Hair loss due to Kidney Disease. Is hair loss from Kidney disease reversible?

If your hair loss was due to kidney disease and if was reversible, it may take up to one full year to see hair grow back.  However it probably isn't as simple as one direct cause.  There are many people with kidney disease who have a full head of hair.

I appreciate your question.Kidney disease causes many changes in your body due to waste elimination and change in hormones.Depending on the type of kidney disease and chronicity it may be reversible.This will require close work with your nephrologist before we start any new medications.Local scalp treatments with PRP might help reverse the process. The best way to assess and give true advice would be an in-person exam.Please see a board-certified plastic surgeon that specializes in aesthetic and restorative plastic surgery.best of luck!Dr Schwartz

If you have thinning hair from a "stress" situation like kidney disease, it would come back 6-12 months later after the "stress" is removed.  However, if it is determined to be genetic there are many options and traditional treatments like rogaine foam and propecia pills can be used. I have great success in my practice using injectable progesterone and prp to the scalp. Postmenopausal women also benefit from spironolactone. I suggest seeing a dermatologist with expertise in hair loss as the kidney stress hair loss can be treated now to help prevent further loss.  Best, Dr. Emer.

There are many reasons for hair loss so the first step would be to determine if that really is the cause. If it is related to your kidney disease then, depending on the reason, it might be reversible. To elucidate this your hair transplant surgeon should liaise with your nephrogist.

Some types of hair loss from kidney disease are reversible whereas others are not. It all comes down to the reason for the hair loss and the reason for the kidney disease. Be sure to see a dermatologist to guide you further. I don't have enough information from the question to give a more definitive response.Here are just two of 100's of examples;A patient might experience temporary hair shedding episode from an infectious glomerulonephritis that caused fever, pain, and kept them in bed (or hospitalized) for a few days or weeks. Once the glomerulonephritis is treated shedding will slow down and resolve in 6-9 months.A patient might experience a variety of hair loss patterns if his or her kidney disease is from "lupus" of the kidney (lupus nephritis, etc). Such a patient could have both scarring and nonscarring hair loss and the former would be permanent hair loss.All in all, if you are worried about hair loss and have kidney disease, be sure to meet with a dermatologist who specializes in hair problems.