Bernstein Medical - Center for Hair Restoration » Hair Pluck http://www.bernsteinmedical.com Hair Transplant, Hair Restoration & Repair Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:43:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Before Hair Loss Evaluation, Should One Fast or Change Diet? http://www.bernsteinmedical.com/hairtransplantblog/should-i-fast/ http://www.bernsteinmedical.com/hairtransplantblog/should-i-fast/#comments Fri, 23 Jan 2009 04:36:00 +0000 Robert M. Bernstein M.D. http://www.bernsteinmedical.com/dev/newblog/288/should-i-fast/ Q: I am a 47 year old woman with thinning on the top of my scalp for three years. I think I want to go for a comprehensive evaluation for hair loss and know that the doctor may want to take blood tests to help find out the cause of my hair loss. I am not sure if I need to fast before I come in?

A: Fasting is not necessary for a comprehensive evaluation.

The comprehensive diagnosis may include hair pull tests, hair pluck, hair density measurements, anagen telogen ratios, scalp biopsies and laboratory (blood) tests but no pre-test fasting or other preparation is necessary.

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