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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Alvin Lin
Geriatrics 32 years experience
What's your question: We don't control hair color, texture, distribution etc. Some lose Not everyone goes bald but some do much earlier than others. Not everyone develops w... Read More
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Dr. Heidi Fowler
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Early graying: whitenting of hair is related to genetic predisposition. Age of initial graying is largely a matter of genetics. However stressors: nutritional defici... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. Kristi Kohl
Family Medicine 22 years experience
May be other causes: Premature graying can occur, though it is usually genetic so you may be able to look at your family and see that you inherited it from a family member... Read More
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Dr. Heidi Fowler
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Whitening of hair: is usually related to genetic predisposition. Age of initial graying is largely a matter of genetics. However stressors: nutritional deficiencies, che... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
Dr. Stephen Southard
Internal Medicine 17 years experience
Some things: There are a few reported readily reversible causes like B12 deficiency and thyroid disease that can be readily tested for. There are some other less ... Read More
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Dr. Heidi Fowler
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Whitening of hair is: related to genetic predisposition. Age of initial graying is largely a matter of genetics. However stressors: nutritional deficiencies, chemotherapy, ... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Philip Ewing
Pediatrics 21 years experience
Premature Gray?: It sounds like you might have premature gray hair. This is not uncommon, especially in people whose family members were gray at an early age. If you ... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Finkelstein
Internal Medicine 39 years experience
Usually: genetics, check with family about how young people were when they turned grey. not many medical issues cause "white hair" in an adult
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ralph Boling
Obstetrics and Gynecology 41 years experience
Not uncommon: some people start getting grey hairs earlier.
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A member asked:
Dr. Christine Hom
Pediatrics 32 years experience
White hairs: The tendency to timing and distribution of white hairs is inherited. As part of your unique self, I would try to be comfortable with your hair color... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. John Munshower
Family Medicine 32 years experience
Aging: As we get older, the pigment cells in our hair follicles gradually die. When there are fewer pigment cells in a hair follicle, that strand of hair wil... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
Dr. Alvin Lin
Geriatrics 32 years experience
Nope - 3 white hairs: Just kidding!!! That's just an old folk tale. Pulling out white hairs does nothing to increase (replacement) number of white hairs. All it does is tem... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singh
Pathology 51 years experience
Dye: Plucking grey/white will neither increase nor decrease those. The only practical solution is to dye your hair, if you are bothered by the white hair. ... Read More
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