Recent content by cc89

My dad is bald so I can't say I was too shocked. I'm 28-years-old so I didn't panic as much as I would have if I was a teenager or in my early twenties. Sh*t happens. I went to the pharmacy after and briefly thought about starting Rogaine, but I held off for now because I'd rather be 100% sure...

OK, supposing it is hair miniturization, why can't I see it in the mirror or feel it when I run my fingers through the top of my hair? Most of the hair I shed is thick and coarse, but there's a handful that's on the opposite end of the spectrum. These hairs are thinner than a housefly's leg...

I've been noticing some thin hairs falling out of my scalp for the last new months. When I wash my hair, about 10% of the hair that falls out is either noticeably thinner than the rest, or extremely short, thin and bent at odd angles. Some of the hairs are so thin that they'll snap if I stretch...

Thanks for the tip, though I'm still a little unsure of what you were trying to tell me in your previous post. Are you saying that I'm showing signs of recession?

Everyone else seems to be telling me that these are signs of a maturing hairline.

Thank you for the reassuring posts. :) About mature hairlines... I thought that they usually begin to develop around the mid twenties and become noticeable around the late twenties. However I'm only 21 right now.

I'm a 21-year-old male and have been keeping a close watch on my hairline since last year for any early signs of recession or thinning hairs. Though both my grandfathers still have heads full of hair, my father began to notice his balding around age 40, so I don't know whether or not I'm going...