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Why do men go bald on their crown?

Question

My wife noticed my hair was receding. But why do men go bald on the top of their head first?
Amid, Brixton

Answer

** Definitive **
Name: Greg, West Hampstead
Qualification: Barber
Answer: When you cut your hair very short, you can see it grows in a spiral pattern from the crown. Therefore, when the hair stops growing, the centre of that is where it stops looks sparser first. That’s why they call it Male Pattern Baldness.

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