This woman lost her eyebrows after multiple skin cancer surgeries. She had one procedure of 95 grafts into the eyebrow area. She told me that she cuts her new brows short every other day, and absolutely loves the results.
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Hi. I’m a 22 year old female. My hair is pretty thick but I’ve been going through kind of increased shed period. I’m mostly worried because I’ve been shedding some hairs that range from an inch to about three inches and then I have my normal length shed. I don’t have an extensive family history with genetic balding and I’m pretty healthy. I guess all I want to know is a few short hairs normal? I shed at max 7 of those hairs a day but usually less.
I would think shedding about 100 hairs a day is normal, long or short. Most of those hairs you likely don’t notice (they blow out in the wind, fall out as you walk, etc). Your hair cycles may not be coordinated and that would produce variable length hair. This is the first time I’ve really thought about that, but it would make sense from what you told me.
Snippet from the article:
We are a culture obsessed with hair: From the big and small screens to the pages of fashion magazines, it seems no woman’s look is complete without a perfectly-coifed ‘do – and that poses a serious hurdle for aspiring actress Georgia Van Cuylenburg. Van Cuylenburg is bald.
Like 5 million others in the U.S., Van Cuylenburg suffers from alopecia areata. The disease results in sudden and often unpredictable hair loss on the scalp and often across the rest of the body. It is cyclical in nature and has no known cause or cure.
For the effervescent Van Cuylenburg, it is particularly ironic because she used to be hair model.
Read the rest — Hair Model’s Worst Nightmare: Going Bald
This is the story of a young woman’s journey after she suddenly found herself losing most of her hair from alopecia areata.
My daughter is 15, she has not had a perm in 3 years or more. Just recently her hair began breaking off on the ends and around the edges of her scalp. She uses biosilk shampoo and conditioner and she does flat iron and blow dry her hair at least 3 or four times weekly. What can we do to stop the breakage and promote the growth of her hair? We are african american.
The use of the flat iron could still contribute to damage, but this is best managed by a good hair stylist with lots of experience with African hair types.
(female)
Does contact dermatitis affect my chances of having hair implanted. Over the past two years, my dermatitis has caused my hair to fall out and I want to get implant hair. Can I? That’s the question. Please let me know.Thank you.
At NHI, we have performed surgery on many patients with dermatitis or even psoriasis. Each and every patient is different and if you are interested in surgery, you need to be evaluated by a competent hair transplant surgeon.
There are cautions with regard to the pretreatment of active areas of local dermatitis or psoriasis for example, as complications do occur with such findings as a Koebner phenomenon in the areas where incisions are made in active areas of psoriasis or dermatitis.
my daughter was diagnosed with Hashimotos in 1998. she has been suffering hair loss since then and it is now quite serious. She went to a dermatologist who told her that her hair loss was genetic and unrelated to the Hashimotos. That is hard for me to believe. She is very resistant to getting further help so I don’t know what to do to do and where to send her. She is at Stanford and there is a Dermatology Clinic with a specialty in hair loss but I keep thinking the problem is the autoimmune disease. Can you give me some advise about what to do.
While having a diagnosis certainly helps with finding a treatment, for women’s hair loss there is no definitive treatment. If you treat the thyroid disease the thinning may slow down, but it is unlikely that after treatment the loss will reverse. I have never seen it revert back to the original fullness. Even for genetic women’s hair loss (just like men’s genetic hair loss) there is no cure. If the hair loss issue is from an autoimmune disease, there is really no cure either and many doctors are suggesting that genetic hair loss may actually be an autoimmune process, not uniquely genetic alone.
At best, you can treat the Hashimoto’s disease and the hair loss may slow down. I am sorry for the bluntness, but at this time there is no medical cure for genetic hair loss in men or women… and unfortunately, we seem to know far less about treating female hair loss than we do with male hair loss.
13 year old african american daughter having continuous hair loss for several years. Hair is processed and has several bald spots especially in back. Suffers from excema if that helps. Please HELP! Beautician just sews false hair in her head but has yet to get it to grow. Can you please tell us where to start.
It sounds like your daughter is having chemical problems with the things that the stylist is using. Hair loss is common when chemicals are applied to relax the hair. I am wondering what you mean that the beautician is sewing false hair into her head, though.
Hey. I am a 20 year old girl suffering from androgenic alopecia. My doctor prescribed Finasteride for me and after researching a little, I am a bit wary of it’s usage. Should I be taking it?
Thanks.
Women, especially those of child bearing age, should NOT be taking finasteride (Propecia). Period. I would find a new doctor.
