20 year old guy majorly freaking out about receding hairline (is it MPB?!) WITH PICS

[jfox223]

I know I'm probably irking readers massively with all this, but here are a few extra pics illuminating what I perceive to be clumps of miniaturised hair located along the hairline. Panic doesn't quite encapsulate my general state right now; it's like 24 hour worry...

Apologies once more for pictorially deluging whosoever examines this

[clarence]

The fact that your temples or temple points are a bit drawn inwards may contribute to your perceptions of MPB, even if no miniturization in the hairline (including the corners of the hairline as in NW2 or NW3 cases) has been perceived.

Honestly, I don't know much about the relationship between temples and the hairline. Some, including myself, 30 years old, have recession in the corners of the hairline, far more than in any of those pictures, but their temples, strangely enough, have stayed almost entirely intact since childhood.

[jfox223]

Originally Posted by clarence

The fact that your temples or temple points are a bit drawn inwards may contribute to your perceptions of MPB, even if no miniturization in the hairline (including the corners of the hairline as in NW2 or NW3 cases) has been perceived.

Honestly, I don't know much about the relationship between temples and the hairline. Some, including myself, 30 years old, have recession in the corners of the hairline, far more than in any of those pictures, but their temples, strangely enough, have stayed almost entirely intact since childhood.

So wait, you don't see any miniaturisation? A close up look would show quite a few smaller, finer hairs along the hairline, couped with some noticeable diffuse thinning at the mid frontal zone too that wasn't there like a few months ago. Add to that scalp visibility in the top left region of the hairline when hair sits naturally, perhaps symptomatic of anterior miniaturisation and therefore MPB... I need both a doctor and a shrink:P:P

[montreal6130]

for what it is worth what you're showing is that you're moving from what culture what deem a 'cute kid' to a 'handsome man.' A mature hairline is part of becoming a grown man and that is what you have.

If the hair continues to really bother you I'd suggest you go find someone to talk to (i.e. therapist) as there must be something below the surface.

I'd also recommend that you do NOT touch propecia as DHT is important hormone for a young guy like you. It's important for all of us but particularly someone so young.

best of luck.

[clarence]

Originally Posted by jfox223

So wait, you don't see any miniaturisation? A close up look would show quite a few smaller, finer hairs along the hairline, couped with some noticeable diffuse thinning at the mid frontal zone too that wasn't there like a few months ago. Add to that scalp visibility in the top left region of the hairline when hair sits naturally, perhaps symptomatic of anterior miniaturisation and therefore MPB... I need both a doctor and a shrink:P:P

Didn't say I didn't necessarily see any. Didn't just bother tackling it in this case.

[jfox223]

I'm curious as to whether stress can accelerate this thinning process evident throughout my now barely existent hairline. It sort of looks as though it's very insecure and weak...seeing the doctor about a week and a half from now who'll hopefully prescribe meds. Could it be telogen effluvium intermixing with MPB to accentuate diffusion, or can MPB be this aggressive? Hair is v easily pulled out all over my head...

The rate at which hair is miniaturising is startling; from thick, immovable hair, to this...feel sick. At 20 and balding horribly...fml.

[clarence]

Originally Posted by montreal6130

for what it is worth what you're showing is that you're moving from what culture what deem a 'cute kid' to a 'handsome man.' A mature hairline is part of becoming a grown man and that is what you have.

I'm not sure it's just maturation now that he posted some more pics. I mean it's normal for the corners to fall off first when going towards a mature hairline, but I'm under the impression that miniaturization is not part of the maturation. I mean I went through maturation but in the process never observed any miniaturization in the middle section of the hairline; the juvenile hairs just fell out like in rows of bricks, one by one switching from growth to sleep, without visible signs of miniaturization.