Hi everyone,
I've been losing my hair, slowly, for about 4 years now. I've always assumed that it was male pattern baldness but I just wanted some second opinions because my pattern isn't really typical. My hair loss is diffuse, with very little recession in the front. In fact, my hairline had not receded at all until about 1 year ago, and even now it has not changed a whole lot. In addition, my hairline is still strong relative to the rest of my scalp. I seem to have lost much more hair on the top of the scalp than anywhere else, even the typical "bald spot" at the back of the head. Also, I have thinned somewhat on the sides of my head which does not typically happen with male pattern baldness, although I'm much thinner on the top than the sides. The side pic isn't great but you can kind of see the thinning. If you guys would look and tell me what you think I would really appreciate it. I'm 90% sure it's male pattern baldness, just not typical male pattern baldness, but I'm not certain that it isn't something else like Telogen Effluvium. After looking at these pictures I realize how much I have actually lost, but the only thing I have working for me is that with plenty of toppik, my hair loss is still not eveident to those around me. However, pretty soon I'll be too thin for that and I'll probably have to shave it. Oh yeah, is there anything I should be doing differently treatment-wise for my diffuse thinning vs. "regular" male pattern baldness? I'm using minoxidil right now and have previously used both finasteride and dudasteride, neither with any noticeable effect. Thanks in advance for the help.
Here's the link to my pics:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/btcarter777/my_photos
Luke
I've been losing my hair, slowly, for about 4 years now. I've always assumed that it was male pattern baldness but I just wanted some second opinions because my pattern isn't really typical. My hair loss is diffuse, with very little recession in the front. In fact, my hairline had not receded at all until about 1 year ago, and even now it has not changed a whole lot. In addition, my hairline is still strong relative to the rest of my scalp. I seem to have lost much more hair on the top of the scalp than anywhere else, even the typical "bald spot" at the back of the head. Also, I have thinned somewhat on the sides of my head which does not typically happen with male pattern baldness, although I'm much thinner on the top than the sides. The side pic isn't great but you can kind of see the thinning. If you guys would look and tell me what you think I would really appreciate it. I'm 90% sure it's male pattern baldness, just not typical male pattern baldness, but I'm not certain that it isn't something else like Telogen Effluvium. After looking at these pictures I realize how much I have actually lost, but the only thing I have working for me is that with plenty of toppik, my hair loss is still not eveident to those around me. However, pretty soon I'll be too thin for that and I'll probably have to shave it. Oh yeah, is there anything I should be doing differently treatment-wise for my diffuse thinning vs. "regular" male pattern baldness? I'm using minoxidil right now and have previously used both finasteride and dudasteride, neither with any noticeable effect. Thanks in advance for the help.
Here's the link to my pics:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/btcarter777/my_photos
Luke