r/Balding

Felt really good immediately!

Looked normal till I realized I have a white spot on top of

18m, i had long hair earlier and used shampoo and heat very frequently. i used to shed a shit ton of hair but when i cut it, i think it reduced. i still notice some shedding but its not as much. can i recover from this?

Ive thonned alot on the bit if hair I have at thw front too.

Balding runs trough my familly,my father and male relatives from my fathers side all are bald/balding,i wanna pick up min but still not sure in fin mainly due to the amount of time i have to take it wich from what i read is as long as i want hair,im 18 i wanna get it early,my hair is still growing but its thining

Any suggestions on what I should do about it? Thanks!

From the front idt it looks that bad but first time I've taken photos from on top and am horrified

For context my dad👩‍🦲+stress

Almost 31. Never loved my hair even before it started thinning. Have always had a widow’s peak so it took a while to notice the receding but the thinning is clear. It doesn’t always look this bad; my weird curly hair has always changed consistency and appearance a lot based on how greasy/dry/humid/frizzy it happens to be that day. I don’t really use product or take special care of it. Looks noticeably worse I think under bright direct light, like in these photos. Trying to decide if I should try to save it with products or buzz or full shave. Currently visiting in-laws and I do think the idea of surprising my mom when she picks us up from the airport bald in a few days would be funny. The first photos are all taken with a bathroom light just in front of my face. The last 2 photos are from a few days ago out in bright sunlight, to show how it sometimes looks when I’m just walking around. Wife would prefer I kept my hair if not for the fact that she is supportive of my getting rid of it if I don’t like it. One thing I worry about is I have a weird egg shaped head that might look bad bald.

Edit: added details

I still had hair but it was thinning and wanted to experiment. Keep it bald or grow back?

First one is semi wet hair .

My crown has bothered me for years hence the documented pics. I am 36.

I seem to have a large whorl and then a parting or split coming from the whorl into my mid scalp, but I don’t know if it’s changing or if it’s just the cameras.

So first image is today. Naturally that area coming from my whorl splits but it looks like a thinning spot. Next one was a few days ago but I purposely parted area. 2011 image was taken on a digital camera, it’s a crop from a thumbnail hence the poor quality. 2013 was a digital camera and my hair was see through in areas. Then next image a pic of my crown yesterday and image after that is from 6 years ago.

Now what bothers me is the 2018 image. I could brush it and the “split” or parting was masked completely. Now I can’t do it - but I don’t know if it’s related to camera tech on smartphones or if something is going on. I would take min or fin if I knew but because that pattern was there years ago I’m hesitant in case the difference is simply cameras, but then if there’s a change I’d like to sort it.

Basically my concern is images like the 2018 image - the area couldn’t be seen on phone cameras and now it can - so in my mind that means it’s changed but because it’s so similar to old images I don’t know.

Had a receding hairline since I was 19 and I'm 26 now. But it's only the last few months my hair started thinning too.

Still quite shocked by how it's going and I'm not quite ready yet to let go.

Is there any way I can treat it to reduce it and/or slow it down?

I've been under a lot of stress lately, could that explain the sudden increase?

How much longer do you guys reckon I still have?