How do I know for sure if I am balding? I am asking the already bald dudes of Veeky Forums

How do I know for sure if I am balding? I am asking the already bald dudes of Veeky Forums

>Since July or so see more hairs on the drain after showering, though there is no noticeable thinning (IMHO or maybe I am in denial) or pattern baldness could be observed just yet
>IDK if its just the lighting but when I look in the mirror (with lights above) I could kinda see my scalp
>whenever I pull my hair right now I am able to pull like 1-3 pieces of hair
>just counted the "losses" as I just showered and counted like 35 pieces when I ran my fingers through it and collected the hair (I know I know)

What do? All the males on the dad side of my family is bald, while none of the males on my mom's side is.

When you go bald, does your hair go at once? Or does it take years?

Rate of hairloss depends on the individual. From what I've read, if your hairline is nearly non-existent before age 30, that's pretty aggressive.

Sure signs are:
1) Hair miniaturization along the hairline
2) Acne/Itchiness around hairline
3) Asymmetry in depth of recession
4) Thinness

look at your parents and grandparents

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I have all this symptoms and i'll be bald next year or something (i'm 23)
I can't style my hair how i want anymore but since i started using minoxydil the hair loss has been stopping.

I don't have my hopes really high tough

I probably only have 1 and 4, and even then Idk for sure about 4

Also my Dad started losing his hair from the crown at age 39. I am 26 turning 27 this year.

It kind of sucks because for us dudes, our hair is a big part of our fits. Even Superman is going bald.

Also a note I forgot to mention OP.

Hairloss that's not caused by genetics usually implies one or more of the following:

1) Starvation or lack of nutrients (body allocates energy away from hair production if you're not eating enough. Hair needs nutrients to grow propertly)
2) Poor blood circulation. Check your blood pressure + make sure you're not smoking or overdoing it with stimulants
3) Poor scalp health. Think dry, oily, acne prone scalp. Sebaceous Dermatitis, though I butchered the spelling.

For me over the past year I went through vaping, smoking cigarettes, using pomade, all without properly taking care of my hair despite having a naturally oily head. Completely wrecked my hairline and I'm praying that it might recover now that I've changed up my habits.

Hair miniaturization?

Pic related count? I got these 4-5 small hairs near my hair line

It could just be a mature hairline. However, even a mature hairline is considered male pattern baldness, albeit extremely minor.

Some people manage to stay within that mature hairline area for most of their life. If you notice your hairline creeping past your temples, you're probably going to be partially, if not fully, bald at some later stage in your life.

Only worthwhile treatment imo is a hair transplant. But even then, if you don't take care of your health + hair, you'll lose those follicles.

That's not bad at all. I think most men have some thinning near the crown.

Furthermore, you've grown out your hair and as most folks with long hair will know, hair sheds and thus you'll have short hairs interspersed with long. The only reason it's conspicuous is because, well, it's the front of your hair.

Aaaand here is my part

That makes sense. I've been on a cut most of last year and was also using a test booster and creatine.

I might've fucked myself up.