+ Reply to Thread
Results 1 to 8 of 8
  1. #1
    Senior Member jman91's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2012
    Posts
    237

    Default how fast can you reach norwood 5,6

    does anyone know what the fastest time it can take for someone to go from a norwood 1 to a norwood 5 or 6 if completely untreated

    and also what is the average time it takes someone (destined to be a 5 or 6) to reach it also untreated.

    and we are talking MPB not any other cause of hair loss.

  2. #2
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2011
    Posts
    256

    Default

    one can lose hair pretty fast because of mpb - untreated. not sure abt NW scale but one can go from not noticeable hairloss to ''WTF happened to you'' ... in as little as 2 Years

  3. #3
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Posts
    465

    Default

    I've read stories, practically all concerning diffuse thinning, of extreme hair loss (NW0 to at least NW4) in less than a year.
    Might be exaggerated but it wouldn't surprise me

    But of course these are extraordinary cases, god knows what the average is.

    I don't think you can predict it really. Some people have a drastic hair loss period, some have a slow death over their life, some stop at a certain NW and lose more hair after several years, etc.

  4. #4
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    May 2011
    Posts
    1,046

    Default

    My father went from norwood 1 at 35 to norwood 5 or 6 by 40. No joke. It was that fast.

  5. #5
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2011
    Posts
    1,630

    Default

    I would have been Norwood 5 or 6 right now if it was wasn't for finasteride.

    My childhood friend is my age, 23, and when I started balding he had a full head of hair. Then he started balding a couple of years after me but still had more hair than me, I told him about Propecia and Rogaine and he wasn't interested. He's now officially bald, I have a lot more hair than him. He is some how convinced I got a hair transplant. When I actually have maintained my hair and that's about it, but to him it looks like a lot more since he's bald.

  6. #6
    Member Horseshoe's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Posts
    50

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by jman91 View Post
    does anyone know what the fastest time it can take for someone to go from a norwood 1 to a norwood 5 or 6 if completely untreated

    and also what is the average time it takes someone (destined to be a 5 or 6) to reach it also untreated.

    and we are talking MPB not any other cause of hair loss.
    I started loosing my hair at age 17 and by 19 I was a diffuse NW5. By 25 a complete NW7. Minoxidil won't work if you are too far gone or hairloss is too aggressive. Such was the case for me... Propicia wasn't available when this curse destroyed my youth. So to answer your question, it all depends on your genes. If propicia was around when I started to loose my hair, I would be on it today...

  7. #7
    Member
    Join Date
    Apr 2012
    Posts
    38

    Default

    My Dad, went gradual NW1 to NW2 from 18 to 27-28 then a NW2- NW7 in the next 5 years.

    My Maternal Grandfather went from NW1 to NW3 from 22-23! But then stabilized there until 35-40 apparently, and he then pretty quickly lost it all up until NW6.

    My Paternal Grandfather went very gradually from NW1 at 18 to NW7 at 35

  8. #8
    Senior Member mpb47's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2012
    Posts
    669

    Default

    Fastest I saw was a diffuse loss. A guy in HS started at 17 and by 19 it was gone. Back then you hardly ever saw difuse balding and now I see it all over the boards.

    My family it starts and stops so it takes a long time. I saw my uncle tonight and he is a near NW6 but it started in his teens and took till about 65 to get there.

Similar Threads

  1. Im 18 and Balding fast?
    By jamalcrawford11 in forum Men's Hair Loss: Start Your Own Topic
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 02-10-2012, 12:25 PM
  2. going bald at 16 fast
    By shadow king in forum Introduce Yourself & Share Your Story
    Replies: 9
    Last Post: 07-18-2011, 10:25 PM
  3. 21 and going bald fast.
    By Rizwan in forum Introduce Yourself & Share Your Story
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: 06-30-2011, 04:04 AM
  4. 22 and balding fast.
    By baldee in forum Introduce Yourself & Share Your Story
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: 05-06-2011, 05:22 AM
  5. 22 and losing fast
    By Mikey34 in forum Introduce Yourself & Share Your Story
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 03-01-2010, 04:17 AM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts

» IAHRS

hair transplant surgeons

» The Bald Truth

» Recent Threads

1800 graft repair case results by Dr. Lindsey
Yesterday 08:38 AM
Last Post By Dr. Lindsey
Yesterday 08:38 AM
Navigating the German Job Market as a Kenyan Citizen
11-04-2023 06:31 AM
Last Post By Keegan212
Yesterday 03:51 AM
DR HAKAN DOGANAY/ 4500 GRAFTS / Implanter Pen+FUE
03-26-2024 04:15 PM
Last Post By Hakan Doganay, MD
03-26-2024 04:15 PM
The Mane Event for Thursday, June 15th, 2023
06-15-2023 02:59 PM
Last Post By gisecit34
03-26-2024 08:05 AM