I've quit smoking because of hair loss.

[35YrsAfter]

Does anyone actually have any proof that smoking contributes to male pattern baldness, or is this the typical conjecture?

Sharon Keene MD in Arizona posted a series of epigenetic identical twin studies in a hair transplant trade publication. She stated in her studies that cigarette smoking negatively impacts hair growth. The two possible reasons are that nicotine constricts blood vessels and cigarette smoke increases testosterone levels. I asked her in an email about whether in her opinion higher testosterone levels equal increased levels of DHT. She said that although there are no studies that specifically indicate that, she believes that raised testosterone levels do contribute to an increase in DHT.


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[mariechin1234]

Recently a study found that people living in highly polluted areas experience a greater rate of hair loss. This is likely to do with the same reasons as smoking – so the impact of polluting the lungs with chemicals and smoke is measurable in terms of hair loss.

You should try to quit as it will benefit your health greatly, especially your long term health. But don’t expect your hair to grow back when you quit. You’ll need to do more than that. For example, you’ll need to re-activate your dormant hair follicles if you have already experienced some hair loss.