14 Year Old with Thin Temples

Hello, I am 14 years old and I recently cut my hair very short. I noticed the the area near my temples seem a lot thinner than the rest of my hair. I am asian, chinese to be specific. I was wondering what is causing this, or is this normal?

Considering your age, I would suspect that you are moving toward a normal maturing hairline. Your hairline (including the temples) that are shown in the photo you sent show that your frontal hairline is still your youthful hairline. Changes in both the frontal and temple hairlines occur as boys become men (usually at age 18-20, but it can start as young as 13). You can either wait and see what further changes occur or take the next step to have your hair mapped out with a densitometer or magnifying video-camera for miniaturization which will give you a more thorough evaluation by looking for the patterns of hair loss (unlikely based upon these photos) shown in the Norwood Classification chart. Look to your family’s male members and see if their temples reflect the changes you are experiencing, just further down the road. Also, get your parents involved with this — at only 14 years old, your parents should be able to help you along the way.