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If you think baldness doesn’t strike until your 80s, you’re wrong. According to the American Hair Loss Association, two-thirds of American men under 35 have some form of apparent baldness. Baldness is not an uncommon condition, but despite how many suffer from it, few attempt to do something about it. This response arises in part from the misinformed notion that there is no way to combat baldness.
Because of some amazing technological advancements, you no longer have to suffer without hope. Thanks to hair restoration experts like Dr. Scott Thompson of Utah Hair MD, you can now do something about your hair loss. Here are five little-known facts about hair loss.
1. Hair loss happens to young people, too.
True, most people don’t show signs of thinning hair until later in life, but hair loss is not restricted to the elderly. In fact, if you’re predisposed to hair loss for a variety of reasons, it can start any time after puberty. That is why it’s so important to seek treatment early on. The younger you are when hair loss starts, the sooner you’ll experience baldness on the top of the head.
2. Myths about hair loss can’t be trusted.
Despite what you might have heard from your great-aunt, you won’t go bald from wearing a baseball cap often. In fact, baldness doesn’t originate from poor scalp circulation, dandruff, vitamin deficiencies or most things people say. If you’re going to combat current or future hair loss, you need to know the real cause behind it.
3. Pattern baldness is genetic.
Male pattern baldness (MPB) is a form of androgenetic alopecia and accounts for 95 percent of male hair loss. For the most part, this means balding men have their progenitors to blame — or, at least, the genes of their progenitors. As a general rule, if your maternal grandfather had a full head of hair even after he got older, it’s very likely you will, too.
Hair follicles in men genetically predisposed to male pattern baldness are more sensitive to DHT (dihydrotestosterone), the male sex hormone responsible for the miniaturization and eventual dormancy of the follicles. Without some form of prevention or treatment during the miniaturization process, thinning will likely progress to the point of balding in a pattern similar to the one below. Once the follicles have gone completely dormant, nothing can restore fullness except for hair transplant surgery utilizing the DHT-resistant hair follicles from the back of the head.
4. Hormone changes affect hair loss.
As referred to above, your hormones can impact future hair loss. Normal aging causes natural drops in hormone levels, particularly in men. Fluctuating levels of testosterone occurring from low testosterone therapy, stress, or lifestyle changes can accelerate hair loss for men with the male pattern baldness predisposition. The increase in DHT, a byproduct of testosterone, is the main cause as well as a decrease in the body’s ability to regenerate follicular growth.
5. Hair loss might not always be immediately evident.
According to some experts, 50 percent of hair loss can occur before it becomes visible or even noticeable. If you’re not aware of family patterns of hair loss and don’t notice it at first, it becomes harder to fix the problem.
In the end, there’s not much you can do to control your genes, which are one of the main determiners of hair loss. On the other hand, it is possible to deal with hair loss early on.
The longer your baldness continues, the more difficult it will be to restore it. Act now by contacting Utah Hair MD to schedule a consultation. With Neograft, Platelet-Rich Plasma therapy and other hair restoration methods, it is possible to achieve permanent and natural fullness and restore the hair you once had.