Balding, Mature Hairline Or Just Freaking Out?

[anonymous108]

Hey,

about 8 months ago a few friends of mine started telling me my hair looked kind of thinner than usual. So, naturally, I freaked out and started realizing gaps in my hair (picture at the bottom) and my hairline being higher up than I remembered (could be imagination).

I am currently 21 years old and neither on my dad's nor on my mothers side there have been any cases of balding as far as I know.
Now the weird thing is, that I looked through some older pictures of me and realized the exact same gaps that I thought were new, maybe even worse than they are now. Also the hairline on my right side is higher than the left for some reason.

So am I just imagining things? Or have I been going bald for 3-4 years and haven't noticed it? And do you think I should keep using Minoxidil?


The "Before" pictures were taken 8 months ago when I first realized thinning.
The lighting is obviously different so it may look worse on some than on others (sorry for that)

Any opinions, comments, etc are welcome! Can upload more pictures if requested.
Thank in advance!

P.S I've been using Minoxidil 5% for about 8 months now