Month: January 2023

You have early balding with a Class 3A Norwood pattern with a persistent forelock. The forelock can be strong in some men and if it lasts till the age of 35, it usually lasts your lifetime even if you continue to bald in the ‘A’ pattern. You can see the thinning around the forelock from the photos and the arrows show the upper part of the 3A balding pattern.

No. You are probably developing a maturing hairline. Your hairline looks strong and the V-Shape of the mature hairline is just starting to appear. You can expect to see the entire hairline move up possibly another 1/4 inch as you get older.

This is a 17 year old with a family history of advanced balding. He is seeing some hair in the shower and is frightened abut what his future holds for him. The question is reasonable and is best answered with a HAIRCHECK TEST with an instrument that some doctors have in their offices. This is an accurate way to answer this young man’s question as seen in this previous patient: https://baldingblog.com/2017/01/10/value-haircheck-bulk-measurements-two-patients-seen-today/

Here is a picture of the 17 year old who asked the question. His picture is similar to the example I showed above in the link I supplied.

Yes, you have clear hairline corner recession and this is the signature of male pattern balding. If you are over 25 and have tried finasteride without success, then a hair transplant is the way to go

No you are not balding. You are looking at your swirl where hair changes direction.

I am 23 years old and there is no history of balding in my family.

Your hairline is very low in the mid-line so I would expect that the middle would eventually move up about 3/8th of an inch. This would change what the corner looks like. You could have an early Class 3 balding pattern, but I recommend you get a HAIRCHECK test to see if there is balding present that you can’t see.

The arrows show what are most likely end-stage miniaturized hairs. Vellus hairs are short hairs with small width but these hairs are long. You can ‘see through the forest‘ indicating that this is balding with miniaturization present. A hair transplant can restore the density and the forest will not be so ‘see-through’.

Looks like you are allergic to either the carrier or the minoxidil. If you are using the foam, switch to the liquid or visa versa. If you still see the redness, then the allergy is to the minoxidil, not uncommon.

I doubt at 35 year old that you are regrow that corner hair. A hair transplant is ideal with your hair color because of the low contrast between your blonde hair and skin color. If this is all the hair loss you have, you might find that you will not develop an advanced balding pattern because there would be evidenced by the age of 35.

Here is a man who also had 3200 grafts I just posted last week when he sent me these photos: https://baldingblog.com/hair-growth-gone-wild-photos/ and you can see what I mean by amazing.