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17 Year Old with Hair Loss

My 17 year old son has premature balding. He already has a very predominant receding hairline. He is very self-conscious of it. My dad and my dad’s half-brother both had hair loss at an early age but I’m not sure that it was as young as my son. We ran some bloodwork to rule out any physical problems and all were negative. Is there anything that we can do to slow down or improve his hair loss? I was told that he is too young for Rogaine but are there any other options?

Sometimes, hair loss occurs in very young people. As a male, he can take the drug Propecia which hopefully will stop the hair loss. First, get him examined by a competent doctor who will quantify the rate of miniaturization in his balding area. This is important, because when he starts on the drug Propecia we will want a starting point to determine if it is working and by how much. I would hold off on Rogaine until a good baseline is in hand and the rate of hair loss is documented. Please see my similar postings on age-related topics here: BaldingBlog – Age.

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17 year old with balding (from Reddit)

See a doctor who has an instrument called HAIRCHECK and get your hair measured. Then if you have active hair loss determined by this instrument consider, with your parents and doctor’s approval, the drug finasteride. See here for HAIRCHECK: https://baldingblog.com/19-year-old-parent-told-not-balding-according-haircheck/

I’m barley 17 years, I’m a senior in high school and I’m balding already I noticed it back in December and it keeps getting worse, my dad is bald i don’t know if that helps, please give me good advice I’m open to trying to anything I just want my hair back, let me know if you guys can help me please from tressless


2019-04-01 12:48:0917 year old with balding (from Reddit)

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17 Year Old with Early Hair Loss and Every Member of His Male Family Had Advanced Balding

My father lost his hair in his early 20s, and nearly all the males in my family are bald or balding. This can’t be normal, I refuse to believe that other teenage boys who are not experiencing AGA go through something like this. What are your thoughts? And when you started shedding hair, did it actually progress to visible hairloss?

If all of the male members of your family have extensive hair loss, it is likely you will follow that course. The use of oral Minoxidil or Finasteride might slow down the course of the process, something that your father and grandfathers might not have tried when they experienced the balding process. I would strongly recommend that you get a HAIRCHECK test to establish a baseline so that you can follow the hair loss with a good measurement. You can repeat this test yearly to determine the effectiveness of the treatment you select. Find a doctor who has this instrument as I believe it is critical for you to know what is happening to you over time.

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17 y/o on finasteride 3 months

Young men with recent hair loss, like this 17-year-old male, most often are very sensitive to finasteride and can get a complete reversal in a very short period as shown here. This is an amazingly good response.

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17 with early balding, where do I start?

I’m currently only 17 and I noticed recently that my hairline is starting to go. It’s not so noticeable at the moment, but does bother me a bit. I’ll drop some pictures so you can get an idea. I have no idea what to do right now and I want to stop it and regrow to make it thicker in the areas in a bit thin. I currently only take a multivitamin everyday since that’s all I feel safe taking until I get some solid advice. I know about a derma roller, finasteride, and minoxidil but I’m not sure what I need to take. Please let me know!

First I would advise you to find a good caring doctor who will build a Master Plan with you to allow you to maintain your hair for many years. Getting a HAIRCHECK test is a good thing because it will quantify the amount of hair you have lost so far. Things like the Dermaroller with minoxidil works well. So does finasteride but make sure that you really have hair loss and are at the beginning stages of hair loss before you commit to these treatments which have to be maintained.


2019-12-17 08:23:0717 with early balding, where do I start?

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17 month on finasteride (photo)

Finasteride alone is not known to reverse hair loss generally speaking, but in this man we see reversal over a 17 month period of time


2020-08-16 09:02:3017 month on finasteride (photo)

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I am 17 and losing hair. I can see through the hair to the scalp which was never that way before

Your biggest enemy is the progressive thinning leading to a balding pattern that is not evident at this point in time. The degree of thinning that you are experiencing would suggest that you should see a doctor who most likely will get Bulk Measurements of your hair to determine the degree of the thinning that you are presently having. If the diagnosis is early genetic hair loss (the most common cause of hair loss in young men), then the best treatment would be the drug finasteride which is highly effective in men of your age and may not only stop the hair loss but possibly reverse it. If you are developing a more advanced balding pattern the best test to get will determine the Bulk Measurements of your hair and this will show, over a one-year time frame, how effective the treatment will be. Once you know this information, then you and your doctor need to develop a MASTER PLAN which will define what you need to do over the years to come.

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17 and losing hair

History: dad went beyond any point of regrow the by the time he was age 22, and my older cousin who is that same age is pretty much bald at this point (he went from all hair to no hair within 2 years) I didn’t even think I was close to being the age where I had to consider hair loss until my 17th birthday (may 2020) when my dad suggested I begin using rogaine preventatively. As soon as he said this I went and analyzed my scalp for the first time, and sure enough I was starting to go bald on my crown. I started the Costco/samsclub rogaine and have been doing that since then. It seemed to start actually working about 2 months ago and I’m pretty sure it has been effective

You need a personalized Master Plan worked through a good hair doctor who cares about his patients. This is far too important to mange by yourself. Read this: https://baldingblog.com/go-why-do-we-need-a-master-plan/


2021-01-23 09:05:3217 and losing hair

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16 years old with great response to topical minoxidil (photo)

When you started on minoxidil for a year at 15, your hair loss reversal was remarkable. At your age (now 16), early genetic hair loss will reverse with either minoxidil or finasteride. You must accept that you will be using one of these drugs for most of your life to keep your hair if you have inherited significant balding in your family line.
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16 Year Old With Receding Temples Wants Dreadlocks

Hello, I’m 16 years old and I’ve been planning on getting my hair put into dreadlocks. I noticed my hair line near the temples were receding quite a bit. If I were to get my hair put into them would there be any negative effects?

Also, I had a blood test taken, and my doctor thinks that my baldness is down to my high testosterone levels and not much can be done for me, I told him about my real concern and I was told to take another blood test however focusing on different things. Is there anything that can be done to help regrow or prevent the baldness? I have been tempted to try certain products however I remain skeptical, what can you sugest?

  1. Dreadlocks may put extra tension on your hair and may accelerate hair loss or produce traction alopecia (hair loss from pulling and tension is common with dreadlocks).
  2. At 16 years old, your testosterone level should naturally be high.
  3. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of hair growth products out there. I am also a skeptic like you and I generally tell my patients that it is a “buyer beware” market. If you are concerned, have a good doctor map your hair for miniaturization and determine if you have early genetic hair loss and see if the doctor can predict the pattern of hair loss. I generally can do this in a young man at about the age of 25. Just remember that at your age, you are NOT a good hair transplant candidate and need to get the proper evaluation


2006-06-02 07:16:2916 Year Old With Receding Temples Wants Dreadlocks