January 15 2013, 2:18 pm PT | Posted in: Hairlines + Photos
Dear Dr.Rassman
I am 17 years old and I have started to worry about my hairline of late. The corners + the center of the hairline looks sharper than before. When i pull my hair back the frontal hairs is actually smaller and thinner. I have also not seen any significant hair loss and so this is confusing me. According to forums like hairlosshelp.com I am a norwood 3 and my hairline is indeed receding.
What I would like is your opinion judging by some photos. I have no earlier ones to compare it to which is unlucky.
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We’ve been getting a lot of emails like this from teenagers asking about their hair loss. I’ll do my best to answer some of them here, but for everyone else, post your photos to BaldingForum.com and you can get feedback from other members of the site. Keep in mind that there is only so much I can offer advice wise without an in-person examination.
Your pattern shows a Norwood Class 3 pattern. This is balding, as shown well when you pulled your hair back. The corners have risen higher than a maturing hairline. You’re 17 years old, so you should get a parent involved and see a doctor if you’re concerned.
As he is only 17 is it almost certain that he will lose a lot more hair? Or is it possible that this will be the extent of his hair loss? Is this possible?
There are more men destined to be a lifetime Norwood 3 than Norwood 7’s. So there’s certainly a chance that is the full extent of any hairloss - only way to know would be to have examinations for further minituarization.
The hairline in these photos does connect with the side partings and there isn’t the ‘chewed’ look of loss moving further in, which I think a lot of people see when they’re losing a lot more - so with propecia, there’s a solid chance this individual could retain this hairline for decades to come, if not forever. There’s also a slim chance propecia could regrow some of the loss back to more of Norwood 2 ‘look’. Not a great chance but it’s worth a shot.