Month: January 2023

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 as well. Sometimes a condition called Triangular Alopecia can cause a pattern of hair loss like this, but not as large. As your history is consistent with traction as a cause, then a hair transplant is the perfect answer, regardless of the cause.

I don’t like this soccer payer’s hairline as the corners go up too much. My corners do not go up so high. What do you think? https://static1.purepeople.com/articles/9/60/29/@/20727-zinedine-zidane-637×0-1.jpg

I think that he has developed a normal mature hairline. Don’t obsess about keeping your juvenile hairline if you are under 29, it may just follow the same pattern as this man.

It will take you at least 6 months to know if it is shock loss, as that is the time it takes to reverse. Now (at 6 weeks) it is too early to tell what will happen. You have every reason to be concerned.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2019/06/28/hair-grown-skin-using-stem-cells-breakthrough-could-cure-baldness/

Based on what I understand about their technology, the article significantly overstates things. Several other big skin groups are trying to make human hairs from cells, but it is very hard and hairs are not desirable scalp hairs.

No, what you are seeing is normal thickness ‘terminal’ hairs. The small hairs are vellus hairs and they are normally present in high numbers.

If it came on with using minoxidil, it is most likely hypertrichosis

A hair transplant surgeon is always motivated to meet his patient’s agenda. I have done such hairlines in men when pushed to do so. Many were actors that had an image that they needed. The fact that it could be done is critical and other than being very low, it still has a gentle V-shape and is found (at the mid-line) in his juvenile hairline position. Many people would find such a hairline too low. (taken from Reddit post)

I got this 20 days after my hair transplant.

Yes, this is classic folliculitis and needs an antibiotic.

Look at the arrows pointing to the miniaturized hairs. The diagnosis is determined when the miniaturized count significantly exceeds 20% of the total hairs. That is not the case here, so I can assume that you do not have DUPA. I hope you are relieved.

It is likely that you have alopecia areata. Take a look at this reference: https://baldingblog.com/how-does-a-dermatologist-check-for-miniaturization/ which shows the in-office examination results from using a trichoscope for the evaluation and diagnosis of this condition. This patient shows the classic critical diagnostic finding with a trichoscope or exclamation mark hairs