sir chugalot said:
cjeznine said:
[quote="sir chugalot":1kvpoeoj]Looking, at it I'd say that's an early stage 2, that doesn't mean further loss is inevitable, but that's where you're at.
Would a 2 be considered bad? I really dont know a whole lot about hairloss other then hair styling seem impossible now lol. I spoke to my doctor about Propecia but he said he would not prescribe me any until im at least 25! Are there any other products available over the counter that can help? I know rogaine but I heard it would do no good for my hairline.
Well it's hard to know whether it's bad, I mean i could live with hair like that ! I'm sure most people on here could, there's probably a lot more people with hair like yours than you realise but a lot of the time they grow it longer and part it to the sides.
anyhoo it's probably your future you want, predictions are a tricky game it could just stop where it is! The fact that it's moved over the last two years makes me think that it could move a bit more , your best bet would be to see a dermatologist though.
In terms of treatments, your doctor might be being a bit conservative when he suggests you have to wait till your 25 before going on propecia, if propecia was the road you went down, most doctors would prescribe it at 21, perhaps some before but that's a grey area.
In terms of minoxidil, well it's just not been clinically approved by the FDA for hair at the temples, many people have got results from it, please bear in mind it doesn't interfere with the balding process it's more like a turbo boost for your hair, once you stop using it you're back to where you where originally.
propecia and minoxidil together with one other item Nizoral formed what people call the big 3 of hairloss treatments, nizoral is a shampoo that might be worth adding if you can get hold of it. Try doing a search on nizoral + hair loss, it's not really strong enough as a standalone treatement though.
You mighty want to investigate a topical anti-androgen, check out the anti androgens section on this website, you'd want to investigate things like revivogen, topical spironolactone and ru etc.
It might also help to get some more opinions as tackling hair loss can be quite a commitment, so you don't want to be wasting your time or money.
That said many people successfully fight hair loss.[/quote:1kvpoeoj]
Thanks for the help ill definatly check out everything you suggested. The thing that puzzles me is how fast this happened. When I was 16 I had a perfect hairline I noticed this in May 2010 and since then it has stayed firm in place no receding since. I decided id take a look at where i was and see how much i lost over one year that year just passed and ive lost no more since which is why I asked if it was a mature hairline what do you think about that? Sorry to be so needy this just gives me the creeps!