Androgenetic Alopecia Is Associated With Increased Scalp Hardness

January 2020 in “ Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology ”

Kang-Yi Chen, Shie-Hsiung Lin, Shing-Yi Cheng, T.‐K. Lo, Hao Huang, Ming Jer Tang, Chao Chun Yang

androgenetic alopecia AGA scalp hardness frontal scalp vertex scalp male pattern baldness

Studysummary Balding men have harder scalps.

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The study found that male subjects with androgenetic alopecia (AGA) had significantly higher scalp hardness at the frontal and vertex scalp compared to non-AGA subjects. The severity of AGA was also positively correlated with increased scalp hardness. However, there was no significant difference in scalp hardness between female AGA and non-AGA subjects. The study suggests that increased scalp hardness may be associated with higher risk and increased severity of AGA in male subjects.

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