Everything about Frontal Baldness

Ironically the toughest hair loss problem that a man has to deal with is frontal baldness. Frontal balding usually occurs much before vertex hair loss and it is clearly visible to the naked eye. According to a recently conducted research by the American Hair Loss Council, nearly 3 in every 4 men will experience hair loss with varying magnitudes and a few will suffer from severe frontal balding.  According to the Norwood Classification Chart of Male Pattern Hair Loss, there are three classes of hair loss and frontal baldness is often the resultant of your genetic build up.

Causes of Frontal Baldness

Frontal balding takes place when the male testosterone hormones combines with 5 Alpha Reductase to produce DHT.  According to medical reports, DHT is the root cause behind genetic hair loss. Consequently, DHT has a natural tendency to attack hair follicles. This shrinks them considerably before finally dislodging the follicles permanently. This is a slow process which usually takes six months to a few years and renders permanent hair loss to your scalp.

A few myths which surround frontal baldness are: poor blood circulation, pores clogged with dirt, and lack of oxygen supply to your hair. They are complete myths and are usually a marketing gimmick adopted by a few scrupulous companies in order to sell their hair fall products in the open market. Clinical researches have confirmed that almost 95% of male frontal balding is a resultant of DHT.

The Hair Loss Map

It is interesting to note that as per various top dermatologists, loss of hair from the temple region is not defined as frontal baldness. Hair transplant experts claim that loss of hair from the temple region is normal and it is a resultant to age and maturity. Hence, it cannot be considered as frontal hair loss.

The Hairlines of Teenagers and Adults

Hair transplants are an effective means to treat frontal baldness but not many dermatologists are comfortable executing this solution. For example, if you fall in the age group of 30 to 45 years, hair transplant experts would find it exceedingly difficult to incorporate hair grafts in the temple region as that would visibly resemble a teenager’s hairline, which in turn would be inconsistent with the adult hairline.

Frontal Baldness Treatment

According to the FDA, there are only four approved treatments for frontal baldness. The first is hair transplant, wherein the frontal hairline is rebuild with the use of hair unit grafts. Hair transplants are visibly undetectable and aesthetically pleasing to the human eye. The second treatment for curing frontal hair loss is the incorporation of Finasteride in your daily routine. This is a medicine which supposed to reduce hair fall amongst men and the standard dosage is 1mg per day.

The third treatment for frontal baldness is in the form of another medicine called Minoxidil. It needs to be taken twice daily and continued for life, if you do not want your new hair cells to disappear. The last option is the flap surgery. It is used to rebuild hair that has been lost in and around the temple area. The only drawback with flap surgery is that it leaves an unnatural appearance and the hair may be difficult to style despite the surgical procedure being an astounding success in treatment of frontal baldness.