I can't believe this is happening to me. For crying out loud I'm only 17! But my hairline is actually starting to recede. This is bullshit. It's pretty noticeable now, and I feel like crying every time I pull my hair back to see the skin up the sides of my forehead where hair should be.
Spoiler: Rant
After waiting patiently for the hair in a spot on the back of my head to grow back, (I had compulsively pulled it out bit-by-bit because it always sticks up and I didn't realize how much I was removing until the second day of school) and having it all be there again, I find that it's all for nothing because now my hair is starting to disappear from natural causes from the front of my head! This isn't fair! I always wanted to try growing out one of those ridiculous anime hair styles, but now I'm never going to get to! Why the hell hasn't science given us gene removal surgery yet? If we hadn't spent so much money on the Iraq war then we might have conquered baldness by now! I want to sever this baldness from my bloodline forever!!!!!
What can I do to make this look better? I heard shaving my head might be a good idea, but the problem is, I'm not very muscular. I'm afraid if I shave my head I might end up looking like a crack addict or an anorexic or a cancer patient. I'm also worried how long it will take for the hair to start growing back. If I shave my head, will there still be some fuzz left or pure skin? If it's pure skin, how long will it take for hair to show up?
Is there something else I can do to make this look better? I don't really like the idea of shaving my head but I've already seen the doctor for hair restoration, and she redirected me to Rogain but that genius didn't know that that stuff isn't meant for a receding hairline, which I didn't find out until reading the back if it.
Shaving your hair will cost very little but depends where you go. You could shave it yourself.
I wouldn't recommend going for a skin head unless you know you can pull it off (i.e you don't have a wierd shaped head and you don't have massive ears)
Early hairloss is the fault of testosterone! U sir are a male bulked up with testosterone, testosterone litterly pushes the hair out of its vessel so theres nothing u can do. The "good thing" is , you the your hair back on ure back and chest and belly.
actually, there is a specific type of testosterone that causes hair loss, DHT, Dihydrotestosterone, which is responsible for facial hair growth. 17 is the normal age for a person to begin to bald, but its usually not noticable until around 19 and 20.
Stem cell research has successfully been able to cure baldness. Hopefully, by the time you are fully bald, stem cell therapy will be the norm. Get good grades and get a high paying job, because it'll probably be an expensive treatment.
For now, research Finasteride. It's a drug that was originally used to treat prostate cancer, but as a bonus effect also not only stops hair loss, but brings back the hair you already lost.
The most extreme thing you can do is castrate yourself. The testicles are the producers of DHT. Removing them would stop hair loss.
Aye, I'm starting to experience some hair loss and I'm only 20.
Some options:
*1) Finasteride is a drug that has proven to stop hairloss or regain hair. It takes time with this drug, as you probably won't see any results till 6 months. This is what I'm on.
*2) Rogaine is another one that helps. It is also proven to work. It is mostly for the vortex of your head but it can work for all the scalp. But you know about this already.
3) Surgery
4) Just let it go.
*Be warned, with these options you will be on them FOR LIFE because if you stop using them, your hair will continue to fall out. They are VERY expensive.
In the meantime, I suggest you cut your hair short so no one notices. You don't have to completely shave it off. That is a bit extreme. Just cut it really short.
Edit: One more thing. This isn't proven or anything but it has been researched that over masturbation can increase your DHT levels, which is linked with hairloss. Once again, it isn't proven yet but it is worth a try. So cut down on the masturbation.
I feel your pain bro and my advice would be to just accept and embrace it. Don't bother with all these fancy drugs, your going bald no matter what. The sooner you accept it, the easier it will be to get on with life.
This, sucks for you but there's nothing you can do tbfh
*Be warned, with these options you will be on them FOR LIFE because if you stop using them, your hair will continue to fall out. They are VERY expensive.