Dr. Muhammad Majid Hanif
Cardiology
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Patient's Query
Hi doctor,
I found no significant hair loss, but one side has more hair, and the other side has less.
Hi,
Welcome to icliniq.com.
I have reviewed your health query and can well understand your worries.
I have a few questions. Do you have a family history of male baldness? If yes, who is bald? If I ask you to scale the severity of that baldness in family history (from the father and also from the mother's side), how would you scale it from one to ten (one being negligible to ten, meaning total baldness)?
How is your diet and exercise routine? I would also ask you to please spare some time to upload some pictures of your scalp (head) indicating clearly which side has relatively less hair.
Thanks, and I will be waiting for a response.
Regards.
Patient's Query
Hi doctor,
Thank you for the reply,
As to male baldness, there are not a lot of bald people on my father's side, but my mother's father is balder than the rest of my family, and apparently, my mother is experiencing hair loss at a faster rate than her sister. From one to ten, for my mother's father have a score of three. His baldness is noticeable but not too bald.
I used to eat poor diet (fast food, noodles, vegetables, and fruit were never really part of the diet) during school, and every break (weekends, holidays). When I spend time with my family, I get to eat better and more nutritious food overall. I do not exercise at all regularly, but my day-to-day job and chores do require some physical endurance. I have uploaded two pictures where the right side of my head has less hair, and the left side has more hair. For the past month, I have been having trouble with seborrheic dermatitis and yellowish dandruff, and I have been using OTC (over-the-counter) medicated dandruff shampoo for two weeks. I stopped using it recently.
Thank you for your time.
Hi,
Welcome back to icliniq.com.
Your family history does not impact your hair. And after a review of the pictures (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity), I want to add that there is no sign of male baldness. Yes, there is a little difference in the density of hair, but that is not unusual to see. Many people, at some point in their life, get different hair density on one side compared to the other side. Seborrheic dermatitis is worrisome here, and I would recommend you get it treated. For that, you need to consult a Dermatologist (if not done yet) so that proper diagnosis and treatment can be started. Seborrheic dermatitis causes loss of hair from the scalp. This may be the main issue behind low hair density. Actually, seborrheic dermatitis damages and weakens the hair follicles. Once this dermatitis is controlled, you will feel much better about hair density. Right now, nothing is needed for hair growth.
Stop using OTC (over-the-counter) medications and get yourself treated by a Dermatologist who may go for some tests to diagnose and treat the scalp disease. It is very important not to touch your hair and scalp with your fingertips. This leads to the spread of infection and causes more irritation in the scalp area. Use a very mild shampoo. Use only lukewarm water to wash the scalp.
Hope it helps. Please feel free to ask me anytime if you have further queries. I would be happy to assist.
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