But the bottom line is that there is nothing that will reverse hair loss once it has occurred. The best that can be done is to slow or even halt the degree of loss. All that follows is generality and, as humans, individuals have a broad range of responses, but some points here will be valid for the majority. As hair is important for sexual display and self-image its loss can be traumatic. This can be hard for other people to understand and can be seen as simply vanity, in fact it can be much deeper than that.
Loss of hair is seen as an age-related process, most bald men are old men.
To lose your hair in your 20's is therefore a very upsetting, though by no means uncommon experience. Sexuality is also important here as balding young people are not generally seen as attractive in our society. Conversely, balding older men can be seen as sexual. It is the context of the hair loss that is important. Here the hair loss can be more a badge of authority than a handicap.