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Scalp picking and hair loss?

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Hello Doctor, I am a 30 year old male and for maybe 10 years i have been picking at my scalp... i get scabs that come and go and i had a habit of removing them with my fingers often leading to the hair coming out with it. I started using Apple cider vinegar and it cleared my scalp up and have been pick free for a few months but have no regrowth Would the amount of time i was picking mean chances of regrowth are minimal is there anything i could use or take to encourage any regrowth ?

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Dr. Bernardino Arocha, MD, FISHRS
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Dr. William Rassman, MD (retired)
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