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I am losing 400-800 strands of hair a day. the hairloss is not patchy. just thinning my hair really bad. what could be the reason? i have hairlos/rash

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See a Dr: There are various ways people lose scalp hair. A dermatologist will help sort it out. The remedy will be determined by this evaluation.

Answered 4/15/2016

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