Has it started?

[Stu89]

Im 24/ 25 in April and had last summer had the style of haircut i have now, and as time goes by the worse and more receded i think my hairline has got and i am convinced i have the onset of balding. I want to know where i am and what to do i feel really depressed atm. My dads side is bald/ balding but my mums side is not. Everyone around me is convinced im being silly but im not so sure. Just want some guidance please help? Also wanting to know where i am on the norwood scale. Thanks for your help

 

[CursedMen]

You're like a Norwood 1.5. Yes, it probably is male pattern baldness. Get on Finasteride now, and you won't have to get on Minoxidil.

 

[wuek]

This is NW2.5 imho

Are you thinning on the crown?

 

[hermandolol]

Norwood 2.4848588556485854 statements are so stupid!
Go to a dermatologist and get a professional opinion, don't listen to these internet super heroes with their opinions on Norwood 1.58554854854325723.

My two cents...

 

[TheHandsomeLurker]

Norwood 2.4848588556485854 statements are so stupid!
Go to a dermatologist and get a professional opinion, don't listen to these internet super heroes with their opinions on Norwood 1.58554854854325723.

My two cents...

This is the correct approach. I doubt any dermatologist would say that you've lost hair at this stage, but it's good to check.

If you're really worried, take pictures of your crown every month or two. If you start losing, you'll notice it quickly enough that it can be reversed.

 

[TinTin]

I see a little receding but not enough to worry. I suggest just get some Min and apply it to the hairline. Getting on finasteride now isn't worth the risk(IMO)

 

[hermandolol]

This is the correct approach. I doubt any dermatologist would say that you've lost hair at this stage, but it's good to check.

If you're really worried, take pictures of your crown every month or two. If you start losing, you'll notice it quickly enough that it can be reversed.

Yeah, a lot of dermatologist does not know that much about hairloss, but those who do checks the hairs minimization, and compare it from the donor hair area to the vertex and hairline.

If your hair is worrying you, I would suggest an appointment with your dermatologist and do the test, because it is impossible to tell you are balding from these pictures. (My opinion though!)

 

[Stu89]

Thanks for the advice. Im gonna keep an eye on it over the next couple of months .ive looked through photos when i first got this haircut and it appears to be roughly the same. Not sure quite what the definition of miniaturising is but i looked and felt a few hairs at the front and they appear the same length as the rest of my hair. Theres no thinning on the crown. I will ask my barber if he can tell when i go later this week. If i feel it gets any worse i will see a dermatologist.

 

[der29]

no way thats a 1.5...too much loss in temples...Norwood 2 approaching 2.5

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that would be fine to say if he was a Norwood 1 and a little unsure about some hair but if he doesnt get on finasteride hell be a Norwood 3 vertex before the year is over.

 

[bibz]

I see a little receding but not enough to worry. I suggest just get some Min and apply it to the hairline. Getting on finasteride now isn't worth the risk(IMO)

Omg too much looser in these forum... Nothing to worry?!
I'm NW1.5 and already on dutasteride and possibly the best move ever, since I lost a little of my temple hair recently, I'm getting all them back!
Don't wait to be NW3 to go on treatment...........