Is this my double crown or is it hair loss

[Anonymoushairman]

I am paranoid about my hair. I am 31 years old and have always had fine hair. Since I was like 20 my brothers have joked about how my crown looks so it may just be worrying over nothing. I have no receding hair line, but I am on bipolar medication and always have had low vitamin D. One of my brothers has lost his hair but it started in his late teens early 20s, my hair is quite long on top, I had an undercut/shaved sides and long pushed back look then lockdown happed so it’s grown out on the sides, so I wonder if it’s the weighed down? I love an opinion on this. Bare in mind two of these photos were taken under some Florencent lights,

 

[jazz1]

That looks like thinning, you seen a Dermatologist?

 

[Anonymoushairman]

That looks like thinning, you seen a Dermatologist?

No I haven’t but I am aware my medication can cause it, I’ve been on it for a bout 6 months now. I should bring it up with my gp

 

[Anonymoushairman]

That looks like thinning, you seen a Dermatologist?

Would you say if looks like male pattern baldness or medical thinning?

 

[jazz1]

Would you say if looks like male pattern baldness or medical thinning?

I cant say, but my guess male pattern baldness.

 

[Catagen]

Looks like classic crown thinning, a little concealer works really well at your stage, I recommend you visit a hair transplant doctor asap or if that is not available then a dermatologist which look at your hair with a microscope.

 

[Norwoody]

Clear miniaturization. Should be pretty salvageable though.

 

[Anonymoushairman]

Would you say if looks like male pattern baldness or medical thinning?

Clear miniaturization. Should be pretty salvageable though.

What would you recommend?

 

[Norwoody]

What would you recommend?

Depends on what you're willing to try. Minoxidil is known to work very well particularly in the vertex. Finasteride can be a combo with it. Consider ketoconazole shampoo, especially if you have any itching/dandruff/scalp irritation. Those are three are what people call the big three. Not everyone necessarily responds; on the other hand, not everyone necessarily needs all three. Other treatments include dermaneedling/rolling, topical antiandrogens, topical estrogens. Typically, in the vertex it seems to me that topical antiandrogens aren't always necessary or helpful. The crown seems to respond better to 5ARs like finasteride and dutasteride, and minoxidil as well. If you are content with the rest of your hair, you could do something like topical finasteride/dutasteride so as to pinpoint the problem areas and avoid shedding in the other areas.

 

[Anonymoushairman]

Thanks for the advice, I have gone through some old photos and found one from 10 years ago where my hair looks the same, I’m still going to ask my doctor becouse I feel my meds may be effecting my hair, it’s not just the crown it’s really dry and feels like I’ve previous bleached it when I haven’t.

 

[Anonymoushairman]

 

[Anonymoushairman]

This is the picture from 10 years ago I’m wondering if I have stress induced hair thinning, this is around the time I was having very strong depression

 

[Catagen]

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Looks more like a hair whorl than thinning here, do you have pics like the ones you took today maybe try to reconstruct he same pic today.

 

[Anonymoushairman]

I struggled but here’s the best I could do

 

[Anonymoushairman]

 

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[Anonymoushairman]

Looks more like a hair whorl than thinning here, do you have pics like the ones you took today maybe try to reconstruct he same pic today.

Don’t know if these pictures help it was hard to try and replicate haha

 

[Anonymoushairman]

So looking at all the pictures of my from 5 years + ago it appears I have a whorl, this is my hair brushed after being washed and dried, I even found a picture of me at 15 with it. I’ve spoke to my aunt who’s been a cutting my hair since I was 10 and she says that how it always been. I’m thinking maybe with the medication and my mental health at the moment it’s made me obsesse about it. My hair is at a very awkward length becouse we cant go the the hair dressers so I think if I don’t brush my hair the whorl/ double crown is more apparent, I’m still going to talk to my doctor as I am still paranoid my meds could cause hair loss

 

[Mapleman]

Looks allright man! Don't worry too much about it I would be happy to have that whorl!

 

[spring15]

Looks similar to 10 years ago. I wouldn't fret to much. How many hairs approx do you lose a day?