Mom who is concerned about my 14 year old son.

[hellouser]

Everyone here is crazy.. My advice would be to leave him alone. Doesn't anyone here remember when they first thought their hair was thinning? It scared the **** out of you and you obsessed about it, so why would anyone here want to do that with a 14 year old? Don't take him to a dermatologist. Don't talk about it with your family. Theres nothing out there that you can do at his age and the last thing you want to do is worry him about male pattern baldness when hes so young. Doing any of these its likely hes going to overhear something. It would kill confidence. Let him be a kid, enjoy the summer and get a girlfriend.

This is true too. Ignorance is bliss.

 

[Onlinenow]

if it looks bad, try changing his diet and buy proper shampoo

 

[hellouser]

if it looks bad, try changing his diet and buy proper shampoo

No shampoo, other than Nizoral has ever regrown hair. EVER.

Diet doesn't do anything to DHT levels either unless you gobbled up finasteride pills like tic tacs.

 

[hellouser]

This kind of false information on the forum has to stop. Diet, shampoo, hair gel, masturbation, working out etc. All of that doesn't cause or worsen hair loss in any way.

Our hair loss is determined by genetics. Period.

Don't forget the ridiculous theory that wearing HATS causes hair loss.

 

[Diffuser44]

Don't forget the ridiculous theory that wearing HATS causes hair loss.

I know identical twins where one has severely more hair loss then the other and the only difference is the one with hair loss wears hats all time...

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Both twins will be bald in the end. But it seems that wearing hats can expedite it.

 

[hellouser]

Both twins will be bald in the end. But it seems that wearing hats can expedite it.

LOL, please don't mislead people like that. Hat's have nothing to do with it. NOTHING.

 

[Diffuser44]

This is what I know. There are 4 brothers total. All have some thinning. The two brothers with more hair loss wear hats. The two brothers that done wear hats haven't lost nearly as much hair. I would know if one of them was taking finasteride. I'm sure none of the brothers are taking finasteride.

 

[hellouser]

This is what I know. There are 4 brothers total. All have some thinning. The two brothers with more hair loss wear hats. The two brothers that done wear hats haven't lost nearly as much hair. I would know if one of them was taking finasteride. I'm sure none of the brothers are taking finasteride.

Please stop.

 

[Diffuser44]

male pattern baldness causes hair loss yeah. Who knows what may or may not accelerate it
not everything in the world is black and white. I'm not saying this is 100% true. But all 4 brothers have male pattern baldness. When asked why one of the twins have more balding than the other. This was the only explanation I was given. I will never tell someone that wearing a hat will increase their hair loss. Or that it causes hair loss. But according to some people it will speed it up. I will let them have it. The one twin I did suspect of taking finasteride. I'm not going to ask him though.

 

[MsMac]

For the time being I am not going to mention anything to him, I don't want him to worry. I wish I could post a picture for all of you to see and give your opinion. To me it looks to be pretty far receded but I have never really paid attention to men's hair lines before. I know my husband's hair line did change during puberty and his widow's peak became more pronounced. If it is male pattern baldness it must have happened pretty quickly since he is only fourteen and has only been in puberty a few years. I guess everyone losses their hair at different rates. I hope his doesn't happen quickly because it will be 3 1/2 years before he can do anything about it, if he choses to.

 

[HighHair]

Don't forget the ridiculous theory that wearing HATS causes hair loss.

There's a guy spamming youtube videos with the same comment that what actually causes hair loss in men is that unlike women we don't brush our hair, and it is brushing that maintains hair... I despair.

 

[I.D WALKER]

Encouraging words? You're an outstanding mother for being so attentive to your son's needs. My mom is the best mom in the world, but I don't think she had a clue how adversely my hair loss impacted me and had she known I think she'ld express her regret, and then change the subject or something. Keep up the great support. Your son's lucky to have you in his graces. BTW Happy belated Mother's day and all the best.

