Hi, Im 18 and worried that Im gonna go bald. However, Im not sure if I am, which is really screwing with my emotions. Currently, my dad and his family are bald, my mom and her family are not. I have my moms family's hair, and I have my mom's fathers hairline to the tee. Hes 81 and still hasnt lost his hair. But Im still worried that I might be loosing my hair, and I think I might have noticed a spot on my crown that is thinning.
Which brings me to my quesiton. I figure that I want to go on Rogaine just in case, whether Im loosing my hair or not, and play it safe. So Im wondering about the shedding phase. If I use Rogaine, but am destined not to go bald, will the shedding phase get rid of healthy hairs permanently and replace them with new hairs dependent on Rogaine? And if that happens if I ever stop using Rogaine cause I realized that Im not going bald, will those Rogaine dependent hairs fallout, but not be replaced by any healthy hairs that were gotten rid of during the shedding phase?
Or have I misunderstood the shedding phase concept?
Which brings me to my quesiton. I figure that I want to go on Rogaine just in case, whether Im loosing my hair or not, and play it safe. So Im wondering about the shedding phase. If I use Rogaine, but am destined not to go bald, will the shedding phase get rid of healthy hairs permanently and replace them with new hairs dependent on Rogaine? And if that happens if I ever stop using Rogaine cause I realized that Im not going bald, will those Rogaine dependent hairs fallout, but not be replaced by any healthy hairs that were gotten rid of during the shedding phase?
Or have I misunderstood the shedding phase concept?