Am I going bald?!?!? Pictures Included

[Tracy C]

...I can not really tell if it is receding or if I am going bald.

Describe in your own words what those two things mean to you. You seem to think that they are different.

[stevenb]

Well by receding I guess I mean my hair line is becoming mature like it isn't going to be the same as when I was 15 and that is fine. What is worrying me is that in the mirror in my bathroom there are three light bulbs above it so when they shine on my head and I part my hair and move it around I see what I feel is a lot of scalp (all over the top). So balding in the sense that the whole top of my head is going. Is there anyway I could send you two pictures of myself one old when new the show my face, I don't really want to take the time to crop and post them.

[Tracy C]

It is not necessary. I know what you are talking about.

Balding, thinning, and receding hair line are all the same thing. They are different patterns and degrees of the same thing but they are still the same thing. It is what it is. It is hair loss.

Some men and women only lose so much then it slows down or stops. Maybe this is what happens in your family. If it doesn't bother you, don't worry about it. Just keep a casual eye on it so you will know if it is getting worse. Maybe in your family it doesn't progress any farther than it already has for you. It is only a problem if it bothers you.

[stevenb]

To be honest it is driving me crazy.

[Tracy C]

Then you need to talk to a doctor who specializes in treating hair loss.

http://www.iahrs.org/member/

[stevenb]

I definitely will. One more thing. I just posted 4 photos with the black boxes on the faces lol can you tell me where you think I am on the Norwood scale please?

http://s1180.photobucket.com/albums/x406/Steven2113/

[Tracy C]

Honestly, it just looks like a 2. The normal mature male hair line.

It is not possible to measure density with photos. A doctor needs to evaluate that.

Try this. Print out some copies of the scale and ask some of your friends to circle the one they think looks most like your hair. It's not as good as having a doctor evaluate you but it might help settle your mind.

[alex123]

You could either be going bald, or you could just naturally have a high mature-hairline (and not be going bald). The question is whether or not you have hairs miniturizing behind the mature hairline.

http://www.baldingblog.com/2006/10/0...d-with-photos/

The best way to assess this is for a dermatologist to examine your hair with a microscope.