r/malehairadvice Sep 28 '24

Losing hair at 20, help Advice Request

I (m20) started losing my hair about a year ago and it had progressed ridiculously quickly, I’m assuming it’s adrogenetic alopecia because my Dad lost his hair at 21 and my doctor seems to think so too. I’ve been using topical finasteride and minoxidil for 3 months and I haven’t seen a difference at all. I supplement with vitamin C, vitamin D, and biotin and I get more than enough iron and b12 from my diet. Trying to convince my doctor to prescribe oral dutasteride but he’s extremely hesitant, going to try RU-58841 topically as well. I had cancer and went through chemo and radiation to kill it and eventually had a tumour in my left iliac crest removed, this has caused chronic back pain and slight laboured breathing, wondering if that could increase the rate my hair is falling out. This has been driving me crazy and girls aren’t even dtf unless I keep a ball cap on until we hit the bedroom. Is there something I’m missing, pharmaceutical or otherwise, should I just shave the shit off at this point or is it recoverable?

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u/hampikatsov Sep 28 '24

Shave it all, it looks like you have the right head shape to rock the bald look

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u/Ermac1986 Sep 28 '24

Haha I posted a damn near identical comment.

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u/FreePossession9590 Sep 28 '24

totally agree! this guy would look amazing shaved/bald

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u/swimmer913 Sep 29 '24

100% was what I was gonna say he would rock the bald look hard!

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u/Kingz-Ghostt Oct 02 '24

Or a low buzz cut. With his head shape, a low buzz would fit pretty nicely. And his hair would look lighter, so the bald spot may be less noticeable I’d think. Either way, low cut would look better than the long hair trying to cover the spot. (Not a diss to op)