Singaporean men worst worriers about hair loss
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Susan Whitford
Susan Whitford has twelve years experience as a health and beauty journalist in the United Kingdom. Susan has worked as a staff writer and features editor on a number of consumer magazines. By Susan Whitford
Published on 4th July, 2011
A survey of men in certain countries in South and South-East Asia has shown that those in Singapore are most concerned about the effect that hair loss will have on their lives.
A survey of men in certain countries in South and South-East Asia has shown that those in Singapore are most concerned about the effect that hair loss will have on their lives.
Men in the Asian island state were found to be more sensitive to having their hair loss and bald patches pointed out than those from other parts of the region. Specifically, nearly half of the Singaporean men surveyed said that their feelings would be hurt if their hair loss was pointed out to them.
The Male Pattern Hair Loss (MPHL) Survey in Asia Pacific polled the opinions of 1,057 men between the ages of 20 and 40, from countries including Singapore, Malaysia, India, the Philippines and Taiwan. Some seven in ten men from Singapore responded that they thought thinning hair was 'not cool' and that it served to make them unattractive to the opposite sex.
The survey was part of a project funded by pharmaceutical company Merck & Co, with the Singapore portion of the study carried out by Dr Cheong Wai Kwong, a senior consultant dermatologist at the Specialist Skin Clinic in Grange Road.
Speaking at the Singapore launch of the survey's results last week, Dr Cheong said the sooner that men overcame their hesitation to address their hair loss, the sooner treatment to prevent - or at least abate - it could begin.
Dr Cheong said, "MPHL is mostly genetic and, without treatment, it will get worse."
Men in the Asian island state were found to be more sensitive to having their hair loss and bald patches pointed out than those from other parts of the region. Specifically, nearly half of the Singaporean men surveyed said that their feelings would be hurt if their hair loss was pointed out to them.
The Male Pattern Hair Loss (MPHL) Survey in Asia Pacific polled the opinions of 1,057 men between the ages of 20 and 40, from countries including Singapore, Malaysia, India, the Philippines and Taiwan. Some seven in ten men from Singapore responded that they thought thinning hair was 'not cool' and that it served to make them unattractive to the opposite sex.
The survey was part of a project funded by pharmaceutical company Merck & Co, with the Singapore portion of the study carried out by Dr Cheong Wai Kwong, a senior consultant dermatologist at the Specialist Skin Clinic in Grange Road.
Speaking at the Singapore launch of the survey's results last week, Dr Cheong said the sooner that men overcame their hesitation to address their hair loss, the sooner treatment to prevent - or at least abate - it could begin.
Dr Cheong said, "MPHL is mostly genetic and, without treatment, it will get worse."