mamaherrera

so are you saying that a diagnosis of 50% hair loss in a certain area can't really be made just looking at the head with a light?? That is needs diagnosis? My husband calmed me down (because this made me go crazy when he said that) that if really you had that much of a hair loss, you would notice a difference in pore spacing compared to other areas, and my part/ whereever I part it looks the same. I mean, sure, I wouldn't notice a 10% difference, but I would think a 50% difference would be noticeable if you compared to a "healthy" area no? Like I said, I measure my pony tail, and it continues to measure the same. I went to get advice or to check parts of my system that could cause high shedding, but he just made that diagnosis and didn't bother to check iron, thyroid, nothing. I've been to four dermatologists here, and no one has microscopes or hair pull tests or anything. Why in Albuquerque are there no people who can confirm or make an intelligent diagnosis? I often think, mine is more telogen effluvium, chronic, but no one tells me anything, and at 32, to hear you've got 50% hair loss in areas, as a women, that's tough to take.

I saw a dermatologist, who based on my ccharts, (NOt my scalp) said I have Seborrheic dermatitis and then he looked at my hair and since my chart that I have PCOS. so then with his little light on his forehead, he looked a little bit at my scalp in front and said I had 50% loss at vertex and parietal areas. Now, I'll be honest. I went in because i notice a lot of shedding and I totally stress about it. But I 've never noticed areas. Don't you all think I would have noticed myself if I had areas that had 50% loss? Wouldn't others see that as well? All, I notice is lots of shedding. Do you think he could really make that statement with just a light on his forehead and looking through a few areas on my head?