Do African American men experience no hair growth after a sebaceous cyst removed from scalp? (photos)

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I’ve had a sebaceous cyst removed 3 years ago . It wasn’t infected but it gave me headaches when going to the barber . Now I was told that my hair was to grow back . It never grew back and I have a mass ball spot on my scalp. I believe it was negligence .

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

This needs an in-person evaluation. I suggest seeing a hair loss expert now to go over your condition and provide you information about your best treatment options. There are great non-invasive options like prp/progesterone which can help with hair regrowth and/or hair transplantation. See an expert. Best, Dr. Emer

Ilhan Serdaroglu, MD · Answer

Bald scar area may restored with HT. You may have  a hair transplant surgery from healthy scalp skin follicular units to that area to cover  the defect.

Travis James, DO · Answer

Thanks for your question. In general sebaceous cysts will not cause you to lose hair in the area. People may lose a small amount in the area after removal but should be contained only to the area of scar tissue from the excision. I would recommend you see a dermatologist for evaluation of your alopecia as this wouldn’t be a typical response but there are numerous other causes that this could be attributed to. Good luck.

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

It is not unusual for some hair loss around an excision for something like a sebaceous cyst; however, what you have here seems more than I would expect. This may be the way you healed and developed a wide expanding scar. It might take 8 months to know if this is permanent.

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