Guides
Norwood scale guides
Start with the full explainer of all seven stages, then go deep on the stages people search most: 2, 3, the crown, diffuse thinning, and 6 and 7. Every guide ends with what to watch and when to book.
New here? Read The Norwood Scale: All 7 Stages Explained first. It is the one page that covers every stage, the A variants, and what a stage does and does not tell you. The rest of this section takes one stage or one zone at a time.
Try it
Pick the diagram that matches you in the Norwood scale checker and read the stage, what you see, and what to watch. Switch it to Ludwig for the usual female pattern.
Heads up
A stage describes where you are today, not how far you will go. Sudden, patchy, painful or itchy loss is not pattern hair loss and is a reason to see a dermatologist this week, whatever the stage.
Guides in this section
Coming soon: Norwood 2: Is It Receding or Just Mature?; Balding Crown: Stages, Signs and Fixes; Norwood 3: The Stage Most Men Notice; Receding Hairline Stages, With Photos; Diffuse Thinning vs Pattern Baldness; Norwood 4 and 5: When the Crown and Front Meet.