Regular Member zgmf Posted October 5, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted October 5, 2007 I'm only 15 turning 16 soon and I have a widow's peak. it's quite deep at the sides from as far as I can tell. Though, it's a V shaped like sharp in the middle, unlike the ones i found online which shows me something like a U-shape. Everyday I shed about 10 to 20+ hair, but from what i found out, an average person loses about 50 hair strands per day, which is normal? My dad has the same hairline but he doesn't really seem to be balding at the age of 58. Can anyone help me please? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill - Seemiller Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 zgmf, Welcome to our community. Shedding of hairs between 50 and 100 a day is considered normal. If you aren't experiencing any significant shedding and not noticing any observable signs of hair loss, I'd say you're in pretty good shape . Watching out for it early is good - but don't let it consume all of your thoughts. Best wishes, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member TheHairLossCure Posted October 5, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted October 5, 2007 Has the shape of your hairline changed or recessed? It sounds to me like you have congenitally high hairline, which is no cause for alarm in terms of hair loss. Notice: I am an employee of Dr. Paul Rose who is recommended on this community. I am not a doctor. My opinions are not necessarily those of Dr. Rose. My advice is not medical advice. Dr. Rose is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member zgmf Posted October 6, 2007 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 6, 2007 Thanks a lot guys for the replies. I'm not really sure whether my hairline has changed, since only now have I taken notice of it. The only thing i know is that i have a widow's peak, hmm before, i've never really cared so i don't know. I have quite thin hair, so does my dad and my uncle. My mom and sister don't have widow's peaks though. At the moment, my dad seems to be shedding quite a lot of hair, but this only happened a few months ago, he IS 58, I'm thinking probably something stressful with his work is causing it. My uncle who is younger than my dad doesn't seem to be balding. I woke up today to find about 4 hair strands on my pillow. This may not tell me anything about whether I'm bald yet, but is there any way to predict, or prevent balding even if I'm not going to bald soon? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member giants Posted October 6, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted October 6, 2007 zgmf, was there a point in your life, lets say with in the last 5 years were you didn't have a widows peak? On other words have you always had a wodows peak or did you develope one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member zgmf Posted October 6, 2007 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 6, 2007 I can't really remember as I did not care about my hairline back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member MrJobi Posted October 7, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted October 7, 2007 Hi Bring this up to your family doc next time you get a check up . JOBI 1417 FUT - Dr. True 1476 FUT - Dr. True 2124 FUT - Dr. True 604 FUE - Dr. True My views are based on my personal experiences, research and objective observations. I am not a doctor. Total - 5621 FU's uncut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member YoungGuy Posted October 10, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted October 10, 2007 Cmon. 15? You're fine. Don't worry about it. If you're concerned then plan on getting a degree in finance, money attracts women more than hair does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Matt Skiba Posted October 11, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted October 11, 2007 Actually it is normal for most caucasian males around the time of the teenage years and early 20s to start acquiring a "maturing hairline". This is nothing to worry about, and if you look at kids you can see that they have a much more forward looking hairline. Frankly in my opinion a little bit of maturation can even add attractiveness. The following link may be of some help to you: http://www.baldingblog.com/2007/08/08/i-developed-a-widows-peak/ Also look up the term mature hairline on baldingblog. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member zgmf Posted October 12, 2007 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 12, 2007 Thanks guys. The problem is I'm Asian. I fear that I'll be going bald in the next decade, probably even in the next few years, but I'll have to watch out for symptoms to be sure. Currently along my hairline (widow's peak), I found out that the hair in front of the line are much shorter and thinner compared to the rest of the hair on my head. What does this imply? Does anyone know of any other symptoms? Does having a widow's peak mean that you're going to grow bald? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member notgoing2gobald Posted October 13, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted October 13, 2007 you lose your hair... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member MrJobi Posted October 13, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted October 13, 2007 Z does hairloss run in the family? Of course this does not mean you will or won't lose it but it can give an idea of it is in your genes or not? For now, take it easy and again, mention it to your doc JOBI 1417 FUT - Dr. True 1476 FUT - Dr. True 2124 FUT - Dr. True 604 FUE - Dr. True My views are based on my personal experiences, research and objective observations. I am not a doctor. Total - 5621 FU's uncut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member notgoing2gobald Posted October 13, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted October 13, 2007 I think getting a widows peak in the height of your pubescent period is not abnormal at all...your testosterone levels are heightened and your body just may be responding... this site has been very helpfull for me; but in all honesty given your circumstances (i.e. young age and seeming tendancy to be paranoid about this) I would stop questioning everything, not think about balding, and just enjoy your youth. The simple fact is NO-ONE can tell you one way or the other with any degree of certainty; but to be certain: every guy who questions this (no matter what age) is getting raped of their quality of life...it very likely is nothing. forget about it for now and adress it in the future. just out of curiosity: what promted you to assume you were balding? are you generally skeptical of your health / well being? