Help Before It Gets Worse (17 Yrs Old)(pics)

[John Marshall]

I'm a African American teen with very thin fine soft hair. It grows ok on the very top but the sides and corners of my crown seem to be getting thinner, which gives my hairline a receding look to it
Father didn't start balding seriously til 40s, sister has long natural hair, how can I stop this?
(Pics are a year of growth from clean shave)

 

[Notcoolanymore]

We need to get you on treatments STAT! Oh sh*t, I just saw that you were 17. Personally I wouldn't use anything besides minoxidil until you are a couple of years older, but that is just me. In case you didn't know though the main weapon against hair loss is finasteride.

 

[spring15]

Just relax for now. Too young for anything other than minoxidil. You look aite