Medicalization
January 2014
in “
Kernboek
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TLDR Baldness is debated as a disease, but not everyone agrees it's serious.
In 2012, a dermatology article in Medisch Contact discussed whether baldness could be considered a new public health issue, with a dermatologist affirming that, according to the WHO's health definition, baldness could be classified as a disease. The article suggested that androgenetic alopecia could be treated with finasteride. However, this perspective was not widely accepted among peers, as some argued about the severity of baldness, noting that it is not life-threatening.