My son is fourteen. As a young boy he had a high forhead and a high hairline, similiar to me (his mom). It was what I called a widow's peak. I have not paid too much attention to his hair for the past few years. He cares for and styles it himself. He wears long bangs swept to the side. He asked me to help him style it one day. I was shocked when I saw his temples! His hair line at the temples goes pretty far back. The middle section (what I always called his widows peak) doens't seem to have receded. His crown still looks full and overall his hair looks full. The temples do look as thought they have receded. I can't post pictures because I don't won't to draw his attention to it just yet. He is finishing up his eighth grade year at school and is having finals this week and next and I don't want to stress him out. He has a hard time with stress now.

There are lots of males on mine and my husbands sides of the family with hair loss. My dad and his brothers started lossing there hair in their eary thirties. My husbands father is 74 and has a small bald spot on his crown. My husbands mother's brothers started to bald in their twenties. My husbands brother had thin hair in his twenties. My brother is 46 and has l bit of thinning on his crown and top of his head. My husband is 44 and has a bald spot on his crown and some thin areas on top. Lots of balding men on both sides but none starting this early.

I check his pillow in the morning and don't see hair on it. I check the shower after he showers and don't see hair in the shower. I've also checked the chairs he sits in and I don't see any hair he has shed. His towels don't have hair. I guess he can be loosing his hair without it shedding on everything?

I've also read a good bit on these boards. It seems at his young age there are not any options to slow the process down until he is a few years older. He is very deep into puberty. He is six feet tall, he has to shave, is covered in body hair, including some chest hair. has a very deep voice, very oily skin, I think he is almost finished with puberty. My husband funished puberty at an early age.

I'm not really sure what I am asking. This summer I will bring it up to him an see what he would like to do. I will take him to a dermatologist and go from there. Any opinions or encouraging words?

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Encouraging words? You're an outstanding mother for being so attentive to your son's needs. My mom is the best mom in the world, but I don't think she had a clue how adversely my hair loss impacted me and had she known I think she'ld express her regret, and then change the subject or something. If you have not already done so then it would not hurt to get blood work done just to rule out any possible albeit unlikely underlying causes. Keep up the great support. Your son's lucky to have you in his graces. BTW Happy belated Mother's day and all the best.

My son is fourteen. As a young boy he had a high forhead and a high hairline, similiar to me (his mom). It was what I called a widow's peak. I have not paid too much attention to his hair for the past few years. He cares for and styles it himself. He wears long bangs swept to the side. He asked me to help him style it one day. I was shocked when I saw his temples! His hair line at the temples goes pretty far back. The middle section (what I always called his widows peak) doens't seem to have receded. His crown still looks full and overall his hair looks full. The temples do look as thought they have receded. I can't post pictures because I don't won't to draw his attention to it just yet. He is finishing up his eighth grade year at school and is having finals this week and next and I don't want to stress him out. He has a hard time with stress now.

 

[c_super2]

My son is fourteen. As a young boy he had a high forhead and a high hairline, similiar to me (his mom). It was what I called a widow's peak. I have not paid too much attention to his hair for the past few years. He cares for and styles it himself. He wears long bangs swept to the side. He asked me to help him style it one day. I was shocked when I saw his temples! His hair line at the temples goes pretty far back. The middle section (what I always called his widows peak) doens't seem to have receded. His crown still looks full and overall his hair looks full. The temples do look as thought they have receded. I can't post pictures because I don't won't to draw his attention to it just yet. He is finishing up his eighth grade year at school and is having finals this week and next and I don't want to stress him out. He has a hard time with stress now.

There are lots of males on mine and my husbands sides of the family with hair loss. My dad and his brothers started lossing there hair in their eary thirties. My husbands father is 74 and has a small bald spot on his crown. My husbands mother's brothers started to bald in their twenties. My husbands brother had thin hair in his twenties. My brother is 46 and has l bit of thinning on his crown and top of his head. My husband is 44 and has a bald spot on his crown and some thin areas on top. Lots of balding men on both sides but none starting this early.

