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Bit of an update.

Quick update not the best picture.

Hey y’all, wanted to post my 18 month update. I just started being able to put it in a low ponytail. Does anyone use a kind of supplement to support hair growth such as DE or something else?

Hey, all. I've been away from here for so long that I can't even remember the name I last posted under, but I wanted to post a current photo since I valued having this community as a resource for many years.

My hair is juuuuust at waist length now following a trim of about four inches. I'm always open to having conversations, so feel free to drop me an e-mail at brightenedboy@gmail.com.

Hi,

This photo was taken on June 20, 2023. It was the weekend I had met Anthony: http://mlhh.org/messages/328294.html.

I took the same photo two years ago at the same place. But there was mud that prevents me to put the camera tripod at the same place in order to have the exact same picture.

Between the two pictures, I hadn't any trim. Hair have grown, but not as much as I expected.

62 and still growing - wonder for how long.

Hey all,
I’m at 21 months of growth here with no trims. I’m thinking of getting a small trim to clip split ends. My goal is knee length hair :)

Hello,

I was just curious if anyone had any new hair goals? I am currently maintaining the length I have now. I trim about every 6 months.

Darrin

Hello everyone
Wow, I am so impressed to both see new faces but also so many people still here from when I used to be around. That is incredible and it makes me happy.

I have been thinking about updating here with some news, and thought why not then, even if they partially leave me uneasy, but all in all can be of help to someone else.

When it comes to length, I have reached somewhat knee length in the past few months. Knee length happened sort of accidentally. I was dancing for a few years and I guess my hair was getting breakage, and since I stopped it resumed growing. I haven't trimmed it at all since the beginning of covid, which means a few years already, and it got to this length, which I thought was beyond terminal length for me. I will talk about the length later.

A bit over a year ago, I discovered a small, very defined spot in my head with no hair, at the crown. To say the least, I got extremely concerned and stressed. I scheduled with general dermatology right away, and had a very bad experience with a dismissive doctor that told me I was fine but would prescribe me both Finasteride and Minoxidil. I scheduled with a second doctor that barely looked at my scalp but told me I was fine also, and asked if I was taking female hormones because my hair looks like a woman's hair - which was weird to say the least.
I tried to calm down and let another year pass to see if the spot would fill up but it didn't. This year I scheduled with specialized hair clinics and have been to both, and the last one was the best - I did pay a lot of money for this particular appointment.
In this appointment they took a sample of my hair in advance, with root, to analyze in laboratory. The results were good - I don't seem to have any predisposition for male pattern baldness. However, the spot is there, and is scar tissue, but not from an injury I can remember. I will have to do further tests to see what might have caused it, but I was told it could very well be related to stress. It's not very normal to scar, but hopefully this is not something that will spread around. It's a spot the size of a small coin I would say, and it's covered, fortunately, by the upper layers of hair. It shows when I fully part my hair at the middle - as to do double braids for example. This makes me quite sad, but at the same time I'm grateful that it's not a hormonal situation. I will be taking steps to see if there is something else going on and if I need to do anything to protect the hair on my head of course. I do appreciate the difficulty of finding someone who will empathize with you, and for anyone looking for advice on this I strongly recommend a specialized doctor that deals with hair and skin, not just a general dermatologist.

When it comes to the length, I am strongly considering trimming back to about tailbone length, if not slightly above. The ends of my hair are extremely thin now and it makes it impossible to wear it loose at all. Even in a braid it gets cumbersome as the braid gets caught everywhere. I am very conflicted though - the main reason I want to trim is to feel I can USE my hair, live with it, wear it loose. I never really did that because of how protective I've been of it, to the point that I find wearing it loose extremely uncomfortable, just out of lack of habit. On the other hand, I am sometimes complimented by even strangers on how long my braid is. It makes me feel really good, but also knowing that now I am in what's considered an extreme length, and one I never thought I'd be in. It would take me about 4 years to grow back to this length from tailbone and I'm not really sure I would or even could, as I'm also getting older. I really only enjoy my hair when I am combing it in the morning though - otherwise even when I'm washing it just feels too long and thin in the ends. I miss having some fullness and feeling it's beautiful hair, right now it's super long yes, but I don't find that my hair type or the thickness in the ends makes for beautiful knee length hair.
So yes, I'm quite conflicted! But I think I will end up trimming since I think I prefer to be able to enjoy my hair more than having an extreme length, if I think what I'd regret more one day looking back if I didn't have long hair anymore. I find it really tough to trim at all let alone a complete change of length, because as we all know, we get attached to every hard earned inch of growth.

