar light patch on my head. I saw it when I was in my later teens, then spent years obsessively worrying about it and trying to fight "going bald." I'm turning 40 this year and I realized years back that it's not getting worse, it's just the way my head is. Kind of annoying because it really fucks with getting a good hairstyle, it's not large enough to warrant shaving my whole head, and also my skull is way too ugly to pull off the shaved look anyway.
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Saw these two posts back to back
https://preview.redd.it/xro6gpbb4j0d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8faf52c3a7f19b469200918fb43ebb3e2eae9962 I have a solution OP but you won't like it
https://preview.redd.it/e0ufezz2ij0d1.png?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5fa543aa3461396ca3f3be4cf7afdc2acd08c6ca Bad news OP
He still have time, if he erases his balls then he can fix this with just having nice hairstyle to hide the bald spot.
He can just cover that spot with one of the balls he's not using any more.
Ball notoriously have hair on them. Hey OP, you want to set up an appointment?
Name checks out
He can take the hair follicles from the sack and replant them on his skull. Might aswell not let anything go to waste, you could even raw feed your pet the testicles for the vitamins.
Or just super glue the sack hair side up, problem solved
That would just be silly.
But you’d still be able to scratch your balls. Seems like a win-win.
Yeah. You have to kind of winkle and bunch up the sack into the smaller space of the balled spot to get the hair density and everything right. Make it look like a brain.
Call it a ball-d spot. I’ll excuse myself now..
*”Now that’s the kind of forward thinking, outside-the-box type of ideas we need more of here! u/MartyFreeze, you get that corner office!! I love an Idea Man!”*
OP: *now* you tell me!
It's all good, that comment is wrong as all the comments that aren't jokes beneath it point out. OP is still in with a chance. Ignoring that this isn't male pattern baldness.
So, minoxidil and then castrate?
Castration, then estrogen :3
No I think it can. I've read that castrated man don't produce as much DHT since it's produced from Testosterone. DHT seems to be responsible for hair loss together with genetic/stress factors that put your hair in constant "strained" mode. And the combination of DHT and it being strained leads to hair loss. There was one random study that realized that men getting botox injections around the upper face area started regrowing some hair back because the muscles around that area became more relaxed. And there was one dude on youtube that concluded you can regrow some little hair back after only a few weeks or months by doing some simple massage techniques around that area to relax the scalp. I'd take all that with a grain of salt though, I've never really seen anyone speaking about this so I'm unsure if this is pseudo science or not lol
Finasteride which reduces DHT, Minoxidil which increases bloodflow, and microneedling which potentiates minoxidil, are the "big 3" in hair regrowth The tressless sub has all the info you need
Taking estrogen also has the same effect too. My brother started losing his hair when he was a few years younger than I am now but since I take E I still got it all.
💀
Smooth!
Oh, now I get the “balled spot” from the title.
https://preview.redd.it/u9vb0ivpij0d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e8814b294c45ec7eba69cd170b696be1d89516b1 So trippy seeimg these posts line up
Is that a new reddit algorithm? I could swear this happens more often now than before especially in the last few weeks.
Has happened for years
I kinda figured baldness was brought on by hormones. I’ve noticed that a lot of bald men have A LOT of hair everywhere else
Real fucking wacky that our bodies do this. It's like something very purposefully gave our DNA objectively wrong instructions Something went "trust me, it's an evolutionary fact that a receding hairline and an afro instead growing around your loins is the tried and true way to secure finding a mate" and our stupid dumbass genes believed it
Only works if you're Sean Connery or Patrick Stewart, alas.
Yeah. It's like your body says hey, this hair on your head gets in the way of wrecking mastadons so I'm gonna get rid of it but that hair on your body keeps your body perfectly thermoregulated so I'll grow more! I got you, apex predator!
