Regular Member Superfueled Posted December 11, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted December 11, 2023 (edited) I’ve dug around online and the info on this subject is pretty bare bones. About every 3 months I have to shave a little higher on my sideburns to keep them looking even. Unfortunately, it’s getting too high for my comfort level and I’m afraid I’m going to need a transplant to correct this. I have no idea why this is happening. I also have a minor form of alopecia areata, and I notice that my sideburn hair loss accelerates when my diet becomes unhealthy. Eating clean is the only thing that seems to help. Otherwise, it gets inflamed/itches and leaves in little patchy areas. Please help edit: here are the two scars I was born with (c-section scars) before my SebDerm started flaring up. Edited December 15, 2023 by Superfueled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Shadman Posted December 11, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted December 11, 2023 7 hours ago, Superfueled said: I’ve dug around online and the info on this subject is pretty bare bones. About every 3 months I have to shave a little higher on my sideburns to keep them looking even. Unfortunately, it’s getting too high for my comfort level and I’m afraid I’m going to need a transplant to correct this. I have no idea why this is happening. I also have a minor form of alopecia areata, and I notice that my sideburn hair loss accelerates when my diet becomes unhealthy. Eating clean is the only thing that seems to help. Otherwise, it gets inflamed/itches and leaves in little patchy areas. Please help Do you've any available photos ? 1 𝐄𝐮𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐱 / 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐡 / 𝟏𝟖𝟎𝟑𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐬 / 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 / 𝐁𝐚𝐝 𝐇𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Superfueled Posted December 12, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 12, 2023 (edited) I might as well throw in some of my other photos too, since it’s a little more than just sideburns. This has been happening over 6 months and my dermatologist seems to think I’m dealing with mild forms of alopecia areata and sebhorric dermatitis. I think it could be retrograde alopecia as well but I have no idea. I’ve grown my hair out in recent months to help hide the balding. Strange thing is that I can sometimes go for as long as 3 months without symptoms or flareups, but my left sideburn just recently started itching and I noticed some more patchiness working it way up. Edited December 12, 2023 by Superfueled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Superfueled Posted December 14, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 14, 2023 Bumping. Please help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member UKLad81 Posted December 14, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted December 14, 2023 I have a similar issue and i think it could be retrograde alopecia. I have noted the same kind of thinning above the ears and sideburn area and the nape region. Check with your doctor / dermatologist if Minox will help you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Superfueled Posted December 14, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 14, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, UKLad81 said: I have a similar issue and i think it could be retrograde alopecia. I have noted the same kind of thinning above the ears and sideburn area and the nape region. Check with your doctor / dermatologist if Minox will help you. @UKLad81Interesting. I asked my dermatologist if it was retrograde alopecia and he adamantly feels that it’s a no. He’s told me I’m likely experiencing some minor hair loss from a combo of alopecia barbae (hence little circles on my beard and side burn areas). And him and I concluded that the hair loss around the nape, ears, and sideburns is from inflammations and scratching. When my scalp loss was at its worst, I was scratching intensely, having minor shooting pains in the scalp region, and was experiencing redness. I’ll attach some photos of the swelling during peak inflammation. I had two dermatologists hypothesize that this is sebhorric dermatitis with hair loss from itching + untreated inflammation. You’ll also see some photos of what my hair looks like now grown out long. It provides full coverage for the most part, as long as I stick with either a wolfcut or gentlemen’s flow. Just not ideal. Would love to know how wrecked my donor area is. Edited December 14, 2023 by Superfueled Donor area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Shadman Posted December 15, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted December 15, 2023 5 hours ago, Superfueled said: @UKLad81Interesting. I asked my dermatologist if it was retrograde alopecia and he adamantly feels that it’s a no. He’s told me I’m likely experiencing some minor hair loss from a combo of alopecia barbae (hence little circles on my beard and side burn areas). And him and I concluded that the hair loss around the nape, ears, and sideburns is from inflammations and scratching. When my scalp loss was at its worst, I was scratching intensely, having minor shooting pains in the scalp region, and was experiencing redness. I’ll attach some photos of the swelling during peak inflammation. I had two dermatologists hypothesize that this is sebhorric dermatitis with hair loss from itching + untreated inflammation. You’ll also see some photos of what my hair looks like now grown out long. It provides full coverage for the most part, as long as I stick with either a wolfcut or gentlemen’s flow. Just not ideal. Would love to know how wrecked my donor area is. Your donor actually looking good when you're growing out hair. In terms of time frame, what's the difference between these two set of photos ? 1 𝐄𝐮𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐱 / 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐡 / 𝟏𝟖𝟎𝟑𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐬 / 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 / 𝐁𝐚𝐝 𝐇𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Superfueled Posted December 15, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 15, 2023 8 minutes ago, Shadman said: Your donor actually looking good when you're growing out hair. In terms of time frame, what's the difference between these two set of photos ? I’ve probably been growing out my hair for like 3-4 months since I got tapered with a 2’. The two scars in photo #1 (original post) are from childbirth, and the patchiness in the later photos are from SebDerm and Alopecia barbae. I tried doing oral minoxidil with my derm for 3 weeks but my heart couldn’t take it. I also feel scared about libido issues with finasteride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Haris Posted December 15, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted December 15, 2023 38 minutes ago, Superfueled said: I’ve probably been growing out my hair for like 3-4 months since I got tapered with a 2’. The two scars in photo #1 (original post) are from childbirth, and the patchiness in the later photos are from SebDerm and Alopecia barbae. I tried doing oral minoxidil with my derm for 3 weeks but my heart couldn’t take it. I also feel scared about libido issues with finasteride At what dosage you had sides with oral minoxidil ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Superfueled Posted December 15, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 15, 2023 I think I was at 2.5 mg on oral minox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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