Although androgenetic alopecia, otherwise known as pattern baldness, is not life-threatening, there is no cure. Neither is there any proven Samson Effect, since some of the world’s most powerful emperors were bald. But is it social-life threatening, I wondered?
I called Caesar.
"I started losing my hair in my mid-twenties," he remembers. "Initially when I was cruising I’d be insecure. This was the punk era, and it was a drag because I couldn’t do anything with my hair."
"I had a friend who was a drummer in a band. He had dreadlocks, but one day he started wearing a bandana and never took it off. That wasn’t too unusual. But when he took it off once I was like, 'yo man. He was balding. It was the End of Cool for him."
"It’s like this,” says Caesar. "If you’re looking for a lover, you have to take your losing hair into account; it can make a big difference. But once you’re in love, the looks become insignificant."
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