Layokk

I did for two years and hated it. To each their own! :)

Sorry to hear you're dealing with this at such a young age. The combover was a bitch in my 30s... I can't imagine in my 20s.

• It was an FUT (Follicular Unit Transplant). They cut a strip out of the back of my head, cut it into follicular units of 1, 2, or 3 and grafted each piece into my head. The 1s went in the front to give it a natural look and 2s and 3s went on the top to give fullness.
• It hurt pretty freakin bad to be honest. I got about 15 numbing shots to the back of my head but could still feel the cut in one part so he put 5 more shots in. I still felt it. Then, I had to lay in a chair for about 7 hours while he transplanted each piece in (3500 total grafts). It was exceedingly uncomfortable. The recovery was pretty tough too.
• It cost $10,000. The doc I went to is one of the best and doesn't take any shortcuts. He informed me that he would only be able to do the top and front given the amount of hair he had to deal with. So, I still have a "bald spot" on the crown of my head. I can get a follow up procedure to take care of that for an additional $5000 this summer.
• I absolutely HATED shaving my head. It just looked odd and didn't fit "me." It also added about 10-15 years to my appearance. Everyone acted weird towards me except for my wife. She would love me even if I was horribly disfigured though (I'm a lucky guy). After my hair grew in from the surgery, she did admit that I looked like an old guy with a shaved head. I never, ever got used to it. I did like not having to prep my hair before going out though :)

1000 times yes. People treat you totally differently. I've lived for years in all states of hair and without a doubt there is a difference.

No, I don't think confidence has much to do with it. I'm not trying to attract a mate as I already have an awesome wife. It's just the little things like a smile or an acknowledgement of my existence. I was invisible while bald. Nobody (male or female) seemed to even want to just say Hi or nod or smile as I'd pass by. Everyone is much nicer/more open/etc since I've had hair.

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Yeah, you can help it with weight loss and muscle gain. The thing is that you really need to be thin to make it work. You can't just not be fat. You also need to have an olive (or black/brown) complexion. Being Irish, that was never going to happen for me.

Unfortunately, for the VAST majority of white people, you'll always look worse shaved than with hair. Even good looking shaved people (Jason Statham, Kelly Slater, Bruce Willis) would look way better with hair. Those good looking bald guys are incredibly rare though. Most end up looking like this guy: http://images.zap2it.com/images/tv-EP01154162/community-jim-rash.jpg