Rate my hair loss - 24 y/o

[joel203]

Hi I have been experiencing thinning on the hairline since I was 18, how bad is it and what steps should I take?
I am 24 years old by the way

[thejack]

You are thinning at a slow rate if that is where you are after 6 years I started losing when I was 18 and I would have been at least norwood 3 if it wasn't for finasteride (which I would now consider if I were you).

[joel203]

You are thinning at a slow rate if that is where you are after 6 years I started losing when I was 18 and I would have been at least norwood 3 if it wasn't for finasteride (which I would now consider if I were you).

Yeh I just started on propecia now how long do you think I can keep my hair?
Also my crown shocked me massively as when I look at it through mirrors I see no apparent thinning but when I took the pic I was very surprised and shocked

[thejack]

How long you keep your hair depends how you react to the drug: Some people can develop sides effects or it only slows their loss for a while, whereas others can get regrowth and stabilise their loss for significant amounts of time. I was one of the lucky ones having regrowth and have stabilised my loss for 7 years now (and hopefully for the rest of my life!).
Your hair looks in pretty good shape although it is a short haircut; my hair is fine and I was balding fairly rapidly at a young age so I was surprised how well I reacted. I would suspect you will be able to stabilise your loss also but who knows just have to wait and see

[Illusion]

If you're really thinning since your 18th then I'd say your recession is pretty slow and propecia would probably do the job for you

[joel203]

If you're really thinning since your 18th then I'd say your recession is pretty slow and propecia would probably do the job for you

well I only noticed my receded temples when someone pointed them out to me, but when I came across old pictures from when I was 18 now I am clued up on the balding process I noticed even since back then I had miniuatirized hairs along my hairline

[robincurtz]

Never stop taking finasteride....

[tedwuji]

generic Proscar quartered daily costs about 28 dollars per year at Walmart. Get it and save your hair asap. Wait a few years to see what is does for you and consider restoring hairline after mid-twenties if preferred.