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Is there "real" help for hair loss for women? 2 long story. anesthesia started it. hasn't changed. i am mortified. 1/2's gone.
5 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Lots of reasons: Go see your family doc and even get a referral to a dermatologist specializing in hair loss. First, remember that stress can lead to hair loss. Child birth & hospitalization are classic causes of stress but so is surgery. Hair eventually comes back several months later. Thyroid disease can do this too. So can too much testosterone & its derivative, dihydrotestosterone. So get tested and see derm.
Answered 3/18/2013
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Anesthesia: Just cause it started after anesthesia does not mean it is related to anesthesia. That would be too simplistic. Need to see a dermatologist or other doctor.
Answered 6/17/2021
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See a dermatologist: I'm not sure how anesthesia could have caused your hair loss, outside of a compression injury. You need to see a dermatologist for an evaluation and blood tests of thyroid hormone, etc. Good luck.
Answered 11/17/2013
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