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Dr. Bernard Seif
Clinical Psychology 42 years experience
Recent research: suggests that low vitamin D may be a factor in hair loss, along with low iron. Please see your doc who may check these levels and tell you proper dos... Read More
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Dr. Robert Kwok
Pediatrics 35 years experience
Depends on cause...: One's primary care doctor can check for medical causes. If none are found, then one can see a dermatologist, especially one specializing in hair resto... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ronald Krauser
A Verified Doctoranswered
Rheumatology 54 years experience
Hair transplants: Hair transplants are the one certain treatment. Try rogaine (minoxidil) and see if that helps.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Emil Shakov
Aesthetic Medicine 19 years experience
If it worked: Than everyone would know about it! they have combined multiple ingredients good for hair regrowth. Saw palmetto which prevents conversion of test. M... Read More
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Dr. Ed Friedlander
Pathology 46 years experience
Embrace who you are?: This is just minoxidil, which sort-of-works for a while, plus a bunch of placebos ("vasodilators" and similar nonsense). Another idea -- buzz your hea... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Joseph Eastern
Dermatology 46 years experience
Not yet anyway: Keratinocyte growth factor (kgf) is a protein present in the epithelialization phase of wound healing. It may be responsible for part of the healing p... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
Dr. Joseph Eastern
Dermatology 46 years experience
Probably not.: Contrary to what you read online, side effects from rogaine (minoxidil) are rare. There are many common causes of palpitations. You need to see your f... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
Dr. Shaym Puppala
Internal Medicine 27 years experience
Grocapix not same: Grocapix contains red clover extract that is said to be a 5-alpha reductase inhibitor, suppressing dihydrotestosterone thereby reducing effects of thi... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
Dr. Edwin Ishoo
A Verified Doctoranswered
30 years experience
Hair loss: Abscess where? you may have hidradenitis and need to see the doctor but there is no relationship with the medications you've mentioned.
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A male asked:
Dr. Monib Zirvi
Dermatology 23 years experience
Slows down loss: Rogaine (minoxidil) and Propecia have both been shown to slow down the rate of hair loss in androgenetic alopecia. The benefits, however, only last as... Read More
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A 47-year-old male asked:
Dr. Anifat Balogun
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 31 years experience
Hair loss treatment: Best treatment for hair loss varies depending on your sex, medical and family history and physical findings. Effective treatments to slow hair loss or... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Bader
Dermatology 29 years experience
Hair loss: First one must find out why they are losing hair-get the correct diagnosis: male-pattern, female-pattern, alopecia areata, telogen efluvium, medicatio... Read More
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