21 years old, how ****ed am I?

[rossmax]

Hello everyone,
I've been dealing with hair loss for a few years and have finally decided to do something about it. I would like your opinion on how bad is it and what nw is my hair.

This is my current hairline



This was my hairline 3 years ago. I wasn't aware of hair loss so I don't have any pictures with my hair pulled back:



I'm going to visit a dermatologist and I'm going to buy a derma pen, rosemary oil and a shampoo of some kind. If I don't see any positive changes I'm going to use minoxidil. I'm a very anxious person and a hypochondriac so I'm saving finasteride as a last resort, cus I'm sure that it's gonna drive me crazy.

[Diffuse33]

Hello, I would start using minoxidil and your derma pen at the same time. Using only a derma pen with various 'hair loss' shampoos is unlikely to make any change to the balding/bald areas (i.e your hairline). As you've only started to recede recently, some solid dedication to derma rolling and minoxidil will hopefully fill in some of the hair lost from recession. Good luck with whatever you decided!