Balding?!!

Took this pic yesterday and i am shock! again.

Yes i have a problem with my hair. It is generally lesser than most people and i thought that i am balding when i see that i drop so many hair everytime i shampoo!

I visited 1 specialist- Dr Ash sometimes june 2007 for this problem. He took a simple test for me and said that i am not suffering from any male pattern hair loss. All my hair focilicies (whatever spelling la) are still healthy!

He just asked a few questions about my shampoo, how i shampoo and how many hair i drop everyday. He just said "nah, it's normal!"

Phew, I changed my shampoo. True enough, i am dropping less hair within 6 weeks. It's normal to drop 20-30 hairs during shampoo but i sort of count every shampoo. Around 10. ^^

It was this picture which re-confirm my fear again... well, i just deduce that it was my new parting which is not suitable for me. As you all know, there's 1 "hole" or 2 at the top of our heads which determine our partings. I think mine is slightly left centered whereas my new parting is at the right. Which causes the part to part not nicely and it make me show my flaw - thin hair.

Another pic i took this morning

Just to double confirm.... i took a few shots in front of a mirror.

Pre-test: nervous!

The test! & it seems normal.

Heng ah...

No sign of male pattern hair loss yet. It's still general thinning. Come to think of it. I am turning 25 in another few days!!! I am not young when i will have thick hair anymore.

A few random points.

• During spotting for my clients, i see their hair quite sparse too. It's happening to everyone. My dad has thick hair consider his age - no male pattern hair loss.
• I look at my brother and a few people around. All are like me. The center crown is generally thinner which can be due to wrong shampoo and wrong method. I know a lot of people like to put all their non diluted shampoo at middle of head and start to work sidewards. This is not good! We need to dilute a bit of shampoo with water and work from sides and rear to the top. Common sense, our hair at rear and sides wont fall easily.
• For medication (the famous prosar (spelling) or something). It can help to slow down hair loss in good cases, grow hair again in rare cases. But it is not 100%. There is side effects (which all guys dont want) which affect your sex life. When you stop medication, your hair will just start to drop. So think before you start the medication. I know some unethical doctors will prescribe the medication anyhow, but once you stop that medication, your hair will fall faster than it was originally.
• There is no 100% cure for hair loss except for hair transplant. About $5/hair and there is risk. Well. just google "prince william" and look at him. If he is so rich and he is balding...
• to slow down hair loss, reduce stress! eat less MSG & stop all your unhealthy lifestyle. Don't blame sway if you are eating hawker food everyday, sleep 4 hours nightly and try fad diet like 1 apple a day for fat loss.

Am i talking too much? Darn, i know quite a bit about hair loss, usual methods (which are wrong) that people use, what kind of treatment if you are just having poor scalp or dandruff etc. Heh, if i am out of fitness industry, i can start a hair loss one!

Conclusion!!
Kevin is not balding. Just aging. & his hair is yar, thinner than average people in his eyes.
First impression is important. But i can definite use my confident to shine!