Hey everyone,
I have been suffering from hair loss for about 13 years. I have tried everything and spent vast amounts of time on trying to keep my hair. Really, there are three choices:
1) Shave it. If you are big, have a nice head, and aren't too pale, you can pull it off. I, personally, look like a chemo patient with a shaved head.
2)Meds. Propecia, Dutasteride, Minoxidil, Zandrox, DMSO, Zinc/B6. You can take meds, and they will help keep the hair you've got (I actually regrew some with Propecia and Zandrox 12.5%) but there are side effects. Propecia affected me slowly and after a while, I had a mental fog. I also had a lowered libido. But like I said, it was so gradual, I couldn't notice when it happened.
3) Hairpiece. No, they are not rugs anymore. The new ones are so good, no one will know. Trust me. No one will know. I wear one, and nobody knows!!! It doesn't take much maintenance once you've got it down. And they are totally cheap off the internet. I get mine from Toplace, but Coolpiece also has some nice ones. These are custom made, so the color is perfect. And you can have any hairstyle you want, even a crew cut.
That's it. Years of Internet knowledge in three paragraphs.
I don't think women are bothered if you are bald and look like Brad Pitt. But for us mere mortals, we can look a lot better with a nicely styled head of hair.