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Thinning hair in early 20s, buzz cut till mid 30s, since then full shave. Balancing it out with a goatee. I've been told by people who've known me for a long time that the current style makes me look much younger, but I guess I'm lucky that the shape of my skull works well with a shaven head.

Late 20s, but since I have almost always, other than my army service, had very long hair, it wasn’t so noticeable. I wore and still wear messy buns most of the time, which hides the crown as a side effect. I did however immediately get with a doctor when I first started really getting bothered by it, especially the forehead hairline, and got a combo of minoxidil, finasteride and ketokonazol (or however you spell that) going, after a while of testing different things. I still use them to this day, and surprisingly, I’ve gained some of my forehead line back (although sparse still) and almost entirely stopped the thinning at the crown. My family from both my mother’s and father’s side is just full of bald or perpetually sort of balding men, so I feel lucky that I somehow got myself to do something about it before it was too late. The doc says it’s almost impossible to fully regain if it gets too far, and the longer it has progressed, the less likely it is to get it halting the progress at the very least, so boy am I glad I actually did something about it.

However, now nearing my mid 30s, it’s not the still visible but tolerable sparseness that bothers me, but the coarseness and rigidity of the constantly multiplying grey hairs. I guess universe just doesn’t want me to have a beautiful, lush head of hair. Doesn’t seem to want that for very many men, really.

But for some younger ones browsing this thread, I’d suggest talking to a doctor about this, especially if long hair is important to you or a distinct part of your identity and/or self-image. There are things that really can work at varying levels for different people, and sooner you get the routine going, the less you’ll regret not acting fast enough.

Mid twenties, tried to keep it looking fine with a normal cut, but then I just stopped having the energy to do it that way, so for the last few years I have gone for a buzzcut every month or so, 6mm.

Looks quite good actually.

Asking on my own behalf - I'm in my early twenties and actively noticed my hair starting to thin a few months ago. I'm honestly a bit uncomfortable with how quickly it's been progressing as I quite like my hair.

Maybe it's stress or something?

I'm trans (ftm) and balding hit in my mid 20s after about 4 years taking testosterone. I have an incredibly receeded hairline and thinning on top and back. I use Minox daily and I'm looking into an FUE hair transplant.

Probably started in late 20s. Wasn't super noticeable until mid 30s. Then I shaved it during covid and have been rocking that for a few years.

Started getting thin mid-thirties. The peak is mostly gone now at ~40, so I just buzz the whole thing at #1. My brother was like full on bald by the end of high school.

Life goes on.

One day when I was 17 getting ready for school I realised my hair was not only thinning, but was pretty much gone on top. Didn't get warning signs or subtle thinning. Just realised i was bald one day amd have been shaving my head ever since.

I'm 25 and it's receeded quite far and I've got a nearly bald circle on the back. On the upside I can grow a pretty decent beard now.

Mid to late twenties.

It didn't get visible until the late twenties, but I knew it was happening.

No big deal, I knew it was coming because genetics lol. You can look at my family and tell who is where on the tree because of it.

There's times I wish it wasn't so. I do miss having a full head of hair to have fun with. And I don't like having to wear hats all the damn time since I'm not rubbing sunscreen on my damn head and hoping it doesn't sweat off.

But, mostly, idgaf. Like I said, I knew it was coming, I was comfortable with the idea of it because I knew so many men that made it work for them in one way or another. It never has seemed like a bad thing to me. If anything, I dig how it looks a little more than full hair for a lot of men because men tend to cut hair short, and that limits how you can style it. A lot of faces don't benefit from having that hair on top, or don't with the styles available with short hair

I rock a skullet myself. I enjoy the feeling of my hair long more than I enjoy the lower maintenance of keeping it trimmed down or shaved. Plus, it helps when I get sweaty since the sweat tends to wick along the hair that is there, getting less of it dripping down my face.

Sometimes I'll braid the sides back behind the ears. Sometimes it's loose. But it mostly stays in a tail for convenience.

But, I reached the point I am now by my late thirties. Hasn't changed much since then, and I'm fifty now

Late 30s, I wasn’t sure if it was happening at first but it’s become more noticeable over the past year or so. Still have most of my hair but I’m slowly losing it.