Hair loss in young men these days

carzony

Hey all,

I have had to face the horrible truth that my hair maybe starting to get a bit thin up top. At 26, I didn't think it'd happen this soon though:o

In the last few weeks thought I've noticed a lot of lads in their 20's seem to be loosing their hair and getting very thin/patchy up top.

Was it always like this?

emeraldwinter

headsets.......

drillyeye

What with all the things coming and going and no-one there to do anything about the happenings, sure is it any wonder?!

Jim Bob Scratcher

Demanding women is most likely the culprit :pac:

drillyeye

If you shave your head bald, the hair will come back thicker and curlier than ever before.

Just like my pubes.

drillyeye

Jim Bob Scratcher wrote: »

Demanding women is most likely the culprit :pac:

Masculinity is under attack, even at follicular level. When is enough enough!?

AllForIt

It's male pattern baldness and there is nothing one can do about it even if your extremely rich. I'm poor and have a full head of thick hair at almost middle age. Ha bloody ha.

EPAndlee

Jim Bob Scratcher wrote: »

Demanding women is most likely the culprit :pac:

It's no coincidence that most single men have l such lovely locks

Cee-Jay-Cee

carzony wrote: »

In the last few weeks thought I've noticed a lot of lads in their 20's seem to be loosing their hair and getting very thin/patchy up top.

Was it always like this?

No, they all had full heads of hair when they were younger.

ceadaoin.

It's only because it's happening to you that you're noticing it more. It's called the baader meinhof phenomenon

cantdecide

carzony wrote: »

Was it always like this?

Always. You just notice more not that it's affecting you.

I started losing mine at 19 and I took it hard at the time. I've shaved it since and haven't thought at thing about it in years.

Hande hoche!

Think of all the money you will save on haircuts.

Ursus Horribilis

If they're loosing their hair, no wonder it's falling out.

kub

Did you grow a beard OP?

If so, well that is where your head hair went.

jacksie66

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PowerToWait

It's Instagram, Snapchat, steroids, the gym and an ironic desire to look great in a topless mirror selfie.

Stonedpilot

AllForIt wrote: »

It's male pattern baldness and there is nothing one can do about it even if your extremely rich. I'm poor and have a full head of thick hair at almost middle age. Ha bloody ha.

Hes gone into an old man looks 70.

Stress of being a Satanic Royalist lauding it over the working class plebs in the UK.

Arrival

AllForIt wrote: »

It's male pattern baldness and there is nothing one can do about it even if your extremely rich. I'm poor and have a full head of thick hair at almost middle age. Ha bloody ha.

Tell that to Elon Musk. Hair transplants are a great option nowadays

diomed

You can still look hot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlYMID5qCdE

stimpson

Arrival wrote: »

Tell that to Elon Musk. Hair transplants are a great option nowadays

Huntergonzo

I say shave it and never look back, the sooner you do it the better.

Hector Savage

I'm seriously thinking of getting a good quality wig, not some rug that i slap on in the morning, but one like that Karl Pilkington tried in that series he did - the moaning of life I think ..

Vladimir Poontang

William looks like ****

Hector Savage

Vladimir Poontang wrote: »

William looks like ****

Remember how handsome he was when younger ?

Bald men are sexy, as for women 50% like bald men and 50% like men with hair you will be grand. The only thing is you need a decent tight haircut in the in-between stage.

gifted

Hector Savage wrote: »

Remember how handsome he was when not married.

FYP.......:D

Graces7

Too many hot showers and shampoos/detergents etc?

cantdecide

gifted wrote: »

Hector Savage wrote: »

Remember how handsome he was when not married.

FYP.......:D

So Kate's a royal pain in the ass?

TerrorFirmer

AllForIt wrote: »

It's male pattern baldness and there is nothing one can do about it even if your extremely rich.

You can get a hair transplant for a few thousand, or else you can just take inexpensive medication once you notice some initial loss to stop any further progression.

There's no reason to lose your hair these days if you actually want to hang onto it.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Graces7 wrote: »

Too many hot showers and shampoos/detergents etc?

I can only assume you are joking. What nonsense!

There were plenty of men with male pattern baldness in their early 30s long before the electric showers and the advent of modern hair care products.

In the 50s some people blamed the fashion for flat caps and hats.
It's genetic, pure and simple.

Luckily I come from a long line of non-bald ancestors and still, at 74 have a full head of hair. Though I might stop showering and washing my hair just in case.

cantdecide

Hard water is another myth.

helimachoptor

Mine started going when I was 18 but pretty much just started shaving it off anyway.

My brother kept his a little longer and has an ox bow lake, his loss is a slower progression than mine but he said yesterday he's going to turkey for a transplant, he's very sensitive about it..

wakka12

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

You can get a hair transplant for a few thousand, or else you can just take inexpensive medication once you notice some initial loss to stop any further progression.

There's no reason to lose your hair these days if you actually want to hang onto it.

Those drugs can have bad side effects and HT are expensive with variable results. Theres certainly avenues to pursue if you really want to keep the hair but far from a 'cure' to baldness yet

Also it has always been like this, its caused by natural hormone changes and is not any sign of poor health or lifestyle even though it looks bad..Men losing hair in their 20's is and always has been common, unfortunately!

TerrorFirmer

wakka12 wrote: »

Those drugs can have bad side effects and HT are expensive with variable results. Theres certainly avenues to pursue if you really want to keep the hair but far from a 'cure' to baldness yet

They can, but in less than 1% of people and only a fraction of that 1% suffer serious side effects. If you take it early enough, there's not really any need for a HT.

