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Why do men go bald on top of their heads but not the facial hair? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 3 days ago by Etterra to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I guess that goes for eyebrows and other body hair in general, but it seems like hair loss with age is very specifically only on top of the head and nowhere else.

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[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

As a very bald man, let me assure you, hair does not merely keep growing other places. The exact same hormones that cause the baldness make it start coming out of unexpected places like weeds in a sidewalk. So cool. /s

As to why hair follicles work backwards specifically on the very top tip of genetically predisposed individuals, I can't say. There's a lot of information on the Wikipedia, but probably more we're yet to discover. I know it's still an active area of medical research. Especially active, even, because it's an old white/asian guy problem (usually).

[–] MakingWork@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm genuinely curious. By what age did you become bald?

[–] BlueSquid0741@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 3 days ago

Not the guy you asked but that is a decent question.

My hair thinned massively between ages 21-23, and when I was 24 I’d had enough and finished the rest off with a razor.

21-22 I could get away with it, but by 24 it was ridiculous and nothing could hide it short of always wearing a hat.