Hair loss near the temples is a symptom of hair loss, which may be caused by factors such as patchy baldness, postpartum alopecia, and seborrheic alopecia.
1. Patch baldness: this disease may be related to heredity, immune dysfunction and other factors, usually in a certain area of the scalp hair loss, skin lesions manifested as round or ovoid non-scarring hair loss, in the edge of the patch baldness can often be seen in the “exclamation point” kind of hair. It may appear in the temple area, and the affected area has smooth skin, usually without inflammatory reaction.
2. Postpartum alopecia: This disease is related to the sharp decline in estrogen levels, and is a resting phase of alopecia, which usually begins to appear in 4 to 6 months after delivery, and mothers may find that there is an increase in the amount of hair loss near the temples, which can be gradually recovered in a year or so without any special treatment.
3. Seborrheic Alopecia: It may be related to endocrine function (mainly androgen), mental state, heredity and certain medication factors. The symptoms of alopecia areata are slow and can be staged, sometimes light and sometimes heavy, hair loss can occur near the temples, and after a few years, it can lead to thinning of hair on the top of the head or temples, and the scalp is bright. The head is oily and greasy or flaky, and the hair is fine and yellow.
Hair loss near the temples may also have other causes, the patient should go to the hospital in time to find out the cause of the disease and follow the doctor’s instructions for related treatment.