Category: Hair Loss Causes

Hi, I heard from someone that tattoos can cause hair loss. Is this true, or a myth?

Tattoos can potentially cause hair loss, because the needle and the ink may damage the hair follicle. In general though, it does not.

I’m a 19-year-old male. Dr., my life is constantly affected by my high hairline. I literally don’t go out as often as I used to, I hesitate to get a job, and my self-image is at an all-time low. I’m OCD to begin with, so I constantly mess with my hair every time I see a mirror (or any reflective surface). This constant brushing and twisting of my fingers through my hair, undoubtedly, is a huge factor. Although, my parents used to call me “pumpkin-head” even as a young child. I’ve always had a big head/forehead. I’ve also had 2 instances of major crash-diets in the last year and 1/2, (one of them being brought-on by adderall) which is obviously not helping either.

My mother’s side has high hairlines, but they don’t go bald. It just recedes to a certain point. So my hair is thick, but still embarrassing. Ever since seeing a special about the daily treatment of beautiful and ugly people on some show, and how your looks affect the way you’re treated on a daily basis, I’ve been utterly terrified about the way I look.

Suggested treatments? And a very (General) price-estimate of each?

First, with your overall description, you should seek psychological help. There are medications that may help. Addressing a high hairline with a wide forehead can be evaluated by a hair restoration expert, but at your age (because of an unknown balding pattern that might develop) it is not a good idea to undergo a surgical procedure. Still, get an in-person opinion from a doctor. One can not price out costs until the problem is defined. But with a poor self-image, your primary concern might be what is inside your head not outside of it.

I’ve noticed recently when I run my had through my hair that there will be a few single hairs on my hand. I don’t know if this is a sign of going bald or just natural? My older brother is bald, but started going bald when he was about 23 or 24, I’m 27 and this is the first I’ve noticed hair falling out. I don’t see hair falling out in clumps, but could this be an early sign of balding?

Hair loss in a 27 year old man may start the way you are telling me about. You need to get your hair examination and mapped for miniaturization and that will tell you if you have genetic balding in its early stage.

hello doctor,
i’m a 27 yrs old Sri Lankan woman and have always had thin, fine and flyaway hair (no bald spots). In 2005, I went to Canada for a project and stayed there for a year. During this time, my hair fall was alarming. I came back to my home country in early 2006 and eventually learned that I had kidney stones, which could have been the reason for my hair loss. But that was a year back, and in the past 6 months I have become bald near the crown. I have been to so many dermatologist, but none are able to pinpoint a definite cause for my problem. One says it is telogen effluem, another says it’s just chronic dandruff, and an ayurvedic practitioner told me that it could be bcos of aggravated sinusitis. I am simply lost. Everyday I lost about 100 hairs. Please help… what should I do now?

You need to be examined by an expert. I would doubt dandruff, kidney stones, or sinusitis as a cause. Sounds like you have a problem that under good medical care, a diagnosis can be understood.

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