losing hair on only one side of head

[puddles66]

Hello there, I'm hoping someone out there may have experianced this problem, or may have some ideas as to what is going on with me,For the last six month, I have been steadly losing the hair on the right side of my body,my mother is a hairstylist she specializes in hair loss ,wigs and hairpieces for any type of hairloss,including cancer, and alopecia.I go to her every six weeks to get a cut and color and she obviously has been cutting my hair since I was a baby,in the past six months I have lost hair on the right side of my head,she showed me the difference between the right side to the left and it was stunning!!! there was a inch difference in length and I am thinning throught out the right side of my head . My mother said she has never seen anything like it that she can remember.and she should know.I have noticed that on the right side of my body hair is not growing at the same rate as the left side,have any of you had a hair loss patten like this? I'm stumped !! thanks

[mkaushik1]

It seems all of you are suffering from Telogen Effluvium. Please read the article below to resolve the problem.

http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/hair-loss/effluviums

[mkaushik1]

It seems all of you are suffering from Telogen Effluvium. Please read the article below to resolve the problem.

http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/hair-loss/effluviums

[prettyvick]

I also have experienced total baldness at the right side of my head. It seems to have spread .  At some time I had anemia; I don't know if this had anything to do with it or not.  I am Afro American and have always worn tight ponytails.  But I don't believe that would be it because why would it just be bald on one side of my hair?  I have questioned in my mind if it is due to a tumor, cancer or even use of cell phone use.  I have been
to a hematologist who even ruled out Lupus.  I would really like to know what the cause of this is and how to treat it. Do you think going to a dermatologist would help?  

[jacrjacr]

check your ferritin serum and if it is low normal....low iron causes hair loss

[jadenEyes]

Too much showering, could be culprit as well.

Oils are very important.

Also try less shampoo sometimes.

[PTL64]

Hi Ladies,

I've joined this community to share my experience as well. I started loosing hair on my right side in the past 7 months. It's so fast that I can see my scalp in the mirror. I did all kinds of test and nothing is internally wrong. I also went to a scalp analysis Clinique. The Dr. said it could be due to stress, change of location,... apparently my hair produces an extra amount of oil (sebum) which is one reason for my hair loss. Also genetics is adding up to the problem. I talked to a friend who is a pharmacist and she told me to go for natural remedy. So I made the following changes:
- massage my hair with a mix of coconut oil+ mustard oil+ almond oil+ castor oil and leave it for 3 hours
- massage my hair with the mix of egg white+ honey+ olive oil
- use organic baby shampoo
-use henna to color my hair , no more chemical hair color
- massage with bone marrow every 2 weeks

I wont say that I got all my hair back but I see some improvement. Also, try to stay away from STRESS.

[AdamRyan]

read my comment below