On Hyperkeratosis of the Head

I have a problem.

My so called dandruff is actually, according to one of the dermatologist I went to years ago, is actually hyperkeratosis of the scalp. Meaning, the growth of skin is faster than normal people. Thing is, the shreds of skin that comes out from the scalp, is larger than the flakes you see in dandruff. They’re bloody big pieces, like, more than 5 times bigger than flakes. Seriously. So I was given some medication, and was asked to use it like hair shampoo. But the smell was horrible, and I must’ve stopped using it at some point when I found out “Head&Shoulder” actually stopped the itchiness and the BIG flakes on my head.

And so, I’ve been using the same shampoo ever since, until recently that the scalp started to itch again. It must’ve been the old bad habit that we all have at home. While our eyes are concentrating on the books, our hands just got naughty and don’t know where to go. So the hands found their ways to the face. My sister has a habit of scratching on her pimples when she was still a teenager. While I, as expected, acted as if I’ve got lice on my head.

This time round, somehow the hyperkeratosis must’ve “spread” from just this space above the ears to the hairline on the forehead. I’ve been finding large flakes when my itchy hands were exploring for new territories.

What made me pretty uneasy is the fact that, on top of the itch in the hairline, I’ve also started to notice skins are starting to peel underneath my eyebrow. And also this narrow part above the nose-bridge between the eyebrows. I have been scratching and scratching, that one of my colleagues, when we bumped into each other a few days ago, asked me what happened to my face.

I wonder if the scratch marks were THAT serious.

If my skin grows faster than other people, and if my skins are shedding, how come they don’t happen all over my body and just my head? I wonder if I’ll get new baby skin though...