I'm 19 years old and I noticed some hair loss I told my dad about it but he insist I'm crazy.
I know my hairs thinning but I need to know how bad it is?
thanks

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It sure looks like you're starting to thin to me...

Yes, you are.

Thank you very much for your informative answers sirs

Not entirely sure. You will have to post more pictures showing hairline recession and clearer thinning.

Best thing to do is to speak to a dermatologist.

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I started thinning just like that... on the vertex, diffuse, with absolutely no hairline recession. It was stable for a while, then it progressed rapidly. In retrospect, I wish I started finasteride / minox at that early point.

Go get an opinion from a professional, and a second and a third one if it's unclear. Never accept a "you're gonna be o.k." answer.

Then if you have Male Pattern Baldness (which I'm 99% sure in all honesty) get on meds a.s.a.p. and never stop. You'll save TONS of hair and money if you start meds at that early point.

Do you have MPB cases in your family?

Yes. My father started losing his hair at around the same age as me.

I first had a receding hairline. No "natural remedies" were working so I decided to finally try rogaine and after 4 months or so the hair in front started to grow back.

But now that my hairline is starting to come back I'm losing hair in the middle which is extremely frustrating.

I'm off health care so I cant afford to see a dermatologist and whenever I asked my Doctor or Dermatologist they gave me the stupid "you're gonna be ok" answer.

Should I continue use of Rogain and apply it to the new thinning areas? Or should I use something else as well or instead?

I would apply minoxidil wherever you notice thinning hair, and would get a proscar prescription today. I would never stop minox since you know it's working (you wouldn't believe the hair shedding you would experience if you stop it, trust me...) Minox will help hair growth and thickening, but will not stop MPB alone (follicle miniaturization). Finasteride will slow / stop MPB at the root. They complement each other. I think that for a start, 1/4 proscar (1.25mg) every other day would do wonder.

The "it" factor will be consistency... so try not to miss a dose or an application... and consider yourself lucky to start meds at this point

I'm happy to tell you that you're about to save yourself an incredible amount of energy and money, not trying to reconstruct what would have been destroyed otherwise, if the meds work as they should...

Good luck

Before you start taking Fin. I suggest you speak with your GP to make sure your not suffering from some hidden ailement, thyrode, anemia, vit.B defitiant, etc., Never take any sort of medications without consulting you Dr. first. Everybody is differnt! Good luck young man.

Just a thought from the peanut gallery...

If you grew some hair while on Rogaine then you will lose it once you stop. Same rule applies for Propecia (finasteride). So stay on Rogaine if it has worked for you and get on Propecia asap. It's the best medical combo on the market.

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