Mature hairline or MPB?

[thatguy22]

Hi all,

I'm 18 (19 in November) and I recently became really worried about my hair. I have an M shaped hairline, and by M shaped I mean it is literally like an M; it's a sharp point at the center - not round.

The thing is, I've had this hairline for most of my life it's always been pointed. I guess I'm just becoming more self conscious about it now. I think in the past few years it may have receded a bit more, so I don't know if its early MPB or if it's just my "mature hairline".

Anyway, here is a video that in the first like 45 seconds you can see my hairline really well. I'm 16 in the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7cu12ovVqY

My hairline is still like that today, it's too hard to tell if it's receded anymore, and if it has it's nothing significant.

My parents and grandparents all have full hair, no balding. Also, here is a pic of my dad's hairline at age 47.

Here is a pic of me at age 15

What do you guys think? I know I should see a doctor if I'm concerned, but I thought I'd ask here first. Also, the right hairline is receded a little bit more than the left.

Thanks

[dex89]

Seems like a mature hairline but who really knows. I had my father NW 0 at age 18 and then I started to receded at age 20. You won't know till later on. If I was in your shoes, I will start using FIN and nizoral. Rogaine on hairlines do not work for shit.

[OrdinaryUser]

Based on your family history, etc, I wouldn't in haste go on medication. Most men don't retain their juvenile hairline, and nothing about the case you presented suggests you will deviate from your father and develop nasty baldness. Do go consult with a Doctor about the concern and, more importantly, monitor consistently the progress of the recession and any other problems that may come about. The good thing about monitoring it is, if the recession becomes severe enough, Finasteride can really do the best job at recovering some hair loss that just occurred if there are still hairs that haven't transitioned to the see-through vellus hairs.

[thatguy22]

Based on your family history, etc, I wouldn't in haste go on medication. Most men don't retain their juvenile hairline, and nothing about the case you presented suggests you will deviate from your father and develop nasty baldness. Do go consult with a Doctor about the concern and, more importantly, monitor consistently the progress of the recession and any other problems that may come about. The good thing about monitoring it is, if the recession becomes severe enough, Finasteride can really do the best job at recovering some hair loss that just occurred if there are still hairs that haven't transitioned to the see-through vellus hairs.

Thanks for the reply, I appreciate it!

[goldnt]

Post a photo of your hairline right now at age 18.

[thatguy22]

Post a photo of your hairline right now at age 18.

Here you go

[thatguy22]

Seems like a mature hairline but who really knows. I had my father NW 0 at age 18 and then I started to receded at age 20. You won't know till later on. If I was in your shoes, I will start using FIN and nizoral. Rogaine on hairlines do not work for shit.

Thanks, I looked up nizoral and are you talking about the anti-dandruff shampoo? if so, how will this help? Thanks

[35YrsAfter]

Rarely, I will meet a patient with zero hair loss in his immediate family who is thinning. Chances are if your father has decent hair, your mother's father had decent hair, your father's brothers, and your mother's brothers are in good shape, you will not have to deal with baldness. Young guys often panic when they see normal recession. Very few men don't have any recession. The late president Ronald Reagan is an example of a man with no recession.

Just keep an eye on thinning or miniaturization. Our patient today is 39 and has some thinning he is addressing with hair transplants. He told me there is very little hair loss in his family.

When I was 14, my hairline receded a little bit. I panicked. Recession turned out to be the least of my worries because my hair thinned.

We have a patient whose hair thinned dramatically on top and he originally had a low hairline without any recession. He had 3600 grafts to address his thin hair mainly to rebuild a hairline. Dr. Cole placed his new hairline above his existing thinning hairline. The higher hairline looks more natural and our patient shaves his old hairline.

[thatguy22]

Rarely, I will meet a patient with zero hair loss in his immediate family who is thinning. Chances are if your father has decent hair, your mother's father had decent hair, your father's brothers, and your mother's brothers are in good shape, you will not have to deal with baldness. Young guys often panic when they see normal recession. Very few men don't have any recession. The late president Ronald Reagan is an example of a man with no recession.

Just keep an eye on thinning or miniaturization. Our patient today is 39 and has some thinning he is addressing with hair transplants. He told me there is very little hair loss in his family.

When I was 14, my hairline receded a little bit. I panicked. Recession turned out to be the least of my worries because my hair thinned.

We have a patient whose hair thinned dramatically on top and he originally had a low hairline without any recession. He had 3600 grafts to address his thin hair mainly to rebuild a hairline. Dr. Cole placed his new hairline above his existing thinning hairline. The higher hairline looks more natural and our patient shaves his old hairline.

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Thanks for your post! My mom's brothers all have hair, and my dad has no brothers. SO that's reassuring

[tommyboy12]

I don't want to be totally repetitive, but I agree with the other posters. Looks like a mature hairline. If hairloss isn't in your family, I wouldn't be too worried yet, but definitely watch it. I know plenty of people that had their hairline react similar to yours around 20 or so and it didn't recede much going forward.