M (23) receding hairline

[tedwuji]

Hi everyone,
Sorry for my English it's not my first language. I'm 23 years old and I'm receding till my 18. I've been on finasteride for almost 3 years but my hairline keep receding. So I've jump on rogaine foam and nizoral shampoo for maintain or maybe have some regrowth...Family history, my dad is a solid nw1 in his fifties but I have 2 uncle on my mother side who are nw 4 and they are like 30ish...

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You need to get a hair bulk analysis and hair mapping for miniaturization. I am not sure if you are balding.

miniaturization mapping described in detail: http://www.bernsteinmedical.com/rese...eo-microscopy/

hair check tool for hair bulk analysis described in detail: https://baldingblog.com/2010/11/11/h...bulk-analysis/

Rassman and Bernstein are original old school heavy hitters in the field. These are things that should be universally practiced by hair restoration surgeons. "Eyeballing" it is not enough to make accurate predictions of future patterns or even see early stages of loss. Objective and empirical data is needed to make the most educated decision in terms of a
Treatment Protocol.

[christophermitchell]

I've just turn 24 recently and I'm thinking about getting a hairtansplant, maybe not now but eventually I will... I have the feeling that I lost some grounds there

[pajason]

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I've just turn 24 recently and I'm thinking about getting a hairtansplant, maybe not now but eventually I will... I have the feeling that I lost some grounds there

Don't see a lot of difference but it was only 2 months. If your not on meds now is the time. Also you don't want to have a HT if the men in your family are NW 6 or 7 without trying to stabilize your hairloss first. Otherwise you are in a loop of trying to chase getting more hair and by the time the transplants grow you have lost just as much as grew in.

[christophermitchell]

My dad have a norwood 1 and he's 52 year old....my uncles on my mother side are bald, like norwood 5 ish, I think im following the path of my uncles haha but I'm already on fin and minox so I could try to slow down the hairloss I guess

[JohnMPB]

You have a perfectly normal head of hair for a 24 year old.

[John P. Cole, MD]

That is your adolescent hair. If you want to do anything about this, consider topical finasteride. A transplant should be the last thing on your mind at this moment.

[christophermitchell]

That is your adolescent hair. If you want to do anything about this, consider topical finasteride. A transplant should be the last thing on your mind at this moment.

Hi M.Cole,

What do you mean by adolescent hair? You mean a mature hairline right ? And do you think it’s reasonable to get a hairline transplant at the age of 27 ? And what do you think of my hair loss ?

Thank you.

[John P. Cole, MD]

Males develop hair similar to females when they are young. During puberty most of this is lost. A few males will retain some of this hair for decades to come. Yet, these hairs are angled back toward your ears rather than forward toward your nose. It looks to me that you are miniaturizing in these hairs angles backwards. The hairline looks to be moving up to your mature hairline.

Some have a cow lick that is angles back on the mature hairline. I have it on both sides. Hair loss is rare when you have this backwards growth in both sides in the mature hairline which I have.

[Kaiser]

Are you seriously taking Finasteride without even knowing if you are balding? There is no visible crown loss in your latest pic and your hairline could be maturing.

[christophermitchell]

Are you seriously taking Finasteride without even knowing if you are balding? There is no visible crown loss in your latest pic and your hairline could be maturing.

Hi Kaiser,

I’m taking finasteride for almost 8 years and I can assure you that I have mpb. I do a check up every year with my doctor to see if I don’t have the bad side effects from finasteride. As you can see, I have miniaturize hair at my hairline and a V Shape ish.