How bad is my balding? (And do I have a bald spot?) 19M

[Comores3]

 

[Comores3]

Also what's going on with the hairs on my sideburns? They're very wiry and come out easy.

 

[DoctorHouse]

Also what's going on with the hairs on my sideburns? They're very wiry and come out easy.

Looks like you are forming a mature hairline and you have fine hair and natural low density so it can fool you into thinking it's balding. I can tell you it does not always mean you will be bald in the next decade or two but I would watch it closely every 6 months. If you are concerned then see a doctor who specializes in hair loss. Get your thyroid and blood checked to be sure.

 

[Comores3]

Looks like you are forming a mature hairline and you have fine hair and natural low density so it can fool you into thinking it's balding. I can tell you it does not always mean you will be bald in the next decade or too but I would watch it closely every 6 months. If you are concerned then see a doctor who specializes in hair loss. Get your thyroid and blood checked to be sure.

That's good to bear if it's true. No one on either side of my family has ever balded so I was confused when I began to notice the recession at the temples. Just out of curiosity, how can you tell that my hair is low density and why does that make it seem like it's balding?

 

[DoctorHouse]

That's good to bear if it's true. No one on either side of my family has ever balded so I was confused when I began to notice the recession at the temples. Just out of curiosity, how can you tell that my hair is low density and why does that make it seem like it's balding?

Straight hair tends to be easy to identify the texture and density and when it's low it tends to show more scalp or look more diffuse. It also means your hair follicles are not as tightly packed together as a person with high density. It's also from years of experience being on the forum. People with thick density tend to barely show any scalp when their hair is even wet. @Northface32 would be a good example of high density and coarse hair. Most hispanics and middle eastern men have that type of hair.

 

[Comores3]

Straight hair tends to be easy to identify the texture and density and when it's low it tends to show more scalp or look more diffuse. It also means your hair follicles are not as tightly packed together as a person with high density. It's also from years of experience being on the forum. People with thick density tend to barely show any scalp when their hair is even wet. @Northface32 would be a good example of high density and coarse hair. Most hispanics and middle eastern men have that type of hair.

So the hairline recession at my temples aren't that concerning? It does look like there are lots of thinning hairs there (although I guess it's because of what you mentioned earlier.) Then again, I've tried gently pulling st those regions and almost no hair comes out, so it's not actively losing hair at a high rate for sure, or at least I hope it isn't.

 

[20YearsOnFin]

So the hairline recession at my temples aren't that concerning?

Have you got a pic of your hairline before it started receding?

 

[Comores3]

Have you got a pic of your hairline before it started receding?

Here's something I found from a picture from less than a year ago. I'm not sure if I'm seeing it right but my hairline looks more straight and less like the "M" I see now. I don't think I have any pictures that show my hairline in the same way as the ones I've posted but I'll try and find something.

 

[20YearsOnFin]

Here's something I found from a picture from less than a year ago. I'm not sure if I'm seeing it right but my hairline looks more straight and less like the "M" I see now. I don't think I have any pictures that show my hairline in the same way as the ones I've posted but I'll try and find something.

I would start treatments personaly. After seeing your before pic.

 

[MrSnow]

if i was you, i will start oral minoxidil to growth your density, actually, fina or duta is not important on you i guess

 

[20YearsOnFin]

if i was you, i will start oral minoxidil to growth your density, actually, fina or duta is not important on you i guess

Actually the opposite would be the general consensus. Arrest further loss, and try to stabilize the situation first .

Additional treatments can then be added at a later date if the first line of treatments fail to achieve any regrowth.

 

[MrSnow]

Actually the opposite would be the general consensus. Arrest further loss, and try to stabilize the situation first .

Additional treatments can then be added at a later date if the first line of treatments fail to achieve any regrowth.

you need to start something, now dude

 

[Comores3]

Actually the opposite would be the general consensus. Arrest further loss, and try to stabilize the situation first .

Additional treatments can then be added at a later date if the first line of treatments fail to achieve any regrowth.

