HELP 19 years old...

[cntcaleb]

I just got a haircut and saw that my hair was extremely thin on top.... Ive had a really flaky scalp for a couple month and would always itch the from of my hair.... to the point where I would pull out hair.... is this male pattern baldness or is it because I would pull out my hair because of the dry scalp??

I don't have any history of hairloss and have always had very thick hair
*the last picture is right after a shower and my hair is very wet!

 

[The Far Side]

If you pulled the hair out yourself then it's probably Trichtillomania. I created a bald circle at the back of my head as a kid by pulling the hair out (it grew back) because the scalp was itchy.
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[bob3]

It doesn't look bad, but you do have some thinning and recession. That's not designed to freak you out, lots of guys see a change in their hair going into their 20s. It doesn't mean you'll be a Norwood 7 by 22. I feel like some of the younger people on this forum see initial loss and think it's all gonna go in a matter of months. That's just anxiety talking.

Anyway, I've found that nizoral works wonders for an irritated scalp (actually just made a thread about it). I would say, first things first, start using that twice a week for your scalp. If you're worried that your hair loss will progress, get a script for propecia and count your lucky stars that you caught it early, as it has a good track record with maintaining hair.

Get on nizoral, then make an appointment with a derm. and ask him about propecia and about your current hair loss and scalp irritation.

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I'd like to clarify that by recession, I mean just at the temples in a Norwood 1.5 sort of fashion. Nothing to freak out about. It happened to me at 17-18 and stayed that way. The thinning on top could very well be from your dry scalp.

 

[alex85]

Yes, you have some diffuse thinning on top. Start min 5% once daily+nizoral. I think this should work very well for you.