hair whorl or hair loss

[sus324]

Hi, I'm not sure whether I was experiencing hair loss or if its just my hair whorl so I decided to ask it here. I have no idea how my hair looked like from behind until someone pointed it out and said I might starting to bald. I included pictures for reference and thanks a lot.

I'm 20 and I haven't use any hair loss products yet.

 

Edited August 30, 2022 by sus324
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[Melvin- Admin]

It’s hard to say, could be hair loss. How’s your father, uncles, grandpa? Do they have hair loss?

[DHI Turkey medical]

Hi there, 

Judging by this picture, this looks like a case of androgenic alopecia aka Male Pattern Baldness which is genetic and permanent. The first step is to get a proper diagnosis from a medical professionnal and ideally a hair specialist who will inspect your scalp under microscope to determine whether there is ongoing DHT-caused hair miniaturization. If this is confirmed,  then starting FDA approved medication oral Finasteride 1mg and topical 5% minoxidil is the best way to prevent your situation from getting any worse. If not sufficient then an off label use of oral Dutasteride 0.5mg daily and oral minoxidil 2.5mg can definitely help even more. 

The sooner you start the better. Those treatments are very effective to stabilize hairloss but they do not regrow hair on bald scalp. 

Especially when it comes to hairloss in the crown. Crowns are very hard to treat with hair transplants, they always require a lot more grafts then the midscalp and hairline. 

Hope this info helps, 

Best regards 

DHI medical Turkey

[sus324]

15 hours ago, Melvin- Moderator said:

It’s hard to say, could be hair loss. How’s your father, uncles, grandpa? Do they have hair loss?

no, non of my parents or relatives suffers from hair loss. 

 

[pkipling]

It's hard to say based on the photos alone, especially without having proper photos from earlier years to compare them to. 

I notice the redness in your scalp. Is that something that's always there, or does that come and go? It'd be worth looking into to seeing if you have some sort of dermatitis that's effecting your scalp health, which could also impact your hair. I've dealt with dermatitis on and off my entire life, and I always have considerable more hair fall when it acts up. 

The best thing to do would be to see a dermatologist or hair loss specialist and get their professional input. And regardless, I don't think this is anything that should cause you to be too alarmed! Whatever it is (if anything), you're catching it early.