Do my eyebrows have an underlying skin/hair problem? (Photos)

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The skin below the hair is red and perhaps inflamed, especially in the areas of the thinnest hair. The hair is very sparse and patchy overall. It's been like this for as long as I can remember.

Ilhan Serdaroglu, MD · Answer

you may have a scatricial alopecia type disorder. for example we can see both patch hair loss and eyebrow inflammation and hair loss in frontal fibrosing alopecia..So you may need to have a full exam with an hair surgeon, dermatologist and skin biopsy to find out reason for hair loss.

Jeff Donovan, MD, PhD · Answer

Yes, it is quite likely that there is an underlying hair disorder. I would need more information about your health and childhood and to know more about the skin of the face, cheeks, arms and scalp in order to provide a diagnosis.  If you have truly had it for as long as you can remember then conditions such as keratosis pilaris atrophicans needs to be carefully considered. Please see an expert dermatologist.

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

It does look like you ae experiencing a disease of the eyebrow hair. See a dermstologist so that a diagnosis can be made

Do my eyebrows have an underlying skin/hair problem? (Photos)

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