Experiences Balding After 40 Years Old

[Luzianaman]

Is there anyone who didn't notice any hair loss until after they were 40? I recently turned 40, and friends, family tell me that I have a full head of hair. That's true to a point, but I'm pretty sure I've experienced corner recession.

I saw the only hair loss specialist around here and she only served to confuse me more.

She says I was still a Norwood 1 (I'm pretty sure that I'm not).

I asked if I should be on propecia, but she didn't seem to think so.

She also told me I could use Rogaine three days a week but that it was "up to me."

No other doctor and nothing I've read has ever indicated that using Rogaine three days a week had any benefit whatsoever.

Anyway. Anyone have a good head of hair at 40 only to bald later?

I'm worried about inheriting the norwood 3v pattern that is on my mother's side of the family. All her brother's have it.

Thanks

[itsmyhairs]

You're 40+, hairloss doesn't matter for you.

[MackJames]

You're 40+, hairloss doesn't matter for you.

People want to look and feel their best at any age.

[JDuff]

You're 40+, hairloss doesn't matter for you.

Geez.

This mantra is repeated incessantly on this forum, esp. from younger people usually 20-25 (ie. - "I want to keep my hair until 30 -- then I don't care if it all falls out and I'm NW7 Homer Simpson slob w/gray horseshoe).

I'm 36 with family and career, and I was f*cking tripping when my top started thinning.

[JDuff]

No other doctor and nothing I've read has ever indicated that using Rogaine three days a week had any benefit whatsoever.

Well, I'm 36 and have used Rogaine twice a day for 3 months. This is somewhat more aggressive than 3x a week, but is the recommended dosage for Minox.

You can check my thread here: http://www.baldtruthtalk.com/showthread.php?t=10602

See the last few posts for before/after.

I was literally borderline suicidal when I started that thread and I'm on cloud nine WRT my progress so far.

(I'm also using Fin and Nizoral, but I don't think three months into these two are germane to my progress at all. I also don't sell anything to include hair loss products -- I'm a software developer).

[dex89]

My father is 54 years old and has a thick NW0. You should post clear pictures of the affected area.

[Luzianaman]

It's More Complicated Than That

You're 40+, hairloss doesn't matter for you.

My cousins lost their hair in their 20s and 30s.



When you're the last man standing in your circle of friends/ family and you have been for many years, the specter of baldness is frightening.

I'm not saying it's any harder for me than it is for anybody else. It's hard for everybody.

But my friends who lost most of their hair in their 20s and early 30s have made peace with it now that they are my age. They are comfortable in their own skin.

You think hair loss after 40 doesn't matter?

Hmm.

Tell me, who was the last bald president that we had?

Eisenhower.

During his tenure as president, Televisions became more and more common in American households.

There has not been one bald-headed president elected since.

All presidents since then have been over 40 years old.

You think hair loss doesn't matter after age 40?

[Kirby_]

Geez.

This mantra is repeated incessantly on this forum, esp. from younger people usually 20-25 (ie. - "I want to keep my hair until 30 -- then I don't care if it all falls out and I'm NW7 Homer Simpson slob w/gray horseshoe).

I'm 36 with family and career, and I was f*cking tripping when my top started thinning.

I am 31 this year and nearly suicidal at the moment because, I've self harmed a lot over the last few days and try not to go out as I am too concerned about harming myself when outside. The hairloss affects me enormously.

I've had one dipshit here on BTT (Maradona) say I shouldn't treat my hair loss because I'm 30 so it doesn't matter... What a total idiot.

[Exodus]

The whole age thing is inappropriate and unfair. No difference if you're 20, 30, 40 etc. I think us on the younger side (I'm 22 myself with severe diffuse thinning) perceive life to be not as harsh when you're 40+ and balding, but the reality is, that means nothing.

[BigThinker]

My cousins lost their hair in their 20s and 30s.



When you're the last man standing in your circle of friends/ family and you have been for many years, the specter of baldness is frightening.

I'm not saying it's any harder for me than it is for anybody else. It's hard for everybody.

But my friends who lost most of their hair in their 20s and early 30s have made peace with it now that they are my age. They are comfortable in their own skin.

You think hair loss after 40 doesn't matter?

Hmm.

Tell me, who was the last bald president that we had?

Eisenhower.

During his tenure as president, Televisions became more and more common in American households.

There has not been one bald-headed president elected since.

All presidents since then have been over 40 years old.

You think hair loss doesn't matter after age 40?

