Male Pattern Baldness

The level and seriousness of hair loss can best be diagnosed by a medical professional. However, male pattern baldness is given as a general idea for those who are witnessing hair loss more commonly than the norm. Male pattern baldness, which is a scale on which patients can match their current status to one of the stages, can be used to determine the level of hair loss.

The most commonly used chart for male pattern baldness is the norwood scale. The Norwood Scale is a test used by cosmetic surgeons to determine the extent of hair loss in men. The scale is categorized from Stages 1 – 7 and is used as a hair loss test for men to determine how advanced the hair loss is. One very important indicator that most men can study to possibly help determine how far their hair loss will advance is their family history.

STAGE 1

Little or no hair loss.

STAGE 2

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 with bald spot growing larger.

STAGE 4

Frontal region almost reaches to the top of your head with the balding noticeable.

STAGE 5

Balding reaches to the vertex of your scalp. Your frontal region is gone.

STAGE 6

Frontal and top part of your head is left with no hair.

STAGE 7

Hair has totally receded all the way back to the base of your head and left just slightly above your ears.

The Norwood scale will be used to help your surgeon determine how many hair grafts you will need and the most suitable hair transplantation method. 

Other guides

• Overview of Hair Transplantation
• Hair Loss In Women
• Alopecia (Patchy Baldness)
• Facial Hair Restoration
• Hair Transplant Cost
• Cost of Hair Transplantation Abroad
• Preventing Hair Loss
• Medical Reasons Hair Hair Loss
• Myths About Hair Loss
• Recovering from Hair Transplant Surgery
• Common Causes for Hair Loss
• Candidates for Hair Transplant
• Hair Transplant Methods
• Results After Hair Transplant
• Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) Method
• Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT) Method
• Preparing for Hair Transplant Surgery
• The Ludwig Scale
• Hair Loss in Men
• Hair Loss in Women
• Hair Restoration Method comparison: FUT vs FUE
• Causes of Hair Loss
• Surgical Hair Restoration: Hair Transplant Surgery
• Hair Loss in Men
• Alopecia
• Cost of Hair Transplant
• Prevent Hair Loss
• Common Hair Loss Definitions
• Hair Loss Treatments

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