Am I Balding Or Is It Just A Mature Hairline?

[dbxguy]

Hello,

I have been stressing out lately over whether or not I'm losing my hair or if this is just a mature hairline. The top is quite thick and dense, but there is some recession at the temples and I would not want it to go any further if it were to continue. If it were to stay exactly where it is and not go back anymore at the temples, I'd be alright with it.

I'm 22 so I am not too fond of hopping onto finasteride/dutasteride or whatever it is that will help me retain what I have, I feel like it is a bit early.. but if I have to then I'll do it.

What does it look like to everyone here? Should I see a dermatologist or someone to examine it? Pretty lost at this point.

I tried to include as many angles as I can + some pictures with my eyebrows raised to show the forehead creases. (Someone said this can show you where your natural hairline would be, where the creases end?)

If there is any more info I can provide or other pics let me know.

imgur.com/a/Ymk0b

Thanks!

 

[AnxiousAndy]

You have a great head of hair! It depends, Is your dad bald? Does baldness run in your family at this age or if at all? If its a yes to one or both then i hate to say it but its male pattern baldness . You are still a Norwood 1, and if you want a chance at keeping it jump on finasteride. Side effects are rare, and if experienced are usually mild and go away with continued or discontinuation of the drug. Go see your doctor and get a prescription for it, if that is not possible use these sites.
AllDayChemist
InhousePharmacy
You dont need a prescription to get it from those places and they are both legit. Goodluck!

 

[dbxguy]

You have a great head of hair! It depends, Is your dad bald? Does baldness run in your family at this age or if at all? If its a yes to one or both then i hate to say it but its male pattern baldness . You are still a Norwood 1, and if you want a chance at keeping it jump on finasteride. Side effects are rare, and if experienced are usually mild and go away with continued or discontinuation of the drug. Go see your doctor and get a prescription for it, if that is not possible use these sites.
AllDayChemist
InhousePharmacy
You dont need a prescription to get it from those places and they are both legit. Goodluck!

Hi, thank you for your reply!

My dad has a decent head of hair for a man who's age 56, but it's partially attributed to how he wears it.

Here's a recent picture where you can see that his hair is quite nice for his age:
i.imgur.com/qhLVwvW.png

But in this second picture you can see that it also has some pretty far back recession, but the density makes it work nonetheless:
i.imgur.com/k6TDocn.png

He definitely did not start losing it at 22 though. He had great hair until his mid 40s, and this picture at 38 shows he had a full head of hair:
i.imgur.com/ZfjCO6M.png

I'll try to lay out the family tree..

My dad has two younger brothers, one is 50 and one is 35. The 50 year old has similar hair although slightly worse. The 35 year old is completely bald, and went bald around 30. He is the odd one out in the family line, since their father had a VERY thick head of hair all the way into his 50s. He died at 57 but here is a picture of his hair in his early 50s which is basically as as good as it gets at that age. Not really any greys either:
i.imgur.com/XiPelw4.png


On my mother's side, her two brothers have decent hair in their late 40s as well, similar to my father's hair. Receded but still relatively dense towards the back. Their father before them also had very thick hair into his late years, much thicker than them. He also died mid 50s, coincidentally.

As you can see, it's a bit of a crap shoot for me. I think the best option might be to go see a derm and ask them to test my scalp for genetic predisposition or something like that?

Hopefully that covers everything. Thanks again for your opinion and advice!

 

[Mr. Prince]

Early sign of male pattern baldness. Noticeable temple recession. You could just wait and see if your hair becomes in worse in 3-6 months and then start treatment if you feel you need it. Either way, you caught it early and treatments work better the earlier you start.

 

[g.i joey]

Looks like male pattern baldness, how is your crown? If you're not thinning there i wouldn't be to worried as you're just dealing with some minor recession. When your hair starts to thin, that's when u know male pattern baldness is gonna f*** you up real good.

 

[dbxguy]

Early sign of male pattern baldness. Noticeable temple recession. You could just wait and see if your hair becomes in worse in 3-6 months and then start treatment if you feel you need it. Either way, you caught it early and treatments work better the earlier you start.

Fair enough, should I get it checked by a dermatologist or would they just swindle me into spending money on something I don't need?

If I can get a definite answer from one, I'll go schedule an appointment.

Looks like male pattern baldness, how is your crown? If you're not thinning there i wouldn't be to worried as you're just dealing with some minor recession. When your hair starts to thin, that's when u know male pattern baldness is gonna f*** you up real good.

Crown is fine from what I can tell, it's really only the temples I'm worried about as everything else is nice and dense.

I'd also like to add that this has been a stressful year with a lot of struggles with my business (especially last November/December where I was incredibly stressed out) combined with the fact that my mother has been on her death bed the past few months so there has been a lot of negative energy and stress attributed from that. Not sure if that makes a difference, but I figured it's worth including.

I appreciate the replies! Thank you.

 

[dbxguy]

Would like some more opinions if anyone wants to weigh in

 

[Stanx22]

Would like some more opinions if anyone wants to weigh in

Your hair is extremely fine. Don't listen to some people here, they just don't know what they're talking about. 90% of males have some temple recession. You're NW1, if NW1 is male pattern baldness, then 90% of males will be slick bald in 10 years.

 

[Mr. Prince]

Your hair is extremely fine. Don't listen to some people here, they just don't know what they're talking about. 90% of males have some temple recession. You're NW1, if NW1 is male pattern baldness, then 90% of males will be slick bald in 10 years.

What are you on about? He has significant temple recession. It's just the start.

 

[Stanx22]

What are you on about? He has significant temple recession. It's just the start.

Are you drunk ? Temple recession doesn't have to be male pattern baldness. 90% of males have temple recession, are 90% of males balding ? If you're ignorant, keep your opinion for yourself.

 

[spring15]

Great head of hair. Re-evaluate in 6 months. No need to worry right now.

 

[AnxiousAndy]

What are you on about? He has significant temple recession. It's just the start.

I disagree, if his temple recession is significant i must be NW4! My temple recession is double, maybe triple that and i consider myself NW2.5. He is Norwood 1.5 i would say. What Norwood are you prince?

 

[Mr. Prince]

I disagree, if his temple recession is significant i must be NW4! My temple recession is double, maybe triple that and i consider myself NW2.5. He is Norwood 1.5 i would say. What Norwood are you prince?

I'm diffuse thinning in a way that leads to NW4.

 

[Mr. Prince]

Are you drunk ? Temple recession doesn't have to be male pattern baldness. 90% of males have temple recession, are 90% of males balding ? If you're ignorant, keep your opinion for yourself.

Just look at the fifth picture. Are you telling me that it isn't significant? Also, temple recession is part of male pattern baldness. His hair could just stop there and not recede further, but he's 22. If he was 30 or something it will be a different case.

 

[Stanx22]

Just look at the fifth picture. Are you telling me that it isn't significant?

It's a NW1. Which is literally every male above 20 has. NW0 is the minority, not the other way around.

 

[Unacknowledged]

Good head of hair. Dont use anything yet. Keep a close look for 6-8 months if it get worse start light threatments. Dont jump on the finasteride bandwagon so soon.

 

[dralex]

Just look at the fifth picture. Are you telling me that it isn't significant? Also, temple recession is part of male pattern baldness. His hair could just stop there and not recede further, but he's 22. If he was 30 or something it will be a different case.

"significant"...haha that is the most minor temple recession I've seen. Would never jump on treatments at that point, just stupid.