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Going bald in an increasingly hairy world

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Feb 7, 2025
Stuart Heritage, a Guardian feature writer and author of "Bald: How I Slowly Learned Not to Hate Having No Hair," shares his candid journey through hair loss. He explores the emotional landscape of undergoing this natural aging process and the societal pressures attached to it. Heritage discusses the rise of hair transplants and reflects on his experience in Turkey, highlighting the community that forms around such transformations. With humor and sincerity, he critiques societal biases and the often-overlooked struggles faced by bald men.
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ANECDOTE

Cool Guy

  • Stuart Heritage had beautiful, thick, golden hair.
  • Someone in South Korea even complimented him on it, calling him "cool guy."
INSIGHT

Baldness Prevalence

  • Over 75% of men over 55 experience some hair loss.
  • Male pattern baldness is largely due to genetics, affecting some ethnicities more than others.
ANECDOTE

Cultural Differences

  • East Asians experience less baldness than Caucasians.
  • Heritage's bald American friend was gawked at in South Korea due to its rarity.
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