June 9 2006, 2:35 pm PT | Posted in: Hair Loss Causes
hi dr, thank for taking my questions, believing im getting the right info is very comforting. my question is that ive noticed some thinning on the sides of my head which would be my donor area, also the hair has become finer, i used to have hair the size of aaa batteries, anyway i know thats normal for the crown but is it normal for the sides or at least to some degree on the sides, cause my concern is that like the top the progression may be finer & finer until bald does that sound accurate?
When one sees variation of the hair shaft thickness on different parts of the head, you need to have your hair measured for miniaturization by region. That will tell you much about what is happening. To determine what is happening on the sides, I want to know what is happening in the back.
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Hi Dr. I need your help please. Im an 18 year old male and I have noticed that my hair was getting thinner all over in teh past year. When i say all over, i mean my sides and back as well. When i wake up in the morning, there are no hairs on my pillow, nor through my hands when i wash it. There is no baldness running on either sides of my family, which makes it odd. My parents always told me i was weird, but just tonight mum took me in and told me that she too could now see that the sides of my head were thin. She analysed my head and noticed that alot of new hairs are growing, particulary around the front of the hair line and throughout. She said its all thick ontop, its just the sides that are so thin! I have had troubles with Cradle scalp in the past, and have had dermotitis issues on my body. Do you ahve any idea? Please get back to me doctor, i had my DHT tested and it came back low. Im so worried right now..