Scalp reduction is the process of decreasing of the area of bald skin on the head. In time, the skin on the head becomes flexible and stretched enough that some of it can be surgically removed. After the hairless scalp is removed, the space is closed with hair-covered scalp.
BALD definition: 1. with little or no hair on the head: 2. completely bald: 3. basic and with no unnecessary words…. Learn more.
- having little or no hair on the scalp. 2. destitute of some natural growth or covering: a bald mountain. 3. plain: a bald prose style. 4. undisguised: a bald lie. 5. having white on the head: the bald eagle. 6. (of a tire) having the tread worn away. 7. to become bald. bald′ness, n.
Hair thinning is common, as well as patterns of baldness. There are different kinds of baldness, and there are some clear signs that you may be going bald. Don't worry though — there are ways to treat and manage baldness if you identify you are balding. Take a good hard look at your head in the mirror.
Definition of bald adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. having little or no hair on the head. He started going bald in his twenties. Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English.
This type of hair loss tends to progress slowly. It can take years before thinning hair becomes a bald area on the top of your head. This hair loss pattern is very common in certain racial groups.