If the hair does not return after 8-12 months following chemical burns, it may be permanent. You should be under a doctor’s care. The use of minoxidil may help, but that can not be my recommendation, as I am not your doctor. I have seen some women with chemical burns and all I know is […]
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The hair shaft itself is not alive and if you damage it with chemicals it should not decrease hair growth in the future or miniaturize your hair. Chemicals can, however, work their way down the hair shaft into the growing part of the hair that is below the skin and it can be damaged that […]
I have addressed this question in a variety of forms (see: chemical damage). Please note that even though you think the cause is chemical, there is no substitute to getting a good examination in the hands of a good doctor who can look throughout your scalp at the condition of the other hairs on your […]
If your hair has not grown back after 4 1/2 years, then I do not believe that it will grow. Yes, chemical damage can injure your hair roots or the scalp itself, leading to possible permanent hair loss. You may try Rogaine. If you are a male, then I recommend Propecia also. Keep in mind […]
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ics.12553?cookieSet=1 Objective In the process of daily grooming, human hair often undergoes heat treatments. These treatments create temperature gradients inside individual hair fibres or bundles of hair which can lead to hair damage. Methods Mathematical models were built for heat transfer in a single hair as well as thin tresses of hair during blow drying. […]
I don’t personally know too many people who relax their hair, so I am not the best person to give you a professional opinion about this. Most of my patients are men and they usually do not relax their hair.
Although chemical relaxers can cause damage to hair, you need to be examined by a properly trained physician to make sure you do not have another reason for your hair loss. With your long term use of chemicals and heat, there is a high probability that you have damaged your hair. A miniaturization study would […]
Perming your hair does not cause hair loss in general. Sometimes you can harm the hair or irritate the scalp with harsh chemicals involved but hairs generally grow back. Especially after 5 years the correlation of a perm and hair loss/texture changes seem less of a correlation.
What you are describing may be traction alopecia caused by pulling from a tight ponytail or possibly triangular alopecia, which can be genetic. The loss could even be from the chemicals if the process you used caused damage. I won’t know what type of hair loss you have without a physical exam. If you feel […]
You should wait at least a year following the hair loss from chemical damage before considering hair transplantation. A year will give you enough recovery time to see what was not killed off in the chemical burn. Hopefully the thinning isn’t permanent and you won’t need a surgical solution to your hair loss problem. Just […]
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.
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 […]
Let your hair grow out and you should see that it will take on its natural appearance. The new hair that grows out from the scalp never had product or chemicals on it, so this hair will curl/kink if that is your normal character. I am assuming that the chemicals you used did not damage […]
I would not know where to begin. You need an examination and a diagnosis. It’s difficult (if not impossible) to tell what you have going on just based on two sentences. I’m good, but that that good! Go see a doctor — perhaps a dermatologist might be someone to make an appointment with. Otherwise, only […]
I doubt your hair loss is related to what you did with Nair 15 years ago. Nair doesn’t cause permanent loss, especially after one application. There might’ve been some kind of chemical burn in the area, but I can’t imagine it would last for this long (and you didn’t mention experiencing any prolonged skin irritation […]
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