| Subject | Date Asked |
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| central centrifugal scarring alopecia (CCSA) | 11/20/2009 |
Q: Fisher I have been experiencing persistent diffused hair loss close to five years now. Its ...
A: CCSA is a form of scaring alopecia. One the area scars the hair will not grow back. Using ...
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| hair | 11/19/2009 |
Q: my question is little different maybe. I have a lot of hair on all parts of my body.i'm 20. and a ...
A: Laser hair removal is the most effective but you would need about 10 treatments to remove the hair. ...
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| Hair falling | 11/19/2009 |
Q: I have no patches symptoms on the body including scalp,beard,pubic,axillae, and eyebrows.though I ...
A: Alopecia universalis is total hairloss meaning you would have no hair on your body. Thus, you do ...
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| Hair falling | 11/18/2009 |
Q: I have no patches symptoms on the body including scalp,beard,pubic,axillae, and eyebrows.though I ...
A: You need a scalp biopsy of the hair to determine the type of hair loss you have: Male Pattern ...
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| Diffuse hairloss, Prolactioma and Low Testosterone ? | 11/17/2009 |
Q: I have been slightly thinning and receding a tiny bit and had a mild case of Seb Dermatitis(no ...
A: From what you describe you have Male Pattern Hairloss. The two treatments that are effective for ...
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| Hair falling | 11/17/2009 |
Q: I have no patches symptoms on the body including scalp,beard,pubic,axillae, and eyebrows.though I ...
A: If you are losing hair all over your body then it is alopecia universalis. If you are losing hair ...
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| help! | 11/14/2009 |
Q: sir you told me to take help of oils and nourishment! my mother says when i was in school i had very ...
A: Oils will help dry scalp and dry hair but will not help your hair if it is thinning. Biotin 2.5mg ...
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| Hair loss after mono | 11/13/2009 |
Q: My 18 year old son recently (mid September 2009) had mononucleosis. At the same time he had been ...
A: Your son most likely has what is called a Telogen Effluvium. This type of hair loss occurs after a ...
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| Increased shedding with Minoxidil | 11/13/2009 |
Q: I'm a 27 year old female. I sent a picture of my scalp to one of the experts here a while ago and he ...
A: The way to find out what you have is to go to a dermatologist and get a scalp biopsy. You may have ...
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| Accutane/LoEstrine 24 FE/Yasmine Hair loss | 11/12/2009 |
Q: I was taking Loestrine 24 FE for about 1.5 years with no hair loss problems. However, I was getting ...
A: From your description you have a telogen effluvium. Accutane can cause a telogen effluvium. ...
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| Hair Loss | 11/12/2009 |
Q: Hey. Im 19 and and I went to the dermatologist because I thought I was experiencing hair loss. The ...
A: You may have to scalp conditions going on. You may have a telogen effluvium where the hair goes into ...
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| Alopecia | 11/11/2009 |
Q: recently there was hair loss in my scalp.the hair loss was in circular form.the total area was of ...
A: You have one or two scalp conditions. You either have male pattern hairless which is genetic or you ...
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| scalp biopsy results | 11/10/2009 |
Q: Could you help explain what all this means? Biopsy 1(12/10/08 on top of head near crown). No ...
A: Miniaturization of the follicles is consistent with female pattern hair loss which is genetic. The ...
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| thinning hair | 11/7/2009 |
Q: I'm men and 24 years old.mor than 15 month ago i had several stress after that time all my hair in ...
A: The best thing to do is to have a scalp biopsy to determine what type of hair loss your have. You ...
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| Hair regrowth | 11/3/2009 |
Q: I'm a 20 year old Caucasian male, when I was 18 I noticed hair loss on my temples but about a year ...
A: This could be the hair that grew back. In time the hair could grow back to its normal thickness. ...
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| hair loss due to yasmin | 10/31/2009 |
Q: so i have been using yasmin for 3 to 4 yrs now and ive noticed how my thick black hair has become so ...
A: Did your dermatologists do a scalp biopsy to determine the type of hair loss you have? You may be ...
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| hair loss | 10/30/2009 |
Q: I am 32 years old I have 4 children every time I have gotten pregnant I have experienced some hair ...
A: You need a biopsy of your scalp to determine why you are losing hair. You may be developing Female ...
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| confused about rogaine | 10/30/2009 |
Q: I'm only 21 years old and already have thinning hair, and a mild receding hairline..i would be ...
A: 33% of the patients using Rogaine grow hair, another 33% will stop hair loss and about 33% see no ...
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| Hair loss | 10/29/2009 |
Q: I have always had healthy hair, In 2003 i became anorexic and bulimic i have had professional help ...
A: The best thing for you to do is to get a biopsy of your scalp. This will help tell the doctor what ...
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| your answer to my question | 10/27/2009 |
Q: Fisher for always responding. Your last answer threw me for a loop and I need you to elaborate. You ...
A: With all of the dermatology meetings that I attend, no dermatologist prescribes Yasmin or Spiro to ...
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| female pattern baldness | 10/27/2009 |
Q: I am suffering from female pattern baldness and would like to get some clear answers to the ...
A: 1)In some patients the hair can grow back with the right medication. Topical minoxidil 5% is the ...
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| Womens AGA | 10/23/2009 |
Q: I have a great derm and will ask her to do a biopsy, as you suggested. Unfortunately, the earliest ...
A: Hair loss is not treated with spiro and yasmin. The problem you may have is that if you go off of ...
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| Womens AGA | 10/20/2009 |
Q: I have a great derm and will ask her to do a biopsy, as you suggested. Unfortunately, the earliest ...
A: If you are having tangles with your hair, I would try a conditioner after you shampoo. This should ...
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| Post menopausal hair loss | 10/20/2009 |
Q: I am a 55 year old woman who had an oophorectomy and hysterectomy 1 year ago. I am experiencing ...
A: Avodart or Propecia does not work in women. I have been to many meetings where this was discussed ...
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| hair loss distress | 10/20/2009 |
Q: i know you get alotta questions but please try and address all my worries as iv been worried sick ...
A: From your description you have what is called male pattern hair loss. If you want to be sure of the ...
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| Post menopausal hair loss | 10/19/2009 |
Q: I am a 55 year old woman who had an oophorectomy and hysterectomy 1 year ago. I am experiencing ...
A: I have never seen increased hair shedding with Rogaine. It is very rare to get facial hair with ...
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| hair loss and accutane for 14 yo dtr | 10/18/2009 |
Q: My 14 yo daughter just finished accutane. She was on low dose over about a one year period. 10 mg 3x ...
A: This can be a side effect of accutane and resolves with time as in a few months. B12 shots help ...
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| Post menopausal hair loss | 10/18/2009 |
Q: I am a 55 year old woman who had an oophorectomy and hysterectomy 1 year ago. I am experiencing ...
A: I would try over the counter Rogaine for Men. The reason you use Rogaine for Men is because it is ...
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| teenage baldness | 10/18/2009 |
Q: i am fifteen, and am wondering about a moderately bald spot on my head. I feel like i have had it ...
A: You most likely have a scalp condition called Alopecia Areata. This scalp condition may or may not ...
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| Hair Loss/Growth | 10/16/2009 |
Q: Dr. Fisher: Im being treated for AGA with spiro,Yasmin and Rogaine 5%. I now have hair of all ...
A: The one way to tell what is going on with your scalp is to have a scalp biopsy. The biopsy will ...
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| my hair loss | 9/24/2009 |
Q: .. there is a little bit of heredity involved but there must be a way to prevent it.... ...
A: There are two medications for hair loss that have been shown to be effective. One is Rogaine for ...
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| psoriasis | 9/24/2009 |
Q: Fisher i am suffering from psoriasis of the scalp which was diagnosed two years back. before it i ...
A: You have a number of options to help your scalp:1) topical cortisone like Temovate Scalp Solutions, ...
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| Hair Falling with itch | 9/22/2009 |
Q: Fisher, Just in less than a year I have noticed that my hair has thinned out a lot, like 60% is ...
A: You could have both conditions which is common. Telogen effluvium makes Male Pattern Hairless ...
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| please help me ! | 9/21/2009 |
Q: sir, my problem is that i loose a lot of hair when i shampoo, but for the whole day then i don't. i ...
A: You could have what is called a telogen effluvium where the hair goes into a shedding phase. This ...
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| Hair thinning | 9/20/2009 |
Q: About 2 months ago I started noticing my hair was thinning and now it is really bad enough that i ...
A: In rare cases Toprol XL can cause hair loss but I would not stop the medication without talking to ...
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| Eyebrow Hair Loss | 9/20/2009 |
Q: But i wonder if i can get b12 shot to my eyebrows because as much as i know those kind of treatments ...
A: Cortisone shots into the area can also help your eyebrow hair loss. I would inject 2.5mg/cc and ...
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| Hair Fall | 9/19/2009 |
Q: I m 26 year old male having the problem of hair fall. My hairs are falling very fast and the ratio ...
A: Hair loss can be caused by many things: oral medications, severe stress, thyroid disease, male or ...
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| Eyebrow Hair Loss | 9/19/2009 |
Q: Mr.Fisher I've been suffering from eyebrow hair loss for 1.5 years.There is no problem with my skin ...
A: From your description of your hair problems, you most likely have a telogen effluvium. We treat ...
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| Allopecia Areata | 9/15/2009 |
Q: Fisher, I have a small bald patch above my left ear for about 7 years now because of Allopecia ...
A: Intralesional steroid injections are only effective if hair follicles are present. If there are no ...
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| hair loss | 9/15/2009 |
Q: I have been suffering from hair loss. 4 years back, i was under a lot of stress and i lost about ...
A: From your picture it does not appear that you have male pattern hair loss. Weight loss and poor ...
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| Hair Loss | 8/13/2009 |
Q: Fisher I'm a 30 yr old female experiencing hair loss since my early 20s. I have lost 60% of my ...
A: Your ferritin level is fine. Where I trained the professors stated that if the ferritin is below 50 ...
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| Hair Thinning @ 20? | 8/12/2009 |
Q: Hey there doc, I'm 20 years old (today!) and a male who has been noticing a lot of thinning in my ...
A: There are a number of things you should do. First get a scalp biopsy to determine the type of hair ...
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| Hair Loss | 8/12/2009 |
Q: Fisher I'm a 30 yr old female experiencing hair loss since my early 20s. I have lost 60% of my ...
A: I would try the medication for another 1 1/2 months. If you see no effect then the treatment is not ...
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| Hair loss & anxiety | 8/12/2009 |
Q: I'm 47, female, non-premenpausal, 5'5 and 123 pounds. I have anxiety, some depression and suffer ...
A: Severe stress can indeed make your hair loss worse. The best thing to do is to get a biopsy of your ...
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| Hair Loss | 8/11/2009 |
Q: I am a female of 51 years. In January of 2008 I noticed a spot of hair missing behine my ear. It ...
A: Alopecia areata can be related to thyroid disease so you should have your thyroid checked. The ...
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| EYEBROW LOSS | 8/10/2009 |
Q: I HAVE BEEN HAVING DRY FLAKY SKIN UNDER MY EYEBROWS FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW. I USE A SAFETY PIN TO ...
A: You most likely have what is called Seborrheic Dermatitis. This skin condition is caused by a yeast ...
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| Finasteride Side Effects | 8/7/2009 |
Q: Mr.Fisher. I have MPB and my doctor started me on Finasteride, 1mg a day. It comes in a 5mg tablet ...
A: These can be side effects of the medication. I would stop taking this medication. Are you taking ...
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| hair baldness | 8/6/2009 |
Q: I'm 36 years old and having many close round patches about the size of coin (Doctors called it ...
A: Alopecia areata my be associated with thyroid disease, so you would need to have your thyroid ...
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| Female hair loss | 8/5/2009 |
Q: I am a 23-year old healthy female. For the past 4-5 years I have experienced periods of hair loss ...
A: The first thing I would do is to go to a dermatologist and get a scalp biopsy to determine the type ...
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| Hair loss--what can be done? | 8/4/2009 |
Q: Fisher: I am 64 years old. At age 13, I developed a bald spot on the top of my head (forward). I ...
A: Was a biopsy of the scalp ever done to determine the cause of your hair loss. The most common ...
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| "BALDING " | 8/4/2009 |
Q: I AM A 21 YEAR OLD GUY ..I HAV BEEN USING LOT OF HAIR STRAIGHTENING CREAMS, HAIR GEL SINCE I WAS 15 ...
A: The first thing to do is to make sure of the cause of your hair loss. I suspect male pattern hair ...
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| sudden hair loss in my mustache | 8/3/2009 |
Q: Fisher, I am vijay from India. I am 39 years old man. I observed hair loss on my left side mustache ...
A: You most likely have alopecia areata. This skin condition is autoimmune meaning that the body is ...
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| Thin, patchy hair after BMT | 8/3/2009 |
Q: I had a bone marrow transplant three years ago to treat leukaemia. It was a success, which is great, ...
A: We use Minoxidil all the time with the women that have hair loss. But if your doctor states you ...
