What’s the best surgery for me? Hair loss from SebDerm and childbirth scars. Need help!

[Superfueled]

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

[Shadman]

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 ?

[Superfueled]

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

[Superfueled]

Bumping. Please help

[UKLad81]

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. 

[Superfueled]

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?

[Shadman]

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 ?

[Superfueled]

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

[Haris]

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 ?

[Superfueled]

I think I was at 2.5 mg on oral minox

[Superfueled]

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