18 and balding or adult hairline?
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I started like you 8 months ago now i am full blown nw 2.5 and cannot hide my hair loss without long hair.
There isn't much you can do anyways. Other than taking propecia.
The key point here is to see if you are shedding hair miniaturized or thinner hair, if not then you're good and that's your "mature hairline".
Mature hairline is male pattern baldness but it just stops there.Comment
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It needs to exist. Yes, technically the adult male hair line is hair loss. However it is not a good indication of whether or not a male will be bald - because it is a normal male physical trait. It is not cosmetically significant on a male - because it is normal for males. A line needs to be drawn somewhere to show what is a normal male developmental trait and what is hereditary hair loss. This serves as that line.Comment
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No way the M shaped hairline in Norwood 1 is a juvenile hairline. My hair line was not M shaped before balding. Norwood 1 looks like a legit M, looks like a widows peak is forming.
Please, no more Yahoo answers or Ask Jeeves links.Comment
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I did not get that from Yahoo answers or ask Jeeves.
I do not particularly agree with Dr. Rassman much of the time, however some of what he writes makes sense to me. Especially if I can look around at all the people I see when I am out and about and find evidence that something he said is actually true. This is one of those instances. I can be out in public looking around at all the people I see and I can see what Dr, Rassman is talking about. I can see this when I pickup my nephew from school - in males of high school age. I would never intentionally try to mislead anybody. I say these things because I can see it myself. I pay attention and I am very observant.
I really like you a lot and I don't want to argue with you. Can we just agree to disagree?Comment
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It needs to exist. Yes, technically the adult male hair line is hair loss. However it is not a good indication of whether or not a male will be bald - because it is a normal male physical trait. It is not cosmetically significant on a male - because it is normal for males. A line needs to be drawn somewhere to show what is a normal male developmental trait and what is hereditary hair loss. This serves as that line.
How many 70+ year old white men do you see that have no balding?Comment
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Not many - but what is your point? MPB is the norm? Of course it is. It always has been. Most males will experience it to some degree by the age of 50. However, the point I am making is that the adult male hair line itself is not a good indication that MPB is happening yet. Many males keep their hair for decades after they develop their adult male hair lines. I feel I need to repeat that. So I will. Many males keep their hair for decades after they develop their adult male hair lines.Comment
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lot of men have inherited the genes to develop MPB so it should be no suprise that what's referred to as the mature hairline is commong amongst men, problem?Comment
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I was only kidding about the Yahoo/Ask Jeeves links.
Awwwww. I actually smiled when reading that hahaha. I have to log out now, I don't think i'll read any better comment on here than this. I'll come back another day.Comment
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Not many - but what is your point? MPB is the norm? Of course it is. It always has been. Most males will experience it to some degree by the age of 50. However, the point I am making is that the adult male hair line itself is not a good indication that MPB is happening yet. Many males keep their hair for decades after they develop their adult male hair lines. I feel I need to repeat that. So I will. Many males keep their hair for decades after they develop their adult male hair lines.
Yes it is a normal trait but more advanced mpb almost always follows it at some point and yes it may be decades later. For me it was 2 decades later before I started losing hair again. My point is it almost never stops permanently with the mature hairline.Comment
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Some other pictures of various parts of my hair.
What is at the end of my hair that I sometimes pull out.
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Some other pictures of various parts of my hair.
What is at the end of my hair that I sometimes pull out.
http://i1159.photobucket.com/albums/...DSC_0276-1.jpg
I used to have the driest hair on earth a year ago before MPB kicked in, now it's all oily.
The reason for that is that the genetic sensitivity for DHT in the sebaceous gland (gene expression ) has been activated along with MPB at least for me.
It doesn't say anything about your MPB issues if you have them, you could have the gene for DHT sensitive sebaceous glands but not at the follicles beyond your temples.
In my honest opinion, I think you have the gene for hair loss(like most people) but it's not very agressive and it has not expressed completely yet. Only at your temples like people here are saying "mature hairlines".
By the time MPB kicks in REAL GOOD we are going to have a cure and trust me on this you got nothing to worry about.
So enjoy your hair for now, you probably got 15 years left.
Some people have the MPB gene and they never express it beyond their temples(aka my entire family), you might also be one of them.Comment
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that seems to be sebum, do you have an oily scalp? is that thing white?
I used to have the driest hair on earth a year ago before MPB kicked in, now it's all oily.
The reason for that is that the genetic sensitivity for DHT in the sebaceous gland (gene expression ) has been activated along with MPB at least for me.
It doesn't say anything about your MPB issues if you have them, you could have the gene for DHT sensitive sebaceous glands but not follicles sensitivity.
In my honest opinion, I think you have the gene for hair loss but it's not very agressive. and it has not expressed completely yet. Only at your temples like most "mature hairlines".
By the time it kicks in REAL GOOD we are going to have a cure and trust me on this you got nothing to worry about.Comment
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