I’m obviously balding, right? 23 years old male

[Justheretoaskquestions]

This is me now at 23:

This was me 4 and a half years who when I was 19:

This was when I was 18:

What’s strange to me is that there’s no bald men in my close family. My maternal grandfather who I look most like had a full head of hair when he died in his 40s.
My father is in his late 40s now and still has a full head of hair although it’s quite thin.
Is there a chance this isn’t genetic?

I assume the obvious thing to do is get on finasteride, minoxidil and start dermarolling?

 

[Justheretoaskquestions]

btw in the first pic my hair is wet, not greasy

 

[cinahair]

This change is a little obvious. What causes it? Is it lifestyle habits or using the wrong product?

 

[Justheretoaskquestions]

This change is a little obvious. What causes it? Is it lifestyle habits or using the wrong product?

Thanks for the reply.

Not sure honestly. Someone on another forum said it might be stress-related but i've always been stressed and anxious about everything. I'm generally healthy, eat good food, exercise etc. Also I don't add anything to my hair and only shampoo it every 3 - 4 days and I only use a little bit.
Still though, it's hard to believe this is genetic for the reasons I mentioned above.

 

[Justheretoaskquestions]

This change is a little obvious. What causes it? Is it lifestyle habits or using the wrong product?

also you can see that even at 18/ 19 my hairline was terrible but I think this was always the case.
Back then my hair still looked nice and thick compared to how lifeless and thin it looks now.

 

[losingbattle88]

,

You will be a cue ball if u dont take action.

 

[Justheretoaskquestions]

You will be a cue ball if u dont take action.

do you think 0.5mg minoxidil and finasteride is enough for the first few months?

 

[losingbattle88]

do you think 0.5mg minoxidil and finasteride is enough for the first few months?

Give it a shot. Nothing has worked for me so far and I refuse to start HRT.

 

[Adri23]

HRT asap

 

[Justheretoaskquestions]

HRT asap

Why not finasteride and minoxidil?

 

[Adri23]

Why not finasteride and minoxidil?

I lost so much time on dutasteride and minoxidil, I regret now.

 

[Justheretoaskquestions]

I lost so much time on dutasteride and minoxidil, I regret now.

They didn’t help?

 

[Adri23]

They didn’t help?

Unfortunately not

 

[Justheretoaskquestions]

Unfortunately not

I’ll see how it goes for 6 months or so first

 

[Adri23]

I’ll see how it goes for 6 months or so first

Good luck