Norwood Classes vs Mature Hairline

I am a 28 yo male who’s hairline has been receding at the temples since I was around 16 years old. It is now at around a Norwood 2/3 although there is very little recession at the front. I realise it is either slow mpb or a mature hairline from reading your very informative answers to other guy’s questions but I wanted to ask you whether its possible to recede to a Norwood 3 and remain there? I noticed miniturisation in the areas which have now receded but there doesn’t seem to be any further miniturisation. Also there is no hair loss at the crown area (yet!!)

Everybody is different! You may recede to a Norwood Class 3 and stay that way for the rest of your life. Your hair loss should stablize by your late 30’s. If you are still concerned about hair loss, you may benefit from seeing a doctor who can quantitatively record the miniaturization of your scalp hair and give you more information on its extent. If the miniaturized hair is only found in the frontal area, then you may be more confident that the hair loss will probably not progress significantly beyond what you have already experienced. On the other hand, if there is miniaturization in the crown or further back in the front (even it there is no balding at this time) then the prognosis may not be as good. In this later situation, the drug Propecia (finasteride 1mg) is the best way to arrest the process.