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Hair-Loss Guide
Surgeons use the Norwood scale to measure male-pattern hair loss across 7 stages. Knowing yours tells you how far it's progressed and which treatments fit — early stages have the most options.
The 7 stages
A full, juvenile hairline with no real recession.
Fit: Monitor · scalp healthA mature hairline — slight recession at the temples. Normal for most adults.
Fit: Early PRP if progressingThe first clearly balding stage — deeper temple recession (the classic 'M').
Fit: PRP / exosomes · FUE hairlineRecession plus early thinning at the crown.
Fit: Regenerative + FUE (hairline + crown)More recession and a defined bald spot at the crown, separated by a band of hair.
Fit: FUE + regenerative stackThe band between front and crown narrows; both zones enlarge.
Fit: High-volume FUE planningFront and crown merge; only a horseshoe of donor hair remains.
Fit: Careful donor-led FUE planAnswers
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