Is my left side receeding?

[Jacoby77]

Hey all. First off I wanna say, I'm grateful for the amount of hair I have as I know a lot of you are in worse situations and I'm sorry, I hope you find your way about resolving your situation, me myself will resort to finasteride if needed, I understand I'm in a better place and people would want my hair (as some people don't realise it's a blessing to have hair)

Basically I'm just wondering what is happening with my left temple, is it naturally weird or receeding, as it's dense and straight if combed over and pulled back.. But if I slick it back it looks weird. My hairline seems dense overall and my right side is basically juvenile. Please give your best advice or recommendations.

Left side combed back (looks receeding, or maybe natural hairline?)

Left side combed to the right side (looks fine here?!)

Left side pulled back, and from top view:

Right side:

 

[Hephaistos1002]

No

 

[PRIMEN]

What I know for sure is it's possible to receed more on one side because when I had my hair transplant done my left side was in a better shape than the right side. I guess it took ~500 more grafts for my right side to make them even.
Regarding your hair, idk, it still looks great, it's not noticeable yet at least on these photos.

 

[jazz1]

You on any treatments?

 

[Jacoby77]

You on any treatments?

So this is male pattern baldness?

 

[dudealpha]

So this is male pattern baldness? View attachment 170547View attachment 170546View attachment 170545

doesn't look like it. He probably asked if you're on treatments because some people are on a hair loss drug, then it doesn't work anymore. But imo your hair looks very good and I don't see a reason to worry about receding/thinning.

 

[hollow11]

Sorry to break the news, but these guys are clueless. This is textbook male pattern baldness

 

[Hephaistos1002]

Sorry to break the news, but these guys are clueless. This is textbook male pattern baldness

You Know, hair change through life. This might be some minor récession, nothing related to becoming bald for now

 

[Moz5x]

Take pictures using the exact same camera angle, lighting, hair part, etc every 4-6 months and compare.

 

[Jacoby77]

Sorry to break the news, but these guys are clueless. This is textbook male pattern baldness

All good. Know any topical finasteride and minoxidil solutions that ship internationally? Don't like the pills

 

[Jacoby77]

Sorry to break the news, but these guys are clueless. This is textbook male pattern baldness

Also, idk how this is balding. But guess the dermatologist knows better. Its strange how hair that appears so thick can be diffuse thinning...

 

[royce gracie]

You have receded very mildly. If you hop on treatment now you have a very good chance of keeping all your hair. The longer you spend taking pictures of your hair and double checking for hair loss without going on treatment, the more hair you are going to lose. Time is of the essence.

I had pretty much the same hairline when I was 20. I'm 28 now and I've progressed to a NW2. You might stabilize here, you might not. Safest thing is to hop on finasteride.

 

[Moz5x]

Also, idk how this is balding. But guess the dermatologist knows better. Its strange how hair that appears so thick can be diffuse thinning... View attachment 171161View attachment 171160View attachment 171162

There is the common expression…“by the time hairloss is noticeable to the naked eye nearly half of the hair is already lost”. This is the reason one should not rely solely on what they see in the mirror.

Outside of having a scalp biopsy, one way to be certain is to have your scalp periodically evaluated under magnification. Typically greater than 20% miniaturization in a given area is a sign male pattern baldness is occurring. A good, experienced hair transplant surgeon can do this for you.

 

[Jacoby77]

There is the common expression…“by the time hairloss is noticeable to the naked eye nearly half of the hair is already lost”. This is the reason one should not rely solely on what they see in the mirror.

Outside of having a scalp biopsy, one way to be certain is to have your scalp periodically evaluated under magnification. Typically greater than 20% miniaturization in a given area is a sign male pattern baldness is occurring. A good, experienced hair transplant surgeon can do this for you.

My trichologist said I'm balding, due to the fact there is considerably more hairs on the back than the top. I probably am diffusing. Very early. Just so so so scared about finasteride. I couldn't give a sh*t about the sexual side effects, as I really don't care about that.

THE only side I am terrified about is the almighty Gynecomastia..... If I get gyno, I'm screwed. I need to lay 15 000 for surgery to get it removed, and on top of that I will have failed. There is no hope if finasteride doesn't work. I'm not touching duta.

 

[Jacoby77]

You have receded very mildly. If you hop on treatment now you have a very good chance of keeping all your hair. The longer you spend taking pictures of your hair and double checking for hair loss without going on treatment, the more hair you are going to lose. Time is of the essence.

I had pretty much the same hairline when I was 20. I'm 28 now and I've progressed to a NW2. You might stabilize here, you might not. Safest thing is to hop on finasteride.

I wouldn't consider it safe though right.

