Male Pattern Baldness (MPB)
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An emotional experience
Dihydrotestosterone (DHT)
The reasons for Male Pattern Baldness
The stages of MPB
STAGE 1 - Male Pattern Baldness
STAGE 2 - Male Pattern Baldness
STAGE 3 - Male Pattern Baldness
STAGE 4 - Male Pattern Baldness
The gradual or more sudden loss of hair can be a very emotional experience for any
man. The effects of hair loss can cause irritation, anxiety or even suicidal depression.
This is compounded by feelings of helplessness if there is no solution available.
Here we show the effects that the male hormone DHT have on
hair follicles. In Fig 1 a genetic time switch causes hair cells to become sensitive
to DHT. Fig 2 shows the deterioration of the hair follicles internal structure causing
shedding of hair and baldness.
The reasons for MPB are attributed to the male hormone testosterone circulating
in your body and also the genetic sensitivity to that hormone.
In fact, DHT is a breakdown of the hormone testosterone Dihydrotestosterone that
causes the hair cells to stop producing hair.
At any time after the age of fifteen, DHT can turn on the genetic switch that causes
hair loss to start.
The hair on the back and sides of the head, however, is immune to the effects of
DHT. It is also usually thicker, stronger and more densely packed hair. When the
hair from this area (known as the donor area) is removed to a balding or thinning
area it retains its own genetic characteristics and will grow naturally, as it did
in its original location, for life.
In short, hair restoration surgery is the only way to correct hair loss using your
own hair.
The first tell tale signs of the onset of Male Pattern Baldness is when frontal
recessions begin to appear in the hairline.
Over time these recessions become larger and much more noticeable, and the hairline
moves
further back.
At the same time as the recessions taking place, a thinning area may also appear
on the crown and will gradually increase in size.
The final stage of Male Pattern Baldness is when the hair is lost completely from
the crown and frontal region, and leaving the familiar horse shoe shape.
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