4 Of The Worst Haircuts For Thinning Hair That Exaggerate Fallout, Experts Warn

June 10, 2025 by Lisa Cupido

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Thinning hair that experiences fallout requires a plan: including a haircut that does it justice. You may notice, if your hair has been thinning and shedding, that it’s not always easy to hide signs of sparseness on your scalp. It can be equally as difficult to find ways for your hair strands not to look stringy, especially if your hair grows just a little longer than you’re used to it being. Some of the best haircuts for thinning hair are those that are short enough to keep your ends looking healthy and even. Layers help, too — but going overboard with layering isn’t a good solution, either. It can feel like you’re trying to tow a line between doing too little and doing too much with your hair.

If finding a haircut that suits your hair is one of your goals, you have options. Talk to your stylist about whether blunt ends, such as a blunt bob or lob, would be best for you — or if you need more layering for movement and to keep your roots from falling flat. According to many hair experts, there are a few haircuts that can exaggerate fallout and make thinning hair look thinner. Here are four haircuts to avoid.

1. Middle Part

No matter what kind of haircut you get — a bob, a lob, a shoulder-length cut, or something longer — parting your hair down the middle is typically not the best idea for making your hair look thicker and concealing shedding. Hair tends to shed around the crown first and most obviously. Use parting to your advantage by parting it to one side to conceal sparseness on the other side. You can also create a zigzag, not precise, part that helps make the hair on the crown look thicker.

2. Blunt Bangs

Bangs are often a really good idea, especially on mature hair because it can make it look more voluminous at the crown. But thick, blunt bangs don’t hold up well when your hair is thinning. They create a look of more thinness on top, but they pull too much hair from the back of your head during a time when you want to retain as many strands as possible.

3. Long, Heavy Layers

A little bit of layering, and especially “invisible” layers that are cut beneath the top layer of hair, can create the movement and volume you need to make your hair look healthy and full. But long, heavy layers can remove too much weight and volume from the ends of your hair, making it look sparse and stringy. By all means, embrace layers. But make sure they are strategic layers that contribute positively to your haircut, and don’t take away more volume.

4. Choppy Bobs and Lobs

Try not to remove too much weight from thin hair — something that choppy layering techniques can do. A haircut that involves razor techniques creates sharp angles, but rounder ends are usually more beneficial for thin hair.

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