2017-11-08 06:32:122017-11-19 15:33:05I have this bald spot, what is it? (photo)
Bald Spot Just Appeared on Back of My Head
I am a 21 year old Male who up until a few months ago had no problem with balding. I was getting my hair cut relativly short and my hair dresser noticied I had a bald spot on the back of me head about the size of a quarter. I kinda ignored it figuring it would grow back but it has been about 5 months now and my hair is longer but the bald spot is balder then bald and seems to be getting bigger according to other people (as I cannot see the back of my head). I was just wondering what the cause for this is and if it can be anything serious or just stress related possibly? Thank You very much.
Send me a photo of the spot you’re talking about so I can see what you’re referring to. At 21, you are relatively young for crown balding. I have some important questions for you:
- Is the spot in the center of the head where the swirl is located or is it off to the side?
- Is there still some hair present in this bald spot?
- Is there any balding or thinning any place else on your head?
- Do you have a family history of balding in the crown (back) of your head and if so, at what age did it happen?
A good doctor may be able to diagnose a possible cause, such as ringworm, alopecia areata, etc. There is not substitute to a good doctor’s examination for you. If this is genetic balding, you would want to get your hair mapped out for miniaturization as well as getting a HAIRCHECK test (https://baldingblog.com/haircheck-test-how-it-is-done-video/) as genetic hair loss has patterns of thinning which appear before developing a bald spot. The HAIRCHECK test will tell us if you have any balding elsewhere that you can’t see.
I Have a Bald Spot Directly in the Middle of My Hairline. What Is It?
2018-09-19 05:42:062018-09-19 06:52:52I Have a Bald Spot Directly in the Middle of My Hairline. What Is It?
Bald Spot After Accident With Hair Clippers
About 4 months ago my fiance had bought a pair of clippers at our local walmart so he could cut his own hair. (which he had done for many years) Well somehow in the middle if shaving the back of his head, the clippers pulled his hair and took a nice big chunk out of the back of his head. Ever since then there has been a bald spot a little bigger than a half dollar on the back of his head. The spot just won’t grow back! What can he do? Thanks..
Ouch! I assume by “chunk”, you mean a bit of scalp. If that’s the case and hair and skin came out, that is certainly not good. I have no way of knowing either way if it’ll grow back though, as I haven’t seen the wound (depth, size, etc). If it does not grow back, he may want to transplant hair it if it is large enough to be noticeable.
Bald Spot After a Large Bump on Head
My son hit the side of his head a few months ago and got a rather large bump. I have noticed a bald spot right where he hit it and was wondering if this has anything to do with that?
Direct trauma can sometimes cause hair loss. If you are concerned I’d take him to see doctor, but otherwise I would give it 8 months or so to see if hair will grow back.
2008-01-29 09:31:002008-01-28 14:33:47Bald Spot After a Large Bump on Head
Bald Scalp Lacks Progenitor Cells
Interesting article :
Bald scalp in men with androgenetic alopecia retains hair follicle stem cells but lacks CD200-rich and CD34-positive hair follicle progenitor cells. This is exciting because this means that the critical elements for creating the mature hair follicle is in the scalp and once the progenitor cell defect is solved, we should produce gobs of good hair bringing back what was lost.
https://www.jci.org/articles/view/44478
Bald Scalp, Greasy Forehead?
I have noticed that 90-95 of men who are losing their hair have a greasy or shiny forehead or scalp including myself. But what I also noticed is that men who have excellent hair never ever have a greasy or shiny forehead or scalp. I feel if we can control what is ever producing that greasiness then we can control hair loss. What are your thought or have you read or head about any research in regards to this?
I am not convinced that greasy hair is related to hair loss. If you have hair you would not notice their greasy scalp from visual observation alone (as the hair is covering it)
Male pattern balding is related to genetics. Greasy and oily skin may also be a genetic issue, but not related to the hair loss gene.
2012-09-25 08:44:342012-09-24 10:46:03Bald Scalp, Greasy Forehead?
Bald People are Bitter and Mean Spirited
Dr. Rassman,
Why are many bald people bitter and mean spirited?
I haven’t been aware of that concept being part of the myths that are associated with bald men, but there are stereotypes that are unfortunately part of our culture. Some are realistic based on history, e.g. the man sick with tuberculosis would frequently become bald because of the wasting nature of the disease, so women looked for hairy men to avoid getting men who would not live long enough to support them and their children. Of course, women with TB also became bald, but as they were not looking to marry other women, the observation never took hold as part of the culture of the times.
Hollywood may be partly responsible for some typecasting. The romantic lover in films almost always has a full head of hair. The audience associates a full head of hair with virility and a high sexual drive. In old Hollywood films, the castrated priests (eunuchs) were often portrayed as totally bald men (this is not genetic unless they have a form of genetic alopecia that is relatively rare and takes the eyebrows, underarm and the pubic hair as well), linking the image of sexual impotency to their appearance, but that was a razor cut by the Hollywood make-up artist, not the impact of genetics.
Prejudice: In an issue of Men’s Health Magazine a few years ago, a study of the linkage between successful politicians and hairiness was made. Less than 10% of bald men got elected and made it to their political office. We see the same prejudice in job promotions, which seemingly ties trustworthiness to appearance. Could this have been the result of some defamatory movie, play, or novel that worked its way into our culture?
Bald men, unfortunately, take more than their share of hits. In the young man who is sensitive to balding changes, all of the issues involving health, sexuality, and styling come forward and feel ‘second class’. They feel excluded from the norm. When there is not enough maturity or a poor self-image, balding becomes a curse in the very young men. Imagine a lion without its mane (it would look like a lioness). For those targeted as victims of this typecasting, please realize that bigotry is bigotry and unfortunately it flies in the face of logic and common sense.
I have bald patches throughout my scalp from alopecia areata. Can I transplant these bald patches?
We have developed Scalp Micropigmentation and have been using it on men with alopecia areata (aa). Men with aa, can’t have a hair transplant because the disease will reject the hair transplant and the treatments used are not always effective at curing the problem. While you are trying successfully or otherwise, having Scalp Micropigmentation allows you to look normal so that the defects in the skin just don’t show up very well. We did one more session and there was no evidence of the disease after the last session but unfortunately, we did not get photos before he left.
Bald men appear to have a higher risk of severe Covid-19 infections and possibly death
Dr. Rassman’s Comments: Reflecting on things we have known for some time: ‘men seem to die 2.4 times more than women for Covid-19’. Now there seems to be evidence that balding men somehow have a higher risk of death compared to non-balding men with regard to complications for Covid-19 as it relates the way the virus interacts with testosterone levels. The mechanism here and the full evidence is yet unclear.
2020-06-05 10:03:112020-06-05 10:18:18Bald men appear to have a higher risk of severe Covid-19 infections and possibly death