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Hi all,
I'm a 17 year old asian male and i have a weird "bald spot" on my right temple. I'm not sure whether i've had this since birth, but i am certain that i have had this since i was 13. I don't think it has progressed any further than when i first noticed it. If i look very closely, where my face is less than a inch away from the mirror, i can see very small vellus hairs on the spot. What condition is this? My Left temple is barely receded like a norwood 1-1.5-ish which i don't find a problem. My hair is in my opinion, thick and i do not shed excessively. I don't style my hair in very tight styles or if at all, i generally just let it down somewhat in like a korean style. I have a relatively high hairline (i think, the width of 4 fingers) and I also have a widows peak that i have had throughout my life.
Pictures of my right temple when wet : https://imgur.com/a/daU0Fj4
Pictures of my right temple when dry (under bright lighting) : https://imgur.com/a/48Ah3E5
My hair pulled to the side : https://imgur.com/a/mqekUye
My Father is balding or bald with a thin norwood 3 at 55, i'm not sure when he started balding but i remember my mom saying when i was a lot younger that he was bald. My maternal grandfather still has a decent amount of hair even though it is quite thin in his late 70s and my paternal grandfather still has a rather thick amount of hair in roughly the same age. My brother has a straight hairline but his hairline is higher than mine and is currently 21.
Please let me know what you think, and if any more information is needed.
I'm a 17 year old asian male and i have a weird "bald spot" on my right temple. I'm not sure whether i've had this since birth, but i am certain that i have had this since i was 13. I don't think it has progressed any further than when i first noticed it. If i look very closely, where my face is less than a inch away from the mirror, i can see very small vellus hairs on the spot. What condition is this? My Left temple is barely receded like a norwood 1-1.5-ish which i don't find a problem. My hair is in my opinion, thick and i do not shed excessively. I don't style my hair in very tight styles or if at all, i generally just let it down somewhat in like a korean style. I have a relatively high hairline (i think, the width of 4 fingers) and I also have a widows peak that i have had throughout my life.
Pictures of my right temple when wet : https://imgur.com/a/daU0Fj4
Pictures of my right temple when dry (under bright lighting) : https://imgur.com/a/48Ah3E5
My hair pulled to the side : https://imgur.com/a/mqekUye
My Father is balding or bald with a thin norwood 3 at 55, i'm not sure when he started balding but i remember my mom saying when i was a lot younger that he was bald. My maternal grandfather still has a decent amount of hair even though it is quite thin in his late 70s and my paternal grandfather still has a rather thick amount of hair in roughly the same age. My brother has a straight hairline but his hairline is higher than mine and is currently 21.
Please let me know what you think, and if any more information is needed.
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