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Can the hair sebum gland becomes damage for life?

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Dr. Nayana Trivedi answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

No: Do you mean Dry hair ? or formation of Sebaceous Cyst? Former is usaully due to over use of Chemicals and Shampoo etc. Later is treatable condition.

Answered 9/12/2014

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Dr. Steven Warren answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Depends: what is the cause of the damage. If it is a burn or a laceration which scar tissue then yes but usually the glands are not damage for life and can return

Dr Munshower agreed

Answered 11/16/2014

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