I am uploading a picture taken last July, if I'm not mistaken. My hair looks particularly nice there, I had just came back from swimming in the river and my hair had air dried to its most natural texture.

Thank you for reading me everyone. This forum will always be in my heart as a lot of people I've engaged with here. Believe it or not, I have been married not for two and a half years to someone who I've met through this forum.
So thank you for being here and beings yourselves and keeping this place alive!
Happy growing <3

I shaved my head on July 22 with no plans to regrow my hair. However, I decided to regrow my hair.,

Hello fellow long haired enthusiasts ! It has been a very long time since I posted on this forum. I joined when I was 34 and turned 43 this October. Life has a peculiar way of flying by insanely fast the older you get it seems. I have made it a mission to start my hair growth journey yet again after growing and cutting several times over the years. I am now a stay at home father helping my wife with her business, and feel no pressure of any sort to cut my hair again this time around. It has been about 10 months since I last cut my hair and I had a short buzz cut then. So glad to be back and am inspired to see so many people still posting their own personal journeys. RIP Ken in Sf and Bill :( Will add a photo in my next post very shortly. Thanks guys !

I just found this guy with long curls. Josh Quaye. The video portrays his hair beautifully and it really suits him!

I hope you're well!

Greeting to all mlhh members and users both past and present.It was recently brought to my attention that a long time member, and hyperboard moderator, known originally as "Urban Cowboy" but currently as "Ken In SF" has past away and is no longer with us.It was a shocker when I was told of this.I have no details on the cause of his passing but for now it time to remember the good times we all had here when Ken was active on the board.I had the good fortune of not only working with Ken as a fellow moderator, in addition to sharing messages on the board, but having met with Ken on my many trips to California over the years.Attached is a photo taken of Ken and myself together during one of my west coast trips many years ago.I know many of you have likely interacted with Ken at some point especially if you were active since 2005.Ken always had a great attitude when interacting with visitors to this site as he truly will be missed by many.The hyperboard had its heyday back in the early 2000s but It's my intention to keep it alive as long as you guys want to be a part of the community.For know let's all remember Ken an what he's meant to so many who've entered this site.You will never be forgotten Ken.Thank you for taking the time to read my statement.

Mârk aka Hairball

Hi, a quick update after a long time. Thank you. Lance

Hey all,

I'm not sure how long I've been going at the second run on growing out my hair now... years I know... but at least this time around I'm taking better care of it and I think it's been paying off :) . There was a MLHH user who emailed me a couple of days ago - about a photo I posted a couple of years ago back (when I admittedly used too much leave-in conditioner for that photo ~o~; ) and thought to myself -- hey, it's been a while ;p !... so to that user, thanks for that and the kind compliments as well ^^ !... it's been too long since my last post here :) . Anywho, hope everyone is doing fine and happy autumn here soon!

Cheers!

Sincerely,
yoshiki ^_^

This is my 15 month mark of growing with no trims. Curious question: I often drive my jeep with the top down letting the wind blow my hair everywhere. Is this bad for the ends?

I’m 38. Enjoying my natural colour while I have it. What do you think?

How are guys on this site handling hair loss?

Even though my hair is now all grey and is still long i'm noticing the effects of aging. The length isn't as long as it used to be, the ends aren't lasting as long they used to and the hair line is receeding.

Is there anything that will help the hair or is it better to bite the bullet and cut the hair?

I always said i would never cut my hair no matter how much hair loss i suffered, but now i'm not sure that is a good idea. I love having long hair but I hate how the hair looks now.

Can't believe this guy grew his beautiful Hawiian hair for 13 years and just up and decided to shave it all off with balding clippers. It is beyond my comprehension. 55 inches of gorgeous long hair gone in seconds. It gives me nightmares just thinking about it. Why on earth would someone do such a thing?
Watch his video, but be forewarned, it is disturbing.

Just an update since my last post about 6 months ago. Coming along well ! Take care guys :)