Any advice fellas? 18 years old with a receeding hairline.

[fatelephant]

That photo of Cavill looks like he's about 20 years old. He wouldn't even have developed his "real man" hairline by that age. He's still a boy. Coincidentally, it seems a lot of young posters on this forum are freaking out about that too - just turning into a man and losing their boy hairline (free tip fellahs: don't freak out when you start see hair grow in your pubic region either, it happens).

Anyway ... yeah, maybe you are right about Cavill, I don't know. The point remains that OP does not show evidence of baldness judging based solely on those pictures alone and it is entirely possible to have a V-shaped hairline and not be actually going bald regardless of whether Cavill was a good example or not.

For what it's worth, I'd love to have Cavill's hair. His hairline looks badass as f-ck.

 

[20YearsOnFin]

That photo of Cavill looks like he's about 20 years old. He wouldn't even have developed his "real man" hairline by that age. He's still a boy.

So what about all the guys like myself who developed their mature hairlines midway through their teens, how does that work with with what you have just posted?

Anyway ... yeah, maybe you are right about Cavill, I don't know. The point remains that OP does not show evidence of baldness judging based solely on those pictures alone and it is entirely possible to have a V-shaped hairline and not be actually going bald regardless of whether Cavill was a good example or not.

Yep, Cavill is not a good example, I can't think of a good example of the top of my head, as almost all the ones I can think of have indeed gone onto to have some further lose even if minor.

I agree about the OP, he just needs to monitor his situation, due to his age (and no sign of hair loss)

For guys who know they have miniaturization though, the earlier you can be proactive the beter, I took supplements & Nizoral from the age of about 17, added minoxidil a few years later until I heard about finasteride at 23, fast forward to 2022, and like yourself I'm also in my mid 40's.

During my time on finasteride I have gone from about a Norwood 2 to about a Norwood 2.5ish (with some occasional loss of density).

Had I not started treatments at all when I did I would now be an Norwood 4a - 5, so if you are lucky enough to respond to treatments, without a doubt they can make a massive difference if you start at the right time.

 

[fatelephant]

So what about all the guys like myself who developed their mature hairlines midway through their teens, how does that work with with what you have just posted?


Yep, Cavill is not a good example, I can't think of a good example of the top of my head, as almost all the ones I can think of have indeed gone onto to have some further lose even if minor.

I agree about the OP, he just needs to monitor his situation, due to his age (and no sign of hair loss)

For guys who know they have miniaturization though, the earlier you can be proactive the beter, I took supplements & Nizoral from the age of about 17, (1995) added minoxidil a few years later until I heard about finasteride at 23, fast forward to 2022, and like yourself I'm also in my mid 40's.

During my time on finasteride I have gone from about a Norwood 2 to about a Norwood 2.5ish (with some occasional loss of density).

Had I not started treatments at all when I did I would now be an Norwood 4a - 5, so if you are lucky enough to respond to treatments, without a doubt they can make a massive difference if you start at the right time.

I wouldn't argue with any of that.

There are a lot of young kids with full heads of hair posting on this forum about absolutely nothing though. More than that, self-medicating with a cocktail of drugs. That is just silliness and the responsible thing to do is to call it out as such, not encourage it (not saying you are doing that, but some others certainly are).

 

[20YearsOnFin]

There are a lot of young kids with full heads of hair posting on this forum about absolutely nothing though. More than that, self-medicating with a cocktail of drugs. That is just silliness and the responsible thing to do is to call it out, not encourage it (not saying you are doing that, but some others certainly are).

Yep i agree.

I'm probably not the best person to comment on the self-medicating route, as back in 2000 the only way I could get Proscar is if ordered it myself.

But the guys who look like full heads self-prescribing Duta, finasteride, Oral minoxidil combos in their teens is a bit alarming.

 

[Jpw1999]

It starts out as a mature hairline and then the thinning starts.

 

[DoctorHouse]

I wouldn't argue with any of that.

There are a lot of young kids with full heads of hair posting on this forum about absolutely nothing though. More than that, self-medicating with a cocktail of drugs. That is just silliness and the responsible thing to do is to call it out as such, not encourage it (not saying you are doing that, but some others certainly are).

