That comb-over just draws attention to your of hair loss. It does nothing to solve your problem. Don’t let your hair loss turn into an irreversible “chrome dome,” that is all too common among men. Male pattern baldness can’t be prevented, but these days, effective treatment is available.
Men are more likely to notice a receding hairline as the first symptom. As the hair loss progresses, many men develop a noticeable bald spot. Without hair regrowth treatment, over time, the receding hairline or bald spot spreads from the temples to the crown of the head. The medical community refers to this kind of hair loss as androgenetic alopecia, or pattern baldness. One-third of men who experience hair loss have this condition.
Hoping for a miracle, many men do nothing at this point. They often have a fringe of unaffected hair from the ears to the nape of the neck that remains. Others resign themselves to the baldness they believe to be inevitable. They shave their heads completely.
As people age, hair growth slows down. For some it stops prematurely. Everyone also has to cope with thinning hair because of aging. One fourth of all men have some hair loss by age 30. By 60, approximately 66% of all men become partially or completely bald.
The average healthy person’s scalp contains around 100,000 hairs. Each one of them lives for four to five years. During that period, each hair normally grows about a half inch per month. New hairs should replace the ones that die within six months. The growth cycle starts again when a new hair grows in an existing hair follicle.
In most cases, this process repeats itself automatically. When the process slows down or
stops, normal hair loss becomes a problem. When new hairs fail to replace dead hairs, it is time to take action to kick start the cycle again. Without an intervention, baldness is inevitable.