Do all me who are balding eventually become completely bald?
My father started balding in his 30s/40s, and you would assume that he would be fully bald by now. Instead, at some point, maybe in his 50s/60s, he maintained that same pattern and did not go completely bald. Did the balding gene turn off or something?
Balding men often inherit a particular balding pattern that dictates the degree to which they will reach. It is NOT common for a man who stopped balding at a Class 4A Norwood balding pattern, to end up with a Class 7 pattern (except for the rim around the side and back of the head). That 4A pattern is what they may have inherited and would likely stay a Class 4A pattern unless they got a hair transplant or some new drug appeared on the market that would stimulate those “not so dead stem cells” in the balding area. This last option seems like in the future, as new drugs are being developed that seem to restart hair in long term balding areas.
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