Q:
Hi Doc! How are you?
I have question regarding my hair loss problem. I’ve noticed it just 3 weeks back. As I’ve been reading your infomercial regarding the causes of hair loss. I think I am categorizing my problem to Alopecia Areata where I have one circled affected areas on the right of my front hairline & 2 at the right side at the back of my head. Before that it was small and now it is becoming bigger day by day.
Hope you could help me to find a solution of my problem. Thanks a lot! Hope to hear from you soon!!!
More power!!!
A:
Alopecia areata (AA) in its typical form is easily distinguished from typical patterned male and female hair loss. Obviously, you need to be examined by a hair specialist or a dermatologist to confirm the diagnosis. Alopecia areata generally present itself with a patchy or circular (coin shaped) balding spot and could be seen in almost anywhere in the skin. The lesions are confined to their primary spots with no sign of hair loss in neighboring areas. Some authorities have recommended steroid injections to facilitate the improvement of the lesions. However, spontaneous recovery is seen in most patients with no interventions.
In contrast, hair loss pattern in male or female patterned hair loss is more widespread with the hair miniaturization (thinning) advancing to the neighboring areas. Hair transplantation is not indicated in alopecia areata while it could be the only permanent solution in most cases of patterned baldness.
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