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In one of my legs i have a spot without any hair but the rest of the leg has hair and so does the other leg. i just noticed this and i dont think i had it before. is it possible that my hair is falling from one of my legs? and what does it mean?

Q: in one of my legs i have a spot without any hair but the rest of the leg has hair and so does the other leg. i just noticed this and i dont think i had it before. is it possible that my hair is falling from one of my legs? and what does it mean?

: Very common to have a single small area of no hair on your leg at age 18. Called "Alopecia ". Most likely you will not develop any similar patches over the years plus a good chance the Alopecia patch will slowly regrow it's hair.

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Very common to have a single small area of no hair on your leg at age 18. Called "Alopecia ". Most likely you will not develop any similar patches over the years plus a good chance the Alopecia patch will slowly regrow it's hair.

Answered 12/29/2021

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A member asked:

In one of my legs i have a spot without any hair but the rest of the leg has hair and so does the other leg. i just noticed this and i dont think i had it before. is it possible that my hair is falling from one of my legs? and what does it mean?

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