What is causing my hair loss over the last year? (Photos)

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Hello I am a 28 year old male, for the past year I have been losing hair but at the same time regrowing at a sporadic pace all over my body, I have been to four dermatologists that chalked it up to stress with one saying maybe alopecia ophiasis took blood tests for cbc/tsh/esr/ana and all came back normal. The rest of my body hair is affected similarly, but none of the dermatologists see any issues, not sure if hair loss surgeons would be skilled in alopecia or what to do next for seeking advice

Amir Yazdan, MD · Answer

Judging by the pictures provided, the best advice I can give you is to do your research and seek a reputable and experienced hair restoration surgeon for a thorough in-person evaluation. With that said, I don't believe you should chalk this up to just being related to stress because a few blood tests came back normal. Important factors to be considered: 
Family HistoryExam of the scalp and hairRunning appropriate blood testsPossible small scalp biopsyIn your specific case, we would want to rule out any underlying conditions first before diagnosing and treating you with male-pattern baldness. 
I've added a link to some possible and common medical conditions related to certain patterns of hair loss for insight. Hope this helps.

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

you need a formal evaluation for your hair loss. PRP/stem cells injections give the most improvement along with topicals and pills in certain cases if this is genetic .  Best, Dr. Emer.

P. Daniel Ward, MD · Answer

Thank you for the question. I strongly advise that you see a hair loss specialist so that the proper labs can be checked and, if possible, a biopsy can be performed to help determine the cause.

Jai Bansal, MD · Answer

This seem to be a retrograde alopecia case for which you need to undergo a formal hair evaluation by a surgeon. This is not a very well-known hair loss reason but is found to be very common among population these days. It is estimated that approximately two out of three hair loss sufferers experience some degree of retrograde alopecia in addition to their male patterned hair loss problems.

Ilhan Serdaroglu, MD · Answer

that is a retrograde alopecia case . I recommend you to have a dermatoscopic exam and ıf needed a skin biopsy and to have a full exam with an hair surgeon and/or endocrinologist , to find out any reason for hair loss.

What is causing my hair loss over the last year? (Photos)

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