DS 14 losing hair

[secretbumworms]

DS is worrying that he is losing his hair. He has his hair quite long so it's difficult to tell but I think he's probably right that it is receding. Being 14 he's quite distressed about this and I was wondering is it worth taking him to the gp or are they going to say "that happens sometimes" and there's nothing they can do.

For context, he went through puberty early, age 8 and I think is probably done now and my brother lost his hair about 18 or 19, so I guess there's a good chance this is a genetic thing.

I'm working on helping him to cope with this but is it worth a gp visit too?

It sounds as though it might unfortunately be genetic op.

The one thing I would say is that tying it back ( if he does) can trigger receding hairlines. Quite a few female ballerinas and gymnasts get this from having it scraped back in a bun. The longer it is, the more weight on it, so this can be exacerbated.

I think I’d encourage him to a shorter cut, with less weight in the hair and more possibility for a fringe to cover the hairline as it does recede. That should at least get him through those highly sensitive teen years ( teens around 15 and 16 often seem most prone to self-consciousness!)

secretbumworms
Your son has my sympathies. I noticed that my son was losing his hair at around 17 and now he is 22 he has a bald crown. It has caused him so much distress and impacted his confidence. He recently shaved his head completely which was very shocking but he explained that it was better than having his bald patch on show. We are supporting him in a hair transplant in the next few months.

Thanks. I did think a gp visit was probably a waste of time. His hairdresser is a good friend of ours so I'll encourage him to discuss a cut with him. He's mostly upset about appearing different, which unfortunately going through puberty so young, and now having a full beard at 14 (even when he shaves its back the next day) he's always done.

It’s tough to have these things at that age, but his friends will catch up eventually! Lots will go bald and re the daily shaving he’s probably only months away from being joined by quite a few of them. My nephew d and his mates were all shaving daily by 15.