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I'm Just 18 and I'm Losing my Hair. Advise Me with Something Good I Can Do to my Hair.

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Zeeshan CorneliusJun 30, 2011

I can even see the skin of my head because of the lost of hair. What can I do, before I lose all of my hair?

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Dr. Matthew Richardson, MD
Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Dr. Ryan Welter, MD
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Hair Restoration Surgeon
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