Source — Balding At 20 Hair Transplant. Hair loss in your twenties — why does it happen so early? You are 22 years old and you see hair on your pillow. Or on the towel. You did not expect this — not at this age. Yet it happens more often than you think. According to clinical studies, about 25% of men begin losing hair before the age of 21, and by age 30, the problem affects roughly half of the male population. In women, the scale is smaller but real — it is estimated that 12-15% of women in their twenties notice significant thinning.
Why does it happen so early? The main culprit is androgenetic alopecia — classic male pattern baldness (AGA). But that is not the only cause, and here many twenty-somethings make a mistake by assuming the worst right away. The first symptoms of AGA in a man aged 20-25 are quite characteristic. Because here is the thing — every person loses 50-100 hairs daily. In women, the pattern is different. Honestly, the worst part about hair loss in your twenties is not the shedding itself. And a transplant?