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Hi guys,
After 9 months of hair growing effort ... one of the longest for me so far i would like to go shave my head again. I had been suffering hair loss previously and I would like to make sure that growing longer hair hasn't hurt me. I know I'll feel bad after cutting it but this is the only way to make sure that there has been no effect of growing hairs long.
This will be my final day for old hairs and the first day for my future ventures to grow hair long. If I see after shaving that I haven't lost much hair line then i ll start off with long hair growth again.
Thanks for all your support ... If it were not to be this group I would not have made it to this length. Its currectly about 110mm i.e 4.33 inches long with few trims during the initial months.
Srini.
Srini, hair loss is not influenced by hair growth. It is an internal process (unless you are pulling your own hair out) that is not affected by having long hair. Sure you can cut it all off to learn the same thing but why bother with regrowing if you don't have to?
Elizabeth
Having long hair does not cause hair-loss. By cutting your hair you will only set yourself back considerably concerning the time that it will take to grow your hair out again. If you are concerned about the staus of your hair, or hair-loss, then you should see a qualified dermatologist and have your hair mapped for miniturization. Before a man develops MPB (male pattern baldness) he will first develop miniturized hairs. A qualified dermatologist can determine this for you and you can keep the hair that you presently have, furthermore, if you are developing MPB then Propecia will almost certainly stop the hair-loss in its tracks. I took Propecia for one year and then switched to Avodart. I have experienced no unusual hair-loss since starting my program. Propecia will work for almost every man and it has a very good safety profile. Please, think before you cut.
Jeffrey.
Your statement above makes about as much sense as...
1) an alcoholic who desperately wants to get sober deciding to get "plastered" just one more time...
2) an obese guy, who seriously wants to shed his extra pounds, deciding to pig-out on 5 large pizzas just before starting his diet program, --- just to make sure he's obese *enough* to warrant the need to lose weight, maybe?
3) a chain-smoker who's just agreed with what he's been told by his doctor re. quitting, who decides to stock up on as many cases of cigarettes as he can fit into his basement ("just in case")!
In any case, since it sounds like you've already made the decision to shave your head... then I'll wish you the following:
Happy Awkward Stage (yet again)!!
That 5th pizza is tough! I could only do 4.
Not exactly sure of the logic behind that, as shaving your head, especially down to the nubs, is probably more likely to cause hair loss. But to each his own, I suppose.
Hi Srini,
I concur with the others that there is NOTHING to be gained by cutting it. Growing hair long does NOT cause hair loss, and it appears from your post that you do desire long hair. Why waste 9 months of progress for nothing? As Jeffrey said, you should see a dermatologist first.
David
Hey! it's all your choice man, but I can tell you right now that after i got my one inch trim i felt really ashamed of myself, it felt and looked different even though everyone told me it looks the same. It's all up to you and what you think is best, but I'm telling you there's a great chance you might regret it
-mick
Hey Brother - I've got to agree with the rest of the gang. 9 mo's is a long time and a great effort thus far. By Spring it'll be a year and a half and you know how time flies (when you're having fun.) Remember the 2 week rule and give some thought to what the group has to offer. There's a lot of wisdom here beneath all of our hair. Peace - Bruce'ster
OK, I will be very straightforward here...
There is absolutely no way that the length of your hair will have any effect on the amount of hair you lose or don't lose at the length you are at now.
Further, you can no more be sure that you have or have not lost hair by shaving it as you can by simply looking at it right now. What is the difference? If you can present scientific and logical evidence to the contrary that is not anecdotal, then I would appreciate you posting it. Otherwise, if you want long hair, you are just wasting all the months you have spent growing it so far. You will only feel worse when you realize the fallacy of your argument.