Does Shaving My Head Cause the Razor to Ruin My Follicles?

I’ve been taking Finesteride over the last 7 years with good success at maintaining what I had until this past year. Over the past year I’ve experienced accelerated diffuse hair loss over my entire head especially in the front and midscalp to the point it is noticeable. I’m 40 years old now with a Norwood 2 along with diffuse hair loss. Even the donor area has thinned out dramatically. Could my situation be exacerbated by telogen effluvium even though I’m a Norwood 2? 6 months ago was a very stressful time for me.

I started to shave my entire head with a razor. Can shaving with a razor make your hair loss worse over time? I’ve heard that your hair follicles become more superficial on top of your head as you get old and lose hair. If that is true and the follicles are closer to the skin and not deeply rooted, can the razor unwantedly scrape out your follicles?

Shaving your head with a razor will not cause hair loss over time. No matter how sharp the razor you cannot “scrape” out the follicles. If you could “scrape” them out, a lot of women would be scraping out their bikini and armpit areas.

In the end, genetic predisposition (despite Propecia use) is the cause of male pattern hair loss. If you are concerned about your hair loss (genetic, diffuse, telogen effluvium, DUPA, etc), speak with your doctor.