October 7 2005, 8:20 am PT | Posted in: Hair Loss Causes
I recently started getting bald spots in my beard. My guess would be due to bad dieting cause I have a full head of hair and my dad’s beard is still very full at 62. I just pray you can give me some info about how to get this spots to regrow in, cause I love wearing a beard. Thanx for your time!!!
Bald spots appearing in any hair bearing area may point to alopecia areata. A biopsy done in the hands of a good dermatologist is critical in ruling out this problem. I would recommend that you see a dermatologist, and have them take a look at all of your hair bearing areas, first and foremost. Beyond this suggestion, it is hard to diagnose what the problem may be through the Internet, especially having never seen you.
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Yes, the information you’ve got here is spot on. Have a talk with a dermatologist who will be able to correctly diagnose the condition. I believe its most likely to be Alopecia Barbie ( Hair Loss of the beard ). Its a condition that can occur on its own but commonly develops on from Alopecia Areata, Totalis or Universalis. I have it myself at the moment and my hair loss started with Alopecia Areata.
Your dermatologist could well recommend a course of steroid injections into the affected areas and this can have a success rate of up to 70% so stay positive.
Gary Moyle
Founder of http://www.help4alopecia.com
Since April 2005 started getting bald spots in my beard. visited three Dermatologists in India, They gave injections on the bald spots, tablets of (multi vitamin, boost immune, antioxidants, poly minerals & amino Acids)still no use rapidly increasing, I lost 50% of it already, I am so afraid that I may lost my mistach, eye brows too, I have a full head of hair, Mistach and eye brows now and my fahers’s beard is still very full at 70. is there any problem with lever cause this, I just pray you can give me some info about how to get this spots to regrow in. Thanx for your time
ACTUALLY I HAVE A QUESTION, MY HUSBAND AND I JUST REALYZE THAT ON THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD HE HAS A BALD SPOT. ITS NOT BIG ITS ABOUT LESS THAN HALF AN INCH, WE ARE BOTH WORRY WE DONT KNOW WHAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED IT.. HE DOES SMOKE CIGARETS ABOUT FOUR TO FIVE TIMES A DAY, COULD THAT BE THE CAUSE? IF YOU CAN HELP ME BY MAYBE TELLING ME WHAT COULD BE HAPPENING I WOULD APPRECIATE IT…. THANKYOU VERY MUCH…
MARTHA.
hi, im 16yrs old and i’ve had alopeica areata since the age of 12. I was wondering if i will ever be cured and whether my hair will go back to the way it was before this occured. Is there a cause and if so is stress one of them? Currently i stopped putting the injections and im trying acupuncture. Is this a better way to go? Thanks for your time and hopefully you can answer my questions.
i hade 2 bald spots that started last year now i have most of my beard gone and 2 big circles in my hair and one little one i dont have money to see a doctor some people say it may be a thyroid problem or alopica but the alopica itches when you have it and mine doesn’t please help me.
I also have been getting bald spots on my beard, they start of small then start growing and spreading, the affected area’s are hairless like the skin of a baby except that if u look really close you can see small hairs wiht no pigmintation. I would go to a dermotologist except that it cost $200-300 dollars and i wont’ have that money any time soon. What can i do and what do you think that problem MIGHT be.
I this URL you will see a picture of exatly how my beard is losing its hair. That should give you a better idea. http://fergus.files.wordpress.com/2006/05/DSC00319.JPG
carlos, i have the same thing, ever find the problem?
I have the same thing as well Carlos. It started with me about 6-8 months ago. It kind of has me worried, because it could be an auto-immune disease. There are a number of auto-immune diseases and things that can cause irregular immune characteristics. One in particular that has me concerned. I heard stress and certain hereditary genes can cause it. But more seriously, Diabetes and HIV infection can cause it too. I just don’t know and the only thing it looks like I can do is to get everything tested.
Hey Carlos - I am also having the same condition as yours…..did you find what’s going on?
I recently have the same problem. About a month ago I noticed a quarter sized patch of missing hair on my chin.
Interestingly enough I started taking Crestor about the same time.
I read it can cause hair loss and I’m hoping that is the reason.
Has anyone had this problem with Crestor or statins?
Once the baldness starts will it stop if I stop the meds and that is the cause? Or is Alopecia like diabetes and once you get it- you always have it?
Iam 33 yrs old and having alopecia areatea from last 2 year .. after using steroid injection/paste and minioxide and some of vitamin tablet it stopped for next 1 year but
Suddenly it started once again and affected my moustache and beard from last 3 month now I look like Charlie Chaplin in half moustach.. I started keeping cleen shaven …
CAN ANYBODY TELL ME THE AYURVEDIC OR HOMEOPATY TREATMENT FOR ALOPECIA AREATEA ON BEARD& MOUSTACHE…PLZ PLZ