Does Hair Loss Reduce After Shaving Head?

Shaving your head may disguise hair loss, but it will not have any affect on the condition itself. Whether hair is thinning due to pattern baldness, or some other cause, it is usually either a hormonal or nutritional reaction at the root of the problem. The origin of the condition must be addressed in order to reduce hair loss.

Short answer....No. Most hair loss is caused by androgenetic alopecia or male/female pattern hair loss. This is caused by hormones and your hair follicles' response to a particular hormone (DHT). Thus, shaving your head does not impact your hair loss although for a lot of men the current trend to shave or close cropped hair helps to hide their hair loss (think Bruce Willis or Jason Statham). The two items that may improve hair loss are Rogaine and Propecia. Both work well for... more