What Is the Average Age When Hair Loss Becomes Stable?

The following response to a question from the Hair Restoration Social Community and Discussion Forums, was written by forum member “Gillenator”.

I realize there won’t be a definite answer to this but is there a rough age when one can assume they won’t continue to lose more hair? In my case, progress from Norwood Scale 6 to 7, given I’m 35 and my hair loss seems stable at a NW 6 for probably 3-4 years.

I’ve been taking finasteride for 11 months. Had a strip hair transplant of 3400 grafts 7 months ago. Considering further strip surgery but not sure if it’s best to do in 6-12 months or wait longer to ensure I don’t keep on losing and then chasing the loss? Or will I just keep receding and losing?

If you have true Norwood 7’s in the family history, then that’s probably in the future although hard to say when that further recession will occur.

The important thing for those presently in class 6 is to watch the further recessionary loss in the lateral hump regions on both sides (rims) of the scalp.

If the lateral humps continue to pull down with further loss, you want to be sure to have enough donor left in reserves to fill those gaps, otherwise you could have an island effect between the hair and the rims.

This is where a microscopic exam for miniaturization would be of benefit because if the lateral hums show miniaturization, then they will likely recede further south.

Gillenator
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David
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