I Think I Burned My Scalp from a Hair Dryer

(male) You wrote this in response to someone asking about agressive styling, “The only way blow drying can cause hair loss is if you actually leave the blow dryer too close to your scalp for a long period of time, causing burning to your scalp, thus possibly leading to hair loss.”

I think I may have done this to my hair. Is there any way to get it back? It is thining in only the particular places I used to blow dry it with a rather hot dryer to make it lay down flat. Is there any hope??

I am 39 years old and used to have very thick hair. I noticed thining a few years ago, but after I thought about it I relzed that it may be due to the hair dryer. There is no history of MPB in my family. HAve you heard of anything similar of do you have any sugestions?

Thanks for any help you could offer.

It is possible to damage your scalp and make your hair pay for it. We get reports all of the time by people who had hair stylists damage their hair with rough handling (like you) or as a result of dyes and chemicals. You need to be evaluated in-person by an expert to understand just what is happening. Maybe there is another cause of the thinning, and just maybe you are misjudging what you see.