I mean doing something as fast as possible can't be bad right? Also about your other comment regarding the very front of my hairline: I'm going to a dermatologist next week, so do you think it will retreat significantly by then or is it not that fast?

 

[20YearsOnFin]

I mean doing something as fast as possible can't be bad right?

that comment I directed towards MrSnow, I was meaning it's not the general consensus to prescribe Oral minoxidil on its own first, instead or ahead of, more common treatments like finasteride.

Also about your other comment regarding the very front of my hairline: I'm going to a dermatologist next week, so do you think it will retreat significantly by then or is it not that fast?

No you will be fine, I was meaning its liable to disappear within the next 12months if your current rate of recession continues.

You could also consider adding some Zinc picolinate supplements, on top of whatever your derm' suggests, if you feel you are shedding a lot, it doesn't help against actual male pattern baldness, but it can help reduce shedding slightly and I tend to find my hair pulls out far less easily whilst i'm on it.

 

[Comores3]

that comment I directing towards MrSnow, I was meaning it's not the general consensus to prescribe Oral minoxidil on its own first, instead or ahead of, more common treatments like finasteride.


No you will be fine, I was meaning its liable to disappear within the next 12months if your current rate of recession continues.

You could also consider adding some Zinc picolinate supplements, on top of whatever your derm' suggests, if you feel you are shedding a lot, it doesn't help against actual male pattern baldness, but it can help reduce shedding slightly and I tend to find my hair pulls out far less easily whilst i'm on it.

I'm shedding a decent amount but it's not like lumps are coming out or anything. For example I slept 9 hrs last night and I counted 24 hairs around my head area this morning. Also how much of hair will regrow with finasteride and minoxidil treatment? I'm thinking about going and getting topical minoxidil right now just so I can start something.

 

[Comores3]

that comment I directing towards MrSnow, I was meaning it's not the general consensus to prescribe Oral minoxidil on its own first, instead or ahead of, more common treatments like finasteride.


No you will be fine, I was meaning its liable to disappear within the next 12months if your current rate of recession continues.

You could also consider adding some Zinc picolinate supplements, on top of whatever your derm' suggests, if you feel you are shedding a lot, it doesn't help against actual male pattern baldness, but it can help reduce shedding slightly and I tend to find my hair pulls out far less easily whilst i'm on it.

Also do you think topical minoxidil will help the thinning on my sides?

 

[20YearsOnFin]

I'm shedding a decent amount but it's not like lumps are coming out or anything. For example I slept 9 hrs last night and I counted 24 hairs around my head area this morning.

Yep I'm not meaning lumps, I'm just talking about it can help reduce regular shedding ( preferably when combined with other treatments)

Also how much of hair will regrow with finasteride and minoxidil treatment?

There isn't a hard and fast rule, could be none or you could have significant regrowth.

I'm thinking about going and getting topical minoxidil right now just so I can start something.

You could do, You may as well just wait until next week though, to see what the outcome of your derm appointment is first. a week of minoxidil isn't going to give you much of a head start.

Also do you think topical minoxidil will help the thinning on my sides?

I wouldn't be to concerned about your hair at the sides at the moment, I would be more focused on what the derm says, and deciding whether you want to choose to go down a topical only route or possibly the oral finasteride route if it is offered to you.

 

[20YearsOnFin]

There is still a small chance, the derm doesn't find any male pattern baldness, in which case you maybe offered an alternative solution.

 

[Comores3]

There is still a small chance, the derm doesn't find any male pattern baldness, in which case you maybe offered an alternative solution.

I am taking bupropion which causes hair loss in 1% of takers. I don't think it produces hairline regression necessarily though

 

[20YearsOnFin]

I am taking bupropion which causes hair loss in 1% of takers. I don't think it produces hairline regression necessarily though

what people may find if they do indeed have medicine induced hair loss, is it is actually shedding throughout their entire scalp, its just that it also has the habit of accelerating the reveling of their future Norwood pattern.

So you may have the combination of the two, (the onset of early male pattern baldness combined with accelerated shedding from an antidepressant)

But I'm kind of clutching at straws here, so probably best to wait and see what the professional verdict is next week.