Since I actually have a rare scalp condition I hate to see you guys make up that you have them in order to explain your hairstyle. I have scarring alopecia which all (for me) happens underneath the scalp (no visible scarring) but causes permanent hair loss in the areas it affects. The only people who have seen my bare scalp have been myself, my wife, my doctor & now Ian.
I've been thinking a lot about explaining the look change I'm going to go through and the last thing I've thought of was saying I have what I have (or something similar to it).
That being said, if you want to say you had scalp inflammation and went to the doctor to get it treated and he told you to shave your head you can say he prescribed you Olux foam, which is a steroid foam that you put on your head to decrease scalp inflammation. You could also say he was giving you steroid/cortisone shots in your scalp to stop the inflammation.
That said, I think it's a little disrespectful to people who actually have these diseases to pretend you have them.
I also hesitate to tell you guys to say you've used Rogaine as that may make other people around go out and buy it for themselves or recommend it to friends based on your "results". When my condition first was diagnosed I was put on that stuff 2 times a day and it gave me headaches, caused facial swelling/reddening and then made the hair on my head dependent on it. When I dropped it because the side effects were getting out of control (I looked like I had a very bad sunburn on my face in the middle of winter) it accelerated my hair loss by dropping it.
The cover story I was thinking of using for myself was I had been working out, eating better and taking some vitamins (vitamin d-3, fish oil, etc.) and low and behold my hair started to fill back in with little hairs on top. Only problem was it wasn't growing very long/fast on top so it would get uneven and look like crap. Because I kept shaving it down to look clean I ended up growing to love the look and the ease of maintenance. If I wanted to grow my hair long again, it would take a year of my hair looking like crap to do that so I'm sticking with this.
I've run that story by my wife who thinks it's a good one.
I really hope you guys "own your look" and don't tell people you used Rogaine or Propecia or even a disease that someone like myself has had to suffer through. Propecia is poison. I know it from personal experience. The last thing you'd want to do is encourage someone to use that garbage. The Propecia side effects for me were massive weight gain, depression and a temporary loss of sexual performance. That stuff is poison. Those are all actual side effects they know about but keep prescribing that crap to people.
Good luck guys!
I suffered from a form of scarring alopecia called Lichen Planopilaris. I had my first treatment with HIS on 11/28/2011 and it's changed my life for the better. Read my diary at the link below for pictures and detailed experiences.
http://forum.hishairclinic.com/topic/first-post
