mastaflex2002
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Hello I will be 25 years old this July. I have recently got to the point of a "noticeable difference" in my temple and crown area. I feel that my hairline in the upper left and right of my temple area is thinning and becoming more noticeable. The front of my hairline also appears to be receding very slowly. I have included pics of my father who is in his 50's and still has pretty good hair. I am not sure if my recision is just a maturing hairline progressing into what very similarly resembles that of my fathers. My grandfather on my father's side in his 80's has my father’s hairline. I am concerned because my grandfather on my mother’s side is completely bald and all my moms’ sisters’ sons have also lost their hair except one of them.
My hair has always been very fine and my scalp has always been easily viewed if my hair is wet or styled wet with gel as can be seen in the senior picture from 2002 (the one with the bow tie). Some of the pictures where my hair is more shiny were taken when wet after the shower. I have always had some scalp visible in the crown area just like my father but hair is much finer so it is more noticeable. The crown area is slowly becoming more and more noticeable and I am concerned that if untreated it will continue. I also took a picture of my pillow in which contains hairs shed from about 3 nights of sleeping on it. I know it is normal to shed a certain amount of hair per day but I would appreciate if someone could look at the pic and evaluate it. I do not seem to find hairs in the sink and only notice a few hairs falling out when styling my hair.
I plan on starting Nizoral 1% shampoo twice a week and using Rogaine foam on the temple area (sides and front hairline) and on the crown. I will use the foam once a day to see how my scalp reacts to the treatment and gradually let my body adjusts and possibly increase to twice a day. I also plan on making an appointment with a dermatologist to get a professional evaluation. I would like to start Proscar (5 mg cut into 5ths) 1mg per day. I feel that I have reached that "noticeable difference point" and would just be happy to maintain what I have with the Proscar and possibly hope for some slight regrowth combined with Rogaine.
All in all I would appreciate if members could evaluate my pics and give me some feedback. I would also be glad to post updates with photos for anyone interested. Thank you for your time. Please click on the photos for larger images.
Father
Father
Father
Crown wet hair
Crown dry hair
Right Temple dry hair
Left Temple dry hair
Left Temple dry hair
Higschool Senior Pic 2002 Hairline
Hairline 2007
Hairline 2009
Hair shed on pillow after 3 nights
Hairline wet hair
Left temple wet hair
Right temple wet hair
Front wet hair
Left Temple wet hair
Right temple wet hair
Front dry hair
Crown dry hair
My hair has always been very fine and my scalp has always been easily viewed if my hair is wet or styled wet with gel as can be seen in the senior picture from 2002 (the one with the bow tie). Some of the pictures where my hair is more shiny were taken when wet after the shower. I have always had some scalp visible in the crown area just like my father but hair is much finer so it is more noticeable. The crown area is slowly becoming more and more noticeable and I am concerned that if untreated it will continue. I also took a picture of my pillow in which contains hairs shed from about 3 nights of sleeping on it. I know it is normal to shed a certain amount of hair per day but I would appreciate if someone could look at the pic and evaluate it. I do not seem to find hairs in the sink and only notice a few hairs falling out when styling my hair.
I plan on starting Nizoral 1% shampoo twice a week and using Rogaine foam on the temple area (sides and front hairline) and on the crown. I will use the foam once a day to see how my scalp reacts to the treatment and gradually let my body adjusts and possibly increase to twice a day. I also plan on making an appointment with a dermatologist to get a professional evaluation. I would like to start Proscar (5 mg cut into 5ths) 1mg per day. I feel that I have reached that "noticeable difference point" and would just be happy to maintain what I have with the Proscar and possibly hope for some slight regrowth combined with Rogaine.
All in all I would appreciate if members could evaluate my pics and give me some feedback. I would also be glad to post updates with photos for anyone interested. Thank you for your time. Please click on the photos for larger images.
Father
Father
Father
Crown wet hair
Crown dry hair
Right Temple dry hair
Left Temple dry hair
Left Temple dry hair
Higschool Senior Pic 2002 Hairline
Hairline 2007
Hairline 2009
Hair shed on pillow after 3 nights
Hairline wet hair
Left temple wet hair
Right temple wet hair
Front wet hair
Left Temple wet hair
Right temple wet hair
Front dry hair
Crown dry hair
