When a Man Starts Going Bald

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"I think I'm starting to go bald."

On the other end of the WeChat message, my friend's tone carried an imperceptible tension, perhaps even a hint of panic. He mentioned that no one around him had noticed his receding hairline yet, but this quiet change had already cast a shadow over his thoughts.

Across the screen, I could almost feel his anxiety.

Hair loss seems to be an unspoken, sensitive topic for men. We all know that as age progresses, a receding hairline and thinning on top are perfectly natural physiological phenomena. Data shows that over half of men experience some hair loss by around age 50. If it's supposed to be a part of the life process, why did it make my friend so tense?