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| teenage girl hair loss | 8/2/2009 |
Q: My 17 year old daughter has been diagnosed with tellogen effluvim. she has been expeiencing the ...
A: The first thing to do is to try and find the cause of the telogen effluvium. Causes include going on ...
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| Thinning hair in my teenage son | 8/2/2009 |
Q: My son turned 13 two years ago. When he was 13 and a half he was going through hormonal changes ( ...
A: Was a biopsy of the scalp done to rule out Male Pattern Hairloss? This will tell you exactly if the ...
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| hair loss | 8/1/2009 |
Q: I have been told that when you lose your hair by your face like below the temples it scars and ...
A: What you have been told is incorrect. Scars develop only after significant trauma to the skin and ...
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| hair loss | 7/31/2009 |
Q: Since 1 year i am increase my hair and now my hairs are enough long means my front hair is long ...
A: The first thing you have to do is to find out why your hairs are falling out. Causes of hair loss ...
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| Sudden, Diffuse Hair Loss - Twice in 4 Years | 7/31/2009 |
Q: I have for the past two weeks been experiencing a considerable amount of diffuse head hair loss ...
A: You could have a combination of telogen effluvium and Male Pattern Hair loss. These two conditions ...
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| HAIR LOSS and WHITE HAIR | 7/30/2009 |
Q: I'm 21 years old (male). I live in India. I've been having white hair from the age of 15 but i had ...
A: Is there any history of hair loss in your family? You could have a scalp condition called Male ...
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| hair cloning | 7/29/2009 |
Q: i did my hair transplant (flap method)in 1996 .later in 2004 one non-expert plastic surgeon ...
A: The only effective way to increase the hair on your head at the present time is to do individual ...
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| please help | 7/29/2009 |
Q: .well i currently have a problem with my hair. i am 16 years old but my hair has been falling out ...
A: You most likely have a condition called telogen effluvium. This is where the hair cycle goes into a ...
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| bald spot | 7/28/2009 |
Q: .my bald spot occured the first time wen i was in 4th grade.. now m 21 yrs old and its keep coming ...
A: You most likely have a scalp condition called alopecia areata. This scalp condition may be ...
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| 20 year old losing hair | 5/28/2009 |
Q: I am a 20 year old male and recently I have noticed I am shedding a lot more hair from scalp than ...
A: There are two possibilities for your shedding. You could have a telogen effluvium where the hair ...
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| Hair loss in 17 year old female | 5/28/2009 |
Q: Fisher, I have written to you in the past. I'm still trying to deal with my daughters hair loss. I ...
A: The only way to be sure of the diagnosis is to do a scalp biopsy. The biopsy will tell you if it is ...
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| unwanted hairfall | 5/13/2009 |
Q: greetings! i am 21y/o. i notice that whenever i shampoo my hair, looking at my hands i see strands ...
A: You can loose 100 hairs a day which would be considered normal. If you loose more than 100 hairs a ...
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| g | 5/12/2009 |
Q: tellogen effluvium........i am in the first classification in the norwood scale.......the issue is ...
A: Shaving your head will not alter the course of Male Pattern Hair loss. Male Pattern Hair loss can ...
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| Hair shedding vs. hair thinning | 5/6/2009 |
Q: Fisher, I am a twenty year old male suffering from a visible decrease in scalp density. I would ...
A: Telogen effluvium(TE) is where the hairs go into a shedding phase. This can last for months to over ...
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| Discoloration | 5/5/2009 |
Q: My circumstance; basically i am 24 years old. The entire top portion of my head is bald; thus ...
A: If the hair is discolored the only option you have is to dye your hair the color you wish. If the ...
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| hair loss | 5/4/2009 |
Q: my father's uncle was bald. My father isn't, he just has a bit of receding hair lines on the sides ...
A: The answer is that you may retain your hair or you may loose it. There is no way to predict if you ...
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| hairloss | 5/4/2009 |
Q: effluvium and MPB........my question to you is that the area where the MPB starts(the temples of my ...
A: Telogen effluvium is where the hair goes into a shedding phase. The shedding of your hair can mimic ...
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| alopeica totalis | 5/2/2009 |
Q: what is proper treamtment of alopecia totalis. is calosol is helpful solution. i didnt get any ...
A: You are welcome to try Calosol. I have no experience with this product. The problem with these ...
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| hairloss | 5/2/2009 |
Q: effluvium and MPB........my question to you is that the area where the MPB starts(the temples of my ...
A: With MPB the hair shaft reduces in diameter. This reduction continues untill there is no more hair. ...
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| Eyebrow dandruff | 5/1/2009 |
Q: I am 25. My eyebrow hairs have started falling in the recent times. Basically, there are some ...
A: You have a condition called seborrheic dermatitis. This condition is genetic but is controlable. I ...
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| women's hair loss and spironolactone | 4/16/2009 |
Q: Fisher, You never seem to mention the use of spironolactone for female pattern hair loss. Both my ...
A: There are many causes and types of hair loss. Telogen effluvium where the hair goes into a shedding ...
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| hair loss | 4/15/2009 |
Q: 2 days ago i found two bold patches on my head they are round and very soft.i just recently had two ...
A: If you have two circular round spots with no hair then you have a condition called Alopecia areata. ...
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| hair | 4/14/2009 |
Q: I'm men and 23 years old.my hair very thin and change color from 6 month ago and every day are oily ...
A: You either have what is called male pattern hair loss which is genetic and treated with topical ...
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| Patches of hair loss on leg | 4/14/2009 |
Q: My son, who is 38 years old, has recently developed pain in his left lower leg. The leg is red and ...
A: There are a number of possibilities for the pain. The one that needs immediate treatment is a blood ...
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| Vitamin imbalances and hair loss | 4/14/2009 |
Q: I have been losing my hair since I was about 20. It was consistent but never too rampant. I had ...
A: From your description you most likely have what is called a Telogen Effluvium. This is where the ...
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| skin | 4/3/2009 |
Q: I am men and 23 years old.seven month ago I have several stress and after that my all body hair thin ...
A: There is another form of hair loss with isolated areas of hair loss called alopecia areata. We ...
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| skin | 4/2/2009 |
Q: I am men and 23 years old.seven month ago I have several stress and after that my all body hair thin ...
A: What you have is not a vitamin deficiency. Have you had your thyroid checked? From your ...
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| telogen effluvium | 4/2/2009 |
Q: i am suffering from both male pattern baldness and telogen effluvium........i dont want to use any ...
A: You can use Rogaine on your scalp to help regrow your hair or the oral prescription medication ...
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| te from iron | 4/1/2009 |
Q: i've had trouble keeping my iron up...last month i finally got my ferritin up to 80 and we are ...
A: Telogen effluvium or hair shedding can be caused by low iron. Where I trained I was taught that the ...
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| male pattern baldness | 3/29/2009 |
Q: finally i have decided to go with medication so i am confused what to choose 1.ROGAIN 2.PROPECIA ...
A: I have many patients that use Rogaine without any difficulty. I would use Rogaine first. Nioxin is ...
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| hair thinning | 3/28/2009 |
Q: well i heard that telogen effluvium lasts up to 4 months and i am suffering from past december(due ...
A: There are two medication that have shown to be effective for hair loss. One is Rogaine for Men ...
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| Mustache hair loss | 3/27/2009 |
Q: My husband recently lost half of his mustache on the right side of his face and it is not growing ...
A: This condition could be caused by the injections he is receiving. Another possibility is that he ...
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| 17 yr. old female hair loss | 3/25/2009 |
Q: Update: I took my daughter to the dermatologist and she said it was TE due to Yasmin. Also, the ...
A: Hair loss caused by TE is very common. In our clinic we treat TE with B12 shots once per month. We ...
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| hair loss | 3/25/2009 |
Q: i am a male.sir i am loosing my hair.sir please tell me how can i get my hair back.sir please ...
A: The first thing you have to do is to find a cause for your hair loss. The common causes are: ...
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| teenage hair loss | 3/22/2009 |
Q: i have a question about my hair loss. i am a 17 year old male asian. recently i noticed that when i ...
A: You can loose 100 hair a day and that is considered normal. More than 100 hairs lost per day is not ...
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| hair and skin | 3/19/2009 |
Q: I'm man and 23 years old and live in dubai.from 7 month ago my hair i think all body hair thin ...
A: The cause of this type of hair loss can be: oral medications that cause hair loss, thyroid diseases, ...
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| hait thinning | 3/18/2009 |
Q: i am a 18 year old male ,Sir recently after loosing 25-30kilos my hair has become thin....ie people ...
A: Your hair loss could be tied to your weight loss. This condition(weight loss) causes a telogen ...
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| Hair Severely breaking | 3/14/2009 |
Q: My hair is breaking so bad its as though its cutting it self, i can hold a strand up to the light ...
A: If your hair is breaking that usually means that your hair is over processed and thus too dry. You ...
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| hair loss | 3/14/2009 |
Q: sir, i m male 24 indian boy.i masturbted for last 6 years almost daily. but now some side effects ...
A: Whether or not you will get your hair back depends on what caused your hair loss to begin with. You ...
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| hair loss | 3/14/2009 |
Q: i'm 24 years old but everytime i take a bath and comb my hair, i noticed hair loss. i used shampoo ...
A: You can loose 100 hairs a day and that is considered normal. Causes of hair loss include: thyroid ...
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| Irregular shaped bald spot | 3/13/2009 |
Q: I've been doing a lot of research on the internet to determine what type of hair loss I have and I ...
A: The hair loss is most likely associated with he growth that you have in your scalp. You could have ...
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| Hair Re growing is possible ? | 3/12/2009 |
Q: Good Day Fisher, Since last 4 months , due to dandruff I cut my hair very short , I lost average of ...
A: Decrease in hair diameter indicates male or female pattern hair loss which is genetic. We treat ...
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| Hair Re growing is possible ? | 3/11/2009 |
Q: Good Day Fisher, Since last 4 months , due to dandruff I cut my hair very short , I lost average of ...
A: You can use oil on your hair. If your hair is dry you need a good conditioner. I go a salon outlet ...
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| Hair loss | 3/10/2009 |
Q: I've been having scalp problems for a little over a year. The symptoms I've had are itching of the ...
A: Tar shampoos and Ketoconazole shampoo are both used to treat seborrehic dermatitis. I do not ...
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| dht | 3/10/2009 |
Q: i see so many shampoos that claim they can remove dht...isnt that something within your body not on ...
A: DHT causes the hair follicles to miniaturize meaning that the diameter of the hair follicle ...
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| Hair Re growing is possible ? | 3/9/2009 |
Q: Good Day Fisher, Since last 4 months , due to dandruff I cut my hair very short , I lost average of ...
A: If you have over 100 hair lost a day then you do have problems. Thus, 50 hairs is not considered ...
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| Hair loss | 3/8/2009 |
Q: I've been having scalp problems for a little over a year. The symptoms I've had are itching of the ...
A: Ketoconazone will not stop hair loss as that is used to kill the yeast like organisms that cause ...
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| Hair loss | 3/8/2009 |
Q: I've been having scalp problems for a little over a year. The symptoms I've had are itching of the ...
A: From your description you have two skin conditions. One is Seborrheic Dermatitis. Seb Derm does ...
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| hair loss | 3/6/2009 |
Q: Fisher, I am 27 years old and have always had a VERY thick head of hair and I have a very low ...
A: What the dermatologicst would be to do a scalp biopsy. This will tell if this a MPB or Telogen ...
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| Eyelashes | 3/6/2009 |
Q: I hope you can help me. About three years ago half of the lashes on my right eye fell out (right in ...
A: You most likely have what is called alopecia areata which is an isolated area of hair loss. ...
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| hair loss | 3/5/2009 |
Q: Fisher, I am 27 years old and have always had a VERY thick head of hair and I have a very low ...
A: You most likely have what is called Male Pattern hair loss which is genetic. Since this is genetic ...
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| Hair breaking off mainly at hair line. | 3/4/2009 |
Q: Over the past few months my hair has been falling out and breaking off very easily i.e more hair ...
A: If your hair is breaking then your hair is fragile from over processing. You would need to use a ...
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| Teenage hair loss | 3/2/2009 |
Q: My 18 year old son has patches appearing where the hair seems to have disappeared, on his face and ...
A: You son most likely has what is called alopecia areata. This type of hair loss is genetic and is ...
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| symptoms of mpb? | 3/2/2009 |
Q: I have read up on MPB..but am just stuck on the following..."sorry to be so detailed, but I am still ...
A: DHT does indeed cause male pattern hair loss. However, this does not mean that you have excess ...
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| Dry skin under eyebrow and eyebrow-hair loss | 3/2/2009 |
Q: I thought I'd say everything in case there's vital information that could help you answer my ...
A: Your eyebrows should grow back in time if you stop playing with them. If your eyebrows are scaly ...
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| telogen effluvium | 1/29/2009 |
Q: I have been having diffuse hair loss for somewhere between 5-6 months. Everytime i run my hand ...
