Here’s My Photos — Should I Be on Hair Meds?
Hello Doctor. I am a 22 y.o. male and my father and all his brothers are bald. My mother’s brothers all have their hair except for one. I have a few pictures here, I was wondering if you can take a look at them and tell me what I am on the Norwood scale, I mean exactly with decimals if you have to. Also, do you feel I should be taking any medications at this point?
Finally, is the hair on the sides of the head, I mean a couple inches above the ear to near above the eyebrow supposed to be thinner than the hair on top of the head?
Thank you very much. Here are the pics. Thanks!
There is a suggestion that you are a very early Norwood Class 3 balding pattern, because the corners look like that have moved upward… but without seeing you I can not tell much as there are no landmarks for me to base a judgment. Send me new photos that are taken closer than the ones you showed, and please lift your eyebrows on the frontal and side views so I can see landmarks that allow me to make the distinction between an early Class 3 pattern or just a maturing hairline. If you do not have miniaturization (difficult to tell in the photos provided), what you have would then appear to lean more to a maturing hairline. I couldn’t recommend hair medications at this stage without photographs that tell a better story.
If you are in California (we have two offices here), I’d recommend setting up a free consultation with us, and then you can walk out with a diagnosis and a treatment plan if it is needed.
to answer the question about sides of the head, it is perfcetly normal, everyone has less hair on the sides of their head, it is a natural pattern
take a look at any women you know, you will see that everyone is like it
Dr Rassman, I came to you for consultation in May, 2009. I had hairline similar to this guy. At that time you didn’t recommend me any medicine and said I don’t have significant miniaturization. However, I hate my hairline. How many grafts do you think will it take to restore my hairline to a Norwood class 1 ? If I do decide to take the plunge, I will definitely choose NHI. I am a 28 years old male by the way.
this is crazy to suggest he is a norwood class 3…he’s at 2 at worse! he still has his corners…i just don’t understand this response from dr. rassman.
I have to agree with Tom. I don’t see how this could be a Norwood class 3. It seems like the typical mature hairline to me.
Pft…Mature hairline at worst. It’s just the pronounced temple points that make it look like the corners are going. They’re not going now but that’s not to say they won’t in the future. Norwood 3? Not a chance.