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I permanent dye damage my follicle and now i got hair loss with a bulb on the end of the hair what can i do?

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Dr. Gebrehana Zebro (formerly Woldegiorgis) answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

See Dermatologist: Any hair loss may have various reason . To sort out what exactly caused your hair loss and as to what can be done to stop it and reverse it you need to see dermatologist. Good luck.

Answered 9/12/2013

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