Modern transplants are natural and relatively cheap these days from reputable places - obviously wanting to go from completely bald to a full head of hair will never end very well but modest hair transplants are very successful.

You're right in that it's not actually a cure, but it's a big advancement on the previous options (go bald, get a crappy 'plug' transplant or get a wig).

My dad has a decent head of hair at almost 60, but his brothers all started balding in their 30's, and my mother's side all went bald in their 20's.

dont bother

it has probably increased recently (last few years) because of the boom in people taking up the gym and that boosts hormones and too much testosterone will speed up the process of your balding. (as a male)

Am I the only one who thinks baldness cand be attractive and sexy. Why are men so bothered by it?

BorneTobyWilde

AllForIt wrote: »

It's male pattern baldness and there is nothing one can do about it even if your extremely rich. I'm poor and have a full head of thick hair at almost middle age. Ha bloody ha.

That is false info. Easy to do something about it if one chooses. Prince William is not a celebrity, he chose not to do a thing about his hair.

wakka12

dont bother wrote: »

it has probably increased recently (last few years) because of the boom in people taking up the gym and that boosts hormones and too much testosterone will speed up the process of your balding. (as a male)

Thats a myth, testosterone doesnt cause balding, DHT does. There is plenty of men with very high testosterone and perfect hairlines

The point about the gym may actually have a grain of truth to it though as there is a proven link between taking creatine gym supplements and male pattern baldness, which a lot of gym guys take today

whisky_galore

mariaalice wrote: »

Am I the only one who thinks baldness cand be attractive and sexy. Why are men so bothered by it?

Because people tend to point and laugh, with the mindset 'ah sure he's a lad, he'll get over it'.

murpho999

dont bother wrote: »

it has probably increased recently (last few years) because of the boom in people taking up the gym and that boosts hormones and too much testosterone will speed up the process of your balding. (as a male)

Seriously, where do people get these ideas from?

So if true how come the majority of professional sports people are mostly not bald?

razorblunt

Whatever you do, don't buy a wig!
They look fcuking ridiculous, I don't even get the point of them, they're so obviously bad.

TerrorFirmer

whisky_galore wrote: »

Because people tend to point and laugh, with the mindset 'ah sure he's a lad, he'll get over it'.

It's not really different to asking why someone would be bothered by bad teeth, a crooked nose, huge ears, etc.

It's pretty obvious yet people want to downplay an obvious truth - it makes people self conscious.

It doesn't mean there is anything wrong with any of those things or that it is necessarily to the detriment of their appearance, but it's completely understandable.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

dont bother wrote: »

it has probably increased recently (last few years) because of the boom in people taking up the gym and that boosts hormones and too much testosterone will speed up the process of your balding. (as a male)

Not at all true, that's another myth.

The level of baldness, and the age of onset, is no different today than 60 hears ago or more.

eagle eye

I'm in my late 40's and I'm shocked at the amount of my colleagues that are bald or going bald.
Many years ago when I was younger there didn't seem to be so many bald people. I don't have any stats but I do feel there are a lot more bald people these days and a lot of people going bald at a much younger age too.

wakka12

mariaalice wrote: »

Am I the only one who thinks baldness cand be attractive and sexy. Why are men so bothered by it?

Because even if some men can pull it off. Most cant. So it makes most men look worse. And no man looks worse WITH a full head of hair. And balding makes all men look 10+ years older than their actual age, even the ones who still look decent bald
Plenty of reasons why it makes men feel self conscious. Just look at the comments made a few pages back about the prince going bald, is why men feel self conscious

wakka12

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

It's not really different to asking why someone would be bothered by bad teeth, a crooked nose, huge ears, etc.

It's pretty obvious yet people want to downplay an obvious truth - it makes people self conscious.

It doesn't mean there is anything wrong with any of those things or that it is necessarily to the detriment of their appearance, but it's completely understandable.

I dont understand it either tbh. Society simultaneously mock men about balding while telling them to get over it and that it doesnt matter

murpho999

eagle eye wrote: »

I'm in my late 40's and I'm shocked at the amount of my colleagues that are bald or going bald.
Many years ago when I was younger there didn't seem to be so many bald people. I don't have any stats but I do feel there are a lot more bald people these days and a lot of people going bald at a much younger age too.

This has to be down to perception and at the time you were mostly hanging around with people your own age and therefore they weren't bald.

Bob Harris

eagle eye wrote: »

I'm in my late 40's and I'm shocked at the amount of my colleagues that are bald or going bald.
Many years ago when I was younger there didn't seem to be so many bald people. I don't have any stats but I do feel there are a lot more bald people these days and a lot of people going bald at a much younger age too.

Teenagers tend not to be bald!

I'd rather have a full head of hair, purely just for some choice or variation in how I look, but I don't mind that I'm balding. It started when I was 24 and by 27, the hair had to go. I've done the bic before but find a 1-2mm trim looks grand and it's easy.

As I say, it is a bit boring knowing I'll have the same haircut for the next few decades.

conorhal

Huntergonzo wrote: »

I say shave it and never look back, the sooner you do it the better.

But what about those of us who shave their head ..and the result tends to look like the Make A Wish Foundation are likely to offer me a free trip to Disnyland?

GreeBo

wakka12 wrote: »

Because even if some men can pull it off. Most cant. So it makes most men look worse. And no man looks worse WITH a full head of hair. And balding makes all men look 10+ years older than their actual age, even the ones who still look decent bald
Plenty of reasons why it makes men feel self conscious. Just look at the comments made a few pages back about the prince going bald, is why men feel self conscious

Bald men look ten years older?
Are you 'aving a laf?

I could google 20 photos of bald men who look younger than their actual age right now with zero effort.