{"id":96341,"date":"2026-08-28T17:12:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T17:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elithair.com\/uk\/blog\/hair-loss-back-of-head\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T17:12:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T17:12:25","slug":"hair-loss-back-of-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elithair.com\/uk\/blog\/hair-loss-back-of-head\/","title":{"rendered":"Hair Loss on the Back of the Head: Whorl, Bald Patch or Another Cause?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Hair loss at the back of the head is the last thing you notice yourself, usually in a holiday photo or because someone else says something. What tells you the cause is exactly where<\/strong> the hair is thinning: around the whorl, the cause is usually androgenetic alopecia, meaning hereditary hair loss. A thinning patch develops, the scalp starts to show through, and over the years the area grows into a tonsure. On the lower back of the head and at the nape, this particular type of hair loss is atypical, because that zone is resistant to the hormone DHT. Many men are affected: according to the NHS, up to 80% of men show some degree of hair loss by the age of 70. This article sorts out what you are seeing zone by zone, from the Norwood stages<\/a> to the question of what actually helps at the whorl.<\/p>\n

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