Hamilton/Norwood Scale
The standard scale to assess how advanced a man’s hair loss is defined by the Hamilton/Norwood Scale. The higher the number, the more advanced the loss.
The rate at which guys lose hair is very independent. There are guys that lose very rapidly in their 20’s up to a Scale 3 or Scale 4 and stay at that point for the rest of their lives. Other guys can have no detectable amount of hair loss until they are in their 50’s, only to advance to a Scale 6 or Scale 7 in just a few short years.
Typically, if the individual begins to thin early in life there is a very good chance that he is destined for a great deal of hair loss.
First, the Norwood Scale is categorized from Stage 1 – 7. So grab a mirror now and compare your hair loss condition to the scale in front of you and we will discuss each level together.
One very important indicator that most men can study to possibly help determine how far their hair loss will advance is their family history. Look at any older males in your family. The notion that the balding gene comes from just your mother’s side is an old wives’ tale. Look at both sides: your father, brothers, grandfathers, uncles, etc.
STAGE 1
In this stage where you have no hair loss.
STAGE 2
You will notice some minimal receding hairline in the front or the side of your scalp and/or with small thinning circle in the crown area.
STAGE 3
More deeper to the back receding pattern compare to Stage 2 with bald spot grows larger.
STAGE 4
In this stage you will see the frontal region almost reaches to the top of your head with the balding quite noticeable about two or three inch towards the vertex.
STAGE 5
The balding reaches to the vertex of your scalp. Your frontal region is gone.
STAGE 6
At this stage, there won’t be any difference from Vertex and Anterior thinning. Your whole frontal and top part of your head is a goner.
STAGE 7
The final stage in the Norwood Scale! Now your hair has totally receded all the way back to the base of your head and left just slightly above your ears.
So what should you do ?
1. For stage 2 and 3 ,
If you actually start noticing early , luckily you will probably maintain or get back a full head of hair if you follow the proper recommendations .
Recommendations .
• Proper diet and treatment (like head massage), for information you could get from any book about hair loss treatment.
• FDA Approved Hair Growth Medications like Rogaine , Propecia , Provillus , Profollica.
• Vitamins and mineral .
2. For stage 4 and 5
Normally you will started to worry about your hair at this part, But don’t worry. Look for the right solutions and you have high possibility can still save your hair.
Recommendations .
• FDA Approved Hair Growth Medications like Rogaine and Propecia (topical and oral) still can be taken but only could maintain your current hair and cannot regrow hair that already gone .
• Hair weaving / Concelears.
• Hair Transplant (best choice in this condition but only price need to be concern.)
3. For stage 6 and 7
Basically any topical or medication will not effective in these two stage but there are still some solutions available. If you just want to start treatment at these stage, you got to look at it at a different perspective.
Recommendations .
• Hair cloning continue with hair transplant.
• Wigs, Hats
• Do the bald look!
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