# What's The Youngest You've Seen Male Baldness

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 23, 2009, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-youngest-youve-seen-male-baldness/482571 "2009-01-23T03:17:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![CutterJohn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/91b2a8/32.png) [@CutterJohn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CutterJohn)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2009, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-youngest-youve-seen-male-baldness/482571/41 "2009-01-25T16:55:17Z")

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I had a buddy in the Navy that was doing a good Cpt Picard impersonation at 25, AND was missing all his teeth from some weird gum disease.

I also knew a kid in high school that was able to grow a decent goatee at 13, and a full beard at 15. He bought the beer.

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**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2009, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-youngest-youve-seen-male-baldness/482571/42 "2009-01-25T17:30:32Z")

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My best friend in high school had a hairy chest and beard by the time we became friends around 16. Who knows when he sprouted though, probably at least a couple years earlier.

I always felt bad for my guy friends who started losing their hair in their early twenties. I always thought it made them look more masculine, and in general, they looked just fine. But you can’t tell a guy in his twenties he looks good with less hair. They never believe you, even if it’s true. I myself, was hyper paranoid I’d lose my hair so I know how they felt. I wish I owned stock in Rogaine; young guys who even suspect their hair is thinning gobble that stuff up.

Luckily, I never did lose my hair. At least not yet. Everyone in my family has a slightly high, receded hairline though. Guys and girls. Not enough to look like it’s receding, just sort of high, if that makes sense. The middle foerhead has hair, but the - I dunno - temples I guess, recede.

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