2024年1月19日 · Baldness typically refers to excessive hair loss from your scalp. Hereditary hair loss with age is the most common cause of baldness. Some people prefer to let their hair loss run its course untreated and unhidden. Others may cover …

2024年1月19日 · During a hair transplant procedure, a dermatologist or cosmetic surgeon removes hair from a part of the head that has hair and transplants it to a bald spot. Each patch of hair has one to several hairs (micrografts and minigrafts).

2022年1月22日 · Ringworm of the scalp (tinea capitis) is a rash caused by a fungal infection. It usually causes itchy, scaly, bald patches on the head. Ringworm gets its name because of its circular appearance.

2024年7月19日 · Seborrheic (seb-o-REE-ik) dermatitis is a common skin condition that mainly affects your scalp. It causes scaly patches, inflamed skin and stubborn dandruff. It usually affects oily areas of the body, such as the face, sides of the nose, eyebrows, ears, eyelids and chest.

2024年3月14日 · Injections or topical application of a corticosteroid — an anti-inflammatory medicine — at the scalp where the patchiness is occurring is a common treatment. For children under 10, a topical steroid cream can be used on the bald spot to restart hair growth.

2019年7月26日 · This type of hair loss usually happens slowly and in predictable patterns — a receding hairline and bald spots in men, and thinning hair along the crown of the scalp in women. If your hair loss follows these patterns, it’s likely hereditary.

2024年3月14日 · Alopecia areata occurs suddenly, typically beginning on the scalp with one or multiple coin-sized circular bald patches that may overlap. However, these patches can also show up on the face — such as the beard and eyebrow areas.

2022年1月14日 · "First, they'll notice thinning around the temples, and then that continues to recede backward toward the back of the scalp. Those areas then eventually meet with a balding spot near the hair whorl in the back of the crown of the scalp," says Dr. Davis.

2023年5月10日 · Stress and hair loss don't have to be permanent. And if you get your stress under control, your hair might grow back. If you notice sudden or patchy hair loss or more than usual hair loss when combing or washing your hair, talk to your doctor.

2014年4月1日 · If the hair loss continues over time, these two areas may merge. The result often is a ring of hair around the sides and the back of the head, with baldness over the top. Male-pattern baldness happens because of genetics.