Shaved My Head for Years, Now Its Growing In Thin

My hair has gotten sparse the last couple years…Not a receding hairline but it is not as full and I can see through to my scalp…I had been shaving my head bald for a couple years. Could that have caused it and if so is there a way to fix it?

Shaving the head does not cause hair loss. If there is a change, you may be looking at miniaturization of the hair, a telltale sign of genetic hair loss. By mapping out your scalp for miniaturization, you may be able to predict the pattern of hair loss that you are heading for. Most men think that it is important to understand what is going to happen and the ability to predict the degree of hair loss through the mapping process will point in that direction. There is an ‘old wives tale’ that if you shave your head the hair will grow in thicker. Clearly, your report indicates that such ‘tales’ are false.