A: The only way you can tell for sure if you have a telogen effluvium is a scalp biopsy by a ...
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| VERY IMPORTANT PLEASE HELP | 1/29/2009 |
Q: Dr.Fisher, Hello I am writing to you about my skin. Starting after a lot of stress I started ...
A: I have never seen Rosacea on the trunk. I have only seen rosacea on the face. One the neck it is ...
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| VERY IMPORTANT PLEASE HELP | 1/28/2009 |
Q: Dr.Fisher, Hello I am writing to you about my skin. Starting after a lot of stress I started ...
A: I have seen two-three patients with a weird rash that turned out to be a skin reaction to lymphoma. ...
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| Treatments | 1/22/2009 |
Q: I have a few questions about the hair loss treatments. First, in you opinion, which is more ...
A: I have never seen any studies that show foam or liquid is better. If you like the foam then use it ...
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| natural ways to make your hair darker | 1/22/2009 |
Q: this question is not about hair loss, its about hair in general. Are there any ways to naturally ...
A: I have been to many medical meetings about hair. I have never heard or read that you can change ...
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| hair loss | 1/19/2009 |
Q: it's about 2 months that i am expieriencing hair loss. every time that i take a shower I saw alot of ...
A: Hair loss has many causes: Severe Stress, Crash Diets, anemia, genetics or hereditary factors, ...
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| diffuse hair loss | 1/17/2009 |
Q: Im a 23 year old male. I have been experiencing extensive hair thinning over the past year and a ...
A: For you hair to hair loss to resolve, it take 12-18 months for most patients. You can try over the ...
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| Rogaine Foam | 1/17/2009 |
Q: I have an unusual problem. I have been on Rogaine liquid for quite a while and it works pretty ...
A: I do not believe that the rogaine foam is causing hair loss. This area is too specific for Rogaine ...
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| Difuse hair lose and skin problem | 1/13/2009 |
Q: michal s.fisher I'm 23 years old and had several chronic stress 6month ago when I worked in shoes ...
A: There are a number of hair loss conditions that affect the whole body. There is Alopecia Universalis ...
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| Difuse hair lose and skin problem | 1/13/2009 |
Q: michal s.fisher I'm 23 years old and had several chronic stress 6month ago when I worked in shoes ...
A: If your hair is shedding you have what is called a telogen effluvium. Any kind of stressor can cause ...
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| Diffuse Hair Borderline Hyperthyroid, High Ferritin Low Iron! | 1/11/2009 |
Q: , I've been experiencing diffuse hair loss ALL OVER MY BODY for around 2 years now! Leg hair ...
A: ANA stands for anti-nuclear antibody and is a marker for lupus. Lupus is one of the many diseases ...
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| Diffuse Hair Borderline Hyperthyroid, High Ferritin Low Iron! | 1/10/2009 |
Q: , I've been experiencing diffuse hair loss ALL OVER MY BODY for around 2 years now! Leg hair ...
A: The blood work we draw for hair loss is: Ana, RPR, TSH, CBC+Diff, Comp Metabolic Panel, DHEAS, Total ...
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| diffuse hair loss | 1/9/2009 |
Q: Im a 23 year old male. I have been experiencing extensive hair thinning over the past year and a ...
A: Most likely you have what is called a Telogen Effluvium. This is where the hair goes into a ...
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| PCOS | 12/14/2008 |
Q: I suspect I have cysts on my ovaries. I have lost more than 1/2 of the volume in my hair the last ...
A: The first thing to do is to get a scalp biopsy to determine the cause of your hair loss. If it is ...
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| hair loss and b12 | 12/13/2008 |
Q: Ive been taking b12 to stop hair loss based on info on this forum (not sure whch expert) and my ...
A: When a female patient has a telogen effluvium or their hair is shedding we give B12 shots once a ...
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| Hair loss | 12/12/2008 |
Q: Dr. Fisher - Some hairs that I pick up from the floor or from the brush have white bulbs and others ...
A: The hairs with a bulb on the end are coming out by the roots. This type of hair loss is called a ...
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| hair thinning over entire scalp!!! | 12/11/2008 |
Q: ok.. i got a lot going on.. but my hair thinning is number 1 right now.. but I'll try to some up ...
A: There are a number of things you can do to help find out what is causing you hair loss. The first ...
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| permenant hair loss? | 12/6/2008 |
Q: I had a boil about the size of a dime on the back of my head and the hair on top of it is gone. it ...
A: Hair loss will depend on how deep the boil was in your skin. If the boil was deep there are greater ...
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| hair loss due to alcohol or sick liver | 12/5/2008 |
Q: i have a hair loss is just because of sick liver..... i do consume more alcohol and smoke once a ...
A: There are many causes of hair loss: Anemia, oral medications, hormonal abnormalities, systemic ...
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| Chronic TE | 12/3/2008 |
Q: Does Chronic TE always kick start androgenetic alopecia? What would be the odds of a 17 year old ...
A: TE is totally separate from androgenetic alopecia. With TE the hair goes into a shedding cycle ...
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| Vaccine induced hairloss | 11/21/2008 |
Q: My husband is 45 years old with very straight, thick (both in diameter and volume)suddenly started ...
A: Before I would made a diagnosis of diffuse alopecia areata, I would want a scalp biopsy to make sure ...
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| Hair growth | 11/21/2008 |
Q: I was wondering what would be the best way to get my hair to grow. I am a male, 18 years old. My ...
A: It depends on how much you want your hair to grow. I have patients that use both medications and ...
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| Vaccine induced hairloss | 11/20/2008 |
Q: My husband is 45 years old with very straight, thick (both in diameter and volume)suddenly started ...
A: I believe that your husband has two forms of hair loss. He certainly has what is called a Telogen ...
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| Hair growth | 11/20/2008 |
Q: I was wondering what would be the best way to get my hair to grow. I am a male, 18 years old. My ...
A: There is only one medication that may help your hair grow. That medication is Rogaine for Men and ...
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| hair loss | 11/11/2008 |
Q: I am young and i havent lost a significant amount of hair but i am loosing my hair how can i stop my ...
A: It depends on what type of hair loss you have. If you have male pattern hair loss the only ...
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| 17 yr. old female hair loss | 11/5/2008 |
Q: Hell again Dr. Fisher - I am still trying to figure out my daughters situation. All labs were ...
A: Your daughter most likely has two forms of hair loss. One type is traction alopecia from wearing a ...
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| hair loss, skin lesions | 11/4/2008 |
Q: Fisher, I am a 22 year old female with an ongoing history of hair loss for the past 3 years. I have ...
A: I would recommend that you get another scalp biopsy to try and find out what the cause of your hair ...
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| hair miniaturization from low ferritin | 11/2/2008 |
Q: I suffered a severe telogen effluvium this year. Blood work after supplementing with iron for three ...
A: Anemia or low ferritin causes a scalp condition called a Telogen Effluvium. A Telogen Effluvium is ...
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| Thinning Hair | 11/1/2008 |
Q: I am 21 years old and my hair is thinning. The scalp can be seen through the hairs and the thinning ...
A: You most likely have male pattern hair loss which is genetic. Treatment is with Rogaine for Men or ...
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| dermatch or toppix | 11/1/2008 |
Q: are both dermatch and toppik safe to use when expecting regrowth? do they clog the hair follicles or ...
A: There are no scientific studies to show side effects of the topical medications you are using. ...
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| dermatch or toppix | 11/1/2008 |
Q: are both dermatch and toppik safe to use when expecting regrowth? do they clog the hair follicles or ...
A: Dermatch or toppix are both used for hair loss but the problem you have is that there are no ...
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| Is there a treatment for tellogen effluvium | 10/30/2008 |
Q: Fisher, I am a 22 year old female who has had experienced chronic shedding on and off for the past ...
A: The treatment we use for Telogen Effluvium is as follows and is usually very effective. We treat ...
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| Hair loss and inching | 10/30/2008 |
Q: This was an answer given last yr for hair inching and loss: " High-potency topical corticosteroids ...
A: The first thing you need to know is the type of hair loss you have. Is this female pattern hair ...
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| Rapid hair loss! | 10/28/2008 |
Q: I am 39 years old, and have no family history of male pattern baldness on either side of my family. ...
A: The only way you can know for certain if you have TE or MPB is to do have a biopsy of your scalp ...
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| thining hair and change in texture | 10/22/2008 |
Q: I am a 34 yar old woman.always had great healthy very thik hair.last year had some emotional and ...
A: The only option you have to find out the cause of your hair loss is a scalp biopsy. If you have ...
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| hair loss | 10/22/2008 |
Q: i wear a skin type(rubbery membrane) partial hairpiece on the top of my head. my hair tends to look ...
A: If your hair is greasy you should shampoo with a detergent shampoo to get rid of the oil. I have to ...
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| hair transplants | 10/10/2008 |
Q: Is hair that is transplanted safe later from TE. Im waiting on regrowth from iron loss but if it ...
A: Telogen effluvium can affect all of the hair including transplanted hair. Female pattern or genetic ...
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| hair loss at 21. | 10/8/2008 |
Q: .i am atul jain from india.i m 21 years old and i am experiencing hairloss from past 5-6 years..i ...
A: You most likely have what is called male pattern hair loss. This type of hair loss is genetically ...
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| Diagnosed with Telogen Effluvium | 10/2/2008 |
Q: I recently had a scalp biopsy taken after noticing serious hair loss over a period of 8 months and ...
A: A scalp biopsy will not lie. Thus, if the scalp biopsy shows a telogen effluvium you have a telogen ...
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| hair breakage | 8/21/2008 |
Q: what would make your hair break all over your head, but only on the outside facing lets say the sun. ...
A: Your hair could be over processed. Over processing makes one's hair dry and birttle. This could ...
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| Breastfeeding and hairloss | 8/19/2008 |
Q: I'm a 24 year old female, and I've been breast feeding my daughter for a year now. I've always had ...
A: Your hair loss is from the pregnancy and not breast feeding. The type of hair loss you have is ...
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| Hair loss- low ferritin? | 8/19/2008 |
Q: FIsher, My hair has been shedding like crazy since April 2006. I was told by a derm at that point ...
A: Shedding of your hair or telogen effluvium is usually caused by a major stress event on your body. ...
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| Hair loss | 8/18/2008 |
Q: I am from India and i am 22 year old,my hairs are falling very much from last 6 months.I believe ...
A: Causes of hair loss include: thyroid disease, oral medications that cause hair loss, severe stress, ...
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| losing hair | 8/17/2008 |
Q: I am African American and I put a store relaxer in my hair by Optima in Dec. 07. This is the first ...
A: If the spot is round then you could have alopecia areata which can be in some cases related to ...
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| Discouraged for years... | 8/15/2008 |
Q: I am a 22 years old biracial women. I have been dealing with hair loss for 10 years. It started ...
A: You could have a condition called telogen effluvium. This scalp condition is associated shedding of ...
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| Patchy facial hair loss | 8/14/2008 |
Q: As recently as two months ago I noticed that I've been having patchy facial hair loss... I'm 21 ...
A: Patchy hair loss can be caused by many things: 1)thyroid disease, 2)Sexually transmitted diseases, ...
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| Topical Hydrocortisone | 8/14/2008 |
Q: I am 53 and have male pattern balding. I have had a transplant for my hairline. I have been using ...
A: If you use over the counter Cortaid or Cortisone 10, there is less of a chance for thinning of the ...
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| information about hair fall | 8/13/2008 |
Q: turned 21 last november .i have been losing my hair since last 3 to 4 yrs(losing 112to15 hairs a day ...
A: You most likely have what is called male pattern hair loss. This type of hair loss is genetic. ...
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| hair loss | 8/13/2008 |
Q: i have itchy scalp and hair loss,i dont get much of the white stuff when i scratch and i think i ...
A: You have two skin conditions: 1)seborrheic dermatitis which is genetic and controllable but not ...
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| eyebrow loss | 8/12/2008 |
Q: im 26 years old, female. is it possible to lose hair in one eyebrow? ive noticed that the hair on my ...
A: Eyebrow loss is common. The condition is usually called Alopecia Areata. This condition can be ...
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| Dry and damaged hairs | 8/12/2008 |
Q: My hairs have become dry and they look very fragile. They are becoming weak due to dryness.Allthough ...
A: One of the ways to help dry and damaged hair is to use a conditioner on your hair. In general ...
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| diffuse hair loss | 8/12/2008 |
Q: I was hoping you wouldn't mind giving me a second opinion. I have a rare (and fairly painful) ...
A: The biopsy will tell you what type of hair loss you have as in Telogen Effluvium but it will not ...
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| Hair Loss | 8/9/2008 |
Q: I have recently been but on thyroid medication for an underactive thyroid. One of the symptoms was ...
A: In some patients the hair will thicken and in other it will not. You still have to have your ...
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| laser hair rejuvinator | 8/8/2008 |
Q: Do these work? Thanks. john
A: The laser hair rejuvinator is not as effective as Rogaine for Men or Propecia. Rogaine for Men is ...
