I do not have a clear answer to your question. What you needed was a miniaturization study or a photograph to document what you looked like before. While I believe what you are experiencing is real, your perception may be different than what is reality. Minoxidil after a long term use (over a year) can […]
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Without examining you, it would be hard to determine what is causing your hair loss. It could be a fungal infection, however, often these type of infections lead to patchy hair loss and are not diffuse as it seems to be in your case. Irritants such as chemical dyes and relaxers (along with anything else […]
If I was able to examine you, I might find some other areas (like in the scalp) that have patchy hair loss. If it did, then it would be easier to tell you what is happening. Some cases of alopecia areata, for example, will cause a patchy hair loss. Ringworm (tinea corporis), although unusual in […]
There is no proof there is a link between antihistamines and alopecia. Many drugs can cause hair loss as a rare side effect, but by far, the most common cause of hair loss in men is genetic balding. What you’ve described is patchy hair loss (even around your beard). This may be alopecia areata, but […]
Waxing can be very painful and doing it often might indicate that you love pain. In all seriousness, long term waxing of the scalp may cause traction alopecia which will make you bald, but I think that it might be patchy rather than uniform.
Dietary cause of hair loss is almost unheard of in the United States even with the poor diets we keep. You would have to be severely malnourished to have hair loss. The most common cause of hair loss in men is genetic (99% or so of cases). Get yourself checked out for genetic hair loss […]
I cannot say what your cousin has or why she is losing hair. She needs to be examined by a doctor. Patchy hair loss can be from other medical conditions and in her age group, ringworm would be at the top of that list.
Patchy spots of hair of a different color may be associated with a genetic predisposition or a mole or can be just normal. He may have had ring worm and the regrowth of the hair came in pigmented differently. You may want to have your son follow up with a dermatologist.
Snippet from the article: Full text at United Press International — Onion juice may help patchy hair loss Interesting reading.
I think that this is a test of my knowledge. ‘Exclamation point hair’ is a telltale sign found in certain diseases like alopecia areata (see Exclamation point hair). If the spot is expanding, then that may be your diagnosis. You need to see a dermatologist for your condition. Different diseases can cause this type of […]
While many medications may cause hair loss, the most common cause men is genes, unrelated to medication use. Genetic hair loss causes male pattern baldness (MPB). It is possible that your medications could have accelerated changes in your hairline or balding, but there is really no way to be 100% certain. Mapping out your scalp […]
Minoxidil / Rogaine may cause hair growth to facial skin. I suppose you can try it for 6 months or so and see.
Different patterns of hair growth in the scalp and facial hair are usually inherited. There are some dermatological disorders that can cause patchy hair loss in those areas, such as alopecia areata, but it does not seem to be the case in the way you describe yours. If there is no one else with this […]
Injection of steroids is not one of the proven treatment methods for treatment of male or female pattern baldness. The only indication for treating hair loss with steroid injections is in the treatment of autoimmune diseases like alopecia areata, in which the patient has patchy hair loss in the scalp and other hairy areas of […]
Loose Anagen Syndrome (LAS), also known as loose anagen hair, short anagen syndrome, easily pluckable hair. Loose anagen syndrome is rather a recently described hair loss disorder affecting predominantly (not exclusively) blond female children. It was first described in 1984. This disorder is characterized by easily and painlessly pluckable anagen hair, which have abnormal morphology. […]
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