Hair Today...Gone Tomorrow

I'm sure I let out a silent scream the day I looked in the mirror and realized I was beginning to lose my hair.

How could this be happening to me? After all, at the time I was only about 45 years old. After researching the subject of hair loss I learned quite a lot about the subject. For one thing, I was being struck with something called "male pattern baldness." Usually this will happen in two areas. On the front of your head to the left and right of center or on the back(top) of your head.

AGE IS NOT ALWAYS A FACTOR:

Its not uncommon for a twenty something to begin to lose his hair. As a matter of fact, I've seen plenty of men a lot younger than me who have thinning hair. On the other hand, there are men in their 60,s who have amazing, thick hair! That hardly seems fair, but When it comes to our body make-up I guess we just have to take the good with the bad. I may be losing my hair as I age, but I have been fortunate that my body weight is exactly the same as it was 30 years ago. I guess we just have to accept that we are not all created equal.

BALD CAN BE BEAUTIFUL:

I have to admit, some men just look great bald. Some of my favorite actors have been bald. Telly Savalas, Yul Brenner and Bruce Willis are prime examples of bald actors who made it big.

I read once that a man who is bald in the back is a thinker. And a man who is bald in the front is sexy. I wonder if that means, a man who is bald all over, thinks he's sexy?

I've thought about being purposely bald. I mean, shave it all off. I just can't imagine it. I think that would take a lot of courage. Probably more than I have at the moment. I really have to hand it to people who shave all their hair off to support a charity, or to support a friend who has lost their hair through cancer treatments.

I try and imagine what its like. Isn't it cold in the winter? What about sunburn in the Summer? On the upside, it sure must make getting ready for the day a lot easier. Jump out of bed, shower, brush your teeth and buff your head. No hair brush in your bathroom!

THE MAGIC CURE:

I've got news. There is no magic cure. Type "hair loss" into your search engine and you will get millions of hits. Every quack, witch doctor and weirdo has a fool proof way to re-generate your hair. In reality, they have found a fool proof way to use your vanity to part you from your money. If you notice, most of them state that "some people don't notice significant hair growth" or "hair growth might be minimal". Right. Cover your tracks from the get-go.

You paid $200 for the magic ointment that you had to administer 3 times a day for a year and 3 lonely hairs sprouted up in the middle of your bald spot. Happy days.

It makes more sense to just accept that these thinks happen. It has little effect on the type of person we are or how people perceive us.

The hardest think to deal with is our own vanity.