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I used to have insane amount of hair as a kid and a teenager. Once I hit 16-17, I had some acne and used Isotretinoin (Accutane) This led to shedding of some hair on the front. Didn't grow back either. Had 2 friends at the same age and time who used it, one of them had even worse shedding than me. Seems like each year after that, my hairline became worse. That, and maybe combined with age/genetics had led me to this result.
My father's side all have full head of hair, age between 51 up to 70 years. So zero signs from them. One is almost 70 and doesn't even have gray hair yet, just black.
Mother side have less hair, so it must be from them. Father of my mother had very little hair and was balding from early age.
I actually had very long and healthy hair a couple of years back, reaching longer than to my shoulders. It's just my hairline which was failing. No hairloss in the crown or whatsoever and my hair in general is pretty healthy as I exercise a lot, eat healthy and drink 2-3 liters of water every day.
It looks really bad when I drag my hair back, but when I keep it forward or style it my own ways, or keep it short as seen in some of the last pictures, it doesn't look that bad.
I am using Castor Oil every night on the empty parts and taking Biotin 10 000 mcg daily, and as you can see in the close ups, there are some new hair growing out and it does seem to help a few %, but that's about it.
I have tried Minoxidil in the past for about a year or so, and it did little to nothing. Only dry skin and "shiny" skin on the area.
Is Finasteride the only way to go for me? I'd rather not I have been thinking about waiting, then do a hair transplant, maybe in my 30s. I just don't fit the receding hairline thing, it looks out of place once you see me.
Thoughts?
Photos might be in incorrect order, but they are named. I am not expecting too much replies, but I figured it was worth a shot as I have visited this site a few times in the past
I used to have insane amount of hair as a kid and a teenager. Once I hit 16-17, I had some acne and used Isotretinoin (Accutane) This led to shedding of some hair on the front. Didn't grow back either. Had 2 friends at the same age and time who used it, one of them had even worse shedding than me. Seems like each year after that, my hairline became worse. That, and maybe combined with age/genetics had led me to this result.
My father's side all have full head of hair, age between 51 up to 70 years. So zero signs from them. One is almost 70 and doesn't even have gray hair yet, just black.
Mother side have less hair, so it must be from them. Father of my mother had very little hair and was balding from early age.
I actually had very long and healthy hair a couple of years back, reaching longer than to my shoulders. It's just my hairline which was failing. No hairloss in the crown or whatsoever and my hair in general is pretty healthy as I exercise a lot, eat healthy and drink 2-3 liters of water every day.
It looks really bad when I drag my hair back, but when I keep it forward or style it my own ways, or keep it short as seen in some of the last pictures, it doesn't look that bad.
I am using Castor Oil every night on the empty parts and taking Biotin 10 000 mcg daily, and as you can see in the close ups, there are some new hair growing out and it does seem to help a few %, but that's about it.
I have tried Minoxidil in the past for about a year or so, and it did little to nothing. Only dry skin and "shiny" skin on the area.
Is Finasteride the only way to go for me? I'd rather not I have been thinking about waiting, then do a hair transplant, maybe in my 30s. I just don't fit the receding hairline thing, it looks out of place once you see me.
Thoughts?
Photos might be in incorrect order, but they are named. I am not expecting too much replies, but I figured it was worth a shot as I have visited this site a few times in the past
