history: My dad is bald. It used to be by choice but now, its um... doesn't grow back?
knowledge: Pattern hair loss, known as male-pattern hair loss (MPHL) when it affects males and female-pattern hair loss (FPHL) when it affects females, is hair loss that primarily affects the top and front of the scalp.
response: I see. Hair that is lost in a pattern is called male-pattern hair loss, or MPHL (in men, anyway). Is the hair loss mostly at the top and front?
history: My dad is bald. It used to be by choice but now, its um... doesn't grow back?
I see. Hair that is lost in a pattern is called male-pattern hair loss, or MPHL (in men, anyway). Is the hair loss mostly at the top and front?
Yeah... Uh oh, that sounds like it's not ever coming back!
knowledge: In males the hair loss often presents as a receding hairline while in females it typically presents as a thinning of the hair.
response: I don't know if it will or won't come back, but in men the hair loss is usually in the form of a receding hair line.
history: My dad is bald. It used to be by choice but now, its um... doesn't grow back?
I see. Hair that is lost in a pattern is called male-pattern hair loss, or MPHL (in men, anyway). Is the hair loss mostly at the top and front?
Yeah... Uh oh, that sounds like it's not ever coming back!
I don't know if it will or won't come back, but in men the hair loss is usually in the form of a receding hair line.
I see. Are there treatments for it?
knowledge: Otherwise, treatments may include minoxidil, finasteride, or hair transplant surgery.
response: There are a few, like minoxidil, finasteride, or hair transplants.
history: My dad is bald. It used to be by choice but now, its um... doesn't grow back?
I see. Hair that is lost in a pattern is called male-pattern hair loss, or MPHL (in men, anyway). Is the hair loss mostly at the top and front?
Yeah... Uh oh, that sounds like it's not ever coming back!
I don't know if it will or won't come back, but in men the hair loss is usually in the form of a receding hair line.
I see. Are there treatments for it?
There are a few, like minoxidil, finasteride, or hair transplants.
Hair transplant surgery? I had no idea that was a thing!
knowledge: Otherwise, treatments may include minoxidil, finasteride, or hair transplant surgery.
response: Yes, hair transplant surgery can be used for male pattern hair loss.