Is it too late to undergo treatment to grow my hair back on my scalp? (photo)

Traction alopecia may be permanent when you braid your hair very tight over many months.  Hair transplant may be an option.

I suggest non invasive options such as PRP/progesterone or transplantation for improvement. Please seek an expert. Best, Dr. Emer

jourdi07,Hair loss can result from prolonged pulling on the hair. This is common among African-American women who wear their hair in tight pony-tail, dreadlocks, or use hair weaves or extensions. It is also seen in Sikh men who employ turbans. This hair loss is usually permanent, but very amenable to hair transplantation.Sincerely,Bernardino A. Arocha, MD

This is called Traction Alopecia. This is resulted from the Hair weave. You may want to seek interest in a hair transplant to solve this. I would suggest seeing a hair loss expert in your area to see if you are a candidate for a transplant and what would be best for you.

Platelet Rich Plasma Hair Restoration Therapy is a Great Natural Approach for the Restoration and Treatment of Hair Loss or Thinning Hair PRP Hair Restoration Therapy is suitable for both men and women. It is a state of the art, non surgical, totally natural, alternative medical procedure used for the treatment of hair loss or hair thinning.Human plasma contains platelets, a natural source of proteins called growth factors. These growth factors play an important part in the body’s healing response to injury. Platelet-rich plasma is blood that has been enriched with a high concentration of platelets. PRP is created by separating platelets from a blood sample, increasing their concentration, and mixing them back into the extracted plasma, making it 5 to 10 times richer in platelets. PRP is a natural product created from your own body. A small amount of blood is drawn from you and placed in a sterile tube that is spun down in a centrifuge to separate the different components of the blood. Red and white blood cells are divided from the platelets and the plasma (the clear fluid). This plasma now contains a higher than normal number of platelets and is called platelet rich plasma, or PRP. This plasma is injected into a wound or surgical site to accelerate tissue healing and the formation of new cellular growth by stimulating inactive or newly implanted hair follicles into an active growth phase.

The hair loss is due to traction and is called traction alopecia (hair loss). Hair transplantation is the only way to get it back. See the link below of a picture of one of my patients that I performed a hair transplant on after losing hair from traction alopecia.

Unfortunately, you are correct - it is not likely that hair will grow back.  But you can either transplant it or seek the skills of an experienced scalp surgeon like Dr. Kabaker (Oakland, CA) or Tony Mangubat (WA) who can take the scar out pretty easily with excellent cosmetic results and a minimum of downtime.Good luck!

This happens from weaves and the hair that you lost will not grow back. You can treat this with a hair transplant very effectively/