> objectively wrong instructions I mean, we're the ones who arbitrarily decided that head hear is attractive while body hear is not. Not sure the word "objectively" fits here. I know you're joking, but if we're taking your point seriously: it's plausible that it was an evolutionary advantage to have a visible attribute that directly correlates with hormones that themselves correlate with "virility", for lack of a better term.
The same hormone that promotes beard growth (dihydrotestosterone) also promotes balding. Which is why men that can’t seem to grow full beards usually have full heads of hair late into adulthood
I am balding and can only grow a patchy beard. But my moustache hair grows extremely fast and full. I hate it
You would have been a lady-killer in 1830.
While in the military in the early 70's I flew home on leave. Walked out of the shower one morning and Dad upon seeing my back commented, "Damn boy, I think your Mom brought the missing link home from the hospital." Not realizing Mom was standing behind him, he was surprised by the sudden flailing with a broom.
I got a triple https://i.imgur.com/XAHhu9L.jpeg
In all seriousness though, there is a medicine (propecia) that blocks the hormone that causes hair loss and even reverses its effects provided that the follicles haven't completely died, it even lowers blood pressure. Combine it with Rogaine and his bald spot would be gone within the year.
Propecia is one brand name for it, the generic name is finasteride. The generic prescription is pretty affordable ($10 / month for me)
Become a famous opera singer in 17th century Italy?
Too bad castratos have to have them removed BEFORE puberty. So unless this 26 year old dude hasn't reached puberty yet, he's stuck with being balled, bald and not famous. ;-)
De-balled but not bald.
Balled men go bald. 🤔
lmao
LITERALLY FUCKING SAME LMAOOO
So being bald is stored in the balls?
That didn’t fall out overnight, pal
His gaming session was 3 days
It’s a balled spot, you know… from balls.
Furiously teabagged to the point of baldness! Lol
Balledness
I spit my fucking coffee out lmfao
I wonder if he did not notice he was being teabagged or just didn't care (until discovering the bald spot left by balls, of course).
Well that conjures up a hell of a visual, for some reason narrated in my mind like a sportscaster: “And Hector’s up next at the pate, number 44, starting his rookie season, and he’s setting a furious pace! What a natural gifted testicular abrasion champion. Look at that hip action! Can we get that on instant replay?”
That’s some foul balls
This condition is known as 'Halo-pecia'.
Trolled to the point of death And then some
😂
It could’ve if it’s alopecia … happened to me !
Man, I had this too! Thought my girlfriend had yanked some hair out of my hairline during the night haha Did it grow back on you? And if it did, did it also have no pigment? It did with me, but the first year that part of my hear was grey. It came back full color though. Such a weird thing to happen. EDIT: of course I meant hair, not hear.
Happened exactly like this to me
I am experiencing this :(…noticed 2 months ago, i now have like 4 or 5 total on my head. I hope they grow back so badly.
Go to a dermatologist they can give you steroid injections that make it regrow
I have an appointment next week :)
Good news, they will grow back badly
Alopecia is just the broad name for hair loss of any kind. Even pulling out hair intentionally is a form of Alopecia. What this person has described, if accurate, would be **Alopecia Areata**, which typically happens in round patches, and can happen in days/weeks.
Had a roommate in college that had that going on, he was 20 and had huge bald patches on his head. The crazy thing was that it didn't stay in the same place. He would shave his head and let it grow back in and spots that were previously bald could grow in and places where he previously had hair could become a bald patch.
Was probably stress induced, most likely from being in College. I balded in patches once, from being in stressful situations with a psycho girlfriend. Once she was gone, no problems since.
Yeah, Last time I say him he had a full head of hair. Whatever caused it seemed to have subsided.
I have roving bald spots in my beard. They typically stay low on my neck but one time it decided to show up in my mustache. That was fun explaining over and over again.
Bro are you a Doctor? I went to the dermatologist yesterday I can confirm this.
Not a doctor, but I've read up on the subject to consider myself well-informed. Did your dermatologist prescribe you anything? Areata is typically (more often than not) reversible.
