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Dr. Jae Pak, MD
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Specific medical treatment issues should be discussed with your doctor especially if you are not sure how to use the medication.  

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Medications such a Propecia or Rogaine can help and for some people it may delay the balding for many years. Surgery also helps but it is just rearranging what you already have. Scalp MicroPigmentation also helps but that is not real hair. The point is that every option has its limitations....

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