My Mother Lost Her Hair At 30, My Sister Is Turning 30 and She’s Losing Hair Too!

(female)

At around age 30 my mother began getting sores and rashes on her scalp. Shortly after that her hair began to thin at the crown of her head. My mother was treated for the sores but the doctors couldn’t help her with the balding. She went to a lot of specialists and dermatologists who all ran tests and prescribed different medications topical and etc….all which did not work. On top of that they didn’t give any medical reason as to why she was losing her hair.

My mother is now 50 and completely bald at the front and crown of her head. It seems like it will never grow back. My sister is now around 30 and experiencing the same sores on the scalp and thinning hair!!! I guess my question is, is this hereditary and if so is there any way I can find out what my chances are of this happening to me?

It sounds hereditary to me (with what little information you provide), however, I would need to see your mom to make my own diagnosis. I have no way to know if it’ll happen to you, as I don’t even know what it is.