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| Hair loss in teen | 8/7/2008 |
Q: Dr. Fisher, I believe I wrote to you before about hair loss in my 16 yr. old girl. The hair loss ...
A: On the sides this can be traction alopecia especially if she wears her hair in a pony tail. It ...
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| chronic hair shedding | 8/6/2008 |
Q: ive been losing hair for 2 years. started out low on iron and was taking elavil (tricyclic ...
A: There are medications you can take if you have what is called a telogen effluvium. This condition ...
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| Follicles damaged by chemical relaxer | 8/6/2008 |
Q: Some years ago I straightened my hair with a chemical relaxer and I completely ruined my hair. ...
A: The first thing to do is to get a biopsy of your scalp to determine the cause of your hair loss. If ...
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| Hair loss in teen | 8/6/2008 |
Q: Dr. Fisher, I believe I wrote to you before about hair loss in my 16 yr. old girl. The hair loss ...
A: Stress normally does not last this long. I would have a biopsy of the scalp done to determine the ...
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| Propecia vs avodart | 5/22/2008 |
Q: I have recently began using (Finpecia) a generic version made by Cipla. I have a friend who is on ...
A: Avodart is superior because it blocks both enzymes that form DHT which is the cause of male pattern ...
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| Help with receding hairline in young, confused man | 5/22/2008 |
Q: Fisher, I've read a lot about hair loss on the Internet and am left with a few questions that even ...
A: 1) there is no link between dandruff and hair loss 2) you may have hair loss in your family that ...
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| Hair loss | 5/21/2008 |
Q: Respected Sir, I am from India, and i have been having this problem for last 2 to 3 years. I am 23 ...
A: The first thing to do is to find a cause of your hair loss. Hair loss from the side can be from ...
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| hair loss | 5/20/2008 |
Q: I am 22 year old man and suffering from hair loss since last 3 years. 5 years ago i suffered from a ...
A: How do you know that your hair loss is not hereditary? Have you had a scalp biopsy of the site? ...
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| hair loss | 5/20/2008 |
Q: I am 12 years old.My hair is falling in bunches whenever I comb or even when I softly tug it.This is ...
A: You most likely have a condition called a Telogen Effluvium. This condition is caused by the hair ...
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| hair lose | 5/20/2008 |
Q: i have blonde hair so it is very noticeable. One of my friends says it may be because i am using to ...
A: Causes of hair loss indude: thyroid disease, going on or off of birth control pills, hormonal ...
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| Teen female hair loss | 5/19/2008 |
Q: My 16 year old daugher is losing her hair. The sides near the temple are the worse and there is a ...
A: If she wears a pony tail she could have a condition called traction alopedia. The pulling of the ...
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| Teen female hair loss | 5/19/2008 |
Q: My 16 year old daugher is losing her hair. The sides near the temple are the worse and there is a ...
A: If your daughter wears a pony tail, your daughter has traction alopecia. Traction alopecia means ...
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| Eyebrow hair loss | 5/19/2008 |
Q: I have been plucking my eyebrows on and off for a few years now, and in one spot it is almost ...
A: You can use Rogaine on the eyebrows. Do not get Rogaine in the eyes and if too much hair grows then ...
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| hair loss in temples | 5/18/2008 |
Q: I have been experiencing hair loss around the temples. I usually (almost always) wear my hair in a ...
A: The last meeting that I went to that discussed hair loss in women discussed Rogaine or Minoxidil. ...
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| female hair loss | 5/18/2008 |
Q: I am a 27 year old female whose hair has slowly been thinning over the last year and a half...I had ...
A: The first thing to do is to find out the cause of your hair loss. Treatment will not help unless ...
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| hair loss | 5/17/2008 |
Q: since i moved to dubai i have been having hair loss.i never had any hair loss problems.being a girl ...
A: Hair loss has many causes: thyroid disease, stress, diets, hormonal abnormalities, oral medications, ...
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| Hair pain | 5/16/2008 |
Q: I am facing Hair Pain on and off since one year. No burning sensation at all but pain is getting ...
A: Where are you having the discomfort of the hair pain? Is it scalp, face,back? Are there pustules ...
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| hair | 5/15/2008 |
Q: sir,i am 26yrs old.my problem is there is no hair on my chest areas.which ointment can i apply for ...
A: There is no guarantee that any topical or oral mediation will help you grow hair on your chest. ...
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| hair loss in temples | 5/14/2008 |
Q: I have been experiencing hair loss around the temples. I usually (almost always) wear my hair in a ...
A: When you use rogaine use Rogaine for Men as it is stronger than Rogaine for Women. There is a ...
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| Finasteride dose | 5/13/2008 |
Q: I have started on finasteride last month. I figured I would start on a low dose (to judge the ...
A: The company that produces finasteride states that you have to wait for 6-12 months to determine if ...
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| hair loss | 5/12/2008 |
Q: I'm 18 and I'm worried about hair loss. Everytime I run my hand on head, 4-5 hairs fall, thus I have ...
A: You can loose up to 100 hairs a day and that is considered normal. The type of hair loss you ...
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| 25 Yrs with Severe Hair LOSS | 5/10/2008 |
Q: I permed my hair and lost my hair. More than Half of my head has no hair. It grows less than an half ...
A: The are of number of scalp conditions that can cause the type of hair loss you describe: Oral ...
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| regarding laser treatment for hair removal | 5/6/2008 |
Q: Sir, I am Shalini(Female). I have unwanted hair on my upperlip, cheek and chin. I'm planning for a ...
A: The hair laser works great for brown or black hair. The laser does not work for blond or gray hair. ...
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| Hair loss after baby | 5/5/2008 |
Q: I had a baby 14 months ago, when she was about 6 months old I noticed that I was loosing a lot of ...
A: You most likely have what is called a Telogen Effluvium. This happens after a stressful event on ...
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| Hairloss | 5/5/2008 |
Q: Dr. Fisher, Thanks fro taking my question. My question is no different than the many you have no ...
A: There is one product that may help and that is Avodart. You would need to take 2-3 pills per week. ...
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| discoloration spotson hairline | 5/5/2008 |
Q: Now it has become worse where it is a lighter color than my skin tone. The spots also become over ...
A: From your description, you most likely have a scalp condition called Seborrheic Dermatitis. This ...
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| NJ water and hair loss | 5/4/2008 |
Q: I recently moved to north New Jersey from abroad and I see that I am losing a lot of my hair ...
A: I have never heard of water causing hair loss unless it had toxins associated with it. Causes of ...
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| testosterone booster in relation to hair loss. | 5/2/2008 |
Q: Here's my story. I'm a nineteen year old college student looking to put on some muscle (trust me ...
A: You can loose 100 hairs a day and that is considered normal. I would not worry about the loss of ...
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| Hair loss | 5/2/2008 |
Q: My name is Vikash, I am 25yrs old and have been facing the hair loss problem for the last 3yrs, one ...
A: The aloe vera product you are using will not cause further hair loss. For males we recommend Rogaine ...
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| I got a scalp biopsy as you suggested. What do you think of the results? | 5/1/2008 |
Q: I am a 22 year old male who was previously very hairy. For the last 5 months, I have been ...
A: The diagnosis includes: 1)Male pattern hair loss which is genetic. Also called male pattern ...
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| Internal Bleeding | 4/29/2008 |
Q: As i already have told you that I have been losing hair since 1997. I had met with a major accident ...
A: After a major accident, you can lose hair. That type of hair loss is called a Telogen Effluvium. ...
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| Low ferritin level | 4/28/2008 |
Q: I've been losing hair since 1997 & last year i came to know that my ferritin level is very low.It ...
A: Hair loss can have many causes: thyroid disease, systemic diseases like lupus and others, hormones, ...
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| Rapid hair loss after several years on propecia | 4/28/2008 |
Q: I began losing my hair approximately 12-13 years ago due to male pattern baldness. I began taking ...
A: From you description, you most likely have two problems with hair loss. One is male pattern which ...
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| any visible difference between hair shed due to MPB and those shed naturally due to telogen phase? | 4/23/2008 |
Q: Fisher, I wanted to know what is the visible difference between hair shed due to normal telogen ...
A: There is a huge differenct between MPB and Telogen Effluvium. With the telogen effluvium the hair ...
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| hair turned white from shock | 4/22/2008 |
Q: Fisher, Thanks for volunteering. Please direct me to a different category is my question is out of ...
A: Some genes are more sensitive to changes in the body than arothers. There are many types of ...
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| Hair Breakage | 4/22/2008 |
Q: I've been experiencing Hair Breakage for about 8 months now. Originally I thought it was because of ...
A: Your hair has become over processed and thus too dry. The dryness of the hair causes the hair to ...
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| Hair Loss | 4/19/2008 |
Q: I'm living in a country named Pakistan. And I am a 16 year old teen, the problem i'm suffering is ...
A: The first thing you have to do is to get blood work to make sure there is no systemic cause for your ...
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| seasonal hair loss? | 4/18/2008 |
Q: I just started loosing about 30-40 more hairs a day (I think I probably loose about 50-60 ...
A: If all of your lab tests are normal including thyroid, you most likely have what is called a Telogen ...
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| Hair loss for my 7 year old daughter | 4/17/2008 |
Q: I am a35 year old and my daughter is 7 year old.we moved to NJ 1 year back from India.In India,I had ...
A: Hair loss in children can have many causes. Thyroid disease can cause hair loss especially if there ...
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| Suffering from Hairloss and Hirsutism | 2/14/2008 |
Q: I have been suffering from acute hair loss which started about 6 years back. When I start using ...
A: The best treatment for excess hair on the body is a Hair Laser used by many dermatologists. The ...
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| hair loss | 2/13/2008 |
Q: I turned 19 last month (jan9) and i started noticing my hair getting thinner 4 months before I ...
A: All of the things mentioned can cause hair loss. Other factors involved in hair loss are: thyroid ...
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| hair loss?? | 2/12/2008 |
Q: I was in the hospital last November for a bad ulcerative colitis infection. In the beginning of ...
A: You have already diagnosed your hair problem. You have what is called a Telogen Effluvium. The ...
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| Hair loss/excessive thinning after dramatic weight loss? | 2/11/2008 |
Q: I was obese for years and last year lost 130 lbs through diet and exercise. I'm thrilled with my ...
A: Provillus and Rogaine both have minoxidil in the quanity of 5%. But provillus aslo has azelaic ...
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| hair loss | 2/8/2008 |
Q: I was wondering why my hair falls out. I am 31 years old, female and my hair in falling out a lot. ...
A: Hair loss can be caused by many things: thyroid disease, anemia, hormonal abnormalities, oral ...
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| eyebrow and eyelash loss in son | 2/4/2008 |
Q: I have a 21 year old son who will not seek further help on his condition. In his mid-teens, after a ...
A: Causes of hair loss include the following: severe stress, infections, infestations, thyroid disease, ...
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| Chest Hair Loss | 2/4/2008 |
Q: I am a 28 male and I have hair all over my body but recently the hair on my chest has been falling ...
A: There can be many causes of sudden hair loss: thyroid disease, oral medications, hormonal ...
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| Chest hair fall | 2/2/2008 |
Q: I feel a light pain on my chest skin these days and my hair on chest are so weak that fall every ...
A: Hair loss is not caused by pain but by: thyroid disease, severe stress, medications that can cause ...
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| Congenital Nevus | 2/2/2008 |
Q: My fiance is 23 and has had a congenital nevus all his life. It is HUGE! It takes up half his head ...
A: Shedding hair is not a sign of cancer. Causes of hair shedding include: thyroid disease, stress, ...
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| Chest hair fall | 2/1/2008 |
Q: I feel a light pain on my chest skin these days and my hair on chest are so weak that fall every ...
A: Is the pain affected by movement? If yes it is musculoskeletal pain and you can try taking advil if ...
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| difference between rogaine by gender | 2/1/2008 |
Q: I read through the postings and your recommendation of 5% Minoxidil regardless of whether they are a ...
A: The last hair meeting I went to discussed Rogaine. Everyone present agreed that Rogaine for Men ...
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| Diffuse Hair Loss Over Whole Body - 22yo male | 1/31/2008 |
Q: I am a 22 year old male. I am a hairy guy. Every month, I always have to trim the hair on my legs ...
A: 1. The half life of Rogaine is 4.2 hours. You take 5 half lives, there is no more drug in your ...
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| weak hair and hair loss | 1/31/2008 |
Q: Drar Sir , i am 25 years old professional petroleum engineer working in pakistan . my hairs are ...
A: "fats" and "Cholesterol" do not cause hair loss in men. Causes of hair loss in men include ...
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| sudden hair loss | 1/31/2008 |
Q: Sir, I have recently moved overseas to Singapore from the US for a new job assignment. Since I've ...
A: You are correct in that this could be stress. The condition is called a telogen effluvium which the ...
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| genetic hairloss | 1/30/2008 |
Q: i take after my mothers side ,my mothers father (my grandfather) has expierenced hairloss but my ...
A: Skin coloration has nothing to do with hair loss. Male pattern hair loss is genetic and you will ...
