possible resting phase?

[steven312]

I'm not trying to be an optimist, I'm just curious about my hair loss. I'm a 20 year old male. My hair is thinning pretty much everywhere except the back of my head, mainly the front, but my hairline is still intact.

About 2 years ago I had thick, curly hair (well, a full head of fine) all over my head. I decided a year and a half ago to straighten my hair on a regular basis (because I started to hate my curly hair). I kept straightening my hair about 4 days a week for a whole year, without using anything to protect my hair. I stopped straightening my hair when I noticed it was getting pretty damn thin, and I know this was caused by not protecting my hair.

I was sure my hair would grow back in thicker (because straightening for that long can cause serious thinning), but it's been 4 months now and I'm sure that my hair has gotten even thinner. But keep in my mind right when I stopped straightening my hair I started using Nioxin, so I'm not sure if the Nioxin is causing shedding still.

Is it possible that my hair is in some type of resting phase? Because I'm sure I shed a lot while I was straightening my hair. Or is it just a coincidence that my hair started thinning while I was straightening my hair?


At this point I was thinking about using Rogaine, but I want to wait because that's a lifetime commitment once I start using it. The better informed I am, the quicker I can somehow get my hair back to normal.

Thanks.

 

[The Gardener]

I'd wait this out. Sounds to me like you may have had a syncronized shed event, which happens to people from time to time.

Given the widespread pattern of thinning you seem to be experiencing, even if it were something other than a shed, it doesn't seem to be male pattern baldness.

To be on the safe side, I'd pick up some Nizoral shampoo, and use it 2-3 times a week. It's one element of the "big 3" treatments of male pattern baldness, and its the easiest and least burdensome to fold into your daily lifestyle, and will keep your scalp in good shape and help fend off inflammation, which can exacerbate potential male pattern baldness hairloss.

Synchronized shed events are things that will completely regrow from. Just take care of your scalp, minimize inflammation and fungus, and give it the 4-6 months it requires before new hairs will start becoming visible to replace the shed ones.

If shedding becomes more pronounced (i.e., are you continuing to see excessive shed hairs in your shower floor when you get out), then make an appt with the doctor. It doesn't sound like you have male pattern baldness, so, if you have some other form of hairloss, chances are its something that is completely recoverable from.

 

[steven312]

So, it's not getting any better, but not much worse. I just wanted to confirm my suspicions with pictures. My hair kind of gets in the way, at this point I feel if I were to cut my hair, I would look even worse.

So does this look like male pattern baldness?

 

[mpbsux20]

It looks like male pattern baldness to me....Those pics pretty much tell everything-You have some crown thinning going on and have lost a fair some at your temples as well.I would say get an appointment with your derm ASAP....He will most likely prescribe you Minoxidil and Finasteride.If you feel you're hair is important to you,then these two are pretty much the best options available for treating Male Pattern Baldness.Once you start seeing some positive results,you wouldn't consider applying MIN and taking finasteride to be a major commitment....

 

[steven312]

Any explanation for why the hair on the back of my head is as thin as the rest of my hair?

It's hard to see in the pictures, but my whole head is almost equally thin (except for the front where it's a bit more thin).

All of this thinning literally happened in the past 5 months, seems pretty quick to me for male pattern baldness.

 

[ivangennaro]

Maybe it's DUPA.