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I learned that I had male pattern baldness July, 2020. I saw my temples had receded considerably but hardly was aware over the years as I wore my long hair with a center part. It stressed me out and was wondering what I could do to deal with the issue. Three weeks later in mid August, I noticed I began shedding 90 hairs one day and then 120 the next. Previously I wasn't shedding so much. I wasn't aware of seasonal hair shedding so I panicked. It was very hot and dry weather where I was. My body tensed up, muscles were tight and had tension in my body lasting nearly 2 weeks. I also twisted my neck widely, trying to relieve the pressure I had from the tension in my muscles. From the stress of the hair fall I had over those days it resulted in telogen effluvium. Also I had this electric shock tingling numbness in the back of my head on the right side. From medical terminology, it is called "trichodynia" or "scalp dysesthesia." Fast forward to winter 2020/2021, I had taken some Dutasteride to help the condition of my hair. I used the pill for 1 day. There was some unwelcomed hair shedding the next day and bad side effects from the drug, so stopped it immediately. This unnerved me as I was already under so much stress.
The conflict I have now is my hair thinning, particularly on my right vertex section. It is considerably thinner than the left vertex area. I was diagnosed by every dermatologist and trichologist to have male pattern baldness, some also said hair thinning due to telogen effluvium resulting in underlying male pattern baldness. The common male pattern baldness for the area is found in the center vertex in a rounded formation. My bald spot is linear and patchy at times in shape. The fact the baldness has found itself on the right vertex side has me thinking it is not male pattern baldness but some other condition that I cannot determine with perfect certainty. I read the thinning could have resulted from ischemia or inflammation. It could be the stem cells are unable to activate due to the stress shock I had or maybe restriction in blood flow in August 2020. I just fear whatever I did has resulted in permanent hair loss. I asked every dermatologist and trichologist I dealt with if I have scarring alopecia but all have rejected this possibility I present them with. Somehow I don't believe them though given the pattern of hair loss I have. It seems to have common patterns one finds in pseudopelade of brocq or lichen planopilaris. I have not biopsied it and none of the professionals found it suspicious enough to suggest I do one. Other doctors I consulted with; my internist thinks what I have might be alopecia areata, another internal medicine doctor thought it was telogen effluvium caused, a neurologist thinks I have an autoimmune condition which caused the linear hair thinning. I really don't know who or what to believe. I even read the scalp biopsies people get are often inconclusive or inaccurate but it depends where the punches are taken from. Sometimes that's why two rather than one is taken.
Given I desperately want to get my hair regrown in this thinning section I am planning to get platelet rich plasma with adipose (fat derived) stem cell therapy. Not a cheap procedure, 3 treatments are costing U$D $7,900. I just wonder if the treatment will work and hope it won't make my condition worse. Based on my photos, what hair loss condition does it look like I have and what do you think the odds are that the procedure will resolve the thinning issue? Please see my photos. Thanks for reading this post and your time in helping me out. Also if you are a doctor, experienced in the study of hair loss or are a hair specialist please include that information in your reply too.
The conflict I have now is my hair thinning, particularly on my right vertex section. It is considerably thinner than the left vertex area. I was diagnosed by every dermatologist and trichologist to have male pattern baldness, some also said hair thinning due to telogen effluvium resulting in underlying male pattern baldness. The common male pattern baldness for the area is found in the center vertex in a rounded formation. My bald spot is linear and patchy at times in shape. The fact the baldness has found itself on the right vertex side has me thinking it is not male pattern baldness but some other condition that I cannot determine with perfect certainty. I read the thinning could have resulted from ischemia or inflammation. It could be the stem cells are unable to activate due to the stress shock I had or maybe restriction in blood flow in August 2020. I just fear whatever I did has resulted in permanent hair loss. I asked every dermatologist and trichologist I dealt with if I have scarring alopecia but all have rejected this possibility I present them with. Somehow I don't believe them though given the pattern of hair loss I have. It seems to have common patterns one finds in pseudopelade of brocq or lichen planopilaris. I have not biopsied it and none of the professionals found it suspicious enough to suggest I do one. Other doctors I consulted with; my internist thinks what I have might be alopecia areata, another internal medicine doctor thought it was telogen effluvium caused, a neurologist thinks I have an autoimmune condition which caused the linear hair thinning. I really don't know who or what to believe. I even read the scalp biopsies people get are often inconclusive or inaccurate but it depends where the punches are taken from. Sometimes that's why two rather than one is taken.
Given I desperately want to get my hair regrown in this thinning section I am planning to get platelet rich plasma with adipose (fat derived) stem cell therapy. Not a cheap procedure, 3 treatments are costing U$D $7,900. I just wonder if the treatment will work and hope it won't make my condition worse. Based on my photos, what hair loss condition does it look like I have and what do you think the odds are that the procedure will resolve the thinning issue? Please see my photos. Thanks for reading this post and your time in helping me out. Also if you are a doctor, experienced in the study of hair loss or are a hair specialist please include that information in your reply too.
