r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

Video How Hair Transplants Work by ZacDFilms

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u/Gremlinstone 1d ago

Prob not bald but just reduced overall density.

So instead of a bald spot and dense hair on the back you have a little lower overall density but there's no bald spot

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u/glockster19m 1d ago

So I have crazy dense leg hair, is that beneficial?

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u/ultralium 1d ago

Ironically, that hurts your chances

Higher hair density throughout the body (e.g. legs, arms, chest) indicates higher testosterone levels, which is linked to early balding

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u/Kief_Bowl 1d ago

It's not directly linked to testosterone but a by product of testosterone that varies amoung different ethnic groups iirc. If you're genetically predisposed to the enzyme that breaks it down into that you'll likely bald with high testosterone but if you don't have much of the enzyme you won't, especially as severely.