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| skin cancer | 1/29/2008 |
Q: I had a small tumor removed from my arm, and it was diagnosed a SCC - KA. The dermotologist said I ...
A: SCC-KA are very common skin cancers and have a capsule. If the capsule is removed the skin cancer ...
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| split ends | 1/29/2008 |
Q: I'm 13 years old and have long thick black curly hair. Recently I noticed that I have split ends. I ...
A: You will just have to have your hair trimmed to remove the split ends. I would recommend the ...
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| Hairfall | 1/27/2008 |
Q: I am a 24 year old Indian male. I have had dandruffs for a long time but it was never very serious. ...
A: Dandruff is called Seborrheic Dermatitis and does not cause hair loss. The "white things" at the ...
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| scalp problems and hair loss | 1/24/2008 |
Q: I went to a dermatologist and she said I had rosacea. I have done a lot of research on the internet ...
A: From your description, you do have Seborrheic Dermatitis and not Rosacea. There are many ...
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| hair loss/thinning hair - 65 yrs old | 1/24/2008 |
Q: I can see bits of my scalp when I look at my hair against a normal 60 watt electrical bulb. I have ...
A: Without doing a scalp biopsy, it will be very difficult to determine the cause of your hair loss. ...
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| hair loss/thinning hair - 65 yrs old | 1/23/2008 |
Q: I can see bits of my scalp when I look at my hair against a normal 60 watt electrical bulb. I have ...
A: The first thing to do is to find a cause of your hair loss. We normally do blood work to make sure ...
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| hair loss on my legs | 1/22/2008 |
Q: i lost my hair partly on my legs, shins mostly an calfs, but what's weird is, that it is in same ...
A: This type of hair loss can be caused by friction. By this I mean that clothing, socks can rub ...
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| premature hair loss | 1/21/2008 |
Q: i am 21 years old , studing in collage. from past one year i have been experiencing constant hair ...
A: There are two medications that have been shown scientifically to help male pattern hair loss which ...
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| hair loss | 1/19/2008 |
Q: My hair has been getting thinner over the last year - when I wash it there are hairs all over the ...
A: Causes of hair shedding include: stress, medications, thyroid disease, recent illness, recent ...
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| hair loss d_climate change | 1/18/2008 |
Q: My mommy has moved from India to California in September. She is 58. Her hair has started falling ...
A: The first thing that needs to be done is blood work to make sure there are no systemic causes of ...
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| Hair loss | 1/12/2008 |
Q: I have written to you before about my hair loss. I would like to repeat that my faher, maternal and ...
A: Mononucleosis would not cause hair loss years after its affect. Malnutrition does not cause ...
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| FOLLOW UP - Unknown Diffuse Hair Loss - Please Weigh in!! | 1/11/2008 |
Q: Fisher, it was really very helpful and thanks for your knowledgable prompt response. To recap: 22 ...
A: The physicians desk reference which is the bible for adverse reactions does not show hair loss as a ...
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| Diffuse Hair Loss Over Whole Body - 22yo male | 1/11/2008 |
Q: I am a 22 year old male. I am a hairy guy. Every month, I always have to trim the hair on my legs ...
A: It is very hard for me to believe that Rogaine caused the problems all over your body. I think this ...
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| Hair Loss steroids | 1/10/2008 |
Q: Does hair that is lost from a short course of steroids skip the miniaturization process and the ...
A: I do not believe that steroids can "kick start" male pattern hair loss. If steroids caused hair ...
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| Dutasteride dosage | 1/9/2008 |
Q: I have read one of your answers where you state using dutasteride every other day does only slightly ...
A: What I usually say about Dutasteride is that is blocks both enzyme pathways for the formation of DHT ...
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| unknown diffuse hair loss - differing doctors' opinions - please weigh in!! | 1/8/2008 |
Q: So, I am 22.5 y/o male, indian. I had really thick head of hair. Dad is bald, started in 50s. ...
A: Your hair loss pattern is complicated by stress along with genetics. Adderall has not been show to ...
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| Hair loss | 1/6/2008 |
Q: I have had thinning hair on the side of my head over my ears now for a few years, but lately it ...
A: There are a number of possibilities. The first one is Alopecia Areata which is usually a circular ...
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| minoxidil | 1/5/2008 |
Q: 1-Can long term using of minoxidil lotion be dangerous for body health? 2-Is monoxidil lotion 2% ...
A: Minoxidil was initially used to lower blood pressure. You may want to have your blood pressure ...
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| Hair Loss and SSRI | 1/5/2008 |
Q: have you ever seen patient with alopecia androgenetic that was going worse with the use of ...
A: Paxil can cause hair loss but the hair loss is diffuse meaning all over the scalp. Male Pattern ...
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| Can Clobex & Ketaconazole cause hair loss? | 1/5/2008 |
Q: I have a scalp problem so my dermatoligist presribed 2% ketaconazole and Clobex. I use them on ...
A: Ketaconazole is used to treat yeast and the only side effects I have seen with that medication is ...
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| ALPECIN PRODUCT | 1/4/2008 |
Q: IS ALPECIN AFTER SHAMPOO LIQUID EFFECTIVE FOR PREVENTING ANDROGENIC BALDNESS? (THIS PRODUCT CONTAIN ...
A: There are only two products on the market that have been scientifically studied to prevent hair loss ...
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| hair loss mainly in crown area | 1/3/2008 |
Q: I am a 34 year old female who is suffering from hair loss mainly round the front and crown. From ...
A: Hair loss in women can have many causes. Going on or off of birth control can cause hair loss. ...
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| Scalp Biopsy | 1/1/2008 |
Q: What is it that a dermatologist looks for in a scalp biopsy to make the determination of hair loss ...
A: The firt thing to look for is whether the hair loss is scarring or nonscarring. The next thing that ...
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| Hair Loss | 1/1/2008 |
Q: Do you know if there is any correlation between androgen receptor regulation in the hair follicle ...
A: I have never seen steroids cause male pattern hair loss. I have never seen Propecia make male ...
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| 31m -- your take on my issues | 1/1/2008 |
Q: I was not overly concerned with these pimples but now my hair is thinning in the front (pretty ...
A: The itchy head is most likely Seborrheic Dermatitis which sould be controlled by the Ketoconazole ...
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| Hair stuff :) | 11/29/2007 |
Q: we were wondering why, when your hair falls/gets pulled out you dont notice the hair growing in its ...
A: There are a number of reasons what the hair when it falls out is not rough. In women the hairs are ...
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| Hair loss. | 6/11/2007 |
Q: I am 24 years old and I recently noticed I am losing more hair then I am used to and my hair has ...
A: Male pattern hair loss starts at the temples and then moves to the vertex. If you have this type of ...
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| Diffuse Male hair loss | 6/10/2007 |
Q: Dr. Fisher- I'm a 23 year old male with MPB. I've been taking .5mgs of Avodart for about a 9 ...
A: Seborrheic dermatitis does not cause hair loss. Stress can cause hair loss but this is a difuse type ...
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| Alopecia Areata | 6/10/2007 |
Q: I'm 25 years old/ female. I was diagnosed with AA in March 2007. The hairs that are falling out are ...
A: Rarely alopecia areata can be caused by thyroid disease therefore you need your thyroid checked. ...
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| Fine Hair, Complete change in hair texture, hair loss | 6/8/2007 |
Q: Fisher, I'm praying that you can give me some answers. I am a 22 year old male, and for the past 3 ...
A: From what you describe it appears that you have a Telogen Effluvium most likely from the change in ...
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| question | 6/6/2007 |
Q: i would just like to know if hair loss treatment actually works. for example: those late night ...
A: Hair loss can be caused my genetics, oral medications, thyroid disease, hormone problems, severe ...
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| help needed with hair loss. | 6/5/2007 |
Q: first of all i am a 23 year old male and i have recently been losing my hair in a very male pattern ...
A: 1)Chemotherapy does cause hair loss and it can take 1-2 years following chemotherapy to have your ...
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| biopsy results | 6/5/2007 |
Q: i have been complaining of hair loss in my eyebrows for over a year now and my dermatologist said ...
A: There are two skin disease that can present as you describe. One is Alopecia Areata which is an ...
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| is hair sheding natural or am i loosing it | 6/2/2007 |
Q: I'm a boy who has just grown my hair out so its a bit longish. I've never noticed before, but now ...
A: You can loose 100 hairs a day and that is considered normal. Causes of hair loss include: thyroid ...
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| Doubt about propecia | 6/1/2007 |
Q: Sir, I am a 21 yrs old male and have been suffering form hair loss for the past 2-3 yrs ...
A: I have placed many patients on Propecia without having seen any sexualy side effects. I have place ...
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| hair loss for 4 years | 5/31/2007 |
Q: 22 years old / male / india. In the last 4 years i have gone to 10 specialist doctors for my hair ...
A: If you have round areas of hair loss in your scalp you have a skin condition called Alopecia Areata ...
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| I have been losing hair since I was 13 and my hair won't grow back | 5/31/2007 |
Q: I am 18 years old and have been losing my hair since I was about 13. Although I no longer lose as ...
A: To help with the diagnosis, you can get a biopsy of your scalp. This will tell if this is scaring or ...
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| Am i losing hair | 5/30/2007 |
Q: Ok so im 18 yrs old, I have noticed i have loss a bit of hair at the front corners, and i took a ...
A: You could have a condition called male pattern hair loss. This is genetic and there are only two ...
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| Hair Thin | 5/29/2007 |
Q: Im a 16 yr old boy,I live in India............My hair have been thinning........I asked for a ...
A: There is a topical medication called Rogaine which is applied to the skin topically twice a day and ...
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| Hair loss | 5/29/2007 |
Q: i'm 22 male.. my hair ontop of my head has become thin.. and my hair is receding.. i'm very ...
A: The problem with male pattern hair loss is that it continues. Thus, the best medication for this ...
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| info-hair | 3/23/2007 |
Q: I', 24 years old, and though i'm not bald at all, i think that my hair is thin. or just thin in ...
A: There is one topical medication that has been shown in multiple trials to grow hair and that is ...
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| hair loss | 2/18/2007 |
Q: The top of my head is nearly bald. I wear my hair in a ponytail for 4 years. I tried herbals a few ...
A: The first thing you need is a biopsy of the scalp to determine the cause of your hair loss. If this ...
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| Hair Club | 2/16/2007 |
Q: So do you think I should not trust companies like Hair Club for Men and Bosley? ThanksHey, how are ...
A: Bosley and Hair Club both have good reputations. I would want more information of the products that ...
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| Hair Club | 2/16/2007 |
Q: Hey, how are you doing? I recently saw an add on tv for Hair Club for Men and went to them for an ...
A: There are only two products for men that have been thoroughly tested and shown to grow hair. One is ...
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| Hair grow! (beard) | 2/15/2007 |
Q: well im 19 and i want to grow a beard. hair grows on my lip, chin, and side burns but then it just ...
A: Hair growth is genetic. Rogaine may help but you have to give it 6-12 months. The Rogaine is used ...
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| hair falling out | 2/8/2007 |
Q: If I'm only 17 and my hair is already falling out, what is the best things to do? Should I be ...
A: Shampooing your hair has nothing to do with weaken the hair or hair loss. In men you can have what ...
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| For a Friend | 2/1/2007 |
Q: A friend of mine is suffering from Alapecha. She is receiving treatment by a steroids shot in the ...
A: Your friend has a scalp condition called alopecia. There are different types of alopecia. There is ...
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| Hair loss on legs | 1/31/2007 |
Q: My step son has been taking medication for ADHD and bipolar and to help him sleep at night... ...
A: Causes of hair loss on the legs in men is usually caused by mechanical irritation. If his clothing ...
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| TE vs AGA | 1/29/2007 |
Q: I am a 29 year old female and noticed for the past 2-3 years my hair has been shedding excessively ...
A: AGA in females starts in the vertex and works forward sparing the bang area. Thus, the most likely ...
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| Psoriasis. | 1/24/2007 |
Q: I was diagnosed with psoriasis when i was about 7 years old, my mom has it too. Over the past 8 ...
A: You are correct, in that if you pick your psoriasis you can cause scaring and decrease hair growth. ...
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| my daughters grey hair | 1/23/2007 |
Q: My 14 year old daughter had a patch of grey hair since she has been very young. The patch is ...
A: The condition your child has is called Poliosis which is genetic. This condition can be seen with ...
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| Am I losing hair? | 1/21/2007 |
Q: I am 18 years old, however I wish to know if I am or will be losing hair (in the future). Lately ...
A: Losing 100 hairs a day can be normal but more than that is considered abnormal. Since you have male ...
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| Sudden Hair Loss | 1/18/2007 |
Q: I am 30 years old and have been experiencing hair loss at a pretty rapid rate in the front of my ...
A: Hair loss after stress or pregnancy is called a Telogen Effluvium which resolves within 12-18 ...
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| thinning hair | 1/16/2007 |
Q: In Oct. I was very ill with SEPSIS. Ever since then my hair is thinning a lot. I was told this ...
