Each hair sits in a cavity in the skin called a follicle. Over time
the follicle can shrink causing the hair to become
shorter and finer. Ordinarily, the hair should grow back but in men
who are balding the very small follicle ceases to grow any hair.
The cause of baldness is not well understood, but is thought to be
related to the genes and male sex hormones of the individual.
Review Date: 05/13/2011
Reviewed By: Kevin Berman, MD, PhD, Atlanta Center for Dermatologic Disease,
Atlanta, GA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also
reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
