on the back of my head, close to my neck, there suddenly appeared a bald spot a few weeks ago when i got a haircut. i dismissed it, assuming the barber must've erred. but now my hair, although still short since it's only been a few weeks, has been growing longer and there's no hair growing from the bald spot, which is a tiny patched circle, but noticeable. im waiting for my hair in the back to grow long enough so that it'll cover it up, but i'm wondering what might've caused it. i haven't fallen, nor has anything happened to that area in the past few weeks. what's wrong with me?
2007-08-09 12:45:41 · 5 answers · asked by abc 5 in Beauty & Style ➔ Hair
my dad has REALLY thick hair, and so do i. i straighten my hair with a flat iron and sometimes gel it, but it doesn't seem to be falling out, and i can't reach that part of my head in the back, sot hat part of the hair stays untouched. my uncles on my mom's side, two of em are bald, and two of em arent. i hope i dont have alopecia [sp?]...i mean it's a patch smaller than a dime. and i have like two bald spots above it, but those are from years ago when i fell backwards on a sharp rock...
2007-08-09 12:51:51 · update #1
ive been stressed out lately, yes, but most of my life has been stress stress stress because, although none of this is diagnosed, i have a lotta phobias. i have white coat syndrome, which means my heart rate quickens everytime i go to the doctor/dentist/optometrist. im kind of self concious, and don't really like going out in public, though i do, so that also brings on stress. but ive always been like this, so i dont know why it would affect me now. it's just a tiny patch, smaller than a dime, but my mom said she sees one hair growing out of it. is my hair gonna fall out?
2007-08-09 13:01:33 · update #2
Have you been stressed out lately, stress can cause hair to fall out in patches. If stress is ruled out it could be Alopecia Areata.
Patchy hair loss in children and young adults, often sudden in onset, is known as alopecia areata. This condition may result in complete baldness, but in about 90% of cases the hair returns, usually within a few years.
The causes of alopecia areata, a disease that often strikes children or teenagers, remain unexplained. It is thought to be an autoimmune disease, meaning that the immune system revs up for unknown reasons and destroys the hair follicles. In most cases the hair grows back, although it may be very fine and possibly a different color before normal coloration and thickness return.
2007-08-09 12:57:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-22 23:27:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I get them once in a blue moon, when a calcium deposit forms on my scalp and causes a raised spot. I believe the pore is disrupted from the pressure that is applied to it causing the hair to fall out, and stop growing in that spot. Eventually the hair grows back.
2007-08-09 12:56:17 · answer #3 · answered by Exitwound 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ringworm?
2007-08-09 12:55:51 · answer #4 · answered by Just_One_Man's_Opinion 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is your family like? Especially the men cuz it sounds like you are starting to lose your hair and go bald...........
2007-08-09 12:49:30 · answer #5 · answered by BlondeBarbie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it could be Allopecia, where spots of hair randomly fall out. usually due to stress. go to your doctor asap!
2007-08-09 12:49:28 · answer #6 · answered by jessica P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