Hereditary Hair Loss

My husbuan has a receeding hair line and my hair is thin around the temples.  My five year old daughter is now developing the identical thinning as her father (near the temple area).  Is there anything I can do to prevent this hair loss from worsening?  What about her parents?

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
It is normal to find such type of hair loss in males but if your 5 year old daughter is having such symptoms , then it needs to be evaluated. For the hair fall, causes could be due to stress, fungal infections, alopecia aereata, hormonal imbalance (overproduction of dihydrotestosterone and thyroid hormones irregularities),malnutrition, telogen effluvium and sebum plugs on skin.

I would suggest you to consult a dermatologist and get these possibilities evaluated.

I suggest you to get it evaluated for these possibilities. It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your dermatologist. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.