I check his pillow in the morning and don't see hair on it. I check the shower after he showers and don't see hair in the shower. I've also checked the chairs he sits in and I don't see any hair he has shed. His towels don't have hair. I guess he can be loosing his hair without it shedding on everything?

I've also read a good bit on these boards. It seems at his young age there are not any options to slow the process down until he is a few years older. He is very deep into puberty. He is six feet tall, he has to shave, is covered in body hair, including some chest hair. has a very deep voice, very oily skin, I think he is almost finished with puberty. My husband funished puberty at an early age.

I'm not really sure what I am asking. This summer I will bring it up to him an see what he would like to do. I will take him to a dermatologist and go from there. Any opinions or encouraging words?

I had thinning hair at 14 (it was not diffuse but a little thinner) and I started to recede a little at 15. It depends on the person but for me once it started it went pretty fast so i'd tell him if I were you. If he is deep into puberty I doubt taking propecia will hurt him and there is a good chance it will stop his hair loss for a few years. The key is catching it early and preventing further loss. I wish someone told me when I first started losing. I started taking propecia at 16 and developed normally until 21.

 

[CursedMen]

I had trouble bringing up the hair loss issue to my mom maybe it isn't such a bad idea to talk to him about it.

 

[c_super2]

I guess everyone losses their hair at different rates. I hope his doesn't happen quickly because it will be 3 1/2 years before he can do anything about it, if he choses to.

Again, he will likely lose a lot of hair and become noticeably bald if he waits that long. If I were you i'd ask your husband to get a prescription for himself and give the pills to your son.

 

[Notcoolanymore]

If the kid wasn't young, I would say 100% let him know and get him help. I wasted so much time and it cost me so much hair. It's just at 14 what can be done? With that being said, maybe it isn't male pattern baldness, and he can be helped? Either way you don't want to stress him out about it. Really tough call to make.

 

[MsMac]

I. D Walker, thank you for your kind words and thanks everyone for you replies. I hate that society can't let people be who they are and be comfortable with themselves. My husband is balding and it doesn't bother me, I think he is very handsome!

I'm still on the fence about mentioning any of this to my son. He was always a chubby kid and some kids picked on him about that. The past couple of years he has slimed up and grown to be pretty tall. He has more self confidence since he is slim. I was looking at pictures of him last night and for the past three years he has had bangs so I can't really see what his hair line looked like. There are a few where his cow lick caused the bangs to part and I could tell in those his forehead looked pretty high but he has always had a high forehead. My husband said his hair receded at the temples during puberty and that he always thought that was pretty common with teens. My husbands balding has been a twenty year process. My son had a haircut a few days ago. When my son was in the bathroom I asked the male hairdresser to notice my son's hairline. He said he could see where it is receding but couldn't tell if it was what he called "puberty hairline" or something more. He said he himself had the receding temples for decades. He is in his fifties and showed me a picture of himself when he was in his twenties with his deeply receding temples and he has basically the same hairline he had when he was younger.

With my untrained eye how can I tell the difference between a mature hairline and male pattern baldness, or is a mature hairline actually male pattern baldness? I've read a little about Propecia (I know I should have taken advice from other threads and not do a search on it) and that worries me.

Thank you all very much for taking the time to offer suggestions and thanks for letting me ramble.

 

[Notcoolanymore]

Good luck with whatever you decide to do. I really don't know how to identify a "mature hairline". I would say if you are kind of on the fence just keep an eye on it. If you notice that he is continuing to lose hair, then seek help. I get what many are saying that you don't want him to worry about it. Personally, I would rather worry about hair loss now and possibly get it corrected. As opposed to letting it go and getting to the point where there is nothing that can be done because it's too far advanced.

 

[Sailing123]

http://www.baldingblog.com/2006/10/06/juvenile-vs-mature-hairline-am-i-going-bald-with-photos/