Advice! - Is this male pattern baldness or something else.

[balding101]

Hi All,

I have had a very slowly growing bald spot at the top back of my head (over to the right hand side) for years. I always thought is was due to the fact that I have had stiches in and around that area three times... so thought it was the growth of scare tissue.

While the bald spot is still growing very slowly, I am now thinning quite a bit in the front. I've looked into male attern baldness, and everything I read says that hair loss in the fron starts from the sides of the front. My hair is thinning in the center. In fact, it is very thick on the sides. Could this still be male pattern baldness, or is it something else I should be concerned about.

I should also mention that my scalp is often itchy in places. Not sure that matters, but thought more information couldn't hurt.

Thanks in advance.

 

[BodyDysmorphic]

sounds like diffuse male pattern baldness imo

some pics could help others diagnose your predicament

 

[Autumn Sundown]

Do you have relatives who have male pattern baldness?

 

[cuebald]

diffuse male pattern baldness

 

[balding101]

Thanks for the feedback, though not really what I was looking for. To the one who asked, yes, my father is bald. I don't really care if I am going bald because of male pattern baldness. What concerns me is that it does not seem to be in the same pattern as male pattern baldness. No loss of hair at the temples. Just wondering what else causes baldness and if I should be concerned at all. Should I see a dematologist?

 

[cuebald]

Not everyone with male pattern baldness recedes at the temples. Some start to either thin evenly all over the top; and some will lose from the crown before showing any signs of temple recession.

If you're losing hair from the top of your head - no matter where on top - and the sides (the remaining "horseshoe") aren't affected, then you have male pattern baldness.

I can't really say if you have male pattern baldness or not because I can't really understand your original post. Are you saying you are losing hair from the centre outwards, as in Female Patterned Baldness?

 

[Brains Expel Hair]

Sounds like diffuse alopecia. It's technically immune system related. Yes, you should be concerned about it.