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can hair grow back after thinning
A 24-year-old male asked:
if hair thinning is caused by a crashed diet can the hair grow back once diet is returned to normal?
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Diet: Your hair may go back to "normal" but whether or not it does is second fiddle to going back to a normal diet.
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A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michelle Jones singer answered
37 years experience Gynecology
Yes: it will grow back. This is something you need to confirm and discuss in detail with your doctor. You need to know and understand the procedure complet ... Read More
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A 60-year-old female asked:
Dr. Louise Andrew answered
45 years experience Emergency Medicine
Not usually: But stress, low thyroid, anemia, and several other things can cause thinning hair. Get a general checkup, ask for some tests and also be sure that yo ... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Otto Placik answered
33 years experience Plastic Surgery
If no follicle scar: If the follicles is not scarred, it is very likely that the hair will grow back. However, if scar develops, the hair may stop growing.
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Dr. Michael Dansie answered
15 years experience Family Medicine
Sometimes: Unfortunately there are many aspects and factors to this question. Hair can often grow back after months to years, but may not if return if there is d ... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Stanley Schwartz answered
51 years experience Endocrinology
Often yes: But takes time- year.
A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Sewa Legha answered
49 years experience Medical Oncology
Yes hair grow back: Once you stop using chemotherapy, your hair will grow back and come back to near normal within 2-3 months.
A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Arthur Balin answered
46 years experience Dermatology
Seborrheic dermatiti: Seborrheic dermatitis doesn't usually result in loss of hair. It just leads to itching and flaking of the skin on the face and in the scalp. I suppos ... Read More
A 44-year-old member asked:
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Alopecia areata: Up to 50 percent of patients who present with patchy alopecia areata experience spontaneous hair regrowth within one year. However, most will relapse. ... Read More
A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Aradhna Saxena answered
18 years experience Dermatology
Yes: Yes, because a 1st degree burn does not burn the bulb/root of the hair follicle (where the hair originates).
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