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On average, when does hairloss really pick up speed? And when does slow down (Hair Transplant)

posted by cal, 07.05.2008, 03:47
(edited by cal on 07.05.2008, 03:55)

Yeah, there's just no way to know.


I don't think there is much safety with getting a HT under 25yo no matter what the family history. Some 22yo guys' risk is worse than others but I think it's still almost a total roulette game at that age no matter what. Young guys are either losing or unknown, but there's no "safe."

Take it from me -- every male relative of mine has kept a full head of hair into his 70s for two generations back on both sides of the family. And yet I was way receeded at 16yo and thinning by 19-20yo. (And yes, I'm legitimately-fathered. I look & act just like the other men in my family in every other way. Even my hair color & curl characteristics are a spot-on match for my maternal grandfather who died in his 70s without any hair loss.)



30yo+ seems to be much safer than early/mid 20s in general. But only in the sense that early miniaturization (not visible loss) can usually be spotted by then. If you compare hair shaft diameters from all over your head under a magnifying glass of some sort, you can look for a contrast between the MPB-ing areas versus the "safe zone." Thinner hair shaft diameters are a sign of MPB damage.


There are not many "always" things, jut a whole lot of "usually" things.


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