MALE PATTERN BALDNESS (ANDROGENETIC ALOPECIA)



Serving Hamilton, Stoney Creek, Grimsby and surrounding areas.


Male Pattern Hair Loss:

  • Usually starts in the late teens or twenties but can sometimes start earlier.
  • Men with androgenetic alopecia typically lose the hair over both temples producing a receding hairline or lose hair on the top of the head.
  • Women who suffer from androgenetic alopecia get thinning all over the scalp and rarely become completely bald.
  • Is due to genetics.
  • The susceptibility to male pattern hair loss can be inherited from either the mother or the father.
  • Is NOT due to vigorously rubbing the scalp.
  • Is not due to wearing a baseball cap.
  • Is NOT due to over washing or under washing the scalp.
  • Is NOT due to the use of the wrong shampoo, gel, perms or hair dye.
  • Is NOT caused by the hair follicles becoming blocked with dirt or dandruff.
  • Is NOT due to a dietary deficiency.
  • Is CAUSED BY the hormone called dihydrotestosterone, which the body makes from testosterone.
  • Dihydrotestosterone causes the hairs in a genetically susceptible individual to gradually become smaller until they disappear.

Treatment:

  • A variety of pills and lotions are available.
  • Please talk to your doctor about your treatment options.

Hair transplantation:

  • Is a surgical form of treatment in which hairs are moved from the back of the scalp to the front to fill in the areas of hair loss.
  • The transplanted hairs will not fall out and will grow like normal hair.
  • Hair transplantation is NOT available in my office.

Topical Corticosteroids (Steroids, Cortisone):

  • Are NOT effective.

Intralesional Steroids (Cortisone Injections):

  • Are NOT effective.