Bald spots in my beard!

[SteveDK]

Hi everyone.

I'm a young man in my late 20's. I eat healthy and go to the gym regularly.

I recently discovered two bald spots in my beard. They're located under my jaw and the biggest is approx. 1 inch in diameter and the smaller one i about ½ inch.

I went to my doctor who just wrote it off as stress and said, that I should relax more - I just think that sounds too easy for him to say that.

Is there anyone else outdoor with the same problem? I'm so afraid it will start spreading.

 

[oni]

The crabs are eating your beard hair ................................. Have you been going down on any strange women??

 

[SteveDK]

Oni: Don't be sarcastic please - these bald spots are really getting me down - no need to mock me.

 

[wbeast]

Hm, I can imagine this would be tough, especially if you're very fond of your beard.

I have a friend who experienced something similar (circular bald spot under his chin, slightly off center). If I remember right, he went to the doctor and it ended up being a patch of severely dry skin. He had to shave his beard for awhile (oh no!) and apply a prescription moisturizer in the region for a bit, but eventually it grew back, albeit with slightly different pigmentation.

Does your bald patch feel especially dry and itchy?
If you can't find a solution, there's always the smooth-faced approach. Good luck man!

 

[SteveDK]

wbeast: Thank you very much for your reply and support.

Well, concerning dryness, I haven't really noticed, but I guess I'll start giving it some moisture until I can see my dermatologist (2 months wait for an appointment, dammit).

Dryness would take a ton off my mental load at the moment. I'm trying to stay positive, but things like this can really freak me out.

How long did it take to grow back?

 

[hairforce9]

hey i read about this somewhere cant remeber what its called but it does usually have to do with stress. if my memory is correct this is suppose to correct itself within 6 months to a year so your gonna have to hang in there. also i think if you go to a derm they can help by injecting some sort of steroide to help speed up the process but i think you shouls look into that first.
good luck

 

[Monkies]

This happened to me. I had two patches, one large one under my chin and one on my cheek. It was nearly a year before it grew back to its original density.

 

[SteveDK]

Monkies: How did it grow back? Did it appear as light and fine hair at first, or did the regular hair just appear after all that time?

 

[BALD23]

IS THIS A SERIOUS THREAD...OR ARE YOU TAKING THE PISS OUT OF US BALDIES...I WISH I WAS LOSING HAIR ON MY FACE RATHER THAN MY SCALP....YOU SHOULD THINK YOUR SELF LUCKY MY FRIEND

 

[SteveDK]

Of course I'm serious. With the two replies from people who know about the issue, why would I kid around?

I really feel with you guys who have male pattern baldness, but loosing parts of hair almost overnight in ones facial hair isn't what I would call "fun".

 

[BALD23]

OK SORRY MAN...HOPE YOUR FACIAL HAIR GROWS BACK SOON..
GOOD LUCK !!!