I think he's saying hair loss matters a hell of a lot less at 40 than 20. And, even though I'm only in my mid-20's, I can say with fair confidence I wouldn't be devastated by hair loss at 40+.

As for the whole bald politician thing: there are bald senators and governors and mayors. Presidents and presidential candidates is such a small cohort of people. And, the strategists behind both parties probably do take everything from hair to skin color to facial aesthetics to into varying levels of consideration. They're electing a candidate who might become the face of the most powerful nation in the world.

You're insinuating that you have to have hair to be successful, and that just simply is not true (or maybe you're really just saying you have to have hair to be president, which would be so irrelevant and stupid to argue).

[Morbo]

I think he's saying hair loss matters a hell of a lot less at 40 than 20. And, even though I'm only in my mid-20's, I can say with fair confidence I wouldn't be devastated by hair loss at 40+.

This.

Hairloss will effect people at any age. The loss of identity, youth and looks will remain at every stage in life, there is no doubt about it.

But on the other hand the feeling different or alienated from people your age (how many/few guys lose their hair in their teens or 20's compared to 40-50's?), the doubts about finding a suitable partner/job that many of us haunts, the 'unexpectancy' dealing with it in that period of your life. The fact that girls and guys are more shallow when it comes to looks when they're young, compared to more emphasis on status, career and personality when they're older. May I also ask; how many bald role models do you have when you're this age?

These are all things 'older guys' generally taken don't have to deal with.
I don't think there is a single guy who would've preferred losing his hair 10 years earlier. How down I sometimes am about my hairloss, I still thank my lucky stars I started losing it right after my school-career instead of 5 years earlier before it.

[ChrisM]

My cousins lost their hair in their 20s and 30s.



When you're the last man standing in your circle of friends/ family and you have been for many years, the specter of baldness is frightening.

I'm not saying it's any harder for me than it is for anybody else. It's hard for everybody.

But my friends who lost most of their hair in their 20s and early 30s have made peace with it now that they are my age. They are comfortable in their own skin.

You think hair loss after 40 doesn't matter?

Hmm.

Tell me, who was the last bald president that we had?

Eisenhower.

During his tenure as president, Televisions became more and more common in American households.

There has not been one bald-headed president elected since.

All presidents since then have been over 40 years old.

You think hair loss doesn't matter after age 40?

Untrue. The last bald President we had was Gerald Ford who replaced a disgraced Nixon and stepped into his office as he was his Vice President at the time and he would be succeeded by Jimmy Carter which was at least nearly two decades after Eisenhower and television was quite prevalent around that time and he decided not to run for re-election for a second term past that point.

Gerald Ford was a college football hero with a bad back by that point in time but what distinguished him was humility and calm reserve in his leadership though cameras would snap him falling from airplane walkway showing him as being a tad clumsy! He clearly had a NW5 by the time he was in office.

[mlao]

I think he means the last elected president. Ford was appointed by Nixon to replace vice president Spiro Agnew. After which Nixon resigned and Ford took over the presidency.
Ford never won a presidential election.

[mpb47]

Is there anyone who didn't notice any hair loss until after they were 40? I recently turned 40, and friends, family tell me that I have a full head of hair. That's true to a point, but I'm pretty sure I've experienced corner recession.

I saw the only hair loss specialist around here and she only served to confuse me more.

She says I was still a Norwood 1 (I'm pretty sure that I'm not).

I asked if I should be on propecia, but she didn't seem to think so.

She also told me I could use Rogaine three days a week but that it was "up to me."

No other doctor and nothing I've read has ever indicated that using Rogaine three days a week had any benefit whatsoever.

Anyway. Anyone have a good head of hair at 40 only to bald later?

I'm worried about inheriting the norwood 3v pattern that is on my mother's side of the family. All her brother's have it.

Thanks

Yes it can start later in life. I have a couple of articles about it I can post the links if you like.

My hairline matured in my mid teens but I didn't start mpb (or at least I did not notice it) till I was pushing 40. Same with another friend- so yes it can happen.

[MackJames]

Untrue. The last bald President we had was Gerald Ford who replaced a disgraced Nixon and stepped into his office as he was his Vice President at the time and he would be succeeded by Jimmy Carter which was at least nearly two decades after Eisenhower and television was quite prevalent around that time and he decided not to run for re-election for a second term past that point.

Gerald Ford was a college football hero with a bad back by that point in time but what distinguished him was humility and calm reserve in his leadership though cameras would snap him falling from airplane walkway showing him as being a tad clumsy! He clearly had a NW5 by the time he was in office.

Ford wasn't elected into the presidency. And he did run against Carter and lost.