20 Year Old Male Balding...need Help

[Djohnson96]

Please help!!! Summer of 2016 I had a full head of hair, used to exercise, and was carefree....then August of 2016 I went to college and next thing I know, I start thinning HORRIBLY....everyone used to tell me I looked fine, but I knew I was thinning/balding. No one on both my parents sides has a history of balding. Everyone has or had a full head of hair up until death. I went to the dermatologist in March of 2017 and they did a scalp biopsy and said it didn't come back as male pattern baldness and that I had inflammation of the scalp. I started to use minoxidil for a month and had some decent regrowth until I decided it was too much of a hassle to keep up....SO I decided to shave my head BALD to start over with healthier, unbothered hair and it's starting to come in, and this is the shape of my hairline (IT'S HORRIBLE)!! I'm the bald corners I see miniature hairs, however I'm not sure they're going to grow....I've been using light oils on my scalp and exfoliating my scalp as well. Does anyone have any advice or any commentary that might help?! This isn't normal for a 20 year old

 

[Djohnson96]

Also, I just started taking Saw Palmetto and Biotin to try and stimulate the growth.

 

[kj6723]

Starting and stopping treatments is a mistake. If you decide to fight hairloss, you're making a long term commitment for as long as you want hair

Minoxidil is good. Can drop the saw palmetto and biotin. Most importantly get on propecia/finasteride if you want to permanently keep your hair

 

[bringmyhairback]

I am about to start on minoxidil myself. I'm 18 years old... Well,- I would just do minoxidil, if you haven't tried the FOAM version of it I think that is way easier than the other one. If I was you, and minoxidil actually worked for you I would stick to it...