Are there any answers?

OK, so the doctors I have talked to are as mystified as I am. My hairline has receded and there is a band of hairless white skin from above my ears (no hair around my ears). ear to ear. I lost my eyebrows and body hair first, then my hairline thinned and receded. There has been no inflammation or scarring. Yes, I am postmenapausal and have been on HRT but I'm not alone in my family. My 91 year old aunt has the same pattern baldness. So, you would think it's just an age thing (I'm 66) but my 37 year old daughter has the exact same problem. I'm curious. Is this a genetic thing, coincidental auto-immune problem, age or hormonal. My daughter's doctor thinks it's an auto-immune problem. It may just be age with my aunt and maybe it's hormonal for me. I don't know but the pattern is the same for all of us. At the moment I can bring hair forward but if I recede much further that isn't going to work. 

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Comment by sadandunsure on October 16, 2015 at 4:48am
Could be frontal fibrosing alopecia...there is a group for it on here
Comment by Maz on October 16, 2015 at 10:28am

Thanks sadandunsure.

It certainly frontal alopecia but I have no idea what other catagory it belongs in. There's never been any problem with my skin and I assume that the bald area is only white because it hasn't been exposed to the sun. And it won't be because I will bring my hair forward as long as I can then I will look into wigs, hairbands, whatever is necessary. I'm happy to have found this site. I'm sure it will be helpful on this particular journey.

Comment by sadandunsure on October 16, 2015 at 1:08pm
It belongs to scarring (cicatricial) alopecia. The follicles have inflammation surrounding them underneath the skin, the hair falls out, and fibrosis (scarring) happens preventing hair from ever being able to grow back, unfortunately it is a permanent type of hair loss. You can google "frontal fibrosing alopecia" to learn more.

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