Category: Hair Loss Causes

hi,
I’ve been seeing some empty patches in my beard lately. They are not fully bald spots, but in fact there are some hairs in them. They just contains less hair than the rest of my beard. I also have one on my chest. So what do you suggest i can do? Thank you so much for your help

Sorry, but there is no way for me to ascertain what is going on on your face and chest hair without seeing you. My suggestion is that you see a doctor for an examination.

What you’re describing could be caused by a wide variety of things from allergy to infection to stress to medication, etc.

Doctor.. You mention that 2-4 months after procedure may see some originals hair shed in transplanted area. is this shock loss.. or just continued loss or original hair or both.

Since loss is ongoing I would think the best one can hope for if they start early enough is delay looking worse as opposed to looking better. Since by the time the new hairs are full grown 1 year later you’re a year into further thinning of existing hairs which continue to thin. Is that a correct assumption?

Shock loss is a rapid loss that can be associated with a hair transplant within 1-4 months of the surgery. When this happens, there is substantial loss… not the slower loss you’d see with progressive genetic hair loss.

One can protect oneself by using finasteride in advance of the hair transplant. Finasteride should be maintained for at least 8 months following the transplant; however, upon withdrawal of the finasteride, a reactive hair loss might still occur.

Hello! I’m from France and I saw something about the composition of the root canal obturation’s paste. It contains corticosteroids, and i want to know if that thing can cause a hair loss.

Thank you.

Corticosteroids in excess can potentially cause some general hair loss, but I am not familiar with root canal paste.

Hi Dr. Rassman,

I am a 23 year old male. Recently after an extended period of excessive drinking followed by a short period of illness the hair on the top of my head
suddenly stopped growing and when it began again it was very thin, sparse and light. I have no family history of mpb. I went to a dermatologist and he told me it was mpb.

Now I read somewhere that it is common for mpb sufferers to also have very oily scalps and, while neither has any effect on the other, they are controlled by the same mechanism. Is this ever not the case? My situation is the exact opposite. My hair and skin are remarkably dry to the point where bathing is difficult and they didn’t used to be. Thanks.

You need a good doctor to evaluate you. If you don’t trust your dermatologist’s diagnosis, get a second opinion. Illness is know to cause hair loss and prolonged illness may change in your hair character if your nutrition was poor. Without seeing you, I have no way to know if what you’re seeing is caused by illness, stress, diet, genetics, etc.

Men with genetic hair loss can have oily or dry scalps, but if your scalp is dry enough to make bathing difficult, you should go back to a dermatologist to figure out why.

Greetings Doctor!

If hair falls out from stress and then regrows, does it grow in the same way it did before? Or is it noticeably weaker or different character? I am just curious if you’ve witnessed this regrowth firsthand.

Thanks!

If your hair loss is caused by genetic male pattern baldness and stress accelerates it, it rarely regrows. If it does regrow, it often is a weaker hair that has more miniaturization to it. If the hair loss is from other causes such as telogen effluvium or alopecia areata (as two examples), the hair loss with these conditions may reverse and the full character of the hair may return.

Hello. I am a 33 year old male and up until 2 years ago had a thick, full head of hair. I have been noticing significant thinning in the front and top portions of my head. There seems to be channels throughout the front and I can see deep past the hairline when I style my hair. Baldness and thinning are not on either side of my family. I don’t understand what is going on.

I have had trouble with my job due to the economy and my marriage of 10 years is about to end in divorce so I have never been so depressed or worried in my life. Could this be the cause? If so, if ever things smooth over will I experience any regrowth?

Also, I have used hair gel for about 18 years now. Could this possibly be the cause? Something weird though, it feels like my hair hurts their in the same area that it appears thinning. Any insight from you would be definitely appreciated. Thank you.

Hair gel isn’t the reason for your hair loss, but stress can cause hair loss… and you clearly have a lot of stress. See a good hair doctor to get some advice after a thorough examination of your hair and scalp.

I recently had two scalp cysts that provided hair loss directly above the cysts. I then had those cysts removed and about 5 months later I still have not regained the hair in those spots. Will it ever grow back? Or is there anything I can do to help it along?

If the hair does not come back after a full year, then you may want to see someone like us. Scalp MicroPigmentation (SMP) or hair transplants can work to address this problem, but just be patient for now to see if the hair grows back on its own.