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I've read a lot about how minoxidil and finasteride are independent of each other, but I'm still confused. Surely any hair grown back because of minoxidil is still susceptible to the effects of DHT? Why should minoxidil be needed once the hair has grown back when it's DHT that does the damage...

Bad genes. Not worth reproducing when you risk passing this sh*t onto your child.

Since May 2016, I have been taking 1mg of finasteride every day. Up until March 2021, I was also applying minoxidil. My hair hasn’t really changed in that time. I was 26 then and I’m 32 now, and what you see in the recent photo is also how my hair looked when I started the regimen. I am aware...

I think baldness starts far earlier than we realise. I read that it takes roughly 50% of our hair to fall out before we start noticing it. There are more teenagers balding than you think. It’s just we don’t pick up on it because (most of the time) their hair loss is so minimal.

I noticed Rob Holding today during the match against Chelsea. I thought initially he had lost even more hair, only to realise close-up that he had a new faint hairline. My internet search indeed confirmed he did have a hair transplant a couple of months ago. Someone else I noticed yesterday was...

I was watching the Manchester United v Arsenal soccer match today, and couldn't help but notice the state of Rob Holding's hair. It was pouring with rain, which didn't help, but I was looking at Twitter and the amount of abuse he was getting for his hair loss was frightening. They weren't...

Absolutely. Take David Silva as a perfect example of someone who’d be considered as the ideal candidate for a hair transplant. Early 30s, thick all over, with just a receding hairline. Simple task: fill in the temples and he’s got perfect hair again. Problem is, so many men are not in that...

Finasteride was only approved in 1997, but even then, how much awareness was there of it? I first heard about Propecia in 2007, but Prince William, who was about 25 at the time, was already suffering quite badly from hair loss. There's no sign that he was using it because he appeared to...

But this also raises questions about when we 'start' going bald. As hair loss obsessives, we can look at someone and detect baldness at an early point, but for the average person, they're not likely to classify someone as balding until they reach Norwood 3 or 4. Here's Prince William at 19 with...

Diffuse thinning isn't really noticeable at an early to middle stage unless you are taking pictures of your hair in harsh lighting. I've heard many hair loss doctors say that we don't notice hair loss until we've lost 50% of our hair. I'm assuming they are talking about diffuse thinning, because...

Thing is, often the worry about hair loss is psychologically worst at a fairly early stage. It's easy to say to someone who's in their 20s that a Norwood 2 is nothing, but that can soon turn into a Norwood 3 and beyond in a short period. You just don't know how quickly your hair loss is going to...

I am a 30-year-old virgin, too. I've always had it in my mind that I need to get a hair transplant first before I make any attempt to get a girlfriend.

To avoid the potential for shock loss when adding density to the scalp, isn't it a case of having less grafts but more sessions?

There are two main types of diffuse thinning: patterned and unpatterned. If you are the latter then you are not a good candidate for a hair transplant. If the former then it is possible if done with caution.

I’ve always had a large forehead and high hairline, so the amount I’ve receded probably looks worse than it actually is. I wouldn’t expect to get back a perfectly straight hairline, but I would certainly aim for straighter. I know you say that I should save the grafts for the future, but I...