Hello everyone. I have always had a pretty high forehead, but was pretty proud of my hair - it was thick and strong and so I convinced myself I'd never go bald. It is difficult to chart when I developed my widows peak because I always wore my hair down over my forehead, but the earliest photos where it can be seen were about 3 months after I turned 18. I wasn't sure whether this was a good or bad thing: Either I had been receding since then, or it was just my 'mature hairline' setting in. It doesn't seem to have changed much since, but after discovering what looked suspiciously like thinning at my crown and front hairline (not visible in pics due to low camera quality, will update soon) I thought it was time to take action. I'm not 100% sure about the thinning, but I will be visiting a dermatologist soon to make sure one way or the other. My parents think I'm crazy, but they'd probably say I looked handsome if I turned into the elephant man because they know I can be pretty obsessive about my appearance.
It's really got me down recently, especially as it's developed at such a young age and early-onset male pattern baldness doesn't really run in the family. (Father is NW4 in his late 50s, both grandfathers were NW6 in their 60s, but held onto most of it into their 40s, and I can't think of a single relative who went bald in their 20s or early 30s.) I've found myself scrutinising my hairline endlessly, and it's all I ever think about, so I'm going to do everything in my power to hold onto most of it until I'm 30 or a cure comes along.
I'm already using 1% Nizoral every 3 days, but I will be buying some Minoxidil very soon and will do my best to get hold of a Proscar/Propecia prescription. I will be updating this thread regularly to keep track of my progress.
A lot of pictures people post are at pretty bad angles or misleading, so I've slicked my hair back with Brylcreem to make it as clear as possible. The red lines are where i shave my hair to lessen the appearance of my widows peak.
Thanks for reading and feel free to ask any questions.
It's really got me down recently, especially as it's developed at such a young age and early-onset male pattern baldness doesn't really run in the family. (Father is NW4 in his late 50s, both grandfathers were NW6 in their 60s, but held onto most of it into their 40s, and I can't think of a single relative who went bald in their 20s or early 30s.) I've found myself scrutinising my hairline endlessly, and it's all I ever think about, so I'm going to do everything in my power to hold onto most of it until I'm 30 or a cure comes along.
I'm already using 1% Nizoral every 3 days, but I will be buying some Minoxidil very soon and will do my best to get hold of a Proscar/Propecia prescription. I will be updating this thread regularly to keep track of my progress.
A lot of pictures people post are at pretty bad angles or misleading, so I've slicked my hair back with Brylcreem to make it as clear as possible. The red lines are where i shave my hair to lessen the appearance of my widows peak.
Thanks for reading and feel free to ask any questions.