Still not sure if I am losing hair?

[jackroylance]

A few months ago I posted a thread asking whether my hair pattern and certain scenarios meant that I had the dreaded MPB. After getting advice to leave it for couple of months I did and went travelling to America in fact. However now several months down the line I am still no clearer onto what is going on up top.

Bit of history, I am 22 with dark hair and my father and brother both have a full head of hair at norwood 1/2. His father died when he was 7 and although my late granddad did have very thin hair this only progressed from around the age of 70. I always had thick hair as a child and still when I get it cut the barber always thins it with the scissors.

So now I am just as confused as I ever was and it literally changes every day. I find myself always looking in the mirror and at other peoples hair which is irritating. In the shower I know notice quite a few hairs on my hands when washing plus whenever I ruffle my hair or style it with wax/gel I always get a few strands on my fingers.

I have posted some photos, most of which are taken with wet hair and one of them is with it a little longer. I would really appreciate any help or advice on whats going on up there or what I should do from here - take action or how to forget about it. Any questions Ill gladly and openly answer too.

[redy]

The worst case scenario for your hairline is that it is maturing into a "mature hairline".. Your hairline is probably better than 90% of people even at the age of 20. It's obviously not perfect, though.
The crown very likely looks thinner due to how the hair parts as in a "cowlick" area.

If you really are as freaked out about it as you are, which you shouldn't be at this point, then think about taking a very very low dosage of fin or something. Otherwise forget about it and take a picture every 4 months or so.

I'm not saying you never will lose your hair or something like that, but I wouldn't invest too much thinking into it at whatever stage it is that you are at right now.

[jackroylance]

Thanks for your reply. I just find the whole 'mature hairline' concept a bit confusing as I don't see the difference between that and a receding one.

I think if I was going to go down the fin route it would be all or nothing really so for now will probably rule that out unless I see anything worse. It just feels different/thinner to how it used to which scares me and that's something I really want to get out my head.

[35YrsAfter]

In my opinion, I doubt you will lose a significant amount of hair. It's normal to see a bit of recession sometimes beginning after 13 years of age. My brother in law receded in his twenties quite a lot and it just stopped and stabilized into old age.

If you want, you can do a hair loss evaluation. Call around your area to see if you can get an appointment with a hair restoration physician that uses HairCheck. By comparing the hair mass index of different areas of your scalp, a doctor can usually determine whether or not you have MPB.

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[darryls]

your fine I wouldn't worry

[Woodyy]

My hairline went from perfectly straight to about what yours is at right now about a year ago, I can safely say it hasn't receded since. I don't understand the whole mature hairline thing and I don't even know what the science behind it is but it does seem to be a thing.

[jackroylance]

Does your hair feel any thinner at the front at all though? I might be interested in getting hair loss evaluation just to put me at ease so has anybody got any more info on that such as cost, companies, reliability etc?

[35YrsAfter]

Does your hair feel any thinner at the front at all though? I might be interested in getting hair loss evaluation just to put me at ease so has anybody got any more info on that such as cost, companies, reliability etc?

We offer HairCheck at no charge. We're in the Atlanta area.

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[jackroylance]

I would do but I live in the UK so Atlanta is a little too far for me! I just don't get it then, if you say this is completely normal then please can someone explain the difference from my pictures to someone who has MPB?

[darryls]

I would do but I live in the UK so Atlanta is a little too far for me! I just don't get it then, if you say this is completely normal then please can someone explain the difference from my pictures to someone who has MPB?

maybe someone in uk will offer it free

[jackroylance]

So several months on I was wondering if it looks like anything has changed/progressed? To me, my hairline looks faded and a lot thinner at the moment, any thoughts?

[redy]

It looks the same.

Still like I said before, you really don't have much to worry about.

You definitely have a little bit of recession on one side. However, it's hard to tell if you're just going to a mature hairline or recessing past your mature hairline.

Your hair is thick so nobody will think twice regardless of what is actually happening. You have a heavy cowlick in the back like I do, but once mine started to thin out a little bit the hairline really started to thin out. So keep your eye on that.

[jackroylance]

It looks the same.

Still like I said before, you really don't have much to worry about.

You definitely have a little bit of recession on one side. However, it's hard to tell if you're just going to a mature hairline or recessing past your mature hairline.

Your hair is thick so nobody will think twice regardless of what is actually happening. You have a heavy cowlick in the back like I do, but once mine started to thin out a little bit the hairline really started to thin out. So keep your eye on that.

To me that sounds like something to worry about. Im only 22 and if its definitely showing signs of recession surely that will lead to further problems? I don't understand this whole mature hairline?

[redy]

By signs of recession I mean, your hairline isn't perfect. But there are like 5% people over the age of 25 with perfect hairlines

What I mean by recession is look at adam scott from parks and recreation - his hairline isn't perfect and has "dents" or whatever you want to call it, but his hair is so thick he can do literally anything he wants with it and nobody would considering him to be "receding"

I wouldn't consider you to be receding either.

I'm not a doctor, though. Or an expert - just do what makes your mind at ease. If that means taking a super low dosage of fin, go for it. But other than that, it would be pretty pointless to do anything else, since you have no thinning visable.

[35YrsAfter]

I would do but I live in the UK so Atlanta is a little too far for me! I just don't get it then, if you say this is completely normal then please can someone explain the difference from my pictures to someone who has MPB?

You mentioned seeing more hair falling than usual. Sometimes this is seasonal. My hair used to get regularly thinner in the Fall for several years. Also, do you take any medication that has a hair loss side effect? Ten years ago, I took glucosamine & chondroitin, Allegra for allergies and ibuprofen. People in forums claim these can cause hair loss. It may have been a coincidence, but I had the worst thinning of my hair in my life while taking these medications. According to recent studies, stress, cigarette smoking and scalp sunburn can contribute to hair loss. On the other hand, coffee is good for your hair. Rogaine helps a little and I have personally experienced better hair growth when I don't "baby" my hair. Instead, I brush and massage my scalp every morning for about 2 minutes and my thin donor area has thickened by about 35%.

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