Month: January 2023

When I was younger, I always had very thick hair. Never a concern at all. Recently, I ran my fingers through my hair and noticed that I could see my scalp quite easily by pulling the hair vertically or to the side. I usually have a very short haircut, not military style but certainly less than an inch in length. I’ve been paying more attention to my hair lately because I’ve been growing it out, and that’s really the only reason I’ve noticed. It seems like the hair on the side is thinning more…I’m not really noticing a maturation pattern where it’s receding, just thinning.

My uncle on my mother’s side is almost entirely bald, my father has a bald spot on the back of his head and thin hair…so genetic predisposition is possible/probable. I’m wondering what I should do at this point. I may be over-reacting but I’d like to find out. I use gel/comb my hair regularly, but I’ve never seen hair fall out. I can run my hand through my hair several times without seeing any hair fall off.

I’ve also started wearing a hat recently, which is reasonably tight…and may only be coincidence. I’m just not sure what to do/who to see.

Thanks for your help/site…it’s much appreciated.

To determine if you are balding, you need to have your head mapped out for miniaturization which will show if your have developed or are developing a pattern of thinning that will eventually lead to frank balding. Any topicals you place for combing your hair may make it look fuller, but it will not change the process that is going on. Propecia is the best medication to slow or stop the hair loss and some times it even reverses it, but first you need a diagnosis. The hat will not make a difference in the hair loss, unless is is very tight and causes pulling of the hair.

I currently have a full head of hair, but have noticed that my hairline continues to recede into a widow’s peak. I’m becoming increasingly self-conscious of this and recently bought rogaine to see if that will help. Has anyone here used rogaine for a similar problem and did it work? I read the warnings on the Rogaine box and it made me a little hesitant to use the product since my hair loss isn’t on the crown of my head nor do I understand why I’m losing hair (other than the fact that my maternal grandfather was bald).

The appearance of a widows peak indicates that your hairline has only receded about half way to a mature hairline. I wrote the book on this here: https://newhair.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/phenotype-article-published.pdf Send me your photos if you like to info@newhair.com.

Yes, you have a very early recession developing with miniaturization of the hairs in the frontal hairline. This could be reversed with minoxidil, finasteride and possibly microneedling.

This may not be thinning. If a person with an average hair thickness was to bundle all of the hair (like a pony tail) on the head, it would make a circle about 1/2 inch thick. Now spread that out all over the scalp, and that is the coverage one gets. Short hair, a bright flash and straight hair can make a normal person look like this. To find out if you are balding, a HAIRCHECK test will tell you that (see here: https://baldingblog.com/haircheck-test-how-it-is-done-video/)

It looks like you have a maturing hairline developing. I can tell this because the highest crease in your furrowed brow is just one finger breadth above the lowest part of your hairline. It will eventually take on a typical male V-Shape. In the future, you might yet develop frontal recession, but now it does not look like that

Yes, you have a mature male hairline with very early corner recession. The best way to treat this is with Finasteride

Your photos show a maturing hairline, not balding. If you want to find out if you have hair loss behind the hairline, then get a HAIR CHECK test (https://baldingblog.com/haircheck-test-how-it-is-done-and-what-its-value/), and then you will know for sure. The age of 17 is not too young to get finasteride if the HAIR CHECK test showed hair loss behind the hairline.