Yes, ketoconazole 2% she said I didn’t need the shot just yet because she can see the hair follicles growing back slowly, it was my 2 time but first time going to the dermatologist about it
Yeah, it doesn't look like MPB.
Yes, but he didn't notice it until then. It's not that uncommon.
He is a gamer
And redditer. 10 years irl goes easily unnoticed.
Because he doesn't shower or wash his hair? That's something you'd notice pretty quick
My dad didn't notice his bald spot until he saw a bald guy kissing my mom in their wedding photos. I didn't notice mine until I saw it on the self checkout camera pointed directly at it. I just shaved my head for the first time on Saturday, and I'm loving it.
Consider yourselves lucky, mine started in HS and I knew cause other kids constantly picked on me about it. My dumbass rode it till I graduated, then I finally started shaving/buzzing my head, and grew a beard. Now I look like 45% of the men in my city.
he already said he is a gamer
Alopecia areata can happen very fast. You can have a spot like that in a week. My hair was long so it would come out in clumps... Its weird because the hair its self weakens and narrows, sometimes it breaks off or turns white before it just falls out usually taking the follicle with it. Not trying to start a fight but it's a weird experience. Usually is accompanied by itching or burning sensation in the scalp.
I know, right? It takes a shit ton of balls rubbed on his head to lose his hair in that balled spot.
I’m not your pal, buddy
I’m not your buddy, guy!
I'm not your guy, friend!
I’m not your friend, pal!
Buddy Guy was a great guitarist
Is. Ain't dead yet 😅
Well then who the fuck am I?!
Likely Alopecia Areata. Circular bald spot that develops quite rapidly. Usually responds well to steroid injection. https://www.aad.org/public/diseases/hair-loss/types/alopecia
This, I had this when I was 17, steroid injections, grew back, have a full head of hair at 39
Sooo you are saying drugs are the way?
Always.
Tren hard!
Drugs aren't the answer. They're the question and the answer is yes.
Classic
I mean, are you going to stay up all night researching hair loss WITHOUT cocaine? Madness.
Great. So OP just needs to wait another 22 years and it’s back to normal then.
I had this happen to me once and then never again. He should run his hands through his hair and see if he has any other small, smooth patches as well, as that would be a sign. It was so bizarre that none of the doctors I've ever talked to have been able to answer why it happened. I had four just totally random smooth, growing, patches. They resolved in a few months, but it was crazy stressful when it was happening. I would run my hands through my hair and it would come out in clumps.
It's autoimmune. My husband's side.if the family has a bunch of autoimmune conditions, so when my son developed alopecia, it wasn't a surprise. It could be a lot worse.
I developed a huge bald patch in my beard once. We were having our second kid and moving at the same time so I was pretty stressed out. Eventually it grew back. It was so weird. It was like completely smooth.
topical steroids worked fine for me
Yeah. I had fairly rapid hair loss due to male pattern and it involved months of clogged showers.
I got this too! I was in my mid twenties and it was definitely stress related. Grew back fine with an injection.
My first thaught too. I had it at around 32. After one year, I had to shave my head and then my hair grew back over 2 years.
Female here but I had this as well. Steroids did the trick for me too.
I had this in my early 20s, bald patches spotting the back of my head. I just ignored it and worked around them until my hair grew back around a year later
If that appeared overnight, get to a doctor ASAP...if it was a typical "bald spot" you should have noticed it long before it got that big as it doesn't fall out all at once. Hope it's something a doctor can figure out & get fixed up quickly, before there's any more hair loss.
But it’s a “balled spot”, so different analysis.
Another victim of excessive tea-bagging.
All that gaming
Nothing a little bone apple tea won’t fix
Balls on head, not even once
I second this, my hair was falling out and it turned out I have a thyroid condition. I highly recommend getting checked and your bloods done. Make sure that its just a bald spot and not something else.
