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(Long story coming, but would appreciate the read) Hey guys. I don't really know where to begin.... I am only 17 years old. I first noticed a hair problem at the beginning of December when i went to my hairdresser and she noticed something funny about the right side of my hair.. she thought it was some type of breakage. She didn't suspect anything and i didn't either. But for the first time it got me looking closely at my actual hair strands, hairline, etc instead of just the final product that i see when i look dead straight in the mirror. So when i looked, i saw that i was receding in both temples, but more on the right. Of course i had a major freakout and was so concerned. Since then its been a wild ride. I've asked everyone what they thought, been to hairdressers, dermatologists and different companies searching for solutions and answers. I read online about telogen effluvium and prayed for awhile that it was causing all of this. And for awhile i believed it as i have had major events happen in the past months.. dad issues, a bad breakup which i took very hard. But a scalp test and blood test confirmed the worst of my fears. So for the past couple months i have been stressing non stop about a problem i cant really control (beside medication) I am using rogaine and have been since i noticed the hairloss. Since i started on that i have only receded more and more. Faster than i thought i would've. and looking back at old pics i can see i am receding a little bit. But in the past couple months it has been rapid. And even back then when i was receding.. i still had thick hair. Although looking back i remember always saying to my hairdresser "The back of my hair always is so thick wtf this is so weird it gets thick so fast" But anyways this has had such a pyschological effect on me and has caused problems in my family, friends and with my girlfriend. It has caused me to have less self confidence and be angry, sad and moody. I always thought i was this very good looking guy and that i would have the prime of my physical appearence coming up but it turns out i have already passed it, and am only on the decline. I think i would look fine bald, but the process scares me, and hitting it so young causes me great pain. I know im not the worst case.. but i see alot of people on here who are mid 20s and complaining because they are so young.. and i get that its the same pain. But i would do anything to have 8 more years of full hair before expereincing this problem. But we're all in the same boat and would just appreciate your guys support/help/advice.
Some of biggest questions and concerns i would like your opinion on:
-Should i jump on propecia at 18.. scared of side effects and hormonal effects on me since i am so young
- went to hans wiemann and talked about PRP procedure... has shown great results and have talked to people who have had this done and worked.. thinking it might be my best option. working alot to get the money to pay for it.
- My family history consists of: no one on dad's side/ and one uncle on moms side who started this problem at late 18 years old :/
-The thing is my moms dad had a receding hairline when he was my age and in 20s but did not have any thinning... can and will post pics of him at my age and me right now. Wondering if i will be like him or be like my uncle who started balding in teens and was bald by early 20s.
-any other advice for me in terms of getting through it or other medication/methods i can do to keep it.
Thank you guys for all your help and good luck to all of you in your journeys!
Some of biggest questions and concerns i would like your opinion on:
-Should i jump on propecia at 18.. scared of side effects and hormonal effects on me since i am so young
- went to hans wiemann and talked about PRP procedure... has shown great results and have talked to people who have had this done and worked.. thinking it might be my best option. working alot to get the money to pay for it.
- My family history consists of: no one on dad's side/ and one uncle on moms side who started this problem at late 18 years old :/
-The thing is my moms dad had a receding hairline when he was my age and in 20s but did not have any thinning... can and will post pics of him at my age and me right now. Wondering if i will be like him or be like my uncle who started balding in teens and was bald by early 20s.
-any other advice for me in terms of getting through it or other medication/methods i can do to keep it.
Thank you guys for all your help and good luck to all of you in your journeys!