Hi I’m an 18 year old who recently checked my hair after a while and realised that I have missing areas on my scalp, I don’t know if it’s been there forever but I doubt it I don’t know what’s going on with me I have been losing sleep, not going outside and just constantly wearing hats I can’t even look at myself in the mirror I don’t get out of bed because of how low my confidence is right now I don’t know what to do here is a picture my hair from what I can remember has always been thin but idk I just want the honest truth as to what you guys think is happening you can be brutally honest with me and I want the truth I try to go to a dermatologist but all are far and even if I try to my uni gets in the way so I don’t get time, please help me
Please Help Me I Don’t Know What’s Going On
- Thread starter nuke09
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Looks like diffuse lose TBH, how does it look when it is styled?
it is kind of short right now but i highly doubt its because of it being short ,also the sides of my head are missing hairs and near my hairline it just looks weird and thin, i literally have no hairloss in my family and i mean it everyone of my uncles has hair my dad even my grandad he had nw3 at the age of 70 with a full head of hair, i was told it could be telogen effluvium or something like that its been going on for like 3 months now ive always had nice curly hair but it was always kinda thin i guess i got that from my mum, and the telogen effluvium part was pointed out because 4 maybe 5 months ago me and my girlfriend of 2 years broke up which completely ruined me as i was in love, i was so stressed out i would cry and wouldn't even attend my lectures, it literally happened right after our break up it really fucked me up
that is literally my hair dry
if i come my hair down you cant see any of those patches or anything at all and be honest with me please dont sugar coat anything because i understand life can f*** us over but in all honest the entire telogen effluvium thing does make sense
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You had any stressful event lately? In past 6months? If yes then probably of Telogen Effluvium.
However if its not Telogen Effluvium, then it is diffused thining.
However if its not Telogen Effluvium, then it is diffused thining.
yes in the pass 6 months as i've mentioned me and my ex of 2 years broke up which affected me a lot i wouldn't attend any of my lectures at all i would constantly cry (ik im a pussy when it comes to love) it got to the point where it was so hard for me to be without her that i turned suicidal (again sounds extremely f*****g stupid) but yeah it affected me a sh*t ton
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Pray its Telogen Effluvium else you’re out of luck, welcome to the curse.
How about your family history?
Your dad, his brothers, grandfather(both side), mother, her brothers, your own brother if any.
my brothers are both nearly 30 with a full head of hair and no recession my dad had hair before he died by shaved it as he started stressing over personal issues so he just buzzed it off, all my uncles have hair literally and my granddads both have hair
thank you for your opinion i will keep an eye on it 100% if it gets worse i'll know what to do i honestly wouldn't care about being bald if i was like 30 but 18 is a bit young man
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You should post more photos. This one is really difficult to interpret
What do you mean?
Trust me you still care at 30
doyle11
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Looks quite diffuse. If its thin at the sides like you say it could be telogen effluvium. However a lot of people have what they would consider stressful events preceding and its usually male pattern baldness. Telogen Effluvium is relatively rare.
You need to make it a priority to see the dermatologist and get a proper diagnosis because if it is male pattern baldness you need to attack it as early as possible.
You need to make it a priority to see the dermatologist and get a proper diagnosis because if it is male pattern baldness you need to attack it as early as possible.