Why do some people bald extremely fast?

[Ash]

I have gone from a thick NW1.5 to a VERY diffuse Norwood 3.5 in less than two years. I know that hatprisoner claims that he lost almost all of his hair in 2 years. Has there been any research into why some people bald extremely fast?

 

[Tdevil]

It's all bad genes. Some peoples' hair is extremely sensitive to DHT, and as soon as puberty hits you find out just how sensitive it is. I went to school with a guy who was a NW2.5 by the time we were in 9th grade.

 

[Petchsky]

9th grade? how old would that make him...17

 

[JayBear]

more like 14

 

[madhatter]

I knew a guy that was a NW5 by senior year....

 

[Hammer87]

Is it genetic how fast it happens?

It does seem to be quite slow in some. Actor Larry Lamb was probably a Norwood 3 in Essex Boys I think, 10 years later he's in Eastenders, and he hair hasn't got too much worse considering in 10 years some people go completely bald from a full head of hair.


Everton player Tony Hibbert's hair hasn't got too much worse either over time (He can't take any meds either).

 

[Tdevil]

Is it genetic how fast it happens?

It does seem to be quite slow in some. Actor Larry Lamb was probably a Norwood 3 in Essex Boys I think, 10 years later he's in Eastenders, and he hair hasn't got too much worse considering in 10 years some people go completely bald from a full head of hair.


Everton player Tony Hibbert's hair hasn't got too much worse either over time (He can't take any meds either).

You can have a full head of hair, reach puberty, and be a shiny NW6 by the time you're 25 (a good friend of mine).

You can have a full head of hair that begins receding rapidly and then stabilizes to a NW2 by your 40's (a guy I work with).

You can have a full head of hair and die at 76 with a dense Norwood 2.5 (my grandfather).

You genes have your hair's fate planned out for you. The question is, when will they decide to carry it out?

 

[DoctorHouse]

Is it genetic how fast it happens?

It does seem to be quite slow in some. Actor Larry Lamb was probably a Norwood 3 in Essex Boys I think, 10 years later he's in Eastenders, and he hair hasn't got too much worse considering in 10 years some people go completely bald from a full head of hair.


Everton player Tony Hibbert's hair hasn't got too much worse either over time (He can't take any meds either).

You can have a full head of hair, reach puberty, and be a shiny NW6 by the time you're 25 (a good friend of mine).

You can have a full head of hair that begins receding rapidly and then stabilizes to a NW2 by your 40's (a guy I work with).

You can have a full head of hair and die at 76 with a dense Norwood 2.5 (my grandfather).

You genes have your hair's fate planned out for you. The question is, when will they decide to carry it out?

What really sucks is you are never safe from the balding gene. It could be turned on at even a late age in life. I honestly thought if by the age of 35, you have very minor thinning or basically not even a NW2, you will most likely never bald FAST after that age due to lower levels of testosterone. But according to hair transplant docs it can still happen quickly in your 40's, 50's and 60's. However, what I really don't understand is why Propecia is more effective in younger men than older men who just started to bald later in life when their testosterone levels decline.

 

[mj9]

i believe hair loss is affected (not caused) by environmental factors, diet and activities that genetically predisposed men take part in

I am sure a bad diet (high protien diet) speeds up hair loss... i m not too sure but i think once it kicks in, it is irreversible unless you start taking drugs like propecia etc...

I dunno maybe I'm wrong :dunno:

 

[Lucky_UK]

I think hairloss is mapped out in your genetics.

I have mentioned this story before, but in case you don't know..

I have a friend who is a month older than me, we met when we were 17 years old, we are now 35.
in our teen years we had exactly the same level of hairloss (receeding hairline)
He is now a full blown NW7, whereas I am a NW3 (pre-hair transplant) he doesn't buzz his hair so you can see the extent of his hairloss.

This is a perfect example of how aggressive / slow hairloss can be.

 

[toocoolforhair]

I think it depends on your genes, but also what you do with your body. My older brother had lost almost all of his hair by the time he was 23. However, he was addicted to some serious drugs at the time so I think it speeded up his hair loss. At the age of 22 I only have a receding hairline and a bit of thinning. Nothing compared to the hair he had lost by that point.

 

[barcafan]

It's just your genes man. That and if you have thin hair to begin with.

My father went from NW1 to NW7 in 2 years, and i have the pictures. It's ridiculous.

 

[GeminiX]

Same here, my hair-loss was so fast it was almost overnight.

I don't think it's genes though; I always bought Armani or Levi, and all the people in the adverts have great hair.

 

[Hammer87]

Why do some believe a high protein diet increases the rate of hair loss?

Since hair is made of protein, my basic conclusion would be protein would if anything help?


Anyway, being a vegetarian and not getting much protein, my hairloss is fairly slow.....Even though it started when I was just 17, I wouldn't be too suprised if I was only a NW3 by 30, and that's mainly because my hair's been fine my whole life, if I had thicker hair to start with at this rate it'd probably be longer.

 

[Tdevil]

I've been drinking protein shakes for 7 years now along with lifting weights, and I haven't noticed any acceleration at all. I also would have thought protein would benefit your hair.

 

[Dan_NW2]

Same here, my hair-loss was so fast it was almost overnight.

I don't think it's genes though; I always bought Armani or Levi, and all the people in the adverts have great hair.

LMFAO...!

 

[slowburn]

It's all genetics, I don't think diets or external factors can affect it, maybe in only extreme cases so to speak. Thank your mom and her father, you acquire most of your follicle traits from him. In my case my gramps was bald as f*** into his late 70's. I'm losing my hair, but I would say it picked up pace after age 25. Diffuse thinning but I still have hair, I'd say somewhere between a Norwood 2, 3 vertex. My brother is 5 years younger than me (24) and has shown little signs of hair loss, just some thinning on the back top of his head, not much though. Looks like wear and tare from wearing a headset while on his comp. :laugh:

 

[s.a.f]

Why do some believe a high protein diet increases the rate of hair loss?

Since hair is made of protein, my basic conclusion would be protein would if anything help?

Just another theory made up by people who dont want to accept the facts.

 

[mj9]

Why do some believe a high protein diet increases the rate of hair loss?

Since hair is made of protein, my basic conclusion would be protein would if anything help?

Just another theory made up by people who dont want to accept the facts.

well this theory seems to be working great for me so................

 

[Thickandthin]

The protein/body building thing being attributed to accelerated balding is just a result of coincidence.....

Its like wearing hats. That myth got started because men used to join the military at 18 and would wear hats all the time, and soon after started balding. They attributed it to the hat when in reality they would have started balding anyway. Same thing with working out and high protein diets - a lot of men who start working out do so in their late teens/early 20s which is also the same time that male pattern baldness usually first shows up. Correlation does not imply causation!