Mccoybob17
New Member
- Reaction score
- 0
Hey everyone, I just recently turned 25 and like many others I am noticing my hair getting thinner and thinner. When I was in college, I noticed my hair line falling back around the temples, this happened when I was around 20. Another 2-3 years later and I noticed the crown of my head was beyond thin.
Genetically, my grandfather on my mother's side was bald (but some of my older first cousins still have a full head of hair). My grandfather on my father's side is nearly 90 and he still has almost all of his hair. My father, who is about 55, still has almost as much hair as I do. We have the same widow's peak but he has a fairly large bald spot on the top of his head (almost identical to the location of my thinning). My dad told me he started taking Rogaine in his late 20s/early 30s when he noticed his hair was thinning. He thinks the Rogaine is why he has a bald spot, as it was the only place he applied it to :laugh:
In the past 4 years or so that I have wanted to at least slow my hair loss I have been taking Biotin, Fish Oil, Flaxseed Oil, and daily vitamins. I am not sure if these have slowed it or not, as I do still have most of my hair (Sidebar: This did wonders for my complexion). When I was in college I searched for any generic "Thickening" shampoo I could find, but lately I have been more careful about shampoos. I have switched to Renenpure Dr and NT, I am not sure if this is curving the balding or not, but it does make my hair appear thicker.
Here are a few photos if anyone wants to analyze my balding and let me know if they have any theory on what I should do next. I really want to avoid propecia and rogaine but I am thinking they may be my only options. Thing is, if I only were to lose hair in this spot, and have a similar head of hair to my father, I think I would prefer that over taking tons of medication. Anyway here are the pics, thanks guys.
Both of these pictures were taken in a pretty well lit room, in the second one I am more directly under a light.
Genetically, my grandfather on my mother's side was bald (but some of my older first cousins still have a full head of hair). My grandfather on my father's side is nearly 90 and he still has almost all of his hair. My father, who is about 55, still has almost as much hair as I do. We have the same widow's peak but he has a fairly large bald spot on the top of his head (almost identical to the location of my thinning). My dad told me he started taking Rogaine in his late 20s/early 30s when he noticed his hair was thinning. He thinks the Rogaine is why he has a bald spot, as it was the only place he applied it to :laugh:
In the past 4 years or so that I have wanted to at least slow my hair loss I have been taking Biotin, Fish Oil, Flaxseed Oil, and daily vitamins. I am not sure if these have slowed it or not, as I do still have most of my hair (Sidebar: This did wonders for my complexion). When I was in college I searched for any generic "Thickening" shampoo I could find, but lately I have been more careful about shampoos. I have switched to Renenpure Dr and NT, I am not sure if this is curving the balding or not, but it does make my hair appear thicker.
Here are a few photos if anyone wants to analyze my balding and let me know if they have any theory on what I should do next. I really want to avoid propecia and rogaine but I am thinking they may be my only options. Thing is, if I only were to lose hair in this spot, and have a similar head of hair to my father, I think I would prefer that over taking tons of medication. Anyway here are the pics, thanks guys.
Both of these pictures were taken in a pretty well lit room, in the second one I am more directly under a light.
