Wrinkles on top of my head

[gr8t]

Hi I am a 21 year old male and since i was 17 I noticed that there were wrinkles or lines coming up on my head. I hadnt noticed them before or there werent as many as there are now. When i feel the top of my head its all bumpy and im worried of what this might be.

[1920]

we need to find out what the basketball player shane battier did to get ride of his wrinkles

[yaz99]

Cutis verticis gyrata (CVG) is a superficial medical condition usually associated with thickening of the scalp.


CVG is classified according to the presence, or lack of, underlying cause. Many studies seem to show that CVG occurs in individuals in a secondary form to other ailments. However, the condition can also be present on its own.
The classifications are:
Primary
Primary essential
Primary non essential
Secondary
Primary CVG is where the cause of the condition in unknown.
Primary essential CVG has no other associated abnormalities. This occurs mainly in men, with a male:female ratio of 5 or 6:1, and develops during or soon after puberty. Because of the slow progression of the condition, which usually occurs without symptom, it often passes unnoticed in the early stage [4]
Primary non essential CVG can be associated with neuropsychiatric disorders including cerebral palsy, epilepsy, seizures and ophthalmologic abnormalities, most commonly cataracts.
Secondary CVG occurs as a consequence of a number of diseases that produce changes in scalp structure. (These conditions include: Acromegaly (excessive growth hormone, due to pituitary gland tumour),Melanocytic naevi (moles), Birthmarks (including Connective tissue naevi, fibromas and naevus lipomatosus), Inflammatory processes (e.g., eczema, psoriasis, Darier disease, folliculitis, impetigo, atopic dermatitis, acne).



There is no cure for this condition and currently, medical treatment is limited to plastic surgery with excision of the folds by means of scalp reduction and more recently scalp subcision

[James03]

Im 24 years old and i noticed my wrinkles when i was about 19. Ive always had short hair but very thick hair (my barber made sure to remind me about that ever time i went in). I hated how i couldn't do much with it when i put gel so then i started using hair nets to flatten my hair in hopes of getting it to be more manageable. It worked out and i let my hair grow a little bigger so i would be able to style it even further. When i turned 19 i got lazy and decided to go back to my short hair but when i got my first haircut i noticed some small wrinkles on my scalp i don't know how they got there but i fear it might have something to do with the hair net. That's just what i think though i haven't found anything online to support it but i have also noticed that black people seem to have this condition more than others. They braid their hair so it got me thinking if my hairnet might have been pulling on my hair and scalp as their braid did to there's. But im 24 now and haven't found any health problems linked to my wrinkles besides feeling embarrassed with short hair because i feel like everyone's looking at them. My girlfreind tells me she cant see anything but since i know there there i just get a taper with a 5 on top that keeps them out of sight. I still use the hair net never the less because i figure the damage is done and i like my hair better when its flattened.I would still like a cure for them but them but for the mean time i wont let it ruin my life i had totally forgot about them till i saw them on some guy at the mall.

[Carlosb]

Im 25, 175 pounds 6'4" hispanic man...I noticed about the condition like 2 years ago...I used to have an afro and the braid for less than a year a really tight...When I cut my hair I discovered this...I have use protein products to work out, have had problems with dandruf and used to wash my head like once a week (poor habit)..I have like 5 lines but they are side to side...When I cut my hair it's really notorious after the next two weeks but then not so much....I think scupl reduction (surgerical process) seems the most effectice cure

[curtis27]

i have them also... maybe its from wearing glasses for a long time?

[HolisticTherapist]

I am a 22 year old male, I had trauma to the left side of my cranium when I was 9 and when I was 15 to 17 I had cornrows that were usually tight and when I shaved my head at 17 I noticed folds of skin on my scalp. At the time I didn't know what it was but it was very odd looking and embarrassing. I am currently a Massage Therapist  and I learned a lot about the human body in sickness health, growth and development and structure of anatomy. I became very skillful with Othopedic Modalities that involved treating structural imbalances. for two weeks now I have been treating this condition on my own and successfully although it it extremely painful and time consuming. I use moist heat directly to my scalp to loosen the Epicranial Aponeurosis ( A.K.A, Galea Aponeurotica) and then I use my fist and wall to find the tender points to break up the scar tissue. This is extremely painful but effective. There are no other known treatments for manipulation out there, so far I've only seen surgical intervention. My lympatic flow has open more and my pores on my face also. I have suffered from migraine headaches, acne vulgaris and poor hearing in my left ear that is improving.