Hair Loss

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Hair Loss and Replacement for Dummies

December 28th, 2008

Q: Why did you write another book on hair loss?
A: Hair Loss and Replacement for Dummies is the first book that we have written that is specifically geared for the lay public. Besides hair restoration, it covers a wide range of topics including: the diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions that can cause hair loss, [...]

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Is Hair Loss Determined by Age or Family History?

November 15th, 2008

Q: Why do some people have a full head of hair into their seventies or eighties and others start to go bald in their late teens or early twenties?
A: The difference is genetic with the inheritance coming from either side of the family.
Although a person will have the genes his/her whole life, a gene’s expression [...]

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Does Body Hair Indicate Future Hair Loss?

April 14th, 2008

Q: I have a quite a bit of hair on my chest, back and legs. Is that an indicator of future baldness?
A: Although bald people joke around that they wish the hair on their body (and ears) was on their head, body hair is not an early sign of baldness.

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Hair Loss Causes: What is Miniaturization and What is Effect of DHT on Hairs?

May 8th, 2007

Q: I have read that in the evaluation of a patient for hair restoration surgery some doctors use a densitometer to measure miniaturization – the decrease in size of hair diameters. I read that miniaturization is a sign of genetic hair loss, but when there is miniaturization of greater than 20% in the donor area, [...]

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Can My Hair be Thinning Without Shedding?

April 2nd, 2007

Q: I seem to be thinning, but I never shed hair as such in the shower. I cannot see my hair falling out. Can it be androgenetic hair loss?
A: In androgenetic hair loss one rarely sees hair falling out in mass, but rather the thinning is due to the hair decreasing in diameter and length [...]

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