Hairs in Middle of My Hairline Are Thinner Than Elsewhere

Hi I am 20 year old Caucasian male and I have, I think, a normal hairline. Certainly my hair above my temples is not receding nor is there any recession at the back. My hair seems to be growing normally and healthily.

However, a number of odd things have been happening. I’ve noticed mostly in the middle of my hairline at the very very front there are some hairs which are a lot shorter than the rest of the hair behind them – maybe 3/4 of the length of the normal hair which is about 3 or 4 inches – though they do not look weak. Equally the hair (in the same areas), maybe a centimeter in or so is thinner than all the rest of the hair though this is only at the front and does does not seem to be true above the temples. Finally in the the middle of the front, I seem to have developed a small lock of hair that is independent from all the rest of the hair in so far as it won’t be tamed at all – this was never the case – though it may simply have grown oddly as I have not cut my hair since the summer when I shaved off my dreadlocks. Can you explain any of this to me?

What you are looking at is not easy for me to understand without seeing what you’re talking about. At the age of 20, you might be developing elements of the maturing hairline. You should get your hair mapped out for miniaturization and see if there is early genetic balding occurring, which might explain some of your problems.