Norwood Classification

Male Pattern Hair Loss

Ludwig Pattern

Female Pattern Hair Loss

Hair loss occurs over a period of time in stages. In the preliminary stages, for the male, the hair recedes at the temples and in the crown. This can happen slowly over a period of decades or very quickly in just a few years. In some the loss stops suddenly or slows to a particular point. In others the loss continues until just a fringe of hair at the base of the back of the head remains.

DHT is the primary cause of

hair loss in men and women

Di-Hydrotestosterone (DHT) has been indentified as the primary cause of hair loss in men and women.  DHT aids in hair loss by attacking the hair follicles during the re-growth phase.  Due to the lasting effects of DHT, hair that is re-grown becomes finer and thinner over time, a condition known as miniaturization. Eventually the hair stops growing resulting in permanent hair loss. 

Hormonal Hair Loss - Androgenetic Alopecia (AA)

The scientific community has identified the genes responsible for causing Androgenetic Alopecia, a hormonal hair loss condition in both men and women. Androgenetic Alopecia is a progress and symmetric loss of scalp hair which is the result of a genetic predisposition of hair follicles to the hormone Di-hydotestosterone (DHT). Put simply, hair loss in both men and women is genetic and is inherited from one or both of our parents. Androgenetic Alopecia causes 95% of all hair loss in men and women.