I Currently Have No Signs of Hair Loss, But Will I Go Bald at Some Point?

Hi,

I am a man in my mid 30s and currently have no signs of hair loss. Recently however, I have developed a fear of going bald. My Dad has a full head of hair at 60 and his Dad had a full head of hair til his death at 61. However, my Mother’s Dad went bald from his early 40s and my Dad’s brother started going bald in his early 30s. I need to know – will I go bald?

Look for any advice you can give. Thank you!

I have no way to know if you will go bald. I also have no way to know if you will develop heart disease, or if you will get audited by the IRS. Determining who will go bald is not as simple as just looking at the age of when your father, grandfather, or uncle went bald. Hair loss can skip generations.

You can find out if you have any signs of balding by having your hair bulk analyzed. Since you’re in your mid-30s, if the test does not show balding, then you are probably in the ~90% probability of not developing balding. For most men that have genetic hair loss, the balding process starts in their 20s.

At this point though, there is really no way for me to tell you for sure if you will go bald, if you will start thinning, or if you will have no loss at all.