(female)
I am 53 years old and wear my hair in natural locks. I have thinning hair in the crown an front hair line due to medication. Also the new growth is much softer than my natural texture. I understand that the hair should begin to regrow when treatment ends in a few months. Should I cut my locks shorter (currently shoulder length) to reduce the weight or cut them off and start over after treatment?
The weight of your hair shouldn’t have anything to do with its growth or loss, though if you cut your hair shorter you do reduce the risk of damage to weaker hairs you might have. If you would like to cut your hair to match a certain style or achieve a better look then by all means…
Hello. I am a 42 year old black female that is experiencing hair loss. I am wondering if this is due to me chemically relaxing my hair myself. I do have a low thyroid condition that I take medication for daily. Could this be contributing to my hair loss. It seems to be getting worse. I recently permed my hair but I burned my scalp pretty bad. Will my hair grow back? Could you give me any suggestions of products to use that might help? Thank you
Chemical damage and thyroid conditions can both contribute to hair loss, and there’s no way for me to try to pinpoint the cause via email. Try stopping the chemical use on your hair and give it a year or so to see if there is improvement. The hair could regrow, but it depends on the severity of the burn. At this point, all you can really do is wait it out to see.
Hi,
I’m a sixteen year old female with a large forehead and in addition to this, a very distinguished widows peak. My forehead is extremely unattractive and has caused me to become overly self-concious. I would like to at least have my hairline altered so that I don’t have such a pronounced widows peak. I have recently been looking into hair transplants and would like to know if with my guardians consent, am I able to get this treatment? Also any other advice on my situation would be appreciated.
Any medical procedures or treatments on a minor can only be performed with their guardian’s consent. Hairline lowering surgeries for women with high foreheads are an option, but it is on an individual case-by-case basis with full understanding of risks and benefits.
does the application of minoxidil topical solution for more than 2 ml i.e 4 ml for 15 days increases severe hair fall?
i have been applying this solution for about 15 days now ..and few days back i noticed that i have been applying the solution more than its prescribed. its been 3 days am experiencing an excessive hair fall like never before. is it a reaction? should i discontinue using this solution or should i continue to apply it with the prescribed amount?
please answer the question as soon as possible because i don’t wanna turn bald due to any of my stupidity. my age is 19 ,female
Minoxidil can cause shedding in some people in the early stages of use. This is usually temporary, and it is assumed that it is speeding up the hair cycling. I can’t tell you if it’s something you should or shouldn’t use, but if you’re concerned that it’ll make your hair worse you can stop treatment.
Also, you should use the recommended dosage of 1ml twice daily. Hopefully that’ll correct the problem if you continue to use the medication, but I have no way to assure that.
Recently I have lost all the hair on my arms, also a scar disappeared on my arm. I’ve never had hair on my legs, but being a female… Also, I lost weight,and I’ve gained a lot of veins on my hands,and arms. I don’t know what to do.
If you have any idea as to what is going on, I would sincerely appreciate your time and effort.
Thank you.
I don’t know anything about your history, age, etc, so there’s not much I can offer. You would need to be examined by a physician. Hormone changes and weight loss do strange things to a woman’s hair distribution.
Snippet from the article:
As if the heartache of divorce wasn’t hardship enough, it appears that women enduring marital break-up may also have to deal with hair loss.
New research reveals that, genetics aside, the next strongest predictor of midline (central) hair loss among women is their marital status, with the loss of a spouse (through either divorce or death) raising the risk for thinning hair above that of married or single women.
Read the full story — Could Divorce Trigger Hair Loss in Women?
The study looked at sets of identical twins and determined that excessive alcohol and smoking increased the risk, in both men and women. The study also revealed that sun exposure is also believed to be a factor in hair loss, as those exercising outdoors or didn’t regularly wear hats (sun protection) saw increased thinning. One of the keys the article focuses on is divorce, which can bring about a lot of stress… and it isn’t surprising that stress can lead to hair loss. Overall, it’s interesting stuff and worth a read.
Note: The annual meeting of hair surgeons was in held in Alaska this past week. The following review is very selective and is biased by the things that were interesting to me and what I (Dr. Rassman) thought could be interesting to the readers.
This is part 2. More to come…
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What is the role of immunity in the development of androgenic alopecia in women?
The earliest symptoms of many women and some men start with pain and itching of the scalp, a set of symptoms that reflect the inflammatory response that he believes is always present, but often ignored. He raises the issue that if the connection is correct, the scalp may respond to the use of steroids in the earliest phases of the hair loss process.