I've white-ish & yellow-ish scabs forming in my brows: taut, dry & scaly. The sizes of these scabs vary from tiny to chunky (as the pic of the fallen scabs shows). When they come off (while washing my face or just gently lifting them off from the brow), they invariably come off with some brow hair that has been uprooted with them. Please don't suggest Trichotillomania. I don't pluck. I merely dust them off. I'm also suffering from severe hairloss and thinning all over my scalp. Is this thyroid?
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While DHT does play a role in hair loss, you are most likely in the early stages of androgenic alopecia. The most common factor in hair loss for men and women is androgenic alopecia, or pattern baldness. This genetic condition makes recipients more sensitive to the hormone DHT, which...
As a 24 year old with rapid hair loss, you need to meet with a doctor who will build a Master Plan for you from which you can manage your hair loss with medications and possibly leading to a hair transplant if the medications do not work
