This young man sent these photos to me asking about this area of extreme thinning, which appears in the same place, even on the other side of his head. He said he had this same thin area when he was younger and it is also on the other side of the head, just less prominent. […]
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I’ve had a bald spot on the side of my head for like 10 years and I’m only 16. How can I grow hair here? Please help You have an inherited condition called Triangular Alopecia. A small hair transplant procedure will solve this permanently. Some people have it on both sides.
This is a classic case of triangular alopecia. In her email, she said it was also on the other side but not that bad. This is not unusual for this inherited hair loss condition best treated with a hair transplant.
This is an inherited form of hair loss that is often on both sides impacting the temple peak area and is easily fixed with hair transplant (the only solution)
I have had these bald spots since I was at least 5 years old. My mother said that she did put my hair in tight braids, yet other doctors are telling me that it was caused by tight braids. I personally don’t believe the diagnosis. This history and the location is classic for a genetic […]
Triangular alopecia is not related to menopause. Triangular alopecia is an entity in and of itself, which both men and women may get and could appear almost any time, but usually is congenital. It can be treated with a hair transplant surgery very successfully. Triangular alopecia has many appearances, but the common thread is that […]
If you have a 1 inch area on one side of your head, a mini-FUE would possibly be ideal. Before assuring your candidacy for surgery, I’d of course have to see precisely what you’re referring to and I’d want to know for sure what the diagnosis was. I don’t know why you’d think your immune […]
Triangular alopecia can be treated with a hair transplant surgery. Be warned that when you select your surgeon, they should have prior experience with this type of transplant. Hair transplantation to the side temple areas are very tricky and unforgiving, and they can look unnatural if the surgeon does not have the skills that are […]
As per your request, I have not published the photos you included with your email. Thank you for sending them though, as it is a big help when answering questions like this. If what you have is indeed triangular alopecia (it looks that way to me), hair transplantation is a good option. I would want […]
I would doubt that it would regrow from minoxidil. Hair transplants work well. See this previous post for more on triangular alopecia.
Triangular alopecia is an inherited genetic defect in the area near where the temple prominences are located. Sometimes it is on just one side and sometimes it is on both sides. It tends to run in families, but not always and it does not often ‘express’ itself in the first generation of those who have […]
Triangular alopecia is a condition of hair loss which impacts the anterior temple area on either or on both sides. It may not be a complete loss of the temple hair, at times showing an atypica or asymetrical pattern, even to the point where a little residual tuft may be present on one side and […]
I am a 21 year old female suffering from traction alopecia. Unfortunately, due to my work I have to wear my hair in tight ponytails. I believe this has caused me to lose hair around my temples. What are my options ? I would like to know if it is present on the other side […]
Here is an example of what we did for someone who was missing a patch of hair on the temple. It is known as triangle alopecia. While we generally can treat this with hair transplant surgery, this patient wanted a non-surgical approach using the SMP Scalp MicroPigment technique. He knows that he will need to […]
You have Triangular alopecia and a Norwood Class 4A pattern of balding. Triangular alopecia often impacts both sides of the temple hair and it is an inherited condition just as the Norwood Class 4A pattern that you have