No genetic hairloss on both my family sides, hairline is receding on one side of my hairline. But its been the same for 2 years.

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Jason Emer, MD · Answer

Please see an expert for a formal consultation to determine what the cause of your loss is and the best treatment options.  Best, Dr. Emer.

Jeff Donovan, MD, PhD · Answer

Without seeing your scalp up close and knowing all your details, I can't comment further. There are 3 options for what you describe:1. You have hairline maturation rather than true hair loss and what you are seeing has nothing to do with genetic hair loss2. You have another hair loss condition besides genetic hair loss3. You have genetic hair loss and are one of the 15 % of men that really don't have that strong of a family history but still develop thinning. Be sure to see a hair loss physician for guidance.

R. Stephen Mulholland, MD (retired) · Answer

Dear brandon9910,

Thank you for your clinical
post.  As the Real-Self expert panel has
indicated getting a consultation with a hair restoration surgical and
non-surgical expert is the next step.  There
are many patients that have no direct genetic family history of hair loss, but
present with male pattern hair loss nevertheless.  There can be generational skip and marginal
contribution from even maternal or the paternal genetic tree.

You may also just have simple natural
hair maturation with slight recessioning which will be static and not
progressive.  There may be other medical
conditions for your hair loss without an examination it would be difficult to
determine the correct diagnosis.

Assuming you may have some genetic
hair loss with no direct maternal or paternal contribution approximately 10-20%
of men present this way and you would be a candidate for hair restoration
surgery.  The non-surgical treatments
include Finasteride or androgen blockade, PRP or plasma rich protein
injections, topical nutrient serums, low-level light laser therapy and the red
light spectrum and nutrient shampoos. 
Vasodilators such as Minoxidil may also have an effect on hair that is
thinning, but rarely will bring back hair that is already lost.

To restore a more anterior or forward
positioned hair line, hair transplantation either strip graft method or
follicular unit extraction either manual, automated or robotic would be your
best options.

I would seek out the expertise in a
clinic with tremendous experience in either strip or FUE technique and the
purported FUE advantages, no linear scar at the back of the scalp.

I hope this information is of some
assistance and best of luck.

To schedule a consultation or to find
out more, please visit the link below.

R. Stephen Mulholland, M.D.

Certified Plastic Surgeon

Yorkville, Toronto

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

Some people have genetic balding which has not shown up in a few generations and then it hits them. You could be developing a maturing hairline if you are under 29 years old and male, and eventually the non-receding side will more upward to catch up with the other side. I can not tell you without examining you first.

No genetic hairloss on both my family sides, hairline is receding on one side of my hairline. But its been the same for 2 years.

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No genetic hairloss on both my family sides, hairline is receding on one side of my hairline. But its been the same for 2 years.

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