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member zgmf Posted October 14, 2007 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 14, 2007 Thanks guys. Here's how the story goes, my friend told me he noticed that my widow's peak was really obvious when i hold my fringe up. So I did some research up on this 'widow's peak' thing and I found out on wikipedia it states something like 'Male pattern baldness develops what appears to be a widow's peak' or something like that. Then I farther went to google on man pattern baldness and I found out that ALL bald men have widow's peak at the beginning of their bald period. I also found out there were people who were as young as 18 losing hair. I was curious and quite afraid of going bald anywher around 16 to 40. About my genes, my dad and paternal uncle aren't bald. My maternal uncle is though. However I have never seen my grandfathers before or anyone of the earlier generation so I'm not really sure about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member notgoing2gobald Posted October 14, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted October 14, 2007 Some bald men have a widows peak at the begining of their bald period...BUT not all men with widows peak are going to go bald!!!! First off, just because you have a widows peak does NOT mean you are necessarily going to go bald. Second, of course your widows peak was more obvious when you held your "fringe" up. Thats like saying..."my beer belly is more obvious when I lift up my shirt..." Third, while it is true that alot of men with male PATTERN baldness, develop it in a receeding hairline pattern resembling a widows peak it is not true that ALL men experiencing hairloss will have this receeded hairline pattern. Many are diffuse thinners who will thin all over the top with no particular pattern whatsoever. Finally, while I can COMPLETELY understand your worry about this, at this point (the age of 15) I would not worry about it. I think your probably making a mountain out of a mole hill. Stop thinking about it. It is probably nothing. Personally, I think for someone like yourself researching this at this age and at this stage is probably very (psychologically) unhealthy. It sounds as though your obsessing over it, when there is a significant chance it will turn out to be nothing. Forget about it for now. In a few years watch and see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member giants Posted October 14, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted October 14, 2007 herese the deal dude, i started receeding at age 16. If you really want a good readinbg it would be best if you posted a picure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member zgmf Posted October 15, 2007 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 15, 2007 Yeah thanks guys i guess i am worrying a bit too much, but i seriously it really bothers me and i just wanted to make sure. So maybe i should really post a picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member zgmf Posted October 17, 2007 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 17, 2007 Okay. Seriously this is bad. When I pull my hair even with slight strength some 3 or 4 hair strands come off. It's very weak. When I brush my hair about 10 comes off. Seems like the number falling off everyday is more way past 50. I'm having my major exams by the way, but I don't think I suffer from stress. When I pull my hair it just comes out so easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill - Seemiller Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 zgmf, When I pull my hair it just comes out so easily. I have a solution for you: don't pull your hair out Seriously though... The normal stress of life will not cause genetic hair loss - however, traumatic stress has been known to cause other hair loss conditions such as telogen effluvium. I wouldn't think major exams however, would cause this unless you have an anxiety disorder of some kind and panic attacks. I'm not suggesting that even if you do, that this is the cause of your hair loss, I'm only suggesting that it might be possible. But normal stress will not cause hair loss. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member zgmf Posted October 26, 2007 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 26, 2007 Okay, I tried not to think about it, but it's really worrying, especially how my current hair matches with the description of symptoms for male pattern baldness. Symptoms: The typical pattern of male baldness begins at the hairline. The hairline gradually recedes to form an "M" shape. The existing hair may become finer and shorter. The hair at the crown also begins to thin. Eventually the top of the hairline meets the thinned crown, leaving a horseshoe pattern of hair around the sides of the head. I have already got an M shape. Some parts of my hair are finer than the other, especially near the temples on both sides. Plus recently I have noticed a quite a number of hair falling as i brush through my head with my hand. They're short, and like, thin. At the end there's no bulge like how other normal hair have when you pluck them out. Help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Byehair Posted October 26, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted October 26, 2007 You know you are going bald if you... lay on the bathroom floor weeping once every few months after trying to style your hair in some acceptable fashion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member zgmf Posted October 26, 2007 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 26, 2007 I don't style my hair. Lol. My friend has tried to style my hair, but it's so thin that the hair doesn't stick up, they keep falling down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member MrJobi Posted October 27, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted October 27, 2007 You are quite young. Maybe start using a Volumizing shapoo and some hair fiber to style JOBI 1417 FUT - Dr. True 1476 FUT - Dr. True 2124 FUT - Dr. True 604 FUE - Dr. True My views are based on my personal experiences, research and objective observations. I am not a doctor. Total - 5621 FU's uncut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member zgmf Posted October 27, 2007 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 27, 2007 I don't like styling with wax. I've always thought they damage my hair. This is getting more and more worrying. Everytime I brush through my hair some will fall out, even as I type and my hand sweeps through my hair a few times, some strands fall off. I can see them when I wash my hair, and when I dry my head with a towel, and on the pillow, floor. They're everywhere! If I haven't missed a single strand since morning, and now it's already 6:14 pm, I can bet that the number of strands falling off has exceeded 50, nearing to 90/100. Could there possibly be any other reasons for this? I've been experiencing headaches lately (because I sit in front of them computer almost the whole day) and also at night because I sleep late (exams). Or could be that I didn't wash my hair properly? Should I use a conditioner? Pictures are in the other thread. HELP PLEASE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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