Regular Member God is Punishing Me Posted May 29, 2009 Regular Member Share Posted May 29, 2009 Does anyone know why balding occurs at the crown (and forehead) ? I mean, for instance, why doesn't it start about the ear ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member God is Punishing Me Posted May 29, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 29, 2009 Does anyone know why balding occurs at the crown (and forehead) ? I mean, for instance, why doesn't it start about the ear ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill - Seemiller Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 God is Punishing me, Interesting choice of alias. Baldness does feel like a curse doesn't it? At least, it did for me. There's a recent thread regarding male pattern baldness that I think will help answer your question on this. Best wishes, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member God is Punishing Me Posted May 31, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 31, 2009 I read through the link but I don't think it tells me definitively why balding usually starts at the crown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Leeson Posted May 31, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted May 31, 2009 First, it wasn't God, you can thank one of your parents/ancestors some where up the line looking for a mate and saying, "Hey, that bald dude looks like a good match," and voila! To answer your question, someone here asked that same question and the most plausible theory was something of a signal to send to women that we're primed to breed (i.e. androgens raging). Easier for women to zero in on that bulls-eye of a crown than baldness above the ears. I guess that means those poor full-head of hair guys rarely had any action. But then again, that could be wrong. My Hair Loss Website - Dr. Hasson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member aaron1234 Posted May 31, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted May 31, 2009 God is Punishing Me is indeed an interesting screen name. I always joked that God was punishing me for all of my awful hairdo's when I actually had a full head of hair. Dr. G: 1,000 grafts (FUT) 2008 Dr. Paul Shapiro: 2,348 grafts (FUT) 2009 ~ 1,999 grafts (FUT) 2011 ~ 300 grafts (Scar Reduction) 2013 Dr. Konior: 771 grafts (FUT) 2015 ~ 558 grafts (FUT) 2017 ~ 1,124 grafts (FUE) 2020 My Hair Transplant Journey with Shapiro Medical Group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member mmhce Posted June 3, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted June 3, 2009 Interesting name for the thread starter. I too thought God was punishing me, for being vain about my hair. I started to lose hair SO young. As if pimples as a teenager AREN'T enough!! If you believe in GOD, then YOU HAVE to believe that HE has blessed you with things that other people (like those starving people in India and Africa) DON'T have!! take care... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Marvin Posted June 5, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted June 5, 2009 You guys are assuming that MPB is sexually/naturally selected. I don't think this is necessarily the case. After all, early man probably reproduced at a very young age, before the onset of MPB in most people. But not all people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member God is Punishing Me Posted June 10, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted June 10, 2009 Erm, can we get back to the question as to why balding starts at the crown/top of the head ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member mmhce Posted June 10, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted June 10, 2009 the question as to why balding starts at the crown/top of the head ? It's just genetics. In other primates, females become bald, not males. take care... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member HairHope Posted June 10, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted June 10, 2009 LOLOLOLO@God is punishing me! sorry, funny. Dec. 2004 - 1938 Grafts via Strip Feb. 2009 - 1002 Grafts via FUE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member God is Punishing Me Posted June 29, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted June 29, 2009 Originally posted by mmhce:the question as to why balding starts at the crown/top of the head ? It's just genetics. In other primates, females become bald, not males. Sorry to say but I still don't think I have an answer to my question. As far as humans go, everything is genetic. I think I want to know on a biological level what exactly is happening at the crown and fringe of the head for balding to start there. What is happening on a cellular level ? If it is this thing called DHT, why in these areas. I used to think everything in the human body exits by design and has some reason for its existance so what is so particular about those areas on the head for badling to begin there ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member dub09 Posted June 29, 2009 Regular Member Share Posted June 29, 2009 It is a very interesting question. I do not know the answer. I am sure someone on this forum can give you an answer or at least a good theory. Would be very interested to hear it. If we knew more on this topic, could this help in the prevention of MPB? My Hair Loss Web Site - Hair Transplant with Dr. Feriduni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member HTInitiate Posted June 29, 2009 Regular Member Share Posted June 29, 2009 Regions of DNA molecules contain Genes.Genes are biological instructions for making specific proteins. Different genes are activated in different cells, creating the specific proteins that give a particular cell type its character. For example eye color and MPB are all characteristics of the genes. Possibly, the hair at the back and side contains genes that make proteins that create DHT-resistance, whereas the genes (even though they may have the same coding) cannot make that same protein structure in DHT-sensitive areas e.g., crown. Why the protein instruction set is different, I cannot tell you! Cellular biology is complex ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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