If one gets Gyno from finasteride they have to spend 15k to remove it!!!

And on top of that, they will have no other options hardly.. If finasteride doesn't work then what else.. Hair wig, transplant, sure.. But I'm 20, I can't afford surgery or a transplant or a wig. I f*****g hate how common gynecomastia is, it's the only reason I haven't taken finasteride.

 

[royce gracie]

I wouldn't consider it safe though right.

If one gets Gyno from finasteride they have to spend 15k to remove it!!!

And on top of that, they will have no other options hardly.. If finasteride doesn't work then what else.. Hair wig, transplant, sure.. But I'm 20, I can't afford surgery or a transplant or a wig. I f*****g hate how common gynecomastia is, it's the only reason I haven't taken finasteride.

How common do you think gyno is? As far as I'm aware it's by far the rarest side effect.

 

[Jacoby77]

How common do you think gyno is? As far as I'm aware it's by far the rarest side effect.

I don't know. But I'm terrified.. Why is no one else?

Has everyone just got 15k saved on this website or something... I'm just thinking logically that if I get gynecomastia, two things happen: 15,000 surgery (holy sh*t), and very limited options.. Minoxidil, RU, Duta, Hair system, Hair transplant.

I haven't researched RU or DUTA but I assume they have similar sides and can cause Gynecomastia too. I just wanna be happy and non suicidal.. I wanna take finasteride but I need someone to logically walk me through what happens if I get Gynecomastia and every option I have to ease my mind as the professionals won't tell me

 

[royce gracie]

I don't know. But I'm terrified.. Why is no one else?

Has everyone just got 15k saved on this website or something... I'm just thinking logically that if I get gynecomastia, two things happen: 15,000 surgery (holy sh*t), and very limited options.. Minoxidil, RU, Duta, Hair system, Hair transplant.

I haven't researched RU or DUTA but I assume they have similar sides and can cause Gynecomastia too. I just wanna be happy and non suicidal.. I wanna take finasteride but I need someone to logically walk me through what happens if I get Gynecomastia and every option I have to ease my mind as the professionals won't tell me

Because the incidence rate is extremely rare. And even where it appears it almost always resolves with cessation of the medication. Other topical antiandrogens do not seem to have this effect, probably because they do not alter systemic hormone levels.

There is going to be some risk associated with every drug though. All effective drugs have a side effect profile. You have to decide for yourself whether or not the risks are worth taking because no one on earth can grant you perfect reassurance.

 

[Jacoby77]

Because the incidence rate is extremely rare. And even where it appears it almost always resolves with cessation of the medication. Other topical antiandrogens do not seem to have this effect, probably because they do not alter systemic hormone levels.

There is going to be some risk associated with every drug though. All effective drugs have a side effect profile. You have to decide for yourself whether or not the risks are worth taking because no one on earth can grant you perfect reassurance.

I understand, but you mentioned other topical anti androgens don't have this effect, does this mean there is other topicals I can use? If so, why isn't everyone else using them, would definitely want to try them if they don't cause gynecomastia, unless you were guessing.

And I understand it's rare, it's just 90 percent of cases I've seen on reddit and here people get gyno. And the pill you take to get rid of gyno actually gives you hair loss and fucks your hair up, and if you have genetic hairloss well.... And I swear studies say gynecomastia from finasteride is almost always permanent

Just confused.

 

[royce gracie]

I understand, but you mentioned other topical anti androgens don't have this effect, does this mean there is other topicals I can use? If so, why isn't everyone else using them, would definitely want to try them if they don't cause gynecomastia, unless you were guessing.

And I understand it's rare, it's just 90 percent of cases I've seen on reddit and here people get gyno. And the pill you take to get rid of gyno actually gives you hair loss and fucks your hair up, and if you have genetic hairloss well.... And I swear studies say gynecomastia from finasteride is almost always permanent

Just confused.

Topical AA's for the moment are Eucapil, RU, and CB. The latter two are fairly expensive and have yet to be FDA approved, RU never will be. Eucapil is less effective than the others but was approved by whatever the Czech organization is. Fairly hard to get ahold of.

People don't take these because finasteride is FDA approved and works fine for most people. I'm an RU user myself but I still recommend finasteride as the first line of defense simply because it is convenient, easy to acquire, and safe and effective for the overwhelming majority of people. If you find you aren't tolerating it, then look into something else.

As far as bad reactions go to these drugs, that's why people are here. Normal people do not go on hair loss forums if finasteride or minoxidil is working fine for them. They get on with their life and stop worrying about it. People with issues come to forums like these so naturally there is a reporting bias. You see this same effect with job review sites. People who were fine with it don't bother to leave a review. People who had a horrible time are who feel the need to complain.