Bald spot in my crown I discovered(pictures)

[Guest]

So I have frontal hair loss and a bit on the top but also a very small developing bald spot in I think the crown. That's the area near the top back of the head right? Yeah. I have an area maybe an inch wide that apparently has been there for a few months or so or so but no one told me. Will the dutasteride fill that in do you guys think? Or should I be adding minoxidil? It's quite embarrassing. I have to comb my hair over it but then that leaves the front susceptible to people noticing.

Also does this mean that I'm a diffuse thinner since i have temple loss, frontal hair loss and crown hair loss. What are the implications of this?

I'll try to post pics tomorrow.

 

[CCS]

doesn't it suck when people don't tell you?

the crown is dutasteride's area of expertise. there is a good chance it will fill it in. Minoxidil is even stronger. just follow as much of my topical regimen as you think is practical and cheap until it fills in, and then figure out later what you can cut out. Revivogen might be a good choice too.

I watch my crown daily. Still thick. Seeing it thick reduces the number of nightmares. 99% have gone away since my grafts started growning in.

 

[Guest]

thanks college

i remember you telling me that minoxidil can be used at any period of time to provide the offset and that area isn't slick scalp yet. should i wait and see how the dutasteride does? do you think that the dutasteride will prevent me from deteriorating more in the crown during the next couple of years or so? cause i prob want to hold off on the minoxidil if i can to determine whether or not it's the minoxidil or the dutasteride giving me the growth.
but i'm interested to hear what you think.

one more question if i may:

i noticed last night that there appear to be some new hairs about a quarter inch below my hairline. is it possible that i'm starting to get regrowth by being on finasteride for a month and a half and dutasteride for 2 weeks?

thanks.

 

[CCS]

please hold off on the minoxidil and be our lab rat to see if dutasteride stops your hair loss. if it does not stop it, then we know that even 98.5% DHT inhibition is not enough, and AR blockers are needed.

too bad we don't know how long you had the bald spot. If you got it in a month, and dutasteride stopped it, though would be impressive. but if it gradually developed over 2 years, and dutasteride slowed it enough that you can't tell if it stopped, then we won't know much.

 

[Guest]

apparently i've had it for about 4 months. haha it is risky not to be on the minoxidil i guess if my hair loss continues to progress. im eagerly awaiting the results of your dutas tests tomorrow by the way.

what do you think about what i said above at the new hairs below my hairline?

thanks.

 

[CCS]

minoxidil would have kept the spot from forming, and then you would not know the back of your head was suffering. It would not have stopped the balding process, just hid it.

it is possible to get regrowth early. It just is not likely to get an inch of hair in a month, since hair grows at half an inch per month usually.

 

[Guest]

here is a week old pic of it college and i didn't even notice it.

it's bad quality and i'll try to get a better one without flash, but what do you think of it?



if you click on it and look at the area that i circled in white, that's the bald spot. how is my overall crown doing? thanks.

and is this bald spot the same spot as above or am i diffusing all over?



thanks.

 

[htownballa]

Jayman, I'm not sure that your crown is thinning. Doesnt everyone have that swirly thin scalp in that area? Or am i being delusional lol

 

[Guest]

i don't know. i'll try to take a better pic and see what others think. i hope it's not thinning but i think that it is.

 

[htownballa]

What is your family history of male pattern baldness out of curiosity?

 

[Guest]

What is your family history of male pattern baldness out of curiosity?

Mom's side:

My maternal grandfather is NW2 maybe in his early eighties. Has always had a good thick head of hair.

My maternal uncle(mom's brother) is a NW1.5 maybe at 55. His hair looks fantastic.

My maternal great-grandfather was maybe NW2 at 60 when he died. He also had good hair.

Dad's side:

My dad is maybe NW5 at age 50.

My paternal grandfather was maybe NW6 at age 60.

My paternal grandma has some thinning in early 70s.


So it's a mixed bag I guess? My dad's side is definitely the culprit in my hair.

 

[htownballa]

Dude...not only is our hairloss very similar but our family histories are almost identical (except i dont know about my great grandfather)

good luck to us both we're gonna need it lol :lol:

 

[Guest]

thanks htown.

i took better pictures of the bald spot. it's not huge for the time being so i cn stil comb over it if i choose to or just push the hair over it.

but for purposes of both pictures I combed my hair forward to pull the hair away from the baldspot and showcase it.

I'm interested to hear what you think htown and college and what other guys think. Is this definitely crown balding? How far along is it? Will I be able to regrow all of that hair with being on dutasteride 0.5 mg per day?

Thanks.

Here are the two pics I just took:

I have my head tilted back in this one so the camera could get a better view. so that's not the way back of my head that's the back top.





The other hair around it seems to be thick right? I really just want to regrow that and regrow my front and then maintain that. I'll throw anything necessary at it in the future to maintain. i'm already on the best oral 5ar inhibitor there is in dutasteride.

 

[CCS]

that looks like a vertex, not a bald spot.

either way, you'll be fine on dutasteride.

 

[Guest]

that looks like a vertex, not a bald spot.

either way, you'll be fine on dutasteride.

hello college

can you please elaborate for a dumbass like me what the difference is between a vertex and a crown and a bald spot?

are you saying that my hair has always looked this way? im confused.

like i read about the vertex getting enlarged in hair loss. is the vertex the same as the crown?

thanks bro

 

[nervx]

i adjusted the pictures in photoshop to see the crown better and it looks alright. Maybe slight thinning but not enough that most people are going to notice... some people have naturally thinner crowns than that

stick with the dutasteride, take update pictures once per month in the same lighting conditions and try not to worry about your hair so much or you're going to go nuts.

 

[Guest]

thanks nervx. do you think the dutasteride will fill it in if it's recent thinning?

And do some people really have naturally thinner crowns than this?





that's just so hard for me to believe. haha

 

[j25]

Some people have naturally thinner crowns, i think. However, you should compare your present situation with a couple of years ago - i tell you nothing new with that, i think. My crown is slightly worse than yours, while i used to have a 'normal' one. So yes, i would say that you have vertex thinning, but it's still very mild and/ or in its early stages. You have a good chance of halting further deterioration.
When i touched my crown a couple of years ago, i could most definitely feel the difference with a year before or so. That was when i knew for sure that i was going bald.

 

[Guest]

hey j25, unfortunately i can't because i have no pics of my crown from two years ago.

 

[CCS]

the crown is the 2-3 inches around the vertex, which is the center of the tornato back there. it is just a location. a bald spot means you have less hair.

yes, I think you already had it.