Retrograde alopecia (photo)

Retrograde alopecia is found not-infrequently in men who are balding impacting the neck hair and at times the side hair above the ears. There is little that can be done for this as it doesn’t respond to finasteride or minoxidil. This can happen at any age and if someone were to use this hair as donor hair for a hair transplant, it will disappear so it should never be used as donor hair for a hair transplant.  We have performed Scalp Micropigmentation which works well to camouflage this condition, but it is not hair and hair styling at the back of the head should be adjusted to allow good blending to occur.