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How do you repair hair follicles damaged by pulling?
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Cannot: If you have already just roy a hair follicle by constant pulling on the hair this cannot be reversed.
Answered 7/1/2016
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Hair Transplantation: Hair follicles damaged by "traction alopecia" due to pulling can only be restored using hair transplantation. Good news: hair transplants today are not pluggy, painful or unsightly. Using minimally-invasive fue neograft no-scalpel/no-stitch harvesting, follicles can be permanently redistributed into the damaged area. Continued pulling however will damage the transplants, so address that first.
Answered 9/29/2016
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