Is Gravity Causing Your Hair Loss? Surgeon Suggests Link Between Androgenic Alopecia and Gravity
Although androgenic alopecia (male pattern baldness) is a complicated condition, scientists have understood the mechanism behind this type of hair loss for a number of years: In androgenic alopecia, genetically susceptible hair follicles are exposed to high levels of dihydrotestosterone (DHT) hormone, which causes abnormal cycling and eventually permanent loss of function in these follicles. […]