A: Severe stress on the body can cause a condition called Telogen Effluvium. This condition can last a ...
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| Minoxidil and other OTC prodcuts | 11/29/2006 |
Q: Dr. Fisher- I am a 22 year old male with male pattern baldness--my dermatologist considers me a ...
A: The advantage of adding retinols to a product is that it helps the penetration of that topical ...
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| re: Ho Ti | 11/29/2006 |
Q: I have been on Ho Ti for 2 months. Went on it to help my thinning hair. I find I feel very ...
A: Do you mean Fo Ti? Fo Ti can lead to reduced potassium levels in the body. Low potassium levels ...
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| eyebrow loss | 11/16/2006 |
Q: My question is - is a microscopic examination of a hair sufficient enough to be certain that the ...
A: Seborrheic dermatitis does not form pustules. Folliculitis which is inflammation of the hair ...
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| hair loss | 11/10/2006 |
Q: I'm 27 year old and i lose every day a lot of hair. The Centre of my head is nearly bald. And i have ...
A: Hair loss in the center of the head is usually genetic or hereditary. Treatments include Rogaine ...
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| problem with hari loss | 11/9/2006 |
Q: i am loosing Hair for last few year, i get fat like substance from my scalp and its itchy all the ...
A: The white substance at the end of the hair shaft is the hair root. There are a number of causes of ...
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| Hair fall at 22 | 11/2/2006 |
Q: I started loosing my hair from the age of 20. The hair loss occurred all of a sudden and was not ...
A: From your description, you most likely have what is called a Telogen Effluvium. This means that ...
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| Eyebrow hair loss help | 10/10/2006 |
Q: this past week i went to the dermatologist. he did a microscopic examination and said that my ...
A: The most common reason for hair loss in the eyebrows is a skin condition called Alopecia Areata ...
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| Eyebrow loss | 10/5/2006 |
Q: the dandruff is very difficult to take off but usually when i do i have to pull it up and over my ...
A: There are a number of good prescription shampoos that will help your skin condition. There is ...
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| where to start | 10/4/2006 |
Q: I am a 33 year old female experiencing hair thinning for the past year. I would like to know what ...
A: The first thing to do is to get blood work: CBC with Diff, Comp Metabolic pannel, TSH,ANA, total ...
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| I need some advice and tips.. desparate | 10/4/2006 |
Q: I am losing my hair for the past 3 years and now i onli have 2\3 of my hair left. I saw a doctor and ...
A: Masturbation does not cause male pattern hair loss. Male pattern hair loss is genetic. There are ...
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| dandruff in hair | 10/4/2006 |
Q: sir i am 18 old guy im suffering from dandruff in my hair since many years and i hav tried many ...
A: Dandruff is caused by a yeast like organism. Therefore, you need something that helps control ...
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| eyebrow hair loss | 10/3/2006 |
Q: I have been losing eybrow hairs, on the inside part, apparently due to white heads. The white heads ...
A: I would first try another topical antibiotic to control the white heads. There is a prescription ...
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| Excessive cortisol and AGA | 9/30/2006 |
Q: I would like to understand the difference between adrogenetic alopecia and hair loss produced by ...
A: Male pattern hair loss is genetic or hereditary. In men, the formation of DHT from testosterone ...
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| Loss of eyebrow hair | 9/29/2006 |
Q: I do not know why but I am losing lots of eyebrows and they are falling out at the root. Is this a ...
A: A white film at the base of the hair shaft is normal as it is the hair follicle. There is a ...
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| Eyebrow loss | 9/28/2006 |
Q: i am losing my eyebrows, i get a lot of puss filled pimples around there and at the base of some ...
A: The white bumps you describe on the hair is normal. The white bump is the hair follicle. If you ...
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| Thinning hair/hair loss | 9/28/2006 |
Q: My son is doing a science fair project to compare hair and see if hair thins in diameter with age ...
A: In men and women with female and male pattern hair loss which is genetic the diameter of the hair ...
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| Hair Loss | 9/27/2006 |
Q: I am 45 years old. I have always had a lot (a ton) of hair. Last fall my hair recently started ...
A: The first thing to do is to have a biopsy of your scalp to determine what type of hair loss your ...
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| spironolactone | 9/27/2006 |
Q: I have been put on spironolactone on three different occassions and each time after two weeks of ...
A: The spironolcatone is causing what is called a Telogen Effluvium. A telogen effluvium is where your ...
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| hair loss | 9/20/2006 |
Q: my daughter from a baby up until about 17 years old had beautiful thick,long hair. when she was ...
A: If the hair is over processed her hair will be dry and fragile. Treatment of this condition can be ...
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| hair miniaturization in male | 9/14/2006 |
Q: I am a 32yr old male and have been experiencing rapid hair miniaturization all over my head like in ...
A: Hair miniaturization in men is called Male Pattern Hair loss. This type of hair loss is genetic and ...
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| Hair shedding | 9/13/2006 |
Q: How much hair loss is associated with AGA? Does the hair loss fluctuate? I had a baby 11 months ...
A: You have what is called Telogen Effluvium. This is a condition where your hair goes into a shedding ...
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| Black patch of hair | 9/13/2006 |
Q: My daughter was born with blonde hair except for a weird oval shaped patch of hair that is jet ...
A: The diagnosis is most likely a congenital nevus. The incidence of cancer in these types of lesions ...
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| Zetia | 9/5/2006 |
Q: I would appreciate any advice. I had breast cancer(double mastectomy in 1992). Doing fine, in 2003 ...
A: Vytorin(zetia and Zocor) can cause hair loss. The number one derm problem for this drug is hair ...
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| Hair Loss/ many symptoms | 9/2/2006 |
Q: I am a 45 year old woman. My hair, previously very thick, suddenly started falling out about 6 ...
A: The best thing for you to do is vist your local dermatologist and get a scalp biopsy. The biopsy ...
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| hair loss and your liver | 7/21/2006 |
Q: im 54 and i have a bald spot on my hair. plus my endzie in my liver are high. could that be cause by ...
A: Bald spots can be caused by many things. You could have a condition called Alopecia Areata where ...
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| Hair loss on legs | 7/13/2006 |
Q: I am 47 years old, exercise regularly and I am not overweight. For the last year I have been losing ...
A: Hair loss on the legs is do to clothing ie pants or socks rubbing against the skin. If you have ...
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| Hair Loss | 6/30/2006 |
Q: I'm a 27 year old female who has recently experienced more hair falling out and my hair seems ...
A: There are many causes of hair loss: thyroid disease, going on or off of birth control pills, ...
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| household cleaner in hair | 6/16/2006 |
Q: Can getting a household cleaner with bleach into your hair cause it to fall out? If so, what is it ...
A: Causes of hair loss include: hormonal abnormalities, going on or off of birth control pills, thyroid ...
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| Future of hair restoration | 6/15/2006 |
Q: I am 20, and although I am courently not balding, I would just like some information on the future ...
A: There are two oral medications used for Male Pattern Hair loss. One is Propecia and the other is ...
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| Hair thinning | 6/13/2006 |
Q: I am a 21 year old male. Ruffling of hair causes hair to fall out. When I grab a random sample of ...
A: Hair loss has many causes: thyroid disease, male pattern hair loss which is genetic, stress, ...
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| eyebrow thinning and exfoliants.. | 6/6/2006 |
Q: My eyebows have been thinning..I have also started using a new acne scrub that has beads used as ...
A: The beads are exfoliating your skin, taking off the dead layer of skin and helping reduce the acne. ...
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| bald spot on back of head | 6/6/2006 |
Q: want to know what has caused a bald spot to appear on the back of my head the size of a fifty cent ...
A: You may have a skin condition called Alopecia Areata which is genetic. Treatment is with cortisone ...
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| hair loss | 6/1/2006 |
Q: sir, for last four years my hairs become going thin and fall rapidly when i comb them. that ...
A: You most likely have what is called male pattern hair loss. The typical treatments are topical ...
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| How often Arthritis recurs | 5/21/2006 |
Q: ------------------------- Followup To Dear Dr. Fisher, Dear Dr. Fisher, I can ask if it's ...
A: Osteoarthritis is characterized by erosion of artucular cartilage, either primary or seconday to ...
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| How often Arthritis recurs | 5/20/2006 |
Q: ------------------------- Followup To Dear Dr. Fisher, Is there anything that can be taken ...
A: You could go to a Rheumatologist and get an IV infustion of Remicade which would do the same as ...
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| Hair Loss | 5/20/2006 |
Q: Can you please help i am a 14 year old boy and my hairs are loosing my hairs very fastly i am in 8th ...
A: If you can, go to the dermatologist and get a biopsy of your scalp. This will tell the doctor if ...
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| How often Arthritis recurs | 5/20/2006 |
Q: Fisher, For all of this past February I had increasing pain in my right hip and finally had to ...
A: The best treatment for arthritis is a class of drugs called biologics. There is Humara, Remicade ...
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| hair loss | 5/18/2006 |
Q: I am a twenty three year old female who is suffering from hairloss with hardly any regrowth and even ...
A: The first thing you have to do is to get your thyroid under control. Thyroid disease can cause hair ...
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| Can Propeica "cause" Prostate Problems? | 5/15/2006 |
Q: Fisher, I did some research on Propecia and found new *Alarming* information that I would like to ...
A: Propecia does not totally reduce the DHT as there are two enzymes that convert testosteron to DHT ...
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| About Propecia. | 5/15/2006 |
Q: Fisher, I can't seem to find much information about Propecia, so I decided to contact you. I would ...
A: There are two enzymes that convert testosterone to DHT and Propecia blocks one of them. Avodart ...
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| my hair growth process | 5/13/2006 |
Q: I am 21 years old. My body is slow. I do not grow hair where most grow hair. I do not grow back a ...
A: Combing your hair has nothing to do with having your hair wavey. Wavey hair is genetic so you have ...
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| hair loss at 28 | 5/9/2006 |
Q: 29 year old male... I started to notice hair loss at 28. It became evident after a bad breakup. I ...
A: The most likley cause of your hair loss is male pattern hair loss which is genetic. The two most ...
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| Hair loss at vertex | 5/5/2006 |
Q: I want to ask about Propecia: 1. I have to ask my doctor or it is available over the counter? 2. Is ...
A: 1)both propecia and proscar are prescription medications. 2)In less than 1% of the cases there is ...
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| hair loss | 5/4/2006 |
Q: i am a 26 years male and i am badly affected by hair loss and i have used various medicines like ...
A: There are two prescription medications that are effective for male pattern hair loss. One is ...
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| hair loss related to zoloft | 5/2/2006 |
Q: after starting on zoloft @100 mg daily I noted my hair coming out in handfuls. I did not make the ...
A: You have what is called a Telogen Effluvium. This means that the medication Zoloft pushed the hair ...
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| allergic to nose and troat | 4/17/2006 |
Q: People who are more bald than me is not suffering effects of the temporature change on the exposed ...
A: The most reasonable thing to do is to go to the allergist and get desensitized to the agents that ...
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| Propecia for hair loss | 4/13/2006 |
Q: I'm thinking of taking Propecia. I'm 35 and I see some hair loss. My concern is the sexual Side ...
A: The major side effect of propecia is failure to have an errection. Once off of the medication this ...
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| genetics of hair loss | 4/11/2006 |
Q: I have a question regarding the genetics of hair loss. I suspect that my mother's side of the ...
A: Your mother carries two X Chromosomes which makes her a female. The male has an XY. Thus, if the ...
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| Increased Shedding | 4/10/2006 |
Q: I have been taking a hair-loss supplement known as NutriCap (its just like Procerin) for two weeks. ...
A: In the patients that I treat with Propecia or Rogaine, I do not see an increased shedding to begin ...
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| certain hair styles bad for the hair? | 3/29/2006 |
Q: my hair naturally grows foreward, and like most guys, that is how I wear my hair, but since I have ...
A: It is not normal to have the scalp hurt every time you comb the hair back. Could you be combing to ...
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| Hair loss/dermatitis | 3/27/2006 |
Q: I am a 21 year old white male is otherwise very healthy. Most of my life I have had a deep hairline ...
A: 1) Biotin 2.5mg per day can help strengthen hair 2)The inflammation may be associated with other ...
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| hair loss | 3/23/2006 |
Q: I am an African American woman who has lost almost all of the hair in the temple area and have ...
A: Temple hair loss is usaully caused by traction. That means pulling of the hair depending on the ...
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| hair loss | 3/20/2006 |
Q: My daughter is 3 years old and is losing hair behind her ears. This also happened 1 year ago to ...
A: There are a number of causes of hair loss: does she wear her hair in a pony tail this type of hair ...
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| grow hair | 3/16/2006 |
Q: I am an african american woman and i am trying to restore my hair an help it grow longer. I use to ...
A: If you go to the pharmacy there is an over the counter medication to help strengthen hair and nails ...
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| androgenic alopecia | 3/15/2006 |
Q: Can thinning from folliculitis resemble androgenic alopecia?If not, other than judging the ...