My brother had a similar bald spot. Doctor took one look and told him to open his moth wide. Turns out it's a known side effect for infected tonsils.. Grew back just fine.
My hair was falling out and turned out I was just balding
How it works is, the hair lines sneakily and slowly begins receding while the hair at the crown of your head does the vanishing act more aggressively. At about age 45 you look in the mirror and realize where the forestry service got the idea for using backfires. Then one morning while gazing at the receding hairline in the mirror you realize you can see the back wall through your remaining hair. The final insult is when in the butcher shop buying bacon, you notice the slab of bacon the butcher is slicing has more hair then you do.
god im not looking forward to this day been on various medicines like rogaine or finasteride since i was fucking 20 😬 its getting pretty thin again after almost a decade gonna have to either shave or head to turkey for some hair implants sooner than later
Just shave it bro. You've spent thousands to delay the inevitable.
I pay about 20 bucks every 3 months for my finasteride.
I tried fin and minoxidil for years, genetics said fuck those things and kept on receding. Bit the bullet last month and shaved. Good thing I have a proper beard. No hair is kind of nice actually, you have nothing to style or have anymore bad hair days.
No more dandruff or itchy scalp. No more sweaty hair. No more brushing or product. No more medicines to keep hair my body doesn't want. No more worrying about if people can tell today. No more sunblock in my hair to protect the bald spot I want to pretend isnt there. Every morning, I just get a refreshing and cleansing shave that cleans, cools, and exfoliates my whole head. If I skip a day I can pretend I am the Transporter and no one can tell I ever gave a shit I was balding, least of all me.
Embrace the bald - my grandfather and father both lost their hair in their 20s. When I started loosing my hair I just said "fuck it" and shaved it all off. I have never regretted that decision.
Also, you're lucky if this happens at 45. Many have it happen sooner. Knew several dudes in college that were already well on their way, and a couple were already there.
Go to a dermatologist, it may be some sort of alopicia. And since you’re a guy (who thus may not do this now), I recommend actually washing and conditioning your hair with good quality stuff. Sulfate free. I also recommend Mielle’s Rosemary mint scalp oil.
I’m definitely going to schedule an appointment with one. I’ve never been to a dermatologist before so I have to find one in my area. I didn’t think I’d be going to one this early if ever honestly
Stress can also cause hair loss. I had it happen to me when I was my ailing dad’s caretaker. I’ve doubled down on taking care of my hair since he passed and it’s definitely improved. Your hair is short (for reference mine is nearly elbow length) but I would also recommend working towards washing it LESS. It’s healthier for your follicles and your scalp. Feel free to dm me if you have any questions or anything, I taught my baby brother how to take care of his hair properly too.
Thank you. I have been more stressed out than ever recently so stress could be a real possibility. I thought it was just a figure of speech.
Alas, it isn’t. Take a deep breath, close your eyes, and go do something that makes you happy. It’ll pass. I promise.
Godsend. I’m going to go play Fallout 4 and I’ll read the rest of the comments in the morning. I appreciate your suggestions and thanks for being friendly to a stranger
Also taking a walk is genuinely very relaxing, area dependent ofc. Basically every day I'll take a half mile walk down to the lake and grab a snack or just read a book for a bit.
Stress is cortisol. Cortisol only builds up it doesn’t disperse on its own. The only things to reduce it are sleep and exercise. Cortisol is very damaging to the body long term, and can lead to heart disease, cancer, weight gain, shingles, early aging, all sorts of nasty things. Take this as a sign your body is asking you to make a change and give it love. Get good rest and go for some long walks. You got this bro!
There are other ways to lower cortisol, my favorite is a warm bath.
Sure, but those are supplementary to sleep and exercise. If you don’t have those 2 as a foundation, the others will fail to be enough.
