Ponytails and Receding Hairline??

[elondonwh]

Hi, I'm 19 and my hairline has receded quite a bit. As far as I can tell the only reason for this is that I regularly tie my hair up in a ponytail. I don't think the cause is genetic as no-one else in my family has a receding hairline.

My question is, if I simply stop using ponytails and leave my hair down, would my hairline stop receding? Or will it now keep receding regardless of my hairstyle?

 

[Quantum Cat]

Hi, I'm 19 and my hairline has receded quite a bit. As far as I can tell the only reason for this is that I regularly tie my hair up in a ponytail. I don't think the cause is genetic as no-one else in my family has a receding hairline.

My question is, if I simply stop using ponytails and leave my hair down, would my hairline stop receding? Or will it now keep receding regardless of my hairstyle?

The cause is only genetic for Male Pattern Baldness

 

[Sir Gilgamesh]

The cause is only genetic for Male Pattern Baldness

Nah it could possibly be traction alopecia depending on how tight his ponytail is. If your hair is really short and your ponytail is pulled back really tight it can cause your hairline to recede and thin in other places, but you should be able to tell for yourself by looking at your hairline to see if hairs are miniaturized at the hairline.

 

[Quantum Cat]

which is why I said for male pattern baldness. If it's TA the hair will grow back again easily enough, unless you've actually ripped the follicle out

 

[elondonwh]

Yeah the ponytail has been really tight. There are some miniaturised hairs; what does that indicate?

 

[Sir Gilgamesh]

Ah my bad I misread your post, but yeah as long as it is a case of TA it should grow back unless the damage is too severe which could be the case although I'm sure he would have noticed long before if that was the case.

@elondonwh

If there are small thin hairs that don't seem to fit in with the rest of the hair on your hairline/head then you are probably experiencing some miniaturization which could result in a mature or receded hairline; if the miniaturization is occurring elsewhere then there's a good possibility it's male pattern baldness.

 

[elondonwh]

Thanks guys. My main concern was if the hairline could continue to recede despite not being in the ponytail. Sounds like this isn't the case if genetics aren't involved. Will have to wait and see I guess.

 

[Sir Gilgamesh]

Thanks guys. My main concern was if the hairline could continue to recede despite not being in the ponytail. Sounds like this isn't the case if genetics aren't involved. Will have to wait and see I guess.

It could very well be genetics, but like you said you should just wait and see before doing anything because it could be TA due to wearing tight ponytails. It might be a good idea to take pictures of your hairline now and wear your hair down for a while to see if the cause is genetic or your hairstyle; the pictures will be something you can look back on to see if your hairline declines further after changing your hairstyle.

 

[Li11y]

Cure Traction Alopecia

Hi, I'm 19 and my hairline has receded quite a bit. As far as I can tell the only reason for this is that I regularly tie my hair up in a ponytail. I don't think the cause is genetic as no-one else in my family has a receding hairline.

My question is, if I simply stop using ponytails and leave my hair down, would my hairline stop receding? Or will it now keep receding regardless of my hairstyle?

Traction Alopecia also called Ballerina Baldness I cured my traction alapecia..there is more to TA than you see on the surface...I have long hair and working as a landscape gardener I always had it in a high ponytail to keep it out of my face…never had it down even slept with it up and I ended up with what I identified through internet images as Traction Alapecia…as it turns out it’s not just that you put constant traction on the hair but by pulling it up you also pull the scalp up and for that matter the skin on your face some what angling the hair against it’s natural fall…in time the natural folds in the scalp and skin start to fold up permanently locking together at points around the hairline with hardened skin...the folds resemble furrows and the hair becomes caught between the folds laying flat against the head for the first cm often lying the wrong way…this puts pressure on the hair follicle it stops producing color often becoming white at the temples thins and eventually dies and falls out…the skin on your face is also effected as the skin folds over itself again and again (wrinkles)…the eyebrows also become folded up with these folds and all of this virtually invisible and happens like putting on weight over a long period of time…my hair and eyebrows were both bad and I’ve resorted to using Glycolic Acid 35% around my hairline to help peel the thickened scalp and eyebrows…my hair is almost back to it’s crowning glory of years past my eyebrows and surrounding wrinkles are proving to be a bit tougher but my skin appearance is glowing…I found the cure for Traction Alapecia in †Human Grooming Rediscovered†by Daniel Laberge ,,,you must check out his website…none of us need to get wrinkly or go bald ever…believe me…
daniellaberge.com/grooming/video-rediscovered1.htm

 

[GoldenMane]

If it looks like random, patchy loss from areas that are constantly being pulled, then it's probably traction. But if it looks like typical male pattern baldness, that is deeper temple recession and a thinning hailine. then it's probably not traction