The naked truth: How to prevent baring it all due to hair loss

Posted: Tuesday, October 9, 2012 12:00 am | Updated: 2:48 am, Wed Dec 5, 2012.

The naked truth: How to prevent baring it all due to hair loss

(BPT) - - Whether it’s a few extra hairs in the sink or a completely bare scalp, baldness is a common issue for many people – not just men. Balding generally refers to hair loss from your scalp, usually caused by genetics, environment, various medications or an underlying medical condition. It is often characterized with a receding hairline and thinning crown near the temples and mid-anterior scalp.

The word "alopecia" is the medical term for hair loss. Androgenetic alopecia, a typical pattern of male baldness beginning at the hairline and gradually receding, is the most common form of hair loss, accounting for more than 95 percent of the cases in men. A quarter of those men start seeing signs of hair loss before they reach 21. But there are also several hundred diseases that include hair loss as a primary symptom. By age 35, two-thirds of American men will experience some degree of noticeable hair loss, and by age 50, about 85 percent of men have significantly thinning hair.