Did My Neck Hair Cause My Head Hair Loss?

my hairline has receded gradually around the temples for approx the past 5 years. The recession is more obvious on one side than the other (the right side more that the left). I have one question:

Can excessive hair growth (lower neck) be a factor in hair loss?

I have hair growing on my lower neck region. This growth roughly coincided with my hair loss approx 5 years ago. It would have started as soft, blond type hair. Eventually I would have plucked them out. They are now growing quite thick. This growth is heavier on the right hand side of my neck as opposed to the left side.

Looking forward to your reply. Many Thanks

This is actually a good question. Why? Well DHT is the cause of both the growth of the neck hair and the loss of the frontal scalp hair. DHT is the result of testosterone metabolism and it is one of the hormones that a boy’s body uses to create this thing we become, a man. These attributes include beard and body hair growth (including neck hair), a change in voice (lower tone), sweating and under arm odors, nose and ear hair (I hope you love this one), and interestingly enough, loss of the neck hair as you get older (the same hair that was grown by DHT).

I have only seen one patient who went on finasteride (Propecia) and lost body and leg hair from the blocking effects on DHT, but if you are losing your hair from male patterned genetic hair loss you should probably be on this drug anyway. Be sure to get your scalp mapped out for miniaturization before you start it and you might want to get a neck hair count to see if the actual neck hair density decreases from the drug.

Asymmetrical hair loss in the front is common with genetic balding. The one thing for sure is that the “good” side will eventually follow the “bad” side in terms of thinning or loss. Finasteride may stop this progression or even reverse it.