Am I going bald?

[idkmybffjams]

So for the longest time I've been trying to figure out if I am experiencing hair loss. When I was in 9th grade I had no widow's peaks to speak of. Now I do.

I noticed when I was in 10th grade the area of my widow's peaks, I would gently stroke the hair and 4 or 5 would come out a few times in an hour that had little white caps on the bottom of them. I can do this still today, I always get the hairs with the white caps on the bottom but then they stop after a little while but I never notice hair on my pillow or in the shower drain or anything.

Last year I noticed some scalp showing on my "bald spot area" This would be the first picture with the green shirt titled bald spot.

The next three pictures are taken today, I see scalp! And the last picture was taken sometime in 2008 when I had a buzz cut, it shows how deep my widows peak is. If I am going bald I suppose I will accept it, but I want some closure.

Am I starting the process? and how long would it maybe take until Norwood 6 apporaches? My mom always told me her father died bald, and well her brothers went bald, my dad is 50 and has a little hair left on his head, kind of tufty.

I'm 22 by the way Thanks!82

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[Mark]

With people your age it's always more difficult to tell, primarily because your hairline is moving from a "juvenile" hairline to a "mature" hairline. You can read more about the difference between the two here. (http://www.baldingblog.com/2006/10/06/juvenile-vs-mature-hairline-am-i-going-bald-with-photos/)

I hope that gives you some information that helps.

-Mark

[idkmybffjams]

But does the scalp get thinner in a mature hairline? My mother even commented today and noticed the thining, she said I used to have such thick hair and she never knew where it came from.

[vscon]

That's a good question, I've had the same problem. Ten years, back in highschool, ago I would use loads of gel in my hair when I styled it, although ever year since then I've been using less hair product because way too much of my scalp would show through. Could it be because that I cut my hair shorter now, or perhaps I'm more conscious of hair loss as I'm getting older, or perhaps my hair really is thinning, or maybe a combination of all three, who knows. About all you can do is get on Finasteride and if hair loss really concerns you, Minoxidil - then relax knowing anything that can be done, you're doing.

[domaintalk]

I can see that in the middle of your head, there is a start of hair loss. Before it gets too late consult a doctor and take some precautions or use some herbal product like Zulvera Shampoo.