Balding men should be offered counselling to help with the trauma of hair loss, experts have said. Researchers reviewed 41 global studies, involving 7,995 people, which examined the most common form of hair loss, androgenetic alopecia (AGA). Also known as pattern hair loss, it affects about 53 per cent of men aged 40 to 49 and up to 90 per cent in their lifetime. Dr Kerry Montgomery, at Alopecia UK, said: 'More psychological support is needed for people with AGA, and indeed all types of hair loss.' Dr Montgomery added: 'At Alopecia UK we hear from lots of people who are experiencing emotional distress as a result of hair loss.

Source: Daily Mail July 08, 2021 00:11 UTC