If My Hair Loss is Due to Drinking Alcohol — Will It Grow Back if I’m Sober?

Hello Dr. Rassman.
After reading about the 26 year-old who had questions about his hair loss, possibly due to drinking & smoking. I am a 32 y/o white male in the same boat, except I don’t smoke. My hairline over the past year or so seems to be receeding more now than ever. I am wondering if indeed one’s hair loss is due to their drinking, if they stop drinking, would the hair possibly grow back, or is it too late? Thank you!

Drinking alcohol should not produce hair loss unless your diet is deficient. I would look for genetic causes for hair loss by getting your hair mapped out for miniaturization to determine the cause of your hair loss.

Generally for a male, if the hair loss is precipitated by poor diet, it is most likely accelerating the genetic process and probably will not reverse. That said, for females, there is a good possibility that correction of the diet will help with the hair loss.