Rob Lowe, the eternally youthful actor known for his roles in “Parks and Recreation” and “The West Wing,” recently opened up about his hair loss concerns and treatment regimen during a candid conversation with Adam Scott on his “Literally with Rob Lowe” podcast.
The revelation came during a friendly chat where both actors discussed their similar experiences with hair maintenance. Lowe shared a particularly vulnerable moment from his career when he first suspected he might be losing his hair.
“I had done any magazine covers in like decades. I’ve been sort of in the Hinterlands, raising my family and like doing whatever,”
Lowe explained. “And then I get the West Wing, and so everything changes and I remember getting like People magazine cover and I was like ‘I’m back!'”
However, Lowe’s excitement quickly turned to concern.
“Then I get it and I’m like ‘whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, wait a minute’ and I’m like convinced I’m losing my hair just from the photo,”
he recounted. “From the photo… the light hitting a certain way.”
Scott shared his own experience, revealing that his wife Naomi had been the one to notice his hair thinning:
“I remember Naomi saying ‘hey sorry I don’t know how you feel about this but I thought I would let you know that I noticed some hair on your pillow in the morning, every morning.'”
Both actors admitted to turning to prescription medication to address their concerns. Lowe joked that he’d been “taking Propecia since I was eight or nine years old,” before clarifying that he actually started around age 30. Scott confirmed he began taking the medication around age 28.
While they explored various options, including topical treatments, Lowe explained that “the pills seemed like the easiest, most practical… and it works.” The two also discussed the growing trend of hair transplant tourism to Turkey, where procedures reportedly cost around $2,000 and include accommodations.