A: Androgenic alopecia is a pattern type of hair loss ie the vertex of the scalp and the frontal areas ...
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| It's starting to go... | 3/12/2006 |
Q: Do you have any hair loss treatment recommendations for a guy on a tighter budget? Are there any ...
A: The two FDA approved medications for male pattern hair loss are Rogaine for Men which is over the ...
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| Hair | 3/11/2006 |
Q: Im 18 years old and have had a good head of hair my whole life and its always been semi dry but ...
A: The medical condition you describe is called Seborrheic Dermatitis or dandruff. Treatment is with ...
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| hair thining | 3/1/2006 |
Q: Hey Michael i'm 30yr old italian. I have noticed i have thining on the frontal hair line of my ...
A: There is one medication that can help hair and nails grow and that is Biotin 2.5mg per day. You can ...
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| Diet and hair loss | 2/28/2006 |
Q: This is my final question. I am not suffering from hair loss, I'm just trying to get some ...
A: Saw Palmetta an herb can help reduce DHT and it could be considerd natural. However, it can have ...
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| Diet and hair loss | 2/27/2006 |
Q: Is it possible for a man to prevent his hair from falling out, by eating the right foods (organic ...
A: There is no science showing that eating the right foods can help male pattern hair loss. However if ...
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| Hair Loss and Drugs Cost Savers? | 2/27/2006 |
Q: I'm 24 in the last 4 years have started to thin out very bad on top. I still have a good amount of ...
A: Where I live Propecia costs about $45.00 per month. I do write for Proscar because it is cheaper ...
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| DHT | 2/26/2006 |
Q: Can a man stop his body from producing DHT, by totally blocking out all sexual thoughts and ...
A: DHT is formed from Testosterone in the scalp by two enzymes. All men have these enzymes and all men ...
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| hair loss teenager | 2/25/2006 |
Q: DOes T3 levels correspond to thyroid function?If so it came back within the normal range. WHat can ...
A: T3 does not predict hypothyroidism and hair loss can be caused by either hyper or hypothyroidism. ...
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| hair loss and race/ethnicity correlation | 2/24/2006 |
Q: I have been making some observations, and I noticed that Native American men never go bald, nor do ...
A: As you said you would have expected europeans to have more hair because of the cold. However, the ...
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| Temple Hair loss | 2/23/2006 |
Q: I appreciate your prompt response, Michael. This is first I am using your service (allexperts) and I ...
A: Hair color does not cause hair loss. Problems with hair color include allergic reactions of the ...
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| Temple Hair loss | 2/23/2006 |
Q: .. I am 28, Asian. Used to have thick, fluffy hair. From past 9 months I noticed my receding ...
A: There are only two products that are FDA approved for hair loss in the USA. Meaning that there were ...
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| fibroid tumor=anemia=hairloss? | 2/22/2006 |
Q: I am anemic due to fibroids and my hair is rapidly falling out by the root. A while back, you wrote ...
A: Treatment of hair loss depends on the type of hair loss. There is a condition called Alopecia Areata ...
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| hair loss and itch | 2/14/2006 |
Q: I have a problem that I hope you can provide some insight into. I have been experiencing hair loss ...
A: The large plug on the end over the follicle is normal and suggests that the hair is prematurely ...
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| does plucking a hair produce more growth? | 2/13/2006 |
Q: I have a few grey hairs on my head. Is the view that plucking one will produce MORE growth of grey ...
A: Plucking of hair is women does not change the hair pattern unless they have too much testosterone. ...
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| How does cell phone radiation affect the brain? | 1/27/2006 |
Q: I'm in the 7th grade and I'm doing a science fair project on Cell phone radiation and its effects on ...
A: http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/cell-phone-radiation.htm Go to the above site and this will ...
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| pediatrics | 1/26/2006 |
Q: my 15 month old granddaughter has blue/purplish extremies (both hands and feet); this comes and ...
A: There are skin diseases that present with blue/purplish extremities. The condition of bule/purplish ...
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| general physics | 1/25/2006 |
Q: 1:is there any difference between celsius and centigrade? 2:why the room gets heated up when the ...
A: 1) There is no difference between celsius and centigrade. 2) The room gets heated up when the door ...
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| can you reply | 1/18/2006 |
Q: can you tell me what makes a good leader please
A: 1) A good leader has knowledge and wisdom 2) A good leader must have high expectations tempered ...
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| scalp dryness | 1/17/2006 |
Q: I am having hair loss problem for over 10 years and I'm in my 40's. Well, I'm bold yet. I tried ...
A: There are a number of prescription medications that you can use for dry irritated scalp. One is ...
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| Shaving head? | 1/12/2006 |
Q: I'm just curious if shaving your head will make your head hair grow back thicker? Since shaving your ...
A: Shaving your scalp hair will NOT make the hair grow back thicker. Male pattern hair loss causes the ...
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| Bromocriptine | 1/9/2006 |
Q: i am 23 and ttc with our first child for the last eight months without results. i strated my cycle ...
A: Headaches and exteme sleepiness are two of the side effects of the medication you are taking. If I ...
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| 18...Did I Drink my Hair Away? | 1/6/2006 |
Q: Heya, Here are the facts: I am 18, female, and my hair is unfortunately falling out... Alrighty, so ...
A: Causes of hair loss include: thyroid disease, stress, going on or off of birth control pills, change ...
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| question about hair loss | 1/4/2006 |
Q: I'm wondering if you can offer suggestions or advice. I'm a 35 year old female and about six months ...
A: Hair loss can be caused by many factors: recent surgery or pregnancy, hormonal abnormalities, severe ...
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| my Hair is damaged! HELP!!! HELP!! | 12/19/2005 |
Q: I have curly hair and its completely damaged b/c of my excessive hair coloring before my wedding a ...
A: If you really have hair loss, you need blood work to make sure there are no systemic abnormalities ...
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| What medical conditions can... | 12/11/2005 |
Q: What medical conditions can cause hair loss, or weak, thin hair?
A: Causes of hair loss in women include the following: thyroid disease, recent surgery, recent ...
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| hair shedding | 12/6/2005 |
Q: I hope you can help me. A little about my history... I just had a baby 3 months ago. I also have ...
A: 1. Seb Derm does not cause hair loss. 2. Lupus can cause what is called a scarring type of hair loss ...
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| female hairloss | 11/7/2005 |
Q: The female 26 year old patient presents with hairloss at front of scalp at frontal hairline. No ...
A: Frontal hair loss in women is not female pattern hairloss. Femal pattern hairloss usually starts on ...
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| chest hair | 11/2/2005 |
Q: The hair on my chest (I'm male) is uneven - less grows on one side than the other. Is there a way I ...
A: Hair growth is generally genetic. Thus, if one side of your chest grows more hair than the other ...
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| Premature Hair Loss | 9/19/2005 |
Q: Dr. Fisher I am a 24 yr old female, and I am experiencing premature hair loss on spot on the top of ...
A: You most likely have a scalp condition called Alopecia Areata. This scalp condition can be genetic ...
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| legs hair loss | 5/31/2005 |
Q: I have started losing hair on my calves. I am 50 y.o. Reyes
A: Most of the people that I see with hair loss on the calves is caused by clothing rubbing on the skin ...
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| hair | 5/30/2005 |
Q: i am a 22 year old female i've been having a problem with my period since i was 13. i missed about 2 ...
A: You most likely have a condition called Polycystic Ovarian Syndrone. The best doctor to go to is a ...
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| infection | 5/27/2005 |
Q: Have you ever heard of infections with swollen lymph nodes causing hair loss? I'm a 22 year old male ...
A: Yes, I have heard of infections that can cause hair loss. There is a condition where on gets an ...
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| hair shedding | 5/26/2005 |
Q: I am 38. Recently I colored my hair using a semi-permanent color from the drug store (the same that ...
A: You most likely have what is called a Telogen Effluvium which is shedding hair. Causes of this hair ...
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| About dosage of Finasteride and Minoxidil... | 5/17/2005 |
Q: I am Stanley Lyndon, 19, India. I started to feel my hairline rising up from like 3 years ago. I ...
A: The correct dose of finasteride (propecia) is 1mg per day. Thus, if you get proscar,5mg, you would ...
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| Hair loss, 20 years old | 5/14/2005 |
Q: I'm a 20-year-old male and have a problem concerning hair loss. Recently, I've been noticing that ...
A: Hair loss in men is usually genetic and is called Male Pattern Hair Loss. Other causes of hair loss ...
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| hair loss and unhealthy hair | 5/11/2005 |
Q: yeah its kinda hot here. I have a problem which is my hair keep falling too many especially when im ...
A: The most common causes of hair loss are medications, thyroid disease, severe stress, recent surgery, ...
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| Bald spots | 5/5/2005 |
Q: My barber was kind enough to point out 2 small bald spots on the back of my head (the size of a ...
A: You most likely have a scalp condition called Alopecia Areata. This can be genetic or can be caused ...
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| My hair is falling off | 4/24/2005 |
Q: I'm a 20 year old woman and I am also african american. I'm in my first year of university and i've ...
A: The first thing that has to be done is to find a cause of your hair loss. Causes of hair loss ...
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| scalp biopsy | 4/24/2005 |
Q: Dr. Fisher, Just how accurate are scalp biopsies? Is it beneficial to have 2 done just to confirm ...
A: If the doctor or yourself is not sure of the biopsy reading then send the biopsy to a specialist in ...
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| Child care | 4/23/2005 |
Q: Doctor, May be this question is not related to your but you can suggest me you idea thereof. I ...
A: There are some hospitals that will let the family stay with the mother or near the mother. Can you ...
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| Hair conditioner for kids | 4/23/2005 |
Q: I just like to know if it is harmful for kids to use hair conditioner or not. My 6 years old ...
A: Conditioner for your 6 year old is fine. We have an Ultima 3 store near us that sells salon ...
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| hair loss solutions | 4/23/2005 |
Q: I am a 23yr old male with receding hairline at the temples and would classify as stage 2 in that one ...
A: Dutasteride is more effective than Propecia as Dutasteride blocks both enzymes that form DHT and ...
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| sudden hair loss | 4/7/2005 |
Q: Beginning in March my hair turned completely white than started falling out a couple of days ...
A: The hair turning white can be hereditary or genetic. Loosing hair can be caused by: stress, thyroid ...
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| baldness | 4/5/2005 |
Q: I am a 22 year old man who is losing his hair. I use monoxidil, but I don't think that it does much ...
A: There is one more medication that you might want to try and that is Propecia 1mg per day. But if ...
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| scalp spot | 4/4/2005 |
Q: i am bald, i noticed a black or dark spot on my scalp after shaving my head one day. what is it? and ...
A: There are many things this could be: this could be a seborrheic kertosis which would be frozen off, ...
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| Hair loss all over body. | 3/25/2005 |
Q: I know you can't diagnose a disease, but I am desperate for some information. Some time ago I ...
A: Causes of hair loss include the following: thyroid disease, going on or off of birth control pills, ...
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| FATHERHOOD | 3/19/2005 |
Q: MY SON AND DAUGHTER IN LAW JUST HAD A BABY GIRL SHE CAME ALMOST 4WEEKS EARLY ,, SO IT WAS 2 DAYS ...
A: What your father inlaw did was totally wrong but if you are a christian then I hope the folling ...
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| eyes | 3/15/2005 |
Q: i took my husky to the vet because he had something wrong with his right eye. they tried to dialate ...
A: I am a dermatologist that treats humans and not a vet that treats dogs. Thus, I have very little ...
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| Hi,
Can you recommend a... | 3/14/2005 |
Q: Can you recommend a good anti-dandruff shampoo? Thanks in advance.
A: The best over the counter anti-dandruff shampoo is Nizoral. Second, I would recommend T-Gel or ...
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| hair loss | 3/11/2005 |
Q: I am female, 60 years old, 15 years past menopause. I have been dealing with psoriasis for around ...
A: The best treatment for Psoriasis at the present time is the Biologics. The one I use the most is ...
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| Shampoo | 3/11/2005 |
Q: Quick question for you regarding hair loss and washing hair. I'm a 37 yr old man with thinning hair. ...
A: Washing your hair has no effect on male pattern hair loss. Thus, you can wash your hair every day ...
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| knee pain | 3/11/2005 |
Q: Fisher, I am 44 yrs old, i work on an asssembly line, standing for app. 8 hrs. a day, moving very ...
A: I am really the wrong doctor to ask as I am a dermatologist and just treat the skin. However, you ...
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| sub-chorionic heamatoma | 3/5/2005 |
Q: i am 31 and on my third pregnancy 19 weeks, at 7 weeks i started to have some pain and then ...
A: I am really the wrong doctor to ask since I am a dermatologist and not an OB doctor and just deal ...
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| hair loss | 3/1/2005 |
Q: Hey Dr Fisher Basically 8yrs ago, i went and relaxed my curly hair.. After i did that, i noticed ...
A: You have to determine if your really have hair loss or your hair on one side is more fragile because ...
