No joke, today I saw a balding 5 year old.

[Guest]

Today I saw a boy, he was about 5 years old. He had very short hair. One could see that it was very thin. But that´s not why I think he was balding. His hair in a Norwood 2.5-3 area was much lighter than the rest of his hair. Really obvious. I am not sure whether he was actually already balding, but I am sure it will start for him in puberty and he will be at least a full Norwood 3 at the age of 20. Poor boy....

 

[Stu85]

At that age he can't have many hormones running through his body. Surely if he is thinning at 5 years old it must be a side-effect from some other condition.

 

[Guest]

lol. :lol: :shock: :wink: :hairy:

 

[Guest]

At that age he can't have many hormones running through his body. Surely if he is thinning at 5 years old it must be a side-effect from some other condition.

Well, it wasn´t the thin hair which caught my attention, some people just have naturally thin hair. It were the light hairs in the temple area, which looked like miniaturized hairs about to fall out.

 

[spinner2]

When you start checking out the hair loss on 5 year olds that walk by, you KNOW you're obsessed.

 

[beaner]

His hair probably hasn't had enough time to grow to it's proper thickness. Most small children have thin, wispy hair in the Norwood regions until they reach a certain age. This kid may be a late bloomer. It's highly doubtful he had hair that was miniaturized from male pattern baldness.

 

[Guest]

hell, most babies are Norwood 10's. :lol:

 

[Solo]

I have seen a bald dwarf today. He wants me to burn stuff.


Stuff with people locked inside. What a charming little person he was!!

All time smiling, wasn´t he??. Diffusse in the NW6, but, man, he CAN convince people to do things!!

 

[s.a.f]

At that age he can't have many hormones running through his body. Surely if he is thinning at 5 years old it must be a side-effect from some other condition.

Yep, on my 12yr old school photo's I look like a nw2.5. My best hair was age 14-18.

 

[Guest]

it's impossible from what i've read for male pattern baldness to occur before the onset of puberty. the androgenic capability just isn't there before then. seeing as no male 5 year olds are going through puberty, he wasn't balding due to this. i agree with beaner's explanation.

but i did see a balding 5 month old today. he had a big bald spot in back and his hair was all wispy. he will probably be bald by 9 months if he doesn't jump on finasteridminoxidispironolacevita

 

[barcafan]

What do you guys think is the youngest age a kid can go through male pattern baldness? I seriously cannot comprehend anyone balding at 14 or younger.

 

[hair today gone tomorrow]

ive seen it happen to sophomores in High School...so id say 15-16

 

[Guest]

barca, as soon as someone finishes puberty in my estimation. what's the youngest age that males hit puberty in our culture? i know that i started puberty late because i started at age 13 and a half and apparently the average age for US boys to start is 12 years even. Some boys start puberty as young as 9 though so I'd estimate that you could have some balding preteens out there, who are maybe 11 and 12. i know that i've seen balding 13 and 14 year olds before and i haven't met more than a fraction of a fraction of a percentage of the people in my country, so I'm guessing that there are in fact some preteens who are balding. By balding I meant I noticed obvious temple recession, like this 14 year old I saw who was a solid NW3.

 

[Balth06]

Wow...this is the dumbest thread ever.

 

[pologuy514]

I'll second that.

 

[blaze]

it's impossible from what i've read for male pattern baldness to occur before the onset of puberty.

read again jayman.


British Journal of Dermatology
Volume 152 Issue 3 Page 556 - March 2005
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2133.2004.06279.x

Androgenetic alopecia in children: report of 20 cases
A. Tosti, M. Iorizzo and B.M. Piraccini

Summary

Androgenetic alopecia (Androgenetic Alopecia) is the most common type of hair loss in adults. Although there are differences in the age at onset, the disease starts after puberty when enough testosterone is available to be transformed into dihydrotestosterone. We report 20 prepubertal children with Androgenetic Alopecia, 12 girls and eight boys, age range 6-10 years, observed over the last 4 years. All had normal physical development. Clinical examination showed hair loss with thinning and widening of the central parting of the scalp, both in boys and girls. In eight cases frontal accentuation and breach of frontal hairline were also present. The clinical diagnosis was confirmed by pull test, trichogram and dermoscopy in all cases, and by scalp biopsy performed in six cases. There was a strong family history of Androgenetic Alopecia in all patients. The onset of Androgenetic Alopecia is not expected to be seen in prepubertal patients without abnormal androgen levels. A common feature observed in our series of children with Androgenetic Alopecia was a strong genetic predisposition to the disease. Although the pathogenesis remains speculative, endocrine evaluation and a strict follow-up are strongly recommended.

 

[Guest]

ok blaze but those children are obviously unique cases. for the vast majority of people it will not start until after puberty is finished.

 

[IBM]

Androgenetic Alopecia suites well to kids that like Tintin.

 

[sheraz1392]

I was born in July 1992 and by November 2006 my hair line was already receded. so I started balding right at about 14. **** my genes

 

[Agahi]

My cousin started balding at age 13 and was full nw5-6 by 18 where he has been for 4 years now