Review of: Hair Loss, Body Height and Attractiveness Malus for Men

This study explored how men's perceived height and androgenetic alopecia affect social and personality impressions, reporting a potential "attractiveness malus" but noting limitations due to an older dataset, selective sample, and cultural homogeneity among raters.

This study explored social perceptions of men with androgenetic alopecia, finding that increased hair loss was associated with perceptions of being older, less attractive, smaller, and less masculine, but more family-oriented and socially agreeable, highlighting how hair loss influences first impressions.

This study found that increasing hair loss in men was associated with appearing older, less attractive, and less successful, but more family-oriented and likeable, highlighting the influence of hair loss on first impressions.

This review discusses the perceptions of male pattern baldness by strangers and explores the sociocultural aspects of hair and hair loss but reports no new results.

Toupees improved perceived attractiveness, especially by older people, but had little effect on perceived self-assurance and health.