[27] Not sure if balding or double cowlick or just whatever else

[ak443]

Hi all,

first time poster - been under a lot of stress over the last year and half at work and not sure if it's just anxiety getting the better of me and started to freak out.

http://imgur.com/a/ERSUx

Dad has a full head of hair, don't really know about grandparents.

Don't know if balding, double cowlick or my hair just sits like that.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you!

A

[markusbdc]

Looks pretty dang normal to me....

[ak443]

Hi all,

5 months update.

No noticeable change in the cowlick, but seems like my temples are receding, or there is some visible miniaturisation. Also noticed a lot more hair in the shower, altho maybe it's just because I started paying attention.

Really don't know if this is start of MPB, or already in process or it's just in my head.

http://imgur.com/a/cIp9V

Any views, help would be really appreciated, it's just still on the back of my mind and not going away (which probably doesn't help at all)

Thanks,

A

[Kyle Kneeland]

It does look like there is some minor recession going on in the temples. Crown still looks good though. Since you're 27 it's pretty unlikely this is a maturing hairline and you're probably just seeing the start of male pattern baldness. I'd see a dermatologist, they can look and tell you what degree of miniaturization you have and possible prescribe you minoxidil/finasteride depending on the severity. If for whatever reason it stopped receding there, I think it would look perfectly fine. Good luck!

[Jackito]

It does look like there is some minor recession going on in the temples. Crown still looks good though. Since you're 27 it's pretty unlikely this is a maturing hairline and you're probably just seeing the start of male pattern baldness. I'd see a dermatologist, they can look and tell you what degree of miniaturization you have and possible prescribe you minoxidil/finasteride depending on the severity. If for whatever reason it stopped receding there, I think it would look perfectly fine. Good luck!

Why does the fact he's 27 not mean that it's a maturing hairline? 25-30 is usually to common age in which men develop a type 2 hairline for

[Kyle Kneeland]

Why does the fact he's 27 not mean that it's a maturing hairline? 25-30 is usually to common age in which men develop a type 2 hairline for

It certainly can happen around 25-30 but a maturing hairline is most common in the late teens or early 20s. 'Pretty unlikely' may have been too strong of a word choice on my behalf but at 27 I still think it's more likely to see the start of regular male pattern baldness than it is to see the start of a maturing hairline. Based on what I've seen, 24/25 seems to be the 'tipping point' where recession is more likely to be MPB and less likely to be hairline maturation.