Mature Hairline or Balding?

[Skippy]

I recently got my hair cut shorter than I have in many years, and after styling it for a few days i noticed my temples have receded a little bit. Fortunately I have an appointment with my dermatologist in a couple weeks for an unrelated reason so I can hopefully find out then, but was just hoping to get some opinions from others on here before then.

Just some info, I am 21 and my father is mostly bald at 50, my moms father has a complete head of hair.

[Jesse85]

That's MPB.

[Skippy]

You think so??

[Jesse85]

Yes, otherwise I wouldn't have said so.

In all my research I have never encountered hairline recession due to "maturity", the hair line recedes because of DHT/MPB. You could suffer hairloss from TE but that is usually diffuse all over the scalp and does not move the hairline back, it could make it thinner where you could see the scalp but actual recession is an MPB thing. It's a pattern after all, easily recognized.

[Skippy]

Where I'm at currently do you think it could be successfully treated?

[senyoreeta]

That's MPB.

[Skippy]

I'll see what my dermatologist says on Monday and see whether your right

[cichlidfort]

There's no question. It's MPB. Don't delude yourself from the fact that life isn't always fair, because it's not.

[Skippy]

Thanks for your input but ill wait til my appointment Monday and get a professional diagnosis. After all this is just random people on the internet looking at a picture. I appreciate your input though

[ThinningHairFML]

What did you come here expecting to hear?

Yes, you have MPB. Whether you hear it from us or a dermatologist, it won't change the fact. Ask for Finasteride.

[John P. Cole, MD]

your hairline is moving up, but that does not mean it will keep going. You have a low hairline now. It could be that you are just forming a more mature hairline. Measure the height above the line between your eyebrows and keep an eye on this. Signs of MPB are lighter hair color, finer hair, hair that will not grow as long as the surrounding hair. In some, the hairline simply recedes up to a more mature level. See if you can find photos of your dad when he was your age.

Cross sectional trichometry can give you an idea if loss is occurring in other areas on the top of your head. The CST is a very good predictor of future hair loss, but still too new of a test to verify what will happen to you in the coming years. If the CST is the donor area is higher than some locations on the top of the scalp, this suggests the potential for further hair loss on top of the scalp.

[Skippy]

Thank you john P cole, your the only one that has given me an actual helpful answer instead of simple typing "that's mpb". I really do appreciate you answering, I have looked at pictures of my dad at about my age but it looks like he didn't start balding until his late 20's and it seems that he started by his entire hairline moving up (or at least that is as much as I could tell from the photos). Hopefully the dermatologist can give me a certain answer to either put my mind to rest or start to take action. Can a derm give a certain diagnosis with tests or something on the subject? Or do they just give their best guess of what's happening given their training and experience?

[cichlidfort]

Thanks for your input but ill wait til my appointment Monday and get a professional diagnosis. After all this is just random people on the internet looking at a picture. I appreciate your input though

Hey you're young, I get it. But you willingly came here looking for an answer, and we all gave you one. The correct answer too. The dermatologist will just be confirming what we have already told you. Ask for fin. Good luck!

[Skippy]

Yes I am still young and am already battling Rosacea and am hating life because of it. Most people that even get rosacea don't get it until their older, and the same with balding. So to luck out with both of them like this will just destroy me inside... I find it so hard to willingly except them both being so young while everyone else my age has perfect skin and perfect hair just enjoying life with no worries :/

[HairIsLife]

Yes I am still young and am already battling Rosacea and am hating life because of it. Most people that even get rosacea don't get it until their older, and the same with balding. So to luck out with both of them like this will just destroy me inside... I find it so hard to willingly except them both being so young while everyone else my age has perfect skin and perfect hair just enjoying life with no worries :/

Welcome to hell.