Is There a Link Between Shape of Head and MPB?

Hi Dr, I’m 19 years old and I was diagnosed a few months ago with MPB. I’ve noticed something that I told to my doctor that laugh at me. My question is : is there a link between the shape of your forehead and MPB? I explain myself. A few months ago when I start to lose my hair, I’ve noticed that it was preceded by a change in the shape of my forehead : two bumps appears in the middle and two lines or holes are reaching the side. It’s a very agrresive shape that makes feel I’m going to be bald very fast. I can give you some examples of celebrities who have this shape and started to lose their hair very early such as prince william, pablo puyol, tony blair… I’ve noticed that in the university where I’m studying medicine, a great part of the young people like me who are becoming bald have this shape of forehead. My cousin started to lose his hair at 17 and he has this shape of forehead whereas his brother who is 30 has got a full head of thick hairs and he hasn’t got this shape of forehead. can you give me you opinion on this…

There is no connection between shape of the forehead and balding. I believe that what you are observing is the normal shape of the individual’s forehead, which was covered by hair until the hair receded. Most hairy boys have so much hair that you have no idea what shape the skull is below the hair, but when it goes from genetic balding, then its shape dominates. For some people like you, the forehead shape seems to be a surprise.

One very famous celebrity that I transplanted about 8 years ago focused upon his flat head as the main drive for getting hair. He had crown balding and did have a flat skull. I placed the hair in such a manner as to give the back a good lift and the illusion worked well. He has strong wavy hair so his hair type helped a great deal and he was never bothered by his flat head again. I know this because we do talk from time to time and have maintained a cordial relationship over the years.