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I don't think that's quite in the realm of receding. It's a masculine hair line. If it gets much further back then it probably is receding
There are things you can take, mostly minoxidil but it's expensive and I think you'd be getting ahead of yourself to start on it now. Now I think you should just have your hair in a style that covers over it if you don't like looking at it
There are things you can take, mostly minoxidil but it's expensive and I think you'd be getting ahead of yourself to start on it now. Now I think you should just have your hair in a style that covers over it if you don't like looking at it
I have a widows peak to its as bad as yours, phew im not the only one
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Original post by BKS
I don't think that's quite in the realm of receding. It's a masculine hair line. If it gets much further back then it probably is receding
There are things you can take, mostly minoxidil but it's expensive and I think you'd be getting ahead of yourself to start on it now. Now I think you should just have your hair in a style that covers over it if you don't like looking at it
There are things you can take, mostly minoxidil but it's expensive and I think you'd be getting ahead of yourself to start on it now. Now I think you should just have your hair in a style that covers over it if you don't like looking at it
I'm the only one I know that has it though?
It's just so devastating to have no hair
.Original post by zincoff
I'm the only one I know that has it though?
It's just so devastating to have no hair.
It's just so devastating to have no hair
.It's less common in younger guys but it happens. It's genetics and hormone levels. Mine isn't much better.
I think you'd be better to work on how you think about it- I know easier said than done. Saying you have no hair when for the most part you have a full head of hair is really focusing on the negatives.
It's really not that bad. Have you seen Matt Damons hairline? Johnny Depp? Jude Law? I know they are older but the point is more it doesn't ruin their looks
Original post by zincoff
I'm the only one I know that has it though?
It's just so devastating to have no hair.
It's just so devastating to have no hair
.I know what you mean but I dont think it looks that bad, look at most men, they look like your hairline, not many have square hairlines
Could either be a mature hairline or it could be early signs of receding. Depends on where your juvenile hairline was and how far up it has moved.
Read this article.
http://www.baldingblog.com/2006/10/06/juvenile-vs-mature-hairline-am-i-going-bald-with-photos/
I think you could even post your picture on there and the Dr will review your case and give you an answer.
I only know of this site because a few years ago I noticed my hairline was moving up a bit and I freaked out, but turns out it is normal for men's hairlines to move up a bit during their 20s from the low 'juvenile' hairline they had when they were about 12 (to what's called a 'mature hairline'). It is actually unusual for the hairline not to move somewhat. For instance, see Steven Gerrard with a very low juvenile hairline:
Compare that with Welsh comedian Rhod Gilbert's 'mature' hairline (very distinctive when shaved, has a characteristic 'M' shape):
Less noticeable when hair is thicker:
Ewan McGregor has a very similar hairline and he's not balding either, but I'll just link this one: http://swotti.starmedia.com/tmp/swotti/cacheZXDHBIBTY2DYZWDVCG==UGVVCGXLLVBLB3BSZQ==/imgEwan%20McGregor2.jpg
Hope that helps.
P.S. post a picture from the front with your hair pulled back and your brow furrowed and I might be able to make a judgment myself. Chances are it is just a mature hairline.
Read this article.
http://www.baldingblog.com/2006/10/06/juvenile-vs-mature-hairline-am-i-going-bald-with-photos/
I think you could even post your picture on there and the Dr will review your case and give you an answer.
I only know of this site because a few years ago I noticed my hairline was moving up a bit and I freaked out, but turns out it is normal for men's hairlines to move up a bit during their 20s from the low 'juvenile' hairline they had when they were about 12 (to what's called a 'mature hairline'). It is actually unusual for the hairline not to move somewhat. For instance, see Steven Gerrard with a very low juvenile hairline:
Compare that with Welsh comedian Rhod Gilbert's 'mature' hairline (very distinctive when shaved, has a characteristic 'M' shape):
Less noticeable when hair is thicker:
Ewan McGregor has a very similar hairline and he's not balding either, but I'll just link this one: http://swotti.starmedia.com/tmp/swotti/cacheZXDHBIBTY2DYZWDVCG==UGVVCGXLLVBLB3BSZQ==/imgEwan%20McGregor2.jpg
Hope that helps.
P.S. post a picture from the front with your hair pulled back and your brow furrowed and I might be able to make a judgment myself. Chances are it is just a mature hairline.
(edited 11 years ago)
Original post by Harmonic Minor
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Thank you
.These are the pictures- I forgot to furrow my brow, sorry!
Original post by zincoff
Thank you .
These are the pictures- I forgot to furrow my brow, sorry!
.These are the pictures- I forgot to furrow my brow, sorry!
Doesn't look too bad tbh, still got a lot of hair left. How old are you bro?
Original post by zincoff
Thank you .
These are the pictures- I forgot to furrow my brow, sorry!
.These are the pictures- I forgot to furrow my brow, sorry!
I'd hate to be the bearer of bad new but I think it might be recession - it does look higher up on the left side in the second photo, though the right side looks more normal.
But try and find where your juvenile hairline was by furrowing your brow, it'll be the very top line above the creases. You might just have had a high juvenile hairline. Dr Rassman from balding blog says your hairline should move up about half an inch at the front and an inch to an inch and a half at the corners (from the juvenile hairline) to establish mature hairline (so you could try measure yourself). He also advises to look for 'miniaturization' beyond where your mature hairline should probably be, which is finer hairs and indicative of the balding process. A specialist can perform this test.
You might just have a John Terry hairline, who perpetually looks like he is receding but has never lost his hair. The reason for that is he must have had a very high juvenile hairline (so he has a large forehead basically), you can see in this picture where his brow is slightly furrowed that that is probably the case:
Though at other times it just looks like downright balding:
Steven Gerrard on the other hand had a low juvenile hairline and still has it, though I personally think he might be losing it, it looks to be thinning a little bit in the left hand corner:
Some people never lose it, for instance Sean Bean: http://www.celebs101.com/gallery/Sean_Bean/201001/Sean_Bean_1.jpg Myself, I had a very low juvenile hairline too so my 'mature' hairline will probably be less noticeable but I can see it has thinned a bit in each corner.
If you are really concerned, maybe post up a picture on that website (baldingblog) with your brow as furrowed as you can make it or see a specialist. Good luck!
EDIT: Also, to answer your original question, I think the drug people take to counteract genetic balding is finasteride/propecia. You can look into those further, especially on that website. I think you also combine this with a special shampoo.
(edited 11 years ago)
Original post by Harmonic Minor
I'd hate to be the bearer of bad new but I think it might be recession - it does look higher up on the left side in the second photo, though the right side looks more normal.
But try and find where your juvenile hairline was by furrowing your brow, it'll be the very top line above the creases. You might just have had a high juvenile hairline. Dr Rassman from balding blog says your hairline should move up about half an inch at the front and an inch to an inch and a half at the corners (from the juvenile hairline) to establish mature hairline (so you could try measure yourself). He also advises to look for 'miniaturization' beyond where your mature hairline should probably be, which is finer hairs and indicative of the balding process. A specialist can perform this test.
You might just have a John Terry hairline, who perpetually looks like he is receding but has never lost his hair. The reason for that is he must have had a very high juvenile hairline (so he has a large forehead basically), you can see in this picture where his brow is slightly furrowed that that is probably the case:
Though at other times it just looks like downright balding:
Steven Gerrard on the other hand had a low juvenile hairline and still has it, though I personally think he might be losing it, it looks to be thinning a little bit in the left hand corner:
Some people never lose it, for instance Sean Bean: http://www.celebs101.com/gallery/Sean_Bean/201001/Sean_Bean_1.jpg Myself, I had a very low juvenile hairline too so my 'mature' hairline will probably be less noticeable but I can see it has thinned a bit in each corner.
If you are really concerned, maybe post up a picture on that website (baldingblog) with your brow as furrowed as you can make it or see a specialist. Good luck!
EDIT: Also, to answer your original question, I think the drug people take to counteract genetic balding is finasteride/propecia. You can look into those further, especially on that website. I think you also combine this with a special shampoo.
But try and find where your juvenile hairline was by furrowing your brow, it'll be the very top line above the creases. You might just have had a high juvenile hairline. Dr Rassman from balding blog says your hairline should move up about half an inch at the front and an inch to an inch and a half at the corners (from the juvenile hairline) to establish mature hairline (so you could try measure yourself). He also advises to look for 'miniaturization' beyond where your mature hairline should probably be, which is finer hairs and indicative of the balding process. A specialist can perform this test.
You might just have a John Terry hairline, who perpetually looks like he is receding but has never lost his hair. The reason for that is he must have had a very high juvenile hairline (so he has a large forehead basically), you can see in this picture where his brow is slightly furrowed that that is probably the case:
Though at other times it just looks like downright balding:
Steven Gerrard on the other hand had a low juvenile hairline and still has it, though I personally think he might be losing it, it looks to be thinning a little bit in the left hand corner:
Some people never lose it, for instance Sean Bean: http://www.celebs101.com/gallery/Sean_Bean/201001/Sean_Bean_1.jpg Myself, I had a very low juvenile hairline too so my 'mature' hairline will probably be less noticeable but I can see it has thinned a bit in each corner.
If you are really concerned, maybe post up a picture on that website (baldingblog) with your brow as furrowed as you can make it or see a specialist. Good luck!
EDIT: Also, to answer your original question, I think the drug people take to counteract genetic balding is finasteride/propecia. You can look into those further, especially on that website. I think you also combine this with a special shampoo.
What do you mean by furrowing your brow? Mine is very thick like Gerrards and I used to have a lower hairline but it has gone back slightly, I actually think its receding slightly which depresses me deeply. I have seen it early but guessing I can't actually stop it?
Original post by hiding12
What do you mean by furrowing your brow? Mine is very thick like Gerrards and I used to have a lower hairline but it has gone back slightly, I actually think its receding slightly which depresses me deeply. I have seen it early but guessing I can't actually stop it?
Furrow your brow so that you can see the lines on your forehead. To quote Dr Rassman,
You can tell where your youthful hairline is/was by lifting your eyebrows up so that you can see your forehead wrinkle. I call this the furrowed brow, and the wrinkles you see reflect a muscle below the skin (the frontalis muscle which is present in everyone). The youthful (juvenile) hairline touches the top of the highest wrinkle and has a concave frontal shape to it. In the mature hairline (with its almost convex frontal shape that extends from the temple prominences), shows a gap where there are no wrinkles and no hair present. None of what I just wrote is male pattern balding, yet many of our young readers panic when they see the rise in this hairline and they look to the Norwood Chart to identify where they are in the progression of their hair loss.
http://www.baldingblog.com/2006/10/06/juvenile-vs-mature-hairline-am-i-going-bald-with-photos/
Original post by Harmonic Minor
Furrow your brow so that you can see the lines on your forehead. To quote Dr Rassman,
http://www.baldingblog.com/2006/10/06/juvenile-vs-mature-hairline-am-i-going-bald-with-photos/
http://www.baldingblog.com/2006/10/06/juvenile-vs-mature-hairline-am-i-going-bald-with-photos/
oh right cheers, like frowning basically. I am stage II I think, perhaps going onto stage 3. Basically when dry and washed my hairline almost looks square but when wet, you can see that its receding
Heres mine what do you think ?
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Original post by CosmicVengeance
Heres mine what do you think ?
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Oh gosh am see I'm becoming TSR's official hairline analyzer lol!
I'd say that looks like a mature hairline to me (though I think only if your juvenile hairline was quite high at the temples to begin with), though I would also say I'm not really medically qualified to give you an absolute certain yes or no. As I say, if you make a post on baldingblog Dr Rassman will usually take the time to respond personally to your questions and review your case, though it does help if you furrow your brow !
As I say, I only know about all this juvenile/mature hairline stuff because I noticed my hairline moving a bit and so found that particular website through internet searching on the matter. It was encouraging to know that some movement is absolutely normal. Some people don't seem to think there is a 'juvenile'/'mature' hairline and that your hairline is your hairline (and that any movement is balding), but that is complete balls. Observing the two is done quite easily and readily provable.
(edited 11 years ago)
Original post by hiding12
Doesn't look too bad tbh, still got a lot of hair left. How old are you bro?
Only 18 :\.
Original post by Harmonic Minor
I'd hate to be the bearer of bad new but I think it might be recession - it does look higher up on the left side in the second photo, though the right side looks more normal.
But try and find where your juvenile hairline was by furrowing your brow, it'll be the very top line above the creases. You might just have had a high juvenile hairline. Dr Rassman from balding blog says your hairline should move up about half an inch at the front and an inch to an inch and a half at the corners (from the juvenile hairline) to establish mature hairline (so you could try measure yourself). He also advises to look for 'miniaturization' beyond where your mature hairline should probably be, which is finer hairs and indicative of the balding process. A specialist can perform this test.
You might just have a John Terry hairline, who perpetually looks like he is receding but has never lost his hair. The reason for that is he must have had a very high juvenile hairline (so he has a large forehead basically), you can see in this picture where his brow is slightly furrowed that that is probably the case:
Though at other times it just looks like downright balding:
Steven Gerrard on the other hand had a low juvenile hairline and still has it, though I personally think he might be losing it, it looks to be thinning a little bit in the left hand corner:
Some people never lose it, for instance Sean Bean: http://www.celebs101.com/gallery/Sean_Bean/201001/Sean_Bean_1.jpg Myself, I had a very low juvenile hairline too so my 'mature' hairline will probably be less noticeable but I can see it has thinned a bit in each corner.
If you are really concerned, maybe post up a picture on that website (baldingblog) with your brow as furrowed as you can make it or see a specialist. Good luck!
EDIT: Also, to answer your original question, I think the drug people take to counteract genetic balding is finasteride/propecia. You can look into those further, especially on that website. I think you also combine this with a special shampoo.
But try and find where your juvenile hairline was by furrowing your brow, it'll be the very top line above the creases. You might just have had a high juvenile hairline. Dr Rassman from balding blog says your hairline should move up about half an inch at the front and an inch to an inch and a half at the corners (from the juvenile hairline) to establish mature hairline (so you could try measure yourself). He also advises to look for 'miniaturization' beyond where your mature hairline should probably be, which is finer hairs and indicative of the balding process. A specialist can perform this test.
You might just have a John Terry hairline, who perpetually looks like he is receding but has never lost his hair. The reason for that is he must have had a very high juvenile hairline (so he has a large forehead basically), you can see in this picture where his brow is slightly furrowed that that is probably the case:
Though at other times it just looks like downright balding:
Steven Gerrard on the other hand had a low juvenile hairline and still has it, though I personally think he might be losing it, it looks to be thinning a little bit in the left hand corner:
Some people never lose it, for instance Sean Bean: http://www.celebs101.com/gallery/Sean_Bean/201001/Sean_Bean_1.jpg Myself, I had a very low juvenile hairline too so my 'mature' hairline will probably be less noticeable but I can see it has thinned a bit in each corner.
If you are really concerned, maybe post up a picture on that website (baldingblog) with your brow as furrowed as you can make it or see a specialist. Good luck!
EDIT: Also, to answer your original question, I think the drug people take to counteract genetic balding is finasteride/propecia. You can look into those further, especially on that website. I think you also combine this with a special shampoo.
Thank you,
When I furrow my brow, the hairline starts about just less than a centimeter above the highest large wrinkle.
Original post by zincoff
Thank you,
When I furrow my brow, the hairline starts about just less than a centimeter above the highest large wrinkle.
When I furrow my brow, the hairline starts about just less than a centimeter above the highest large wrinkle.
That's in the middle I take it? What about in the corners?
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