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How Can I Treat my Thyroid Based Hair Loss Condition?
Sunday, August 31, 2008

In many cases, thyroid based hair loss is typically reversed after a thyroid condition is under control. Hair loss reversal and hair regrowth can take up to 3 to 6 months after successful treatment. Be sure to discuss your hair loss concerns along with proper thyroid medication dosages with...
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Will Resuming Xandrox Stop My Hair Loss?
Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Xandrox contains active ingredient minoxidil, which is an FDA approved hair regrowth solution. Minoxidil is also found in Rogaine hair loss treatment. Xandrox also contains azelaic acid which some suggest might help prevent DHT from binding to the hair follicle receptors. If Xandrox worked to stop hair loss when you used it over a year ago, it's possible that it...
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Why is Propecia Required to Stop Hair Loss After a Hair Transplant?
Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Genetic baldness is progressive and unpredictable. You may be one of those lucky ones that don't lose additional natural hair, but there is no guarantee. Propecia may help save natural hair that was going to fall out due to male pattern baldness. Hair transplant surgery in itself will not cause additional hair loss...
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Using Propecia and Rogaine and Still Experiencing Hair Loss
Friday, August 22, 2008

Propecia (finasteride) and Rogaine (minoxidil) are typically quite effective in slowing down or stopping the progression of male pattern baldness. Unfortunately however, there is no guarantee that these hair loss products work for everyone. Before you give up their use entirely, it's important for you to understand a few things...
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Does Using Vitamin E and Massaging Head with Coconut Oil Work for Female Hair Loss?
Friday, August 22, 2008

What causes hair loss varies from person to person. The cause of female hair loss in particular should be diagnosed by a dermatologist since anything from hormonal changes to genetics can cause it. Vitamin E has been said to potentially (but minimally) increase the number of visible hairs in men and women according to a clinical study performed on 19 balding...
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Does Using Vitamin E and Massaging Head with Coconut Oil Work for Female Hair Loss?
Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Vitamin E (a tocotrienol / tocopherol combination) has been said to potentially (but minimally) increase the number of visible hairs in men and women according to a clinical study performed on 19 balding individuals. Scalp massages with coconut oil may be good for your hair and overall scalp circulation, but this...
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Can Chlorine from a Swimming Pool Cause Hair Loss in Patches?
Tuesday, August 19, 2008

As a competitive swimmer for several years, I can tell you that over-exposure to chlorine can bleach and dry out your hair. However, I have only seen one case in my entire swimming career of patchy hair loss that may have been caused by chlorine. But even then, his hair loss wasn't noticeable, but...
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Can Rogaine Revive Completely Dead Follicles Cause by Hair Loss?
Monday, August 18, 2008

Rogaine (minoxidil) is one of the two non-surgical FDA approved hair regrowth solutions for hair loss. As female and male pattern baldness progresses, hair follicles shrink as they are damaged by DHT. Hair growth cycle rates increase leaving the hair in the catagen (resting) phase longer than the anagen (hair growth) phase.
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Does Taking Creatine Cause Hair Loss?
Sunday, August 17, 2008

Creatine is a natural substances produced at a rate of 2 grahams daily in the liver and kidneys. Most of the body's naturally produced creatine travels to the muscles, heart, and other body cells. But does ingesting additional creatine cause or facilitate hair loss? In my research...
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Female Hair Loss from Celiac Disease and Gluten Allergy - Recovery and Success Story
Thursday, August 14, 2008

I wanted to give you hope if you're here searching for answers to your hair loss, especially if you're being told you're crazy or imagining the hair loss. I've been losing hair (noticeably) for almost 2 years now. I was told i was imagining it, nobody else notices it, I was crazy, stressed, you name it. I came to this hair loss forum...
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My Son is Experiencing Total Hair Loss - Is it Alopecia Universalis?
Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Firstly, I think it’s important that you ask your dermatologist as to why he is administering sterioid injections. Steroid injections are sometimes administered for cases of Alopecia Areata, a hair loss condition characterized by excessive loss of hair and baldness in targeted areas. It’s suggested that Alopecia Areata is caused by an abnormality in the immune system which may or may not be genetic...
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What is the HRS Folligraft Non-Surgical Hair Grafting Technique?
Tuesday, August 12, 2008