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| Hair loss | 2/27/2005 |
Q: First let me thank you for taking my question. I am a 37 year old man and I have been experiencing ...
A: Follicare uses Minoxidil. Another product that uses the same medication is Rogaine for Men which is ...
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| orangefinger | 2/23/2005 |
Q: can you tell me why only my little finger (tip only) turned sort of orange/brown color, and has ...
A: Orange pigmentation can be caused by beta-carotene which is found in carrots and some medications ...
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| female hair thinning | 2/23/2005 |
Q: I wonder if you have any words of wisdom for me. I am now 57, was obese most of my life but in the ...
A: Causes of hair loss in women include the following:thyroid disease, hormonal abnormalities, ...
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| Inflammation, finasteride | 2/22/2005 |
Q: Fisher, I am 23, and between a Norwood 2 and Norwood 3. I've noticed for the past several months ...
A: MPB is genetic and caused by the Hormone DHT. DHT works by causing specific hairs to miniturize. ...
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| I want it back! | 2/21/2005 |
Q: Dr. Fisher, I am a 30 year old male and am quickly losing my hair. My father is almost completely ...
A: There are two products that are FDA approved for male pattern hair loss. One is Rogaine for Men ...
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| baldness | 2/18/2005 |
Q: Howdy I'm sure the answer is complex so go slowly and simply please. Male sex hormones trigger body ...
A: It is not the levels of testosterone that cause hair loss but the conversion to Dihydrotestosterone ...
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| hair loss | 2/3/2005 |
Q: Hey Dr Fisher Basically 8yrs ago, i went and relaxed my curly hair.. After i did that, i noticed ...
A: You may have a skin condition called alopecia areata which does occur in patches. I really doubt ...
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| hairloss | 2/1/2005 |
Q: Dr. Fisher Last time you advice me to give Avodart a try and I am interested in gving it a try. ...
A: The only thing that I can tell you is the information on Propecia because Avodart is so new there is ...
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| BALD SPOTS | 1/23/2005 |
Q: hey, i have had a bald spot that covers the back of my head since i was small. i now have that same ...
A: You may have a skin condition called Alopecia Areata which is genetic. Rarely this can be caused ...
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| hair problems.. | 1/23/2005 |
Q: im a 19 year old guy, my problem is i have hairy body but my in the same time im losing hair at my ...
A: There are two medications that are FDA approved for male pattern hair loss which is what you have. ...
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| Hair loss treatments | 1/21/2005 |
Q: I'm 29 years-old and I've noticed my hair thinning out over the past couple of years. I want to ...
A: There are only two medications that have FDA approval for male pattern hair loss. One of them is ...
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| facial hair | 1/4/2005 |
Q: what is the maximum averge age the male grows his full thick facial hair and chest hair growth ...
A: Most men by the time there are 18 will have the maximum facial and body hair. However, there is a ...
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| Haif Formula 37 | 12/29/2004 |
Q: I read a Q and A session on this website about hair formula 37. It was said that this product was ...
A: There are only two medications in the USA that are FDA approved for the regrowth of hair. If FDA ...
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| HUMAN HAIR PATTERNS | 12/19/2004 |
Q: CAUCAUSIANS HAVE HAIR SWIRLS (ON THEIR HEADS). I HAVE A COUPLE. AISANS DO NOT (AS LEAST I HAVE NOT ...
A: What you are describing is commonly called a cowlick. A cowlick is a tuft of hair that grows in a ...
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| Hair gel | 12/1/2004 |
Q: I have a curly hair but I become my hair straight using hair iron and .... My question is that how ...
A: Gels would be the best to use. I would go to a wholesale house that sells cosmetic products. In ...
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| scalp pruritis | 11/20/2004 |
Q: Hey there! I've recently experienced a lot of itchiness and dryness on my scalp. It even feels as ...
A: You have eith seborrheic dermatitis or folliculitis. Dry scalp or Seborrheic dermatitis is treated ...
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| hairloss | 11/2/2004 |
Q: My name is Kayla and I am an black american female. I am 19 years old and I have recently been ...
A: You have a scalp condition called Seborrheic Dermatitis. The itching can be controlled by a spray ...
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| Hair Loss | 11/2/2004 |
Q: I'm 38 and have been very slowly losing my hair since I was about 27 years old. I have been using ...
A: With male pattern hair loss it is the formation of DHT that causes the loss. Propecia blocks one ...
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| Dutasteride - Do you recommend | 10/13/2004 |
Q: Dr Fisher, Do you recommend Dutasteride as an option for male hair loss or do you suggest a ...
A: Propecia (finasteride) blocks one enzyme that converts to DHT which is the cause of male pattern ...
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| hair thinning | 10/8/2004 |
Q: .and its already thin in the begining ..i went on this web site and found these vitamins called ...
A: The only vitamin that has been show to help hair loss is Biotin 2.5mg. You need to take one a day. ...
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| Important question. | 10/7/2004 |
Q: I have been thinking about buying either the Nioxin or Hair Genesis products to improve the ...
A: There are only two products that are FDA approved for hair loss. One is Rogaine for Men which is ...
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| Hair loss question | 10/7/2004 |
Q: Hey Dr Fisher... Past 2 days went to GNC Nutrition store and started taking sum nourishing multi ...
A: The best way to strenghten hair is to take Biotin 2.5mg every day. There is an over the counter ...
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| facial hair growth | 9/30/2004 |
Q: forget genetics is it true that a mans facial go still be growing until he is in mid twenties ...
A: You are correct that facial hair growth is genetic. Some men have more facial hair than others. If ...
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| hair loss due to alopecia | 9/25/2004 |
Q: Dr. Fisher, I have been wearing a hair piece now for the last fifteen years. I am 35, am in good ...
A: Hair translplants are not take from hair on the chest as the hair is somewhat different from the ...
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| Hair loss, Hair grey, Pimples in head skin | 9/15/2004 |
Q: Very itching irritating and little bit having pus too, pimples are developed on my head's skin at ...
A: Your scalp condition is called folliculitis which is a superficial bacterial infection. The fist ...
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| hair loss | 9/1/2004 |
Q: I am 32 and I have some hairloss history on my mother side by only one or two men maybe. I have a ...
A: There are two medications that are FDA approved for male pattern hair loss. One of the medications ...
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| Thin Hair | 8/31/2004 |
Q: I am 28 male and I am becoming increasingly concerned with how thin my hair is. So I ask is there ...
A: There are two medications that are FDA approved for hair loss. There is Rogaine for Men and Women ...
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| Stoping hair loss naturally | 8/31/2004 |
Q: I have been researching for a long time on the net looking for DHT inhibitors , and all of them ...
A: In the USA, there are only two medications that have approval by the FDA for hair loss. This means ...
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| thining | 8/16/2004 |
Q: Hey Dr. Fisher I was putting hair thickener in my hair for about a month and 1/2 striaght,every ...
A: The question that need to be answered is whether the products you put on your hair are caused the ...
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| Hair Loss/Allergy | 8/2/2004 |
Q: I recently had a four-month allergic episode that involved very itchy skin. I have since been ...
A: The hair should start growing back in 4-12 months. You can use Rogaine on the area to help the hair ...
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| injury to the scalp | 7/29/2004 |
Q: My niece Holly is now 16 years old. When she was 10 years old she was attacked by dogs and her ...
A: The hair from locks of love should be woven into material that fits on the head and not plastic. I ...
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| Regrowing my own natural hair. | 7/28/2004 |
Q: ------------------------- Question - I have alopecia. I tried Rogaine twice, it was working, but ...
A: The side effect for propecia are very mild, head ache, rashes and failure to have an erection but ...
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| HAIR LOSS | 7/20/2004 |
Q: Hay My name is Guy I'm 22 years old My problem is: I have a hair loss (about 70 hairs a day – which ...
A: 1) the process to straighten your hair can cause the hair to be brittle and to break giving the ...
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| white hair loss | 7/18/2004 |
Q: i'm a physics student. i'm 20 years old. all of my hair are darkbrown. some of my hair going to be ...
A: There are no oral medications that can stop the hair from turning white. Causes of white hair ...
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| hair loss | 7/17/2004 |
Q: HY THERE My name is Joe I'm 22 years old. I'm from Israel, and I need help badly I'm in deep ...
A: You can loose 100 hairs a day and that is considered normal. Causes of hair loss include thyroid ...
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| Hair loss | 7/17/2004 |
Q: im 18 years old and my hair is shedding more than normal, its been doing this for the past 2 years ...
A: Hair loss on the vertex of the scalp is considered male pattern hair loss until proven otherwise. ...
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| Vitamins for hair growth | 6/17/2004 |
Q: Fisher, I came across this website, http://www.thehair.com/solutions.htm - and I was wondering if ...
A: I am sorry to say but Hair formula 37 is most likely a scam. There are only two medications that ...
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| hair issues | 6/17/2004 |
Q: Lately i been trying different quality hair products, such as leave in conditioner,hair thickeners ...
A: You may have a skin condition called alopecia areata. This type of hair loss can be genetic or ...
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| One more | 5/18/2004 |
Q: I'm the 17 year old female experiencing now more than 50% hair loss. It's so hard not to cry just ...
A: I have seen hair loss in women that have stopped birth control pills or hormone therapy. When these ...
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| So young! | 5/16/2004 |
Q: I'm a female, 17 years old..have been dying my hair for 5 years without any problems. Just recently, ...
A: The first thing to do would be blood work to check for systemic events that could cause hair ...
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| hair loss | 5/11/2004 |
Q: Is there really anything out there that WILL regrow hair or is the stuff out there just quakery? I ...
A: For Women the only FDA approved drug to grow is Rogaine for Women. For men there are two drugs that ...
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| premature greying of hair | 5/8/2004 |
Q: sir im 24 years old and i have the problem of premature greying of hair from past 3-4 years and of ...
A: Premature greying of the hair can be normal and can even start in the teens. This condition is ...
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| Hi, doctor:
I am 20 years... | 3/31/2004 |
Q: doctor: I am 20 years old, and i started losing hair 1 year ago. I think this is inherited, because ...
A: Propecia is the best medication for hair loss. 80% of people who take propecia stop hair loss, 33% ...
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| hair loss | 3/31/2004 |
Q: My daughter (18) has been gradually losing her hair since she was 14. She's been through 2 series of ...
A: Is your daughter under a significant amount of stress? Stress can cause hair loss. Has she had any ...
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| thining hair | 3/26/2004 |
Q: hey Dr Fisher i Recently about a week ago noticed substanial thining above my forehead, a small ...
A: If you have a small circular area of hair loss it is called Alopecia Areata. Threatment is with ...
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| Hair Loss. | 3/12/2004 |
Q: Does wine and brandy help to stimulate hair growth? Currently, I am using Hennessy V.S.O.P on my ...
A: There are no studies that I know of that support the use of alcohol for growing hair. Alcohol is ...
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| Propecia | 2/27/2004 |
Q: I realize that medical advice specific to one person and one persons ailments can not be given out ...
A: Propecia is 1mg a day for the rest of his life. 80% of people who take propecia stop hair loss. ...
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| Hair Growth | 1/25/2004 |
Q: I'm in the process of losing hair and I was wondering what treatment plan would be most effective. ...
A: I would agree with the propecia/rogaine combination as that has been shown to be the most effects. ...
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| Hair Loss | 12/14/2003 |
Q: I have a concern, if you don't mind about hair loss: a few years ago I shaved my head completely. ...
A: What you describe is not normal. One would expect that the hair should grow back completely. I ...
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| hair loss | 12/2/2003 |
Q: old with thinning hair on top it started when i was 22 yrs. old my dad had it and his mother. what i ...
A: The only medication that is FDA approved for the restoration of hair in women is Rogaine or ...
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| Hair Loss | 10/21/2003 |
Q: I have male pattern baldness, or atleast I think that is what I have. The sides are fine and firmly ...
A: There are only two medications that are approved for hair loss in the US and they are Propecia and ...
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| hair loss | 6/27/2003 |
Q: When looking at my hair - it doesn't appear to be thinning out, but according to what I see coming ...
A: Causes of hair loss include: thyroid disease, hereditary factors, abnormal hormones, recent ...
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| hair loss | 2/22/2003 |
Q: I am 48 year old Philipino Women with thining hair on the top. What are the benefits of products ...
A: Before you start treating for hair loss you must try to find a cause. Hair loss can be caused by: ...
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| Thinning hair | 2/4/2003 |
Q: Fisher, I am a 36 year-old female. My hair has been gradually thinning since my 20's. I've tried ...
A: The first thing that needs to be done is to make sure that you have no systemic cause for the hair ...
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| effectiveness of minoxidil | 1/24/2003 |
Q: I know this is probably one of your most asked questions but I would appreciate some advice about ...
A: Normal treatment for medications to treat hair loss is about 1-2 years depending on the product. If ...
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| hair loss | 1/6/2003 |
Q: I'm losing my hair & am thk'g about having pulsed light treatments (similar to laser/electrolysis) ...
A: One of the best sites on the internet to visit about hair loss is www.hairsite.com . Hair loss ...
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