What is alopecia and is there a cure for male pattern baldness? All you need to know about the hair loss condition
HISTORY dictates that hair is seen as a sign of social significance with flowing locks indicating good health and youth. However some people experience hair loss, which is known was alopecia, and is a condition some people find difficult to come to terms with. Alamy Alopecia is a hair loss condition many people struggle to deal with What is alopecia? Alopecia is medical term for hair loss, and male-pattern baldness is the most common type affecting around half of all men by 50 years of age. It usually starts around the late twenties or early thirties and most men have some degree of hair loss by their late thirties. It generally follows a pattern of a receding hairline, followed by thinning of the hair on the crown and temples, leaving a horseshoe shape around the back and sides of the head. Alamy There are many types of hair loss but the most common is male and female pattern baldness Male-pattern baldness is hereditary, which means it runs in families a