Whats wrong with my hair?!

Oh, I thought when you said you wanted it to grow like the other half, you meant the other side of your head!  My mistake.  First, it really doesn't look bad.  If you feel that it is thinner than it was before, and continues to get thinner, you may want to get checked out by a doctor, sometimes hair loss is an indicator of another problem.  (Be sure you aren't taking too much vitamin A, for example.  That can cause hair loss).

But if it has always been the same, that's just how it grows, and I wouldn't worry about it too much.  That is one place that some people just have less hair.  If you want to try to cover it, you can try different styles - see if growing it a little longer would help (one half inch of length may make a difference.  You can also try massage to see if increased blood flow to the area won't cause it to make a few more hairs.  Just rub this spot with your fingertips and just move the skin around over your skull (holding your fingers in the same place so you don't pull out hairs, then just change places with your fingers).  Do that for 30 seconds a time, twice a day and see.  I don't know if that will really do anything, but some people swear by it, so, its free, it can't hurt to try.
  

It could be, if your mother's brothers have thinning hair, (the baldness gene runs on the mother's side), you may inherit it also. But if its only on one side, I think it is more likely something else causing it.

If you want to try a satin pillowcase to see if it happens when you sleep, you can buy only the pillowcases at www.tenderheaded.com  They sell a zippered single case for 9 bucks.

Edited by Susan W - December 30 2007 at 8:07am