does it stop????

[try2beme22]

does hairloss ever stop... like for some people you just lose ur hairline an inch back then it stops????? or does it keep going for rest of ur life unless u take medication?

 

[Faston]

hairloss often proceeds in starts and stops. many people start to recede a bit in their mid-20s to early 30s. this is what's sometimes called a 'mature hairline' because the person's hairloss often stabilizes after this. it's pretty common, actually, for someone's hairline to recede a bit for a few years and then stay there for many years.

unfortunately, hairloss can also continue in these stops and starts for many as well. it's impossible to say for certain what will happen to any one person.

 

[jeffsss]

hairloss often proceeds in starts and stops. many people start to recede a bit in their mid-20s to early 30s. this is what's sometimes called a 'mature hairline' because the person's hairloss often stabilizes after this. it's pretty common, actually, for someone's hairline to recede a bit for a few years and then stay there for many years.

unfortunately, hairloss can also continue in these stops and starts for many as well. it's impossible to say for certain what will happen to any one person.

where did you read that?

I dont' see how it would slow or hault without using some sort of regimine to maintain it.

 

[Guest]

hairloss often proceeds in starts and stops. many people start to recede a bit in their mid-20s to early 30s. this is what's sometimes called a 'mature hairline' because the person's hairloss often stabilizes after this. it's pretty common, actually, for someone's hairline to recede a bit for a few years and then stay there for many years.

unfortunately, hairloss can also continue in these stops and starts for many as well. it's impossible to say for certain what will happen to any one person.

where did you read that?

I dont' see how it would slow or hault without using some sort of regimine to maintain it.

I think his point was that the production of DHT is not the same in your 20's than in your 40's, wich is a very good point.

That's why some people lose a lot of hair in their 20's, but then mantain what they have for a lot of years without taking any medication.

 

[jeffsss]

hairloss often proceeds in starts and stops. many people start to recede a bit in their mid-20s to early 30s. this is what's sometimes called a 'mature hairline' because the person's hairloss often stabilizes after this. it's pretty common, actually, for someone's hairline to recede a bit for a few years and then stay there for many years.

unfortunately, hairloss can also continue in these stops and starts for many as well. it's impossible to say for certain what will happen to any one person.

where did you read that?

I dont' see how it would slow or hault without using some sort of regimine to maintain it.

I think his point was that the production of DHT is not the same in your 20's than in your 40's, wich is a very good point.

That's why some people lose a lot of hair in their 20's, but then mantain what they have for a lot of years without taking any medication.

really??

I hope that's true.. of all my reading i havent read that!

 

[hairwegoagain]

does hairloss ever stop... like for some people you just lose ur hairline an inch back then it stops????? or does it keep going for rest of ur life unless u take medication?

Different guys bald to different extents. Not everyone ends up with the same pattern, even without treatment. There's no way to know what your particular case will ultimately yield.

 

[The Gardener]

As a "mature" male pattern baldness sufferer (36), I have struggled with it ever since I was 17 and what Faston says is right on the money. Couldn't have characterized it better myself.

I had a period of rapid thinning at 17-18, when my temples went thin. Held them until 25, then they went bald, leaving me with a "widows peak". Held that for a few years, it slowly receeded a bit more but held until 30 or so. At 34, the center patch between my temples, that little isthimus of Panama-shaped hair over the center forehead started to thin and get very thin and wispy. Out of fear of the impending Phil Collins look I was inheriting, I got on a regimen.

Jeffsss, I attribute this start/stop phenomenon to the fact that follicles do not become sensitive to DHT all at once. If this were the case, we'd all be Norwood 6's by Christmas! We have DHT in our blood all our lives, and as we age, certain follicles in that all familiar "male pattern baldness pattern" slowly flip a switch at certain times and become susceptible to DHT thinning. This is not done all at once, but rather, in a certain pattern and to a certain extent that is different for everyone. This is why some people may receed throughout their lives, yet are only NW3 or 4s when they pass away. Just because you have male pattern baldness does not mean you are destined to be an NW6 or worse.

 

[Faston]

I think his point was that the production of DHT is not the same in your 20's than in your 40's, wich is a very good point.

Actually, this was not my point. From what I've read it's not that we produce more DHT as we age, it's that our hair follicles become more sensitive to it as we age. This is why finasteride won't work indefinitely; though it inhibits the formation of DHT, eventually the follicles that are suseptible enough to it will cease to produce hair even though DHT production has been reduced.

My other point is this: male pattern baldness does not progress in a strictly linear fashion. you can lose some hair in your 20s and then not lose any more until you're 40. conversely, for some people who begin to bald in their 20s, the process does not stop until they're completely bald. it all depends on genetics and it is interesting to note that doctors do not consider anyone to be "balding" until they have reached a NW3.

The age of onset and the rate of progression of male pattern baldness are genetically controlled and cannot be predicted. There are times of remission and, alternately, times of acceleration.

quoted from the venerable Dr. Lee: http://www.minoxidil.com/Shedding.htm