bald spot since birth....alopecia? help please

[greeneclipse]

Here are some pics of my bald spot. I've had it since birth.....can anything be done about this???

looks like i have a receding hair line....the spot is about 1.5"x1.5"

you can't tell from the pics, but if i look closely in the mirror i see tiny, thin black hairs scattered about.


http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/yzf_60011/album?.dir=167b

 

[ang_99]

that certianly isnt male pattern baldness, looks like some kind of birth defect. Anyway, I would probably look into a transplant in that one spot. Shouldnt be that expensive cuz its a small area.

 

[greeneclipse]

sorry, but whats male pattern baldness ?

also, is there a certain type of transplant that would be best for my situation?

How is a transplant usually done? I have no clue where to start.

thanks again

 

[TAINTED-MEAT]

male pattern baldness=Male Pattern Baldness

 

[ANDREW_J_I]

surely if he has a transplnt there, eventually if he does have male pattern baldness the rest of his head will be thinner? i dunno, just a thought. cud get expensive.

 

[powersam]

is the bald spot raised at all? swollen in any way?

 

[Thinning]

Looks like a rhino horn is about to bust through right there. I hate it when that happens.

Honestly if its been there since birth, you will likely need a hair transplant in order to correct the problem.

 

[Fallout Boy]

man if its been there since birth and doesnt bother you insanely I think you should just leave it be. If you got hair transplanted to that area and you're hair started thinning later on you would have a patch of hair in the front of your head while the rest of your hair got thinner and thinner.

I think the first step would be to head to a dermatologist and see what they think. It can't hurt. You can even look up good hair transplant Doctor and exchange emails and all that.

 

[greeneclipse]

It's not raised/swollen in any way. No scalp irritation or dryness.

I wen't to a derm. a long time ago (which I believe wasn't that good now that I think about it), and she just said that it was some birth mark/defect that I couldn't do anything about....that was pretty much it.

could someone give me email adds. of some good docs. to contact about this?

thanks all for the input.

 

[biglemoncoke]

birth mark on your scalp, its possible my friend has this