I have had a pink scalp for years, has not been an issue, chalked it up to being outside a lot. Last couple of years after a perm at a salon, I started losing hair and getting breakage badly. It progressed to hair coming out in clumps when I wash. I was able to stop clumps falling out awith vegamour, but the scalp still pink and still getting heavy shedding. No itching or scaling. Side note- my throat is also pink with different texture. Rosacea? Solution?
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August 26, 2022
Answer: Hair Loss
Cory Bovenzi, MDFacial Plastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
A biopsy is not the way to go to determine if LPP is burned out. Of course that is frequently done- but that’s a big mistake. All that a biopsy tells you is the level of inflammation inside a 4 mm tube of skin. Even if there is inflammation it does not necessarily tell you that hair loss is o...
Looking at the pictures, a hair transplant is a way for you to go.I would use a drug such as Dutastride 2% topical liposomal gel to stop the recession.
Reducing finasteride in this manner comes with a significant chance of hair loss. I appreciate your data on enzyme kinetics- the reality is this plan causes a high proportion of males to lose hair.
