Losing Hair From One Side Of The Hairline
You're probably used to hearing about 'widow's peaks' when people discuss frontal baldness, which is a phrase used to describe the V pattern in the centre of the forehead. This V shape can occur in people who are not experiencing hair loss as their natural hair line, but the term is also used to describe a receding hairline that has moved back at the sides.
1 shows the areas which may first start to thin and recede if you have a widow's peak and are developing a receding hairline. 2 shows the areas that can be affected by Male Pattern Baldness over time. 3 shows the hair which is immune to this type of hair loss
In the past the term widow's peak came into use when it was noted that the hairline shape was suggestive of a widow's hood (traditionally worn as part of a mourning outfit as early as the 1500's), and the possession of a widow's peak was even rather superstitiously thought to foreshadow early widowhood for women.
These days, the term is used for both men and women to describe the hairline, and men with notable receding hairlines in this shape include Jude Law, Wayne Rooney and John Travolta. However, it's also true that one side of the hairline can recede noticeably faster than the other, leaving an uneven pattern of hair loss at the front of the head.
It may be that your hairline is changing from a juvenile to a mature hairline, which is a natural process that occurs and is not the onset of male pattern hair loss. When your hairline changes in this manner, the other side should usually catch up with the faster-receding one.
However, a receding hairline can also be the sign of the onset of balding, so if you're concerned that your hair loss is not stabilising, a visit to a hair loss specialist at Belgravia for a free consultation can establish whether genetic hair loss is the cause.
Assuming that hair loss of this kind has started, and the onset can begin as early as your teens, a hair loss treatment plan can halt the rate of shedding and also potentially regrow the side of your hairline that has noticeably receded. High strength minoxidil has proven effective for many men hoping to regrow a receding hairline.
Minoxidil is one of two medications that have been licensed by the MHRA and approved by the FDA as proven hair loss treatments. High strength minoxidil is a topical solution that is applied to thinning areas of the scalp each day and appears to stimulate hair growth even when follicles are damaged, as long as they are still capable of producing hair.
The second proven medication, finasteride 1mg, has been found by Belgravia hair specialists to often be highly complementary to minoxidil, as it works by blocking DHT, the androgen hormone that causes follicular shrinkage around the top of the scalp allowing only thin, weak hairs to grow.
So, timely use of treatment may help to even out your hairline and prevent further shedding. A hair loss treatment programme is also designed to ensure that hair and scalp are kept healthy, which is where a range of hair growth supporting products specially selected by your dedicated hair specialist can come in useful.
Superstitious Minds
In the past the term widow's peak came into use when it was noted that the hairline shape was suggestive of a widow's hood (traditionally worn as part of a mourning outfit as early as the 1500's), and the possession of a widow's peak was even rather superstitiously thought to foreshadow early widowhood for women.
These days, the term is used for both men and women to describe the hairline, and men with notable receding hairlines in this shape include Jude Law, Wayne Rooney and John Travolta. However, it's also true that one side of the hairline can recede noticeably faster than the other, leaving an uneven pattern of hair loss at the front of the head.
It may be that your hairline is changing from a juvenile to a mature hairline, which is a natural process that occurs and is not the onset of male pattern hair loss. When your hairline changes in this manner, the other side should usually catch up with the faster-receding one.
However, a receding hairline can also be the sign of the onset of balding, so if you're concerned that your hair loss is not stabilising, a visit to a hair loss specialist at Belgravia for a free consultation can establish whether genetic hair loss is the cause.
Evening Out
Assuming that hair loss of this kind has started, and the onset can begin as early as your teens, a hair loss treatment plan can halt the rate of shedding and also potentially regrow the side of your hairline that has noticeably receded. High strength minoxidil has proven effective for many men hoping to regrow a receding hairline.
Minoxidil is one of two medications that have been licensed by the MHRA and approved by the FDA as proven hair loss treatments. High strength minoxidil is a topical solution that is applied to thinning areas of the scalp each day and appears to stimulate hair growth even when follicles are damaged, as long as they are still capable of producing hair.
The second proven medication, finasteride 1mg, has been found by Belgravia hair specialists to often be highly complementary to minoxidil, as it works by blocking DHT, the androgen hormone that causes follicular shrinkage around the top of the scalp allowing only thin, weak hairs to grow.
So, timely use of treatment may help to even out your hairline and prevent further shedding. A hair loss treatment programme is also designed to ensure that hair and scalp are kept healthy, which is where a range of hair growth supporting products specially selected by your dedicated hair specialist can come in useful.
The Belgravia Centre
The Belgravia Centre is a world-renowned group of a hair loss clinic in Central London, UK. If you are worried about hair loss you can arrange a free consultation with a hair loss expert or complete our Online Consultation from anywhere in the world for home-use treatment.
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