My Hairline Began Maturing at Age 26 — Any Correlation to Balding Risk?

Dear Dr. Rassman,

My hairline has started to mature only just now at 26. I’ve visited a dermatologist and we are both satisfied that there’s nothing beyond the mature hairline area that’s currently at risk.

My question is, all other things being equal, is someone whose hairline matures early (at 18) at a bigger risk for baldness later in life than someone that matured at my age? I know that MPB is an incredibly unpredictable beast but I was wondering if there was a correlation.

Thanks!

Assuming that there is no miniaturization behind the leading frontal edge of your maturing hairline, the answer is that there is no correlation between a maturing hairline and male pattern baldness, regardless of age.