Just turned 21... Think it's happening

[LilB]

a little bit yeah, parts of my scalp have a burning sensation at times and other times just feel really sore. my hair could best be described as really dry, and it gets "greasy" really easily. my friends make jokes about how i never take showers or wash my hair, even though i do every day... it's a recent phenomena. I don't like it, I'm sure that my terrible diet and sleeping have had some effect.


The general consensus is that It's not consistent with MPB on here, but isn't this how it starts? The hair gets thinner, and shedding gets insane? Would it hurt to start on Minoxidil before setting up an appointment with a derm/specialist?

i feel like I've read a lot of stories that resemble myself, " i used to have really healthy and thick hair"

[Tracy C]

Here are some higher resolution photos.

Hello again LilB,

Better shots of your temples isn't going to tell you anything -because it is completely normal for males to loose temple hair as change from boys to men. The important shots are of your vertex and mid-anterior. Those are the areas that will tell you if you are balding or not.

[LilB]

if I take some pictures of my hair parted at the top, will that be more helpful? I know that only meeting with a professional can truly diagnose what's going on, but that could take months for me honestly, so i'm considering minoxidil unless there are any risks with that.


and by parting my hair, expose my scalp and thinness on top

[Tracy C]

if I take some pictures of my hair parted at the top, will that be more helpful?

Yes, especially if you can show your hair both wet and dry. The areas of concern are you vertex and mid-anterior. With your hair parted down the middle, you can expose those areas so you can get a better look.

If you do decide to use Minoxidil, focus your application on your vertex and mid-anterior. These are the areas that the medicine can do the most good. You can dry the medicine off your fingers in your temples if you want to. Just don't expect much improvement in the temples. Males, especially cacausion males, generally do not keep their temple hair. This is a normal male trait.

Also if you start Minoxidil, don't start off with the full twice a day dose. Taper up to the full dose over time. Start with the foam and use it once a day every other day about two hours before your betime. After three or four weeks of that, use it once a day every day. After three or four weeks of that, alternate between once a day and twice a day. After three or four weeks of that, use it twice a day every day. Once you are up to the twice a day dose, you can save a little money by using generic liquid Minoxidil for your evening dose.

[ZZZ]

I have to disagree with Tracy C. Your main problem is not your mid scalp or your vertex, but your temples. They seem to be minituarizing just like my balding begun years ago. My temples looked JUST like yours do in the picture you submitted earlier : http://bayimg.com/FaoHdaADd . They started to lose their color and then slowly dissappeared

[Tracy C]

Your main problem is not your mid scalp or your vertex, but your temples.

You completely missed the point. The point is that it is completely normal for males to loose their temple hair as they become adults. Since it is completely normal for males to loose their temple hair, the loss of temple hair itself is not a good indication of balding. The vertex and mid-anterior are the best indicators of balding. Now read that as many times as you need to in order to make sure you understand it.

[LilB]

I think my hair line receded even more since i last posted.... (pics tomorrow)

also, does minoxidil make the hair in general a little more thicker over time or just the treated area?

[Tracy C]

Minoxidil works where you put it. You should focus your application of Minoxidil on your vertex and mid-anterior where it can do the most good. You can dry the medicine off your fingers in your hair line if you want to.

[LilB]

my main issue is that i feel like, my hair loss / thinning is almost equally all over my head, and now im starting to get 1 inch hairs, that are really thin , starting to fall out

[3rdDecade]

you look like you have a normal high hairline. Keeping an eye on it though incase it starts to retreat then you will be suffering from M.P.B but mose men do anyway