It’s not always straight forward why some men lose their hair at a younger age then others. It’s thought sometimes to be caused by heredity from your father or grandparents, or even possibly wearing a hat too much when you’re younger. While it is possible that wearing a hat too often could cause some hair loss, the primary cause of premature male pattern baldness is a compound found naturally in our bodies known as DHT. ‘
DHT is derived from the male hormone testosterone. If a man has elevated levels of testosterone, or is known to convert too much testosterone to DHT in their bodies then they have an elevated risk of thinning hair and excessive hair loss.
DHT & Hair Loss
DHT travels through the body where it reaches the scalp and latches on to hair follicles. At first there is no apparent damage being done. Over time how ever DHT causes the hair follicle to shrink. With a smaller hair follicle there are fewer hairs that can grow, and the hair becomes thinner. At an extreme point the hair follicle will actually go dormant and no more hair will grow from it. It’s at this dormant stage that you generally cannot revive the follicle back to grow more hair and you’re forced to look at hair transplants or other surgical procedures.
Stopping Hair Loss Before it’s Too Late
There is good news here. You can stop DHT from forming in the body and attaching to your hair follicles. There are several methods you can use to stop hair loss including supplements, shampoos and other topical treatment products.
Of course surgical alternatives and transplants are always available but they are known to be expensive and sometimes painful.
It’s Never too Early to Start
If there is any advice that is golden for a man losing their hair at a young age it’s to start treating it early. The earlier you start treating excessive hair loss the better chance you have of reviving those hair follicles and growing back a fuller head of hair. If you wait until later in life chances are the follicles will have gone dormant and there will be no way to turn back the clock to and regrow the hair you’ve lost.
