I am balding ,please advise what to do

[djodjo123]

Hello , I am 26 years old and recently cut my hair short and noticed ,that my temples are receded a lot ,I also noticed in the last couple of months ,that I am shedding a lot of hair during the day ,I dont know whether it was more than 100 hairs a day or not ,but it was a lot.I will post some pics and looking for your advices.

[Artista]

First of all Djodjo123, Hi, Its a good thing that you came to this forum.
You can and will get good sound advice that is also objective.

Those pictures show that you still have a DECENT amount of hair on your head.
Your 26 years old now and because you are 26 you very well may be experiencing ONLY a 'maturing' of your hairline.
That might be it.
But you cannot become overly and emotionally focused on this.
If you do, you will experience STRESS and worry.
When that happens you will more than likely suffer a percentage of hairloss DUE TO STRESS.
Again I want to say that your scalp looks GOOD bro!!
I wish mine looked like yours. LoL -thats the truth.
Another thing,
You must be positive and REALISTIC about life.
Accept the fact that you are becoming older and because of that ,things change to degrees.
There are huge medical advancements coming our way in regards to hairloss BUT you cannot dwell on it all.
Live your life the best way that you can.
Djodjo' you might NOT suffer bad hairloss, maybe just a minor receding. NO ONE KNOWS for sure buddy.
Enjoy your life as best as you can regardless of what maybe.
Your hair looks good and possibly it may have matured a bit based on your experience .
I suggest that you start taking the multi-vitamin,

Biotin

It has "Vitamin C, B vitamins such as Biotin
(Vitamin B7 or Vitamin H) and Niacin (Vitamin B3) have been shown to be essential for hair growth.
To maintain shiny, healthy hair and provide the nutrients your hair needs, maintain a balanced diet with these top vitamins for hair growth".

Look it up online.
It has been proven for many many years now, to be a good supplement o take for hair improvements,men and women
Dude, that might be all that you 'need'
Hope to hear back from you buddy. We care.

[djodjo123]

Thank you for the reply ,I really appreciate it . So you think Its not good idea to take any drugs now ? Baldness in my familly is actually not common . I was watching pictures recently and all the men had decent amount of hair and would not be considered bald .Actually men from my mother side all have really thick hairs. But with genes you never know. But I had receded in the corners for sure ,may be it is mature hairline ,may be not , I will wait for other inputs on this also.

[JayM]

Honestly I think your temples are on point and suit your head perfectly. I also think that's a good cut for You! If anything your crown looks thinner than the rest so just keep an eye on it and luckily the treatments available work best on that area.

I think its good to repeat that honestly your hairline and temples look natural and pretty solid. If it worries you then take fin/minox but at the moment it looks pretty good.

[Hubris]

Hope you don't mind if I give a second opinion? In my view, you are losing hair starting from the crown of the head. You still have lots of hair right now, so if you have the money and the inclination, I would probably advise taking finasteride before your hair loss becomes noticeable to the average person. But yeah, right now your hair doesn't look bad - I wish mine was like that as well.

[djodjo123]

Actually I had a haircut for 2-3 days,which was shaved on the sides and back and then decided to remove everything ,and the sides and back I think thats why look that they have more hair than the crown ,I will try to get a picture with better lighting on the crown and front.

[djodjo123]

Ok here is cuted ( I really needed to do it ,because it was uneven ,now is also a little bit uneven ,but not so much ) ,do you still think it is receding on the crown or not .I dont have good camera ,I use the webcam on the laptop.

[Artista]

Djodjo123, glad to see your positive replies here.
Also its good to see others here also give you advice.
Thats great.
About your crown area.
Most men who would shave their hair down as you did (which is still AOK) ,
their crown area would also sort of look that same way,,not that your crown looks bad...it looks OK.

There is a relatively small % of men that would keep the same hair thickness that they had when they were KIDS.
Also -Photographic lighting can very well make a persons scalp look much different than it really is too.

[JayM]

All I can say is with that last picture is that your temples are strong Bro! You have a solid hairline. Go see a specialist who will be able to advise you better but honestly the only place I feel could be thinning a little is the Crown. And with that last picture I'm not even sure of that so my advice would be see a dermatologist or hair transplant surgeon who have the tools to be able to tell.

[djodjo123]

Yeah ,the camera and lighting is bad and my hair was very uneven ,top was shorter and sides were longer ,because I cuted the top 2-3 days after the sides and back,I am not saying that I am not thinning on the crown ,I will make picture with good camera and natural lighting and post it after my hair grow a little bit and will wait for your responses again ,but really my head was unevenly cuted and probably this created some illusion ,also I cuted on my own and it was very uneven and strange looking.

[Mpbman]

I was about your age when I also started to notice a lot of hair falling out - but i didn't do anything about it (was a bit afraid of taking propecia).
Now at 36 I wish I'd taken propecia/finestaride because I believe it would save me lot's of hair.

So my advice would be to start on a low dosage of propecia (maybe 0.25 mg per day) to see how it works for you. If you're lucky, you'll keep lots of hair in your 30ties and 40ties.

[djodjo123]

I was about your age when I also started to notice a lot of hair falling out - but i didn't do anything about it (was a bit afraid of taking propecia).
Now at 36 I wish I'd taken propecia/finestaride because I believe it would save me lot's of hair.

So my advice would be to start on a low dosage of propecia (maybe 0.25 mg per day) to see how it works for you. If you're lucky, you'll keep lots of hair in your 30ties and 40ties.

I will first consult with dermatologist before taking any drugs for sure , I hate to take drugs ,I dont like to take even aspirin so its gonna be hard to convince myself to take something before I am not sure I have to.

[Artista]

Exactly Djodjo'! You certainly ARE not sure you have to at this point.
You are using good commonsense my friend!

As I suggested before,
start taking that multi-vitamin Biotin. Even if you are not going to experience serious hairloss,
Biotin WILL IMPROVE your hair anyways!
Later if commonsense tells you that there is a true percentage of hairloss occurring ,then begin using Minoxidil too.

I was at a NW-5 2 years ago (you are NO-WHERE NEAR that loss)
I began Finasteride, 1mg per day. Later I also began taking Biotin too.
My hairloss is experiencing GOOD improvements due to Fin'. Biotin too.
I dont think you really NEED Finasteride at this point in time.
You might never need it-but who knows.
Time will tell....for today, improve your scalp with Biotin (a proven multi)
and LATER if you feel you need it, get Minoxidil too.
You always must be PATIENT as well buddy.
No stress will result when you stay positive and patient.

[voxman]

Artista is spot on - sometimes hair loss begins INSIDE of our heads before it actually occurs. Which is why I always advise a wait and see first, then meds, then the big plunge. A lot of us here are envious of your hair so enjoy it!

[Artista]

Thank you Voxman! Your advice is also very good for Djodjo' !
I have a feeling that Djodjo' will not suffer major hairloss... of course no one can really know for sure.
Most of all men in life experience a MATURING of their hairlines...a percentage of men do NOT suffer major hairloss.