The HRS Folligraft procedure is a considered a "hair replacement technique" rather than a "hair system" because strands of your own hair are individually and non-surgically attached to your scalp. However, the concept is the similar. Advantages of the HRS Folligraft procedure include...
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Update from Pat's Visit to Coalition Physicians Dr. Bessam and Nilofer Farjo in the UK
Monday, August 11, 2008

Mick McHugh, the patient coordinator of the Farjo Clinic recently sent Pat the one year hair restoration results from one of the patients he observed. To see these impressive results, visit Photos from May Visit to the Farjo Clinic in Manchester, England. We invite you to see this patient's one year results.
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Update on Pat'sVisit to Coalition Hair Restoration Surgeons Dr. Ron Shapiro, Dr. Glenn Charles, and Dr. Ron Shapiro
Monday, August 11, 2008

Recently, we’ve asked physicians to provide hair transplant photo updates of patients Pat observed in live surgery. In addition to the updates we received from Dr. Farjo, so far, we’ve received updates from the elite Dr. Ron Shapiro, Dr. Glenn Charles, and Dr. Alan Feller. We invite you to see these hair restoration patient result photos and offer your feedback.
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Female Hair Loss After Wearing a Headband for a Long Time
Sunday, August 10, 2008

Though hair loss can be caused by a number of things, in your case it's quite possible that wearing a tight headband for a long period of time may have caused pulling and tugging of the hair at the root that may have damaged them. This could be indicative of a condition known as traction alopecia, hair loss characterized by a loss of hair due to excessive hair pulling and/or styling.
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Stopping and Restarting Rogaine: Will Hair Loss Stop and Hair Regrowth Continue?
Thursday, August 07, 2008

Male pattern baldness is progressive and the longer you are off of Rogaine; the less likely Rogaine will do the trick to bring back lost hair. Both proven non-surgical hair loss treatment solutions Propecia (finasteride) and Rogaine (minoxidil) typically work better on hair loss sufferers with only minimal thinning hair. Therefore...
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Does Propecia and Rogaine work for Hair Loss Caused by Syphilis STD?
Wednesday, August 06, 2008

Patchy hair loss caused by Syphilis is far different than genetic male pattern baldness. Therefore, since finasteride (the active ingredient in Propecia) works by inhibiting the hormone responsible for genetic hair loss (DHT), Propecia most likely won't work to stop hair loss caused by Syphilis. Rogaine (minoxidil) has been used to treat...
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Do Hair Loss Concealers like Dermmatch, Toppik, and Courve Hold Up in the Rain or when Sweating?
Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Hair loss concealers like Dermmatch, Toppik, Courve, and Nanogen can effectively cover areas of thinning hair and baldness. But how well do they hold up under extreme conditions such as sweating, swimming, and in the rain? Read this article to find out.
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Unexplained and Sudden Weight Gain while Taking Xandrox, Rogaine, and Minoxidil for Hair Loss
Monday, August 04, 2008

No medication, including those used for hair loss, is without potential side effects. Sudden unexplained weight gain is reported as a possible "severe " side effect of minoxidil which is contained in both Rogaine and Xandrox. Other possible severe side effects include...
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Can I Take Proscar Every 5 Days instead of Propecia Daily as a Hair Loss Treatment?
Sunday, August 03, 2008

Some hair loss sufferers switch to taking Proscar to save money however, to take the recommended dosage of finasteride for hair loss, buy a pill splitter from your local pharmacy, and cut the pill into quarters. Taking ¼ a Proscar pill daily as a hair loss treatment is better than taking the entire 5mg pill in one day and then nothing the next 4. This way...
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Does Masturbation Cause or Facilitate Hair Loss?
Friday, August 01, 2008

Though the act of masturbation may cause a minimal and temporary increase in testosterone, it doesn't impact the production of DHT and therefore doesn't facilitate or expedite male pattern baldness. Statistics show that 90% of men...
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