Anyone noticed that Prince William is going Bald?

[woolldog]

He's only 25. With all his money you'd think he could afford some propecia? Do you think he'd still be attractive partly bald??

[Bullwinkle925]

1. definitely his father's child, isn't he? . . .

not sure about harry.

[woolldog]

3. I wonder whether

Prince Charles, when he was in his early 20s, cut as dashing a figure as his son?

Charles strikes me as someone who was always quite awkward.

[mitchum]

43. Charles looked like a jug-eared hillbilly at that age

[Blue-Jay]

4. I've got a good idea about Harry...

[crispini]

17. Ahahahahaha!

I had no idea about that. LOL.

Wow, he's a cutie!

[Bullwinkle925]

46. absolutely . . .

i'm a believer! always have been.

[flvegan]

2. Don't the balding genetics come from grandpa?

If so, Prince Philip was particularly short up top.

[woolldog]

7. I thought it comes from your mother's father?

[GreenPartyVoter]

11. I think so

[flvegan]

15. I think you're right, but as an heir to the throne of England, does he care?

He's the Prince of Wales. Doubt it matters.

[woolldog]

19. I'm sure he's as vain as everyone else.

Hair loss is experienced very much like any other loss. Having something and then losing it (especially when it relates to your looks, is very tough for anyone.)

I guess this article kind of answers my question:

Britain's Prince William is reportedly so worried about going bald he has started seeing a hair loss specialist.

The 23-year-old royal is reportedly seeing a homeopathic specialist in a bid to stop his blonde locks receding.

In recent months, William has been pictured on several occasions with less and less hair each time and he fears his hairline will disappear like his uncle Prince Edward's has. An insider told Britain's Daily Star newspaper: "William is concerned about his receding hair and believes he could well go completely bald. So he has turned to homeopathic remedies in a bid to restore his hair.

"And as well as taking alternative medicine he is considering a course of acupuncture because his mates recommended the treatment."

William is so conscious of his thinning hair he evenly reportedly eats a special diet and makes sure he takes vitamins every day.

The insider added: "Like most men his age he has always been quite conscious of losing his hair. Until now he has laughed it off when people compared him to his Uncle Edward, who also has flyaway, thinning hair.

"But now he is so worried about being follically challenged he's doing everything he can do to fight the hair loss. And that includes taking multi-vitamins and Flaxeed oil. He has also seen a nutritionist and is making sure he eats a balanced diet."

Last month, it was revealed the young royal is also planning to undergo laser eye surgery so he can ditch his glasses.

William, who is dating pretty graduate Kate Middleton, was said to be keen to have the procedure after an appointment at the world-renowned Moorfields Eye Hospital in London.

A royal source was said: "William has found out he may have to wear glasses full-time and he's been very keen to explore the possibility of laser eye surgery."

http://people.monstersandcritics.com/royalwatch/news/article_1063798.php/Prince_William_reportedly_worried_about_going_bald

[flvegan]

20. I think him being 23 has something to do with it.

Shit, I'm losing my hair. I joke about it. We're not all vain about it.

However, if he were THAT vain about it, he'd wear a hat everywhere. He's also taking a homeopathic route to improving his hairline. If he were so vain, he'd just fork over the cash to reverse it.

[woolldog]

21. the article was a couple of years old.

Sorry for your loss.

Personally, I keep my head shaved. I look good that way.

[flvegan]

23. Indeed.

I look good regardless of my hair. Thanks for your concern.

[woolldog]

27. hey, why are you getting persnickety with me?

[ThomCat]

38. That is very true.

:)

[flvegan]

39. !

Ego boost for the evening = achieved.

Thanks, Thom.

:hug:

[LeftyMom]

14. From the maternal grandfather. LK is SCREWN.

My Dad looks like that Simpsons episode where Homer grew his hair real long.

[LeftyMom]

5. A friend of mine in HS had a bf who was going really bald at 16.

If those are your genetics, it's pretty much a waste of time to fight it, I'd think. It's just hair. :shrug:

[woolldog]

6. There are treatments available, mom.

Propeica, Rogaine etc.

[Ellen Forradalom]

9. But why

would you want to take a drug which name sounds like a character from an Italian opera?

[Elidor]

28. The good Lord Propecia did gyre and gimble in the attic with his secret mistress, Cialis

But the deed was uncovered when Zyrtec, the maid, caught them unawares in the midst of their tryst. Even worse, Zyrtec soon passed the news onto the evil Count Vicodin, who secretly desired Cialis, though he was married to her sister, Xanax. But Xanax is hopelessly in love with Sir Seconal of the King's 2nd Cavalry...

[Ellen Forradalom]

31. In Act 2

Sir Seconal is killed defending his king and country against the rebellious Earl of Buspar, Warfarin. Xanax wanders aimlessly across moor and heath, over hill and dale, eventually drowning herself in the river Prozac. Count Vicodin joins forces with the Earl of Buspar and opens a full attack on King Thalidomide...

[Elidor]

35. Bravo!

:applause: Alas, I'm all out of drug names, and I certainly couldn't hope to top the drowning of Xanax in the river Prozac.

