Are More Young Men Losing Hair Then in Past Years?

Hello, thank you for your informative blog, it has been a way for me to maintain hope as I have lost my hair at a relatively young age.

My question is not in regards to myself, but a general question. Have you noticed in your personal practice that there are more young men coming to you with male pattern hair loss? As in, are more young people losing their hair at younger ages than in the past?

From your responses, it seems you do not like idle speculation, but if the above is in fact true, would you have any guesses as to why?

thank you again.

No, I do not believe that there are more men balding at an earlier age. Because of the internet, we are more informed. We have more information available to us than ever before. We also have more opportunities to be targeted by advertisers that pray on insecurities. The result of this is a heavy bombardment of ads from hair transplant doctors, drug companies, and snake oil salesmen that transmit the balding message.

The reality suggests that there is no real increase in the number of young men who are balding today compared to young men that were balding in past years.