India, Oct. 14 -- In India, more men in their 20s appear to be experiencing receding hairlines and thinning crowns, according to recent studies. Traya Health, an Indian health-tech company, analysed 5,61,960 men across India, estimating the median age of men experiencing hair loss at 29, with 76.4% of those studied under 35. Man Matters' Hairfall Index, based on 7,04,152 hair-loss consultations over the year through August 2026, found that two in three men consulting the platform were in their 20s, while nearly 87% were under 35. Its data put the median age at around 26. Doctors and hair care industry experts say the trend is evident in clinical practice, too. "We are increasingly seeing young men, even around 18-20 years of age, presenting with hair loss and thinning that we traditionally associated with men in their 40s and 50s," says hair expert Dr Ameesha Mahajan, director of Eden Skin Clinic, Amritsar. "Hair loss is not arriving earlier because genetics changed, but because the body is under strain from a much younger age. The hair is just the first place it shows," says Saloni Anand, co-founder of Traya Health. She cites long working hours, irregular eating, poor sleep, chronic stress and inadequate nutrition as contributing factors....