Almost every person has a kind of bald spot in the center...

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Jackson6612

#415076 Thu, 06 Sep 07 03:34 PM

Almost every person has a kind of bald spot in the center of head, where scalp is visible. Some have two instead of one. What is it called?

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Philip

#415087 Thu, 06 Sep 07 03:53 PM

Jackson6612 wrote:
Almost every person has a kind of bald spot in the center of head, where scalp is visible. Some have two instead of one. What is it called?

I've always heard 'bald pate'.

Philip

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khoff

#415092 Thu, 06 Sep 07 03:57 PM

I would just call it a bald spot. A typical, inherited type where the bald spot starts at the forehead and proceeds back across the top of the head is, I think, called "male-pattern baldness."

Actually, I wouldn't say that almost everyone has a bald spot -- maybe a spot where the whorls of hair are centered and the hair is a bit thinner, but I wouldn't call that a bald spot on most people. Maybe barbers or hairdressers have a special name for it.

khoff

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Jackson6612

#415105 Thu, 06 Sep 07 04:34 PM

Khoff wrote:

Actually, I wouldn't say that almost everyone has a bald spot -- maybe a spot where the whorls of hair are centered and the hair is a bit thinner, but I wouldn't call that a bald spot on most people. Maybe barbers or hairdressers have a special name for it.

Hi Khoff,

Please explain the red statement and why are you using dashes (--) after spot?

Jackson6612

nona the brit

#415158 Thu, 06 Sep 07 07:47 PM

The area all the hair seems to start growing from (like the middle of a hair whirlpool) is called the crown. It's not a bald spot though.

nona the brit

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The name says it all.