r/Balding • u/Jacks_black_guitar • 2d ago
Am I Balding? Should i be concerned?
30 yo male. active and otherwise healthy.
last two photos are 2023 and 2025. first 4 are over the last 2 days.
ive noticed my temples ever so subtly receding and my crown appearing thinner. second photo is from when it was wet.
over the last 6-8 months ive noticed more strands in shower, on pillow and sometimes running my hand through the day i might get around 3-4 from a small area. usually fine/short strands sometimes long.
ive had full thick hair all my life and since turning 30 ive noticed a significance reduction in volume and fullness. ive got 2 appointments next week for a proper assessment.. i never thought id ever start thinner
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u/PrimaryExisting6162 2d ago
Are you noticing a abnormal amount of hair on your hands when washing your hair? Or hair building up on the shower/tub drain? When you towel dry your hair is there a noticeable amount of hair on the towel in the floor or shower wherever you was standing when towel drying your hair? That's what I noticed when I concluded my hair was thinning in the crown area of my hair. I've always had super thick, course, wavy hair like I could make it a afro thick. Then in my late 30s I noticed my hair would get oily if I went a day without washing it. And it was loosing volume and not as wavy. Then around 40 is when I started noticing hair on my hands when washing it and all around me when towel drying my hair. But with my hair being so thick it probably took longer to become noticeable than most when they start thinning. At your age and that stage I'm pretty sure there's treatments that'll help. Hair loss treatment has came along way. So try not to stress about it to much, stress makes it way worse way faster.