So who else has been blessed with the receeding hairline gene
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erm - yes you can in most cases - currently two proven cures on the market
regain or some tablets you can get from boots basically
though regain is a nuisance and has to be applied to the scalp every day and the tablets apparently lower the sex drive in a small % of people who take them
Soldato
Began getting grey hair at around 21-22 whilst at Uni. Now I'm 34, and I can see my hair receeding just above me forehead 
Last i heard any tablet rememdies are only mildly effective in a large proportion of people that take them, its a tiny percentage that get any real substantial regrowth of hair.
Well my dad and his dad have had a tendency, uncle on that side however is grey but still pretty well thatched, not entirely sure about males on my mothers side.
My dads was noticeable before he'd finished uni. But I'm 22 and it's still a thick mat up there so it's looking promising
My dads was noticeable before he'd finished uni. But I'm 22 and it's still a thick mat up there so it's looking promising
actually they're effective in the vast majority of cases it seems 9/10 - i.e. effective in stopping any further loss so good if you notice the baldness early. Tis 48% who get some regrowth in addition to no further loss.
I'm still debating whether to try them of whether to just shave my head - I'm not liking some of the side effects listed as being associated with them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldness_treatments#Finasteride_.28Propecia.29
I think Propecia is only effective on the top of the head (crown) rather than a receeding hairline, and yeah there have been some nasty side effects reported.
I think I may still have a good 10 years of hair, judging by family members, really hope they find a cure or treatment.
I agree with aceface57 too, at the moment the costs associated with preserving any hair are disproportionate to any potential benefits.
I think I may still have a good 10 years of hair, judging by family members, really hope they find a cure or treatment.
I agree with aceface57 too, at the moment the costs associated with preserving any hair are disproportionate to any potential benefits.
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Caporegime
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A mane. I want a mane, dammit!
A mane. I want a mane, dammit!
Caporegime
Slowly thinning out on the top of my head...near the back at the top its getting pretty thing :/ and yes my dad is bald but hes the only one in his family that is...whereas my mums side of the family...not a single one of them ie her brothers aka my uncles are bald.
So yeh blame my dad and his damn bald genes...my middle brother has a receding hairline as well.
So yeh blame my dad and his damn bald genes...my middle brother has a receding hairline as well.
I have it, but I am not too fussed, I have really thick hair so its not too apparent till I go out of my way to show "Hey I have a receding hairline".
Think you can grow with it gracefully if you don't start trying too hard to conceal it - hide it in plan view!
Rich
Think you can grow with it gracefully if you don't start trying too hard to conceal it - hide it in plan view!
Rich
I saw you as more of a Sombrero man myselfAre you saying I'm allowed to wear a Stetson??
Wouldn;t put too much faith in that, sounds like he's going by the old wives tale that you either go bald or grey, and not both.
Its like that other saying that if you cut your hair short it thickens it..never figured that one out.
Suddenly the amount of hair on your head increases because its shorter...?0_o
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Soldato
I'm 23 and currrently have a thick full head of hair but I've noticed this past 6 months that when I'm washing my hair quite a few strands are coming out onto my hands. It hasn't effected the way my hair looks and I aint sure if it is just normal shedding or not. I've started to get quite a few greys on the sides just over my ears but grey doesn't bother me at all and my hair is lightish brown so it's hardly noticable.
I started losing my hair when I was 23, well that is when I 1st noticed it. A few years later and I was on the No. 1 cut. It's the only thing to do when it goes. Don't worry most females just get fat by the time you lose your hair so it equalises itself out, and men age better than females even without a full head of hair.
I'm dead lucky as I appear to have inherited the hairline baldness from my Dad's side and crown one from Mum's. At 22 I have a similar hairline to the pic Oxide posted and already showing signs of balding in the crown. Very reassuring particularly since everyone tells me I just can't rock a bald look hah!
Its like that other saying that if you cut your hair short it thickens it..never figured that one out.
Hair is thicker at the root.
Soldato
Yes I just keep my hair short or shaved to a no.3, doesn't help that I have fine hair aswell, so basically got the worst hair attributes from my parents.
I just keep my hair short or shaved to a no.3, doesn't help that I have fine hair aswell, so basically got the worst hair attributes from my parents.