18m what norwood is this and what can i do please help

does this look more like norwood 2.5 or 3

honestly making me so fucking suicidal and stressed. i have avodart dutasteride and ive been using that at 2.5 mg daily along for about a month now along with microneedling 1 mmonce weekly and topical fin every night.

is there any chance i can regrow temples or atleast maintain this? i did catch it “early” given it’s been the last 6 mon but its still so fucking stressful

this was my hairline about 6 months ago. i’ve never had a perfect nw0, it’s always look similar to this, uneven hairline / big forehead

the top of my head is very dense, so i suppose that’s good

thank you all

hey, you’re doing a good mix of treatments with dut, min, and microneedling. it’s still early, so give it some time—up to a year for results. your density on top is a good sign too. stick with it and you might see those temples holding up. if you get any side effects, consider switching to topicals.

thanks for the reply. do you think i should add ru?

No, your hair looks really good and thick, you’re overthinking it. Are you not using Minoxidil?

i apply it topically on my temples. i was thinking of doing the same with RU.

im medically hypogandal, meaning i don’t produce testosterone naturally. i have to inject testosterone. this is both a blessing and a curse, as my testosterone levels do not really fluctuate on an environmental basis but it means my scalp will be hit with more at “once” versus lower consistent levels, which i hypothesize is one of the main reasons for my losses. although i could be mistaken, it’s just a theory. either way im obviously pre dispositioned to it,

ru would be to mitigate any remaining dht on the temples and potential testosterone induced hair loss. i dont seem to have bad loss anywhere else as of right now.

but thank you for saying my hair looks thick, i think some of the reason it also looks slightly more recessed is thinning from isotret, with teg thinning the temples a bit more (there’s still a decent amount of hairs at my temples and thinned locations, just much much less density) i was hoping with ru + derma rolling + top min it would mitigate dht and teg losses