Social media is what draws them here. It's all about looks and hair is on the top of their list. I can tell you the bodybuilding forums have more traffic than this place but if they start losing their hair due to steroids they come on here eventually. BDD is now a mental pandemic thanks to social media. I see old photos of myself and it was a good thing I was totally clueless about hair loss because I would have been just as paranoid as these newbies. I always had fine hair, a high hairline and naturally low density which can look like balding if you are an educated Norwood spotter. So I can understand their thought process. I am sure the acne forums have plenty of traffic too but I have noticed the newer generation today seem to have better skin than I did. Or maybe it's just the hispanic kids just don't get as bad acne as the gringos Or I guess people are on Accutane as a first line of treatment for even mild acne.

 

[fatelephant]

Social media is what draws them here. It's all about looks and hair is on the top of their list. I can tell you the bodybuilding forums have more traffic than this place but if they start losing their hair due to steroids they come on here eventually. BDD is now a mental pandemic thanks to social media. I see old photos of myself and it was a good thing I was totally clueless about hair loss because I would have been just as paranoid as these newbies. I always had fine hair, a high hairline and naturally low density which can look like balding if you are an educated Norwood spotter. So I can understand their thought process. I am sure the acne forums have plenty of traffic too but I have noticed the newer generation today seem to have better skin than I did. Or maybe it's just the hispanic kids just don't get as bad acne as the gringos Or I guess people are on Accutane as a first line of treatment for even mild acne.

To be honest, I really can't understand it. Back before the days of social media, everyone still wanted to look good. These kids are just mental. And they also must be extremely vain to be examining their hair line in the mirror so closely all the time. It's crazy. I remember the day I noticed I was going bald quite well ... I had long hair, I pulled by hair back to reveal savage receeding and was like, "damn ... hadn't noticed that before!".

I must have been balding for years or more before I even noticed it! And I was a pretty blood vain and insecure teenager too! I can't imagine what these kids are thinking. It seems like they're counting hairs in the corner of the temple or something. And then want to immediately start literal horomone-altering emasculting drugs if they notice one or two missing one morning. It's absolutely bananas. And I don't call it out because I'm "jealous" (I actually feel sorry for them being so out of their mind), I call it out because I really think it's the right thing to do. Us older and more experienced posters have a bit of responsibility in that regard.

 

[ejc97216]

Okay thanks for the reply. I didn't want to self medicate without first consulting a doctor.
I understand what you mean but this hairline has definitely been giving me some worry and when I've spoken with other forums mainly redditors, they've told me to jump on finasteride right away before it gets too late and they wished they would have done it at my stage etc. Your one of the only people to tell me its normal. So I'm kind of conflicted on what to do. Think I might try eating healthier for a year or so yet and see where that takes my hair. Thanks

Thanks for asking the question, Oliver. I’m not an expert and only recently rejoined this forum.

When I was about 19 or 20, I worried I was thinning also. And honestly, only you really know since you look into the mirror each morning. And I don’t get bogged down in the technical terms of things. I’m 43 now - back then finasteride was not generic…however, ultimately I started finasteride. That and minoxidil (rogaine). I was worried about side effects then and haven’t had any. If you’re worried about it, you can contact your primary care physician and talk to him. There are also websites (keeps, Hims etc) that perscribe these things.

My 18 year old college son is on finasteride and minoxidil for the same reasons. However My 21 year old son is not. For me, I’m happy I did it. Without question it helps and my shedding is much less. At 43 I’m happy with my hairline - it could always be a little better, but whose couldn’t? In my opinion the earlier your stat your regiment the better off you are to keep what you have.

I also now use regenepure dr shampoo.

I hope my experience is helpful!

 

[Oliver2004]

Thanks for asking the question, Oliver. I’m not an expert and only recently rejoined this forum.

When I was about 19 or 20, I worried I was thinning also. And honestly, only you really know since you look into the mirror each morning. And I don’t get bogged down in the technical terms of things. I’m 43 now - back then finasteride was not generic…however, ultimately I started finasteride. That and minoxidil (rogaine). I was worried about side effects then and haven’t had any. If you’re worried about it, you can contact your primary care physician and talk to him. There are also websites (keeps, Hims etc) that perscribe these things.

