Higher body mass index is associated with greater severity of alopecia in men with male-pattern androgenetic alopecia in Taiwan: A cross-sectional study

The combination of overweight and smoking increases the severity of androgenetic alopecia

“…Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is undoubtedly a common condition that is age dependent, but the reported prevalence varies widely among different ethnic groups, and it is higher in men (14–53%) than in women (15–30%) . In men, the prevalence of AGA increases from 31% at the age of 40–55 years to 53% at the age 65–69 years .…”

“…Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is undoubtedly a common condition that is age dependent, but the reported prevalence varies widely among different ethnic groups, and it is higher in men (14-53%) than in women (15-30%). [1][2][3][4][5][6] In men, the prevalence of AGA increases from 31% at the age of 40-55 years to 53% at the age 65-69 years. 5 In men, three areas of the scalp are affected by AGA (bitemporal, frontal, and vertex areas), while in woman the frontal hair line is usually retained and the hair loss seldom progresses to complete baldness.…”

Male pattern baldness and risk of incident skin cancer in a cohort of men

“…Male pattern baldness is associated with higher levels of dihydrotestosterone and increased expression of androgen receptors . The pathogenesis is generally considered as an androgen‐mediated process in genetically susceptible individuals, and environmental and lifestyle risk factors are likely to be triggers . Male pattern baldness has been associated with increased risk of prostate cancer …”

“…4 The pathogenesis is generally considered as an androgen-mediated process in genetically susceptible individuals, and environmental and lifestyle risk factors are likely to be triggers. [3][4][5][6][7] Male pattern baldness has been associated with increased risk of prostate cancer. 8,9 A potential androgen basis of melanoma has been proposed to explain the differential gender distribution of melanoma, 10,11 based on which we reported increased risk of melanoma but not keratinocyte carcinoma (KC, also known as non-melanoma skin cancer) associated with personal history of prostate cancer in the Health Professionals' Follow-up Study (HPFS).…”

A hedonic response to an assay made on octogenarians using cosmetics that promise to donate comfort, attractiveness and youth

“…It is noticeable a -1% dermal collagen collapse per year, and moreover (especially in female) collagen is calcified by Calcium ions originating from ostheoporosis, that include a severe Calcium loss from bones [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17].…”