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  • Marconi2
    Junior Member
    • May 2015
    • 3

    18 and worried

    Alright I am new here and I was wondering what you all might have to say about my situation.

    I am 18, going to be 19 later this year, and I have always had pretty thin hair, but a few months ago I started thinking I might be going bald, but the oddest thing is that I am not receding in the front at all (I also have a widow's peak). I have noticed no crazy loss of hair in shower/pillow or anywhere else and only ever see hair loss when I comb (4-5 hairs on sink).

    My mother's father has full hair as he approaches 70, and my father's family have all been hair loss free.

    The place where I notice real thinness is at the vertex, enough to give very minor burning on a sunny day at the beach (when I first noticed it) on top, and diffusely across my head when wet.

    My questions are:
    1. Is MPB normally start at vertex instead of front? Or does it matter?
    2. What can I do to stop loss with diffuse pattern as well as with the vertex?

    Sorry no wet photos, will add when I get some.
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  • Notcoolanymore
    Senior Member
    • Jun 2013
    • 2260

    #2
    1, MPB can start at the hair line, crown, or vertex.
    2. Finasteride, minoxidil

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    • jamesst11
      Senior Member
      • Jun 2014
      • 1110

      #3
      Don't assume it can only come from your mother's side, that is a myth. Looks like the early stages of MPB. The ONLY thing you can do to possibly prevent further loss is minoxidil, finasteride and a good shampoo with nizoral.

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      • RanDave
        Senior Member
        • Nov 2014
        • 128

        #4
        Yes, unfortunately, MPB can start from the vertex. Finasteride will be a good solution to stop the process of balding. The sooner you start, the better.

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