My 18 year old college son is on finasteride and minoxidil for the same reasons. However My 21 year old son is not. For me, I’m happy I did it. Without question it helps and my shedding is much less. At 43 I’m happy with my hairline - it could always be a little better, but whose couldn’t? In my opinion the earlier your stat your regiment the better off you are to keep what you have.

I also now use regenepure dr shampoo.

I hope my experience is helpful!

Thanks for reply Some of the advice I have had is so varied - some blokes telling to start finasteride immediately and others telling me my hairline is fine and normal.
What I'm thinking of doing is just monitoring it with pictures and checking for thinning. If it looks to get any worse then I will jump on finasteride. Wasn't sure if my hairline has always been like this to be honest, on some pictures even when I was 10 it definitely wasn't straight lol.
Thank you !

 

[Jiggy991]

So is Harry Styles balding just because he has a v shaped hairline?

 

[BurningCoals]

So is Harry Styles balding just because he has a v shaped hairline?

He's balding

 

[Oliver2004]

He's balding

People have said that about harry styles for about 7 years now and his hair is still in a very good condition

 

[BurningCoals]

People have said that about harry styles for about 7 years now and his hair is still in a very good condition

Probably on finasteride.

 

[losingbattle88]

Come over to my place and i show you a receeded hairline, then get on my bed for being so stupid.

 

[fatelephant]

He's balding

Nonsense.

Well ... to be fair, maybe. But you can't know looking at that photograph. Maybe he's balding, maybe he is not.

In any case, a V-shaped hairline is a genetic trait that has nothing to do with male pattern baldness. Even some women have it.

It was highly desirable for movie stars of a bygone era.

Anyone that says this guy is balding needs their head read.

 

[20YearsOnFin]

Theres a difference though, between hairline that is relatively static for several decades compared to a hairline on a slow receder, (like harry styles) that is progressively moving backwards at a constant speed every single year.

 

[20YearsOnFin]

People have said that about harry styles for about 7 years now and his hair is still in a very good condition

Yes, balding is just a catch all term, some people take 50+ years to reach their final Norwood pattern, for others it can be less than five, the point is, if anyone has some spare time and lined up his hairline pics over the last decade in a chronological order, I take it, it will show his recession progressively deepening in the coroners from one photo to the next, meaning he is balding behind his hairline, then his hairline moves back a notch and so on, and so on.

Its more a debate about what is the right time to start treatments, rather than if his hair is still in a good condition or not.

Harry styles is already 28 now, if you ask many people who have slowed down or stabilized their loss through treatments, what stage they started, a lot of them in his position would have already been on some kind of treatment protocol for 5+ years by now, and who knows perhaps he already has been aswell.

 

[BurningCoals]

Nonsense.

Well ... to be fair, maybe. But you can't know looking at that photograph. Maybe he's balding, maybe he is not.

In any case, a V-shaped hairline is a genetic trait that has nothing to do with male pattern baldness. Even some women have it.

It was highly desirable for movie stars of a bygone era.

Anyone that says this guy is balding needs their head read.

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Dude, Styles has an obviously receding hairline, sure people can have more pointed hairlines and such but Styles' hairline is clearly receding, there's even reports he started panicking when he realized it was:

Harry Styles in fear of bald truth as pop icon panics over receding hairline

HARRY Styles’ hair is going in One Direction – and unfortunately for him it’s the wrong direction!

www.dailystar.co.uk

 

[Jpw1999]

Nonsense.

Well ... to be fair, maybe. But you can't know looking at that photograph. Maybe he's balding, maybe he is not.

In any case, a V-shaped hairline is a genetic trait that has nothing to do with male pattern baldness. Even some women have it.

It was highly desirable for movie stars of a bygone era.

Anyone that says this guy is balding needs their head read.

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Who is that guy? did his hairline stay the same or did it recede further?

 

[Jpw1999]

Dude, Styles has an obviously receding hairline, sure people can have more pointed hairlines and such but Styles' hairline is clearly receding, there's even reports he started panicking when he realized it was:

Harry Styles in fear of bald truth as pop icon panics over receding hairline

HARRY Styles’ hair is going in One Direction – and unfortunately for him it’s the wrong direction!

www.dailystar.co.uk

I like that the article told him to get on propecia rather than just shave it like most others do.