If I shave my head will my hair stop shedding and grow back in as it was before the hair loss?

October 20, 2018
Asked By:nruth in La Canada Flintridge, CA

Noticed my hair was super thin June of this year. I believe it was telogen effluvium caused by a very stressful event 3 months prior. It is now almost November and hair is still just as thin as in June, if not thinner. I don't know if its still falling out but I certainly don't notice any regrowth. If I shave my head will it encourage regrowth faster? Will it stop shedding (if it is still shedding) