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diablo_03

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18yo With Receding Hairline Posted: 12-05-04 10:04am


I am 18 years old and my fathers side of the family all are bald, with hair on the back of the heads. Anyways, recently my hair has been falling out and I can see more of my scalp. My hairline is also receding and everyone is telling me my forehead is bretty big. The hairline is now a little past the part where the forehead curves upwards toward the top of the head. Is there any type of treatment I can do to stop this? Is rogaine a good idea?? I dont want to go bald when i'm still young!!

king2004

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Posted: 01-06-05 20:54pm


Im 18 years old too, my dad hasn't been bald in his life and he is 72 now, and he has started to lose his hair a bit and it is happening to me, but not my older brother????? Started when I was like 16 I guess a bit, my friends say are u going bald? Gets me really annoyed, since I left and went college I just wear a hat now to cover it up. Really depressing I think it is i only wish I had a cure to grow my hair back, becuase even if I could stop it, I still look stupid. I used to have a quiff until my hair line makes my head look bigger :evil:

diablo_03

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Posted: 01-06-05 22:20pm


Ya. I also appear to have a larger than normal forehead. I'm thinking of going to the doctor or a specialist to check it out.

nangee

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Mmm Posted: 06-26-06 00:59am


The same thing is happening to me, i'm 18 as well. It's not terribly noticeable, when I ask close friends about it, they don't see it as anything big. What concerns me is how quickly it's happened, i've probably lost a total area around the size of a playing card in the last year. I don't care so much that I regrow what i've lost so much as that I can slow the process down and not be bald by 25.

mark68

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Posted: 08-02-06 04:56am


Welcome to the club...

A.D.

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I hate it!! Posted: 04-10-08 01:57am


When I turned 16, i was getting a receeding hair line and a widows peek on the right side which was grade 10. After mid grade 11 it stopped but ever since then everyone noticed and bothers me about it. Gets me angry, the weird thing is though that im a healthy guy and no one in my family had this problem. Luckily its stopped and im 19 now. But I want to find a way to atleast grow some of it back so its not as bad. I feel for you guys... its definetly sucks!! I'm just hoping something is found out, or my hair starts to grow back some how

ashokash_410@

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hair loss Posted: 04-27-08 09:57am


now iam 19 years old, my forehead got bald little wen i was 13 , now my hair is falling rapidly and also seems to be some bald patches on every part of my head. it is causing depression for me, wen i looking my head, i cant able to concentrate on anything ,i always think about my hair, is it possible to regrow hair on forhead part as well as bald patches? my friends hurting me by commenting my forehead; i need to regrow my hair

jelenda

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worst if i m a gal Posted: 05-06-08 09:21am


i m nt sure if i am gona be like you guys. how can i stop it or know if i m really having hairloss or its just my parting problem

Questions4u

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Posted: 05-06-08 09:52am


hey guys. mine started around 18. I'm currently 28 (male). I've been lucky thus far to have kept the majority of my hair, but have had a continuing receeding hair line at the temples. My Dad has a full head of hair, my mother has very thin fine hair, and her father (my grandfather was very bald on top early). I've heard it said that the gene comes from the mothers side, but honestly...WHO CARES? The bottom line is YOU have it and its bothersome. I went through a depression about it around 19 when I asked my 4year girlfriend if she'd noticed and she didnt have to think twice before answering that she had. It's a kick in the balls. Here's my .02 if you're interested. If its sudden and extremely rapid, it may not be just common male pattern baldness which is caused by increased DHT. If its normal male pattern baldness, chances are you're hornier than a goat as well. Males with high testosterone levels have high DHT levels, and DHT is what cuts off and suffocates the hair follicles. Rogaine (Minoxidil) and products like it are DHT blockers. PATTERN BALDNESS (androgenetic alopecia). In male- and female-pattern baldness, the time of growth shortens, and the hairs are not as thick or sturdy. With each growth cycle, the hairs become rooted more superficially and more easily fall out. Heredity likely plays a key role. A history of androgenetic alopecia on either side of your family increases your risk of balding. Heredity also affects the age at which you begin to lose hair and the developmental speed, pattern and extent of your baldness. Cicatricial (scarring) alopecia. This type of permanent hair loss occurs when inflammation damages and scars the hair follicle. This prevents new hair from growing. This condition can be seen in several skin conditions, including lupus erythematosus or lichen planus. It's not known what triggers or causes this inflammation. Alopecia areata. This is classified as an autoimmune disease, but the cause is unknown. People who develop alopecia areata are generally in good health. A few people may have other autoimmune disorders including thyroid disease. Some scientists believe that some people are genetically predisposed to develop alopecia areata and that a trigger, such as a virus or something else in the environment, sets off the condition. A family history of alopecia areata makes you more likely to develop it. With alopecia areata, your hair generally grows back, but you may lose and regrow your hair a number of times. Telogen effluvium. This type of hair loss is usually due to a change in your normal hair cycle. It may occur when some type of shock to your system — emotional or physical — causes hair roots to be pushed prematurely into the resting state. The affected growing hairs from these hair roots fall out. In a month or two, the hair follicles become active again and new hair starts to grow. Telogen effluvium may follow emotional distress, such as a death in the family, or after a physiological stress, such as a high fever, sudden or excessive weight loss, nutritional deficiencies, surgery, or metabolic disturbances. Hair typically grows back once the condition that caused it corrects itself, but it usually take months. Traction alopecia. Excessive hairstyling or hairstyles that pull your hair too tightly cause traction alopecia. If the pulling is stopped before there's scarring of your scalp and permanent damage to the root, hair usually grows back normally. Other things like medications, infections, and stress can cause this. If its coming out in random clumps..its most likely NOT male pattern baldness. What can you do? There's a ton of medications out there. My opinion is stay away from the hormonal drugs like Propecia. It may work for you, but has a lot more side affects than others (sexual side affects as well as emotional etc). I've started using the Rogaine Foam and after a month and a half, I believe I'm starting to see a difference. It's easy to use, dries quick, and much less of a hassel than the original Rogaine liquid which I hear was disgusting. It's not recommended for a receeding hair line, but instead for the crown. I myself am using it on the receeding hairline and I think its working. Time will tell. It's said to keep what you have now, and possibly regrow new hair. Plan on spending approx. $50 per month on it. And you'll have to continue to do so, as its noted that stopping will lead to loss of the hair that it regrew or kept while using it. Give it a shot if you think you have normal hair loss. Otherwise you could look into surgical hair transplants, where they cut thin strips of hair from the back of your neck hairline (where most people keep their hair) and surgically remove and "replant" each hair in front or on top where you're balding. But its VERY expensive. I've also heard recently that they're doing some infrared light treatments to regrow hair that I may look into...although I'm sure thats expensive as well. The other alternative is getting over it, not being vane, and making it work for you. Whatever you do, don't be self-conscious about it because it comes through. NO GIRL is into a selfconscious guy. Be proud, and don't be that comb-over guy. It's ridiculous. If you can't keep or regrow it, buzz it. Take care of what you can. Get in shape, lift weights etc. Thats it for my words. Peace.

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I am a 19yr old girl losing my hair Posted: 06-03-08 21:55pm


My hair recently began to shed about 2 months ago. Ive always had long beautiful hair (about 30 inches long)until I decided to cut it into a short boy cut about 7months ago. I missed my hair so I put a weave in it and when I took it out i had a small bald spot on the front side of my head. It annoyed me n I began to touch it all the time and i continued to straightn my hair. N soon the spot got bigger n bigger b/c i was still straightning my hair n i kept touching it n my hair was always oily n i got scabs. It was a mess.. Im responsible for losing my hair. It just sucks my friend was losing her hair when I still had my long hair n i used to be annoyed of her talking about it all the time but i understand now..But I severe stress, n this is contributing to it. She went to the dermatologist n used a combination of Rogaine and an oral corticosteroids for 3 months and her hair grew back. She stopped using it and hasnt lost any hair since. Im currently going to the my family doctor who is a Retard, but I've been using Nixion products to maintain a healthy hair enviornment n the follicle booster for Very thin areas.. I discovered it at a hair salon and asked about it n the stylist actually uses this product. I was excited!\ SHE WAS COMPLETLY BALD IN THE FRONT. She's been using Nioxin for 5mths and I would have never known she used to be bald. If the hair loss is severe use the Follicle Booster! Your hair will come out if u use the shampoo/conditioner but if u just use the follicle booster it may not. This stuff is kinda expensive though. I had more hair b4 starting Nioxin so I recommend doing wat my friend did. My hair is growing though..I'll keep u updated.