Losing Hair? [pics]

[Fleasy]

I've worried about losing my hair since I was a kid since my dad has mild-moderate MBP. My mom had always reassured me that I wouldn't go bald because baldness didn't run on her side and I had 'her brother's hair' who, as it was, never lost it. I always wondered if hair type had anything to do with MBP, but I just rolled with it. Now I'm 19 and it's obvious my hair's thinned over my temples. I've been telling myself not to overreact and that it was probably just a 'mature hairline,' but I'm starting to wonder. So I'm looking for opinions.



Not the best quality (webcam). First three are of my hair pulled back to the hairline and fourth is my hair as it looks normally. About a year ago, I took note of my hairline on my left side, using the large mole (third pic) as a marker because my hairline was only slightly above it at the crest. I don't know if you can see in the photo, but there is some thin hair between where it was and where it appears now. It's obviously been thinning, but I'd like to know what this means.

I don't think hair loss is apparent without pulling my hair back, but I'm worried about how this will progress. How fast is hair loss likely to progress if it progresses in any meaningful way. Is this something I can shrug off for a while longer, should I worry now, or should I worry at all? Thanks a lot to whoever can give some decent advice.

 

[DonaldAnderson]

It looks like you have a norwood 2-3 on the scale. The earlier you start worrying the better (for your hair). It is easier to keep hair than to grow it back. I would consider the proven treatments propecia (finasteride), rogaine, and start a shampoo like nizoral. There are experimental treatments as well.

 

[antman]

I'm worried about how this will progress. How fast is hair loss likely to progress if it progresses in any meaningful way. Is this something I can shrug off for a while longer, should I worry now, or should I worry at all? Thanks a lot to whoever can give some decent advice.

its going to progress by slowly receding and no one knows how fast it will progress.
just book an appointment with any doctor and say you are concerned about hair loss - you can even print this thread and show it to him. A doctor can prescribe Propecia (Finasteride) and 2% Nizoral (Ketoconazole) and suggest rogaine (minoxidil). all of these are drugs that fight the progression of hair loss; just let your doctor explain what the drugs do and you make the choice.

as a user of all three, i highly recommend them to people in your situation

 

[Abercrombie]

You can stop wondering about whats going on with your hair because that is without a doubt male pattern baldness, im afraid. The sooner you get on meds, the longer you will be able to keep the hair you have left!

It is impossible to predict how fast your hairloss will progress, but since you're only 19 and already kinda far down the hairloss road, chances are you will have lost most of your hair by 25 if you choose not to get on meds asap.

good luck!