I Lose Spots of Hair That Regrow White Before Changing to My Normal Color

Hi doc

Im 51 and for many yrs now, i some times lose my hair. its always in a circle, in different spots on my head. Now it always grows back in white at 1st then it changes back to my normal color..why does it do this ????

You may have a condition called alopecia areata, as the stigmata of this type of hair loss is (as you describe) in circular patches that eventually regrow over time. I haven’t heard of the changing of hair color, though. Follow up with a doctor for a diagnosis, as I am taking a wild guess here.

In any case, the diagnosis of this disease is by biopsy of the area around the lesion. If it does happen to be alopecia areata, you can find more info here — National Alopecia Areata Foundation.