One Area Of My Hair Has a Different Texture

Like the guy who says that his hair grows to 1/2 inch then falls out I’ve also had the problem of my hair growing to a certain length then falling out. This only occurs on the lower left region of my head. I’m 22 now and began having this problem when I was about 14 or so. I went to a dermatologist about it 4 years ago who told me that it may have come from overprocessing and suggested that I cut my hair off and regrow it or wear lose braids. I chose the braids of course and now I have a full head of natural hair. Recently though, I’ve noticed that the hair in this lower left side is a little shorter and almost has a little bit of a different texture than the other sections of my hair. Also every now and them, I get an itching sensation in this area or it’ll feel a little sore. I want to go back to relaxers but do you think this would be ok or would it fall out again? I actually have an appointment to see a dermatologist again but what tests would you suggeest I ask them to run to see if its ok?

Wait until you see your dermatologist. It does sound like you are obsessing over subtleties in your hair. I wish I could add more, but I’d let your dermatologist do his/her thing and please feel free to let me know what the findings are. Please reference this posting when you reply.