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Hey guys,
So I’ve always known it was only a matter of time before my hairline would start receding. M.P.B is in my dads side of the family. However it’s now reached the point of concern. I’m 20, turning 21 in January. I’ve always had a pretty high hairline, really dense and strong hair, I’ve never shed and literally will find like one hair on my pillow after a good night of sleep. I’ve always had dandruff, genetic that has come and gone within different periods of my life (don’t know if this is related to my M.P.B).
In retrospect, I believe my hairline slowly begun receding during my last year of high school when I was 18, throughout that year I would get box cuts (buzzed with the hairline squared up) my hairline would look normal. However for the past two years i’ve been getting comb overs, I could notice my temples had receded quite a bit but it was never of any concern. Anyway, four weeks ago I went to get another box cut and to my surprise my hairdresser said “I can’t box this up bro, it won’t look good” shocked at this revelation I glanced in the mirror and could really see the extent by which my hairline had receded particularly the temple region.
From viewing that Norwood scale it looks like I sit somewhere at 2.0 my crown is thick and my frontal hairline has receded a bit but nowhere to the extent of my temples. If it’s worth mentioning I’m also on about 50mg of Ritalin or Concerta on days I study. know its debatable whether or not these drugs can accelerate M.P.B, however I do not think this is true in my case as I have never experienced rapid shedding, rather a slow recession.
So I have come here for help, what the hell do I do? Would I have to cease central nervous stimulants with treatment? Do I try the big 3? Dutasteride? dermarolling? what’s the most effective solution in 2017? I am not willing to sit idly by and let M.P.B ruin my hair at age 20. My primary goal is to try and regrow hair on my temples and from what I’ve been reading the earlier you tackle M.P.B the higher your chances off regrowth and secondly to prevent my hairline receding further, if I can achieve both or one of these I’ll consider it a success. Further how would I begin this whole process, as I know next to nothing about the whole ordeal.
I have attached some photos
If these photos are insufficient I am happy to upload more
So I’ve always known it was only a matter of time before my hairline would start receding. M.P.B is in my dads side of the family. However it’s now reached the point of concern. I’m 20, turning 21 in January. I’ve always had a pretty high hairline, really dense and strong hair, I’ve never shed and literally will find like one hair on my pillow after a good night of sleep. I’ve always had dandruff, genetic that has come and gone within different periods of my life (don’t know if this is related to my M.P.B).
In retrospect, I believe my hairline slowly begun receding during my last year of high school when I was 18, throughout that year I would get box cuts (buzzed with the hairline squared up) my hairline would look normal. However for the past two years i’ve been getting comb overs, I could notice my temples had receded quite a bit but it was never of any concern. Anyway, four weeks ago I went to get another box cut and to my surprise my hairdresser said “I can’t box this up bro, it won’t look good” shocked at this revelation I glanced in the mirror and could really see the extent by which my hairline had receded particularly the temple region.
From viewing that Norwood scale it looks like I sit somewhere at 2.0 my crown is thick and my frontal hairline has receded a bit but nowhere to the extent of my temples. If it’s worth mentioning I’m also on about 50mg of Ritalin or Concerta on days I study. know its debatable whether or not these drugs can accelerate M.P.B, however I do not think this is true in my case as I have never experienced rapid shedding, rather a slow recession.
So I have come here for help, what the hell do I do? Would I have to cease central nervous stimulants with treatment? Do I try the big 3? Dutasteride? dermarolling? what’s the most effective solution in 2017? I am not willing to sit idly by and let M.P.B ruin my hair at age 20. My primary goal is to try and regrow hair on my temples and from what I’ve been reading the earlier you tackle M.P.B the higher your chances off regrowth and secondly to prevent my hairline receding further, if I can achieve both or one of these I’ll consider it a success. Further how would I begin this whole process, as I know next to nothing about the whole ordeal.
I have attached some photos
If these photos are insufficient I am happy to upload more