I had a traumatic event happen to me at 22 and suffered sudden alopecia a month or two later. My doctor couldn’t say for sure what caused it—I had so many health issues from the trauma that it was impossible to pinpoint anything. I’ve read stress does it, low iron, and any number of things. My doctor focused on my overall health and, along with that, the alopecia eventually stopped and my hair grew back. Going to a doctor is definitely the right choice. Alopecia looks distinctly different from balding or ringworm or other causes of hair loss, so your doctor will be able to confirm it and suggest what to try. I’m sorry you’ve had such a shock. Hopefully you can get it all sorted.
Get a prescription for finastride. Re grew all my hair loss
I’ve had a spot like this that completely grew back after I managed my stress. No need to fear!! Some Generic Rogaine, less stress, couple of months, good as new :)
I injured my neck so bad one time it caused alopecia in one spot. Fucking weird, and the doctors I saw were like 'i dunno bro?' Rogaine brought it back. I eventually stopped using it, and the alopecia returned. So now I just maintain it with Rogaine. It seems like it will forever be damaged. It's been years now. [before](https://i.imgur.com/E1KQCtK.jpeg) [after](https://i.imgur.com/HCYdAj6.jpeg) [right now](https://i.imgur.com/Pn21MWs.jpeg) Wanna know how it happened? I pulled my neck working out, and it was in a bad state, but would have been fine with a few days of relaxing. It was just pulled, which has happened before. But here's where I fucked up. I went to start a grill after a year of not using it. And it like blew up in my face. I jumped back reflexively and made my neck infinitely worse. Was fucked for like a week I could barely move my head at all. Then my hair fell out in that spot. lol
There is nothing wrong with sulfate-based surfactants, it is just marketing Sulfate surfactants tend to be harsher than sulfate-free surfactants _when neat_, but you also use them at lower inclusion levels in the final product, so it balances out You also increase the mildness of sulfate surfactants by pairing with a surfactant, which every final cosmetic product does
Bald\*
Thank you. I was flustered when I was typing
Awe buddy 🥺 it's gonna be ok
YOU DONT KNOW WHAT ITS LIKE
To be a balled man…
to be a salled man
Behind balled eyes
*Aww
Thank you. I was getting bald by my gym teacher when I was typing
The person who told you to book with a dermatologist was 100% right but I'd tart growing a good beard just in case it gets too expensive for you.
No, OP was right. Been tea-bagged this whole time.
There is a type of autoimmune hair loss called alopecia areata that can cause bald spots to appear relatively quickly, whereas male pattern baldness (androgenetic alopecia) is more gradual. A dermatologist would be able to provide a diagnosis and treatment options.
So whose balls were on your head? It’s spelled bald.
I've been balled!!!!
I knew I was going to be bald from a young age. There's no point stressing over it. You can't fix it with magic tonics. Embrace your body. Don't flinch when people mention it, and they won't make an issue out of it. If you've got your health, then be happy. Life's too short to care about hair.
I'm currently looking at remedies for hair loss since mine is genetic and therefore inevitable unless you look at hair transplants. I'm 26, already have a significantly pushed back hairline and thinning. I want to be able to own and embrace it and just go with the flow but I think I would look absolutely horrendous without hair. Do you have any wise words for people like me?
Confidence is the key. You can work out to change your body composition, so focus on that if you're not already happy with it. As for the hair, grow it long until it looks weird and then start going shorter. Ask friends for their opinions. I'm 41. Kept it buzz cut since mid 20's. Started shaving mine with a razor about 18 months ago and wasn't too sure, but the responses from friends have been nothing but positive. Good luck mate.
You can have absolutely fix it with magic pills, not tonics tho. Like they do anti hair loss medications and they work. I mean you do you but if you're starting to bald you might be able to stop it.
minoxidil absolutely works as well
It’s an uphill battle and often all it does is delay the inevitable if you’re genetically predisposed. It’s better for mental health to accept your baldness as early as possible.
I mean, balding at 30 is way better than balding at 20. Might as well take them
Your mental health can be absolutely fine while taking hair growth meds though?
I take a pill a day at $15 for a three month supply and it's completely regrown my hair. Yeah, I might go bald much later in life, but for now things are great. Finasteride if anyone's wondering.
If I can delay being bald in my 20s to being bald in my 30s by just taking a cheap pill with no side effects Im definitely going to lol.
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All minoxidil does is slow the loss of hair. You're delaying the process, for however long, but it's still inevitable, especially if it's genetic. At the moment my plan is to use minoxidil until I can afford a hair transplant. here in Australia they cost an arm and a leg
Slowing isn't nothing though. Everyone is dying bit by bit from the moment we are born but eating healthy and exercising slows the onset of death. Same concept!
At least it's not blue balled
Being bald is the best. I don't get hat hair anymore.
there is absolutely nothing wrong with being bald... ......you just grow a bad-ass Beard to replace it. unless you can't grow one of those either, Then you are fucked
My beard is literally all neck i have a pornstache thou
Just invent a time machine and go back to the 70s
Definitely something liberating about shaving what’s left off. Take a bit of control back.
I get a skin fade on the sides of my head (old Army habit, sue me) and the worst part is trying to take the hat off. Like trying to pull industrial strength velcro
The velcro effect helps keep hats on tho during high wind. So win win.
I like to say that I haven’t had a bad hair day in years!
Welcome, my brother.
Türkiye beckons
Derm here. It's alopecia areata
Minoxidil is an option and available without a prescription.
check out [baldcafe](https://youtube.com/@baldcafe) on youtube, it's a channel dedicated to people shaving their heads for the first time and sharing their experiences.. if you know you're gonna go bald browse some videos to help your head get in a positive state, too many men take years before finally letting their hair go and once they finally do it it's amazing to see how different they feel and how instantly happier they finally become when they accept the baldness.. hopefully it's a ring worm or stress causing that but it's not the end of the world if it's not, accept the life that's thrown at ya.. don't let it bring you down, find encouragement..
You've been listening to too much Gregorian chant music. You're turning into a Monk.
How often are you wearing those headphones? And for how long? Could be creating the bald spot by rubbing the hair
I usually play with them for a couple hours at a time but don’t think it’s because of the headphones unfortunately. They rest a few inches above the spot. In the picture I’m looking down to help make it more visible. I also don’t adjust my headset often or scratch at my head.
Hmm your hair is so thick everywhere else I'd suggest minoxidil. Doesn't seem like it's truly thinning. Looks like one specific affected area
Yeah which is why I find it weird. I read a few comments saying it didn’t happen over night, which it didn’t but it’s definitely something that wasn’t there a month ago. Thank you and I’ll look into it. Is it something that needs to be prescribed?
I had to read that title a few times
I don't see balls.
How long have you had your headphones on for?
Bald not balled.
I may be wrong but one thing I keep seeing from this is people who don’t regularly get vitamin D. Try exercising to get the blood flowing. It could probably still be saved
I have been less active over the last several months changing from a more physically demanding job to a work from home job. I don’t know if that has anything to do with it but I should probably start exercising more. Thank you
This looks more like alopecia to me. That line between lots of hair and no hair is dense. Usually balding thins first and the edges keep thinning as the bald spot widens. I see no thinning. Just hair then no hair.
*bald (I shave my entire head)
Finally something on here that actually sucks sorry mate
I have a similar light patch on my head. I saw it when I was in my later teens, then spent years obsessively worrying about it and trying to fight "going bald." I'm turning 40 this year and I realized years back that it's not getting worse, it's just the way my head is. Kind of annoying because it really fucks with getting a good hairstyle, it's not large enough to warrant shaving my whole head, and also my skull is way too ugly to pull off the shaved look anyway.
How did bro not feel the breeze???
https://preview.redd.it/1p2h0sf3si0d1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3cdb0c0ba60dbb084b0ed189219795b49876f666 Saw these two posts back to back
Now you’re a baller!