Juvenile Hairline with Crown Balding?
Is it possible to lose hair in the crown even with a juvenile hairline or am I most likely seeing a cowlick or nothing at all?
I, Dr. Rassman, am an example of a person who has no hair loss in front, but had established a mature hairline before I lost crown hair with a wide 4 inch circle of hair loss. My transplants were only done in the crown (1600 grafts). I am a happy camper.
The frontal area and the crown area have independent tracks on the hair loss timeline. Each hair follicle is genetically coded for the number of cycles in its lifetime and usually the frontal area gets impacted faster and possibly earlier than the crown in some men. I am afraid that there are no general rules for your hair follicles to follow. So to answer your question, yes, it is possible to lose the crown while retaining a juvenile hairline.
I have seen an example of this. As I remember it the guy had a very strong dense square juvenille hairline and kept his hair very short. When it grew out a bit (before he had it cut again) a large area around the crown clearly had much less fullness than the rest of his hair.