there are several forms of permanent hair loss: • male-pattern baldness. this is a genetic predisposition and can begin in men in their early teens. it generally presents as a receding hairline at your temples and visible thinning of the hair at the top of your head. • female-pattern baldness. most women who experience this form of hair loss will experience thinning at the top of their hair near the front and on the sides. complete baldness in women is rare but not unheard of. • cicatricial alopecia is due to scarring resulting from inflammation that damages and scars hair follicles of the scalp. this can result in patchy bald spots. one disease that causes this is lupus.
what are the types of permanent hair loss?