:rofl:

[Ellen Forradalom]

36. We'll have to take this to its own thread then

and get some help from all the Lounge!

[LeftyMom]

13. How well do they work, and what do they cost?

As far as I know, they're pretty damn expensive, don't work real great, and you have to keep taking them or any hair saved goes bye bye.

Is that worth it? It seems like an awfully silly thing to put that much thought, time, effort and money into- a few square inches of hair more or less. Honestly, is anybody who's going to treat you any differently over a few hairs more or less worth your time? Why medicalize and try to correct a perfectly natural and ultimately harmless process?

I guess I have a weird perspective on this- for years now, my mother has been going bald. Not in one or two places, as men do, it's just that her already thin hair keeps getting wispier and farther apart, so that now with her hair fluffed up, you can see most of the way back along her scalp through the strands. For a long time she tried to hide it- dye it to make each strand a bit thicker, try to find a hairstyle that minimized the problem, and on days when she just didn't want to fuck with it she'd wear a hat, only to find that with her very small head and increasingly non-existent head of hair, she couldn't find hat to fit.

Well, eventually, she gave up on that. She dyed it the colors she wanted, not the colors somebody suggested might minimize her problem. She got a cute, spunky short cut, instead of one that fluffed up the few hairs she has left. She wears outrageous wigs some days, when it pleases her- and for once her thin hair is an advantage, in getting them to fit.

Sometimes when we learn to live with a problem, we realize it wasn't much of a problem at all

[woolldog]

22. He's the future king of England

I doubt money is an issue.

[LeftyMom]

29. I'm sure it's not, but they're still not terribly effective. Hell, this might be him on treatment

For all we know, he's on medication, and would have less hair otherwise. Or perhaps he doesn't give a shit. It's his head, but I'd certainly see that as being the healthier attitude.

But my point is for the majority of people who do have to sweat what things cost. Say the treatment isn't terribly expensive as pharmaceuticals go. We'll call it $50/mo, or $600 year. Assuming one's hair loss begins in one's 20's, and is caught and largely arrested under the treatment, one needs to maintain it for life to keep one's hair.

So let's go with totally favorable conditions- the cost of the stuff never goes up, it keeps working, and you can always get it, for life.

So we're talking 50 years or so at $600 year. That's $30,000. In the best case scenario. For a few inches of hair. Even if one has the money to spend, is that a wise use of it?

[flvegan]

16. Again, he's the friggin Prince of Wales.

Doubt he's feeling terribly self-conscious about his hair.

[LeftyMom]

24. The growing resemblance to his father might keep him up nights.

He's got the ears, too, poor kid. Seems if he were stressing his looks, he's got plenty of things to worry about besides his hairline.

[flvegan]

26. Did you see his last girlfriend?

I doubt he loses any sleep over his looks.

[LeftyMom]

30. Of course, he's got money, fame and power.

He could look like Gollum and he'd still have women fighting over him.

Which, come to think of it, is the story of his father's life.

[flvegan]

32. Note to self:

get money, fame and power.

Note #2: find out who this "Gollum" character is.

[LeftyMom]

34. If you had women fighting over you, all you'd get out of it is a bill for my defense and her burial.

I'm kinda evil.

And to answer your other question: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gollum

[flvegan]

37. I just coined the phrase "DU World Order" over in GD.

Fame: soon to be check

Power: soon to be check

Money is next.

That's how I roll.

So, ladies...how you doin' tonight?

[LeftyMom]

40. That's almost as good as "double-sided silicone tool of the patriarchy"

which is my new nick for Lost. :rofl:

[flvegan]

41. No, mine's better.

Where the hell has Lost been, anyway?

[LeftyMom]

42. Hello, hot young wife...

I think we can take a wild guess what she's been up to. :eyes:

But she's in GD in the sexwork thread, calling me a racist pubophobe, if you want to go say hi.

[Ellen Forradalom]

8. Not a big deal.

Yah, hair is pretty, but there are hot hairless fellers, too.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

10. Stick a crown on him. He looks just fine!

Its only hair.

[KamaAina]

12. Time for the Royal Rug??

[Fox Mulder]

18. Boy I thought I was bad.

I'm also 25 but I'm not balding. Just thinning.

[pitohui]

25. a friend of mine went bald at 16, the drugs don't really work

yes he can afford to take whatever drugs but what you don't understand is that the drugs don't work for guys who bald that early

the prince is not physically attractive to me in any case, to me he looks ordinary, but there is certainly nothing wrong with a clean shaved head look, bald can be very attractive if it's embraced

in his shoes i would shave my head and say fuck you to the haters

[woolldog]

33. With a full head of hair he was attractive I thought.

I'm a straight male so discount my opinion accordingly. ;-)

[JI7]

44. i think his brother Harry is far more attractive

and not just because of the hair.

William is looking more like his dad as he gets older. i think someone before pointed out that Harry looks like his grandfather.

[spindrifter]

45. Interesting--Charles (Earl) Spencer,

Diana's brother, seems to have a full head of hair in all of his pictures.