Thin hair around the top

[Niall]

I cant understand this and maybe some of you can shed some light on this. Is this is a sign of balding because these pictures are from some 5 years ago and these people have full heads of hair :eek: I have a similar problem in that my hair seems thinner in certain areas up top and would like some info if possible. Thanks!!

http://www.baldingforum.com/picture.php?albumid=17&pictureid=165

http://www.baldingforum.com/picture.php?albumid=17&pictureid=166

http://www.baldingforum.com/picture.php?albumid=17&pictureid=167

http://www.baldingforum.com/picture.php?albumid=17&pictureid=168

is it just to do with the shape of your head or is it something to do with regularly cutting it short? i mean their hair seems to grow back just fine

[Lain]

Hey

That is basicly just the same as with David Beckham. The media wrote about him that he is getting bald but when he grew his hair a little longer it all looked wonderful and these rumors turned to: How did he do that? I am suffering a little from traction alopecia because I had dread locks. When my hair is like really short you might think that I would be balding a little on my sides. Now my hair is about 5 cm in length and people who see me ask me how on earth I can have so dense hair.

If your hair is longer it covers up the bald spots. As easy as that.

[Mark]

Lain's got it spot on!

-Mark

[Lain]

Wohoo! \o/

[Niall]

:) thanks for the info!!! should medication be taken in this case or is it just left to grow itself?

[Mark]

:) thanks for the info!!! should medication be taken in this case or is it just left to grow itself?

Well, medication (finasteride) will only help if you've got some form of male pattern baldness. It looks like that guy just has an odd hair pattern that's natural. If he were to grow it out even slightly you probably wouldn't even notice it.

Sometimes you just gotta play the hand you're dealt in life. If it really concerns you, a doctor can transplant hair from thicker areas to the thinner ones.

-Mark

[Niall]

just thought id post this here rather than flood the forum :)

propecia--will it stop hairloss along the hairline, like will your hairline stop receding? and also, i was wondering when you stop taking it, does your hair revert back to what it was like before you started taking it or does it continue as it would at this stage had you never took propecia. is there any other alternatives to propecia and the other big names, like a vitamin, which lower dht levels? and finally lol is it possible for someone to reach a norwood 1 or 2 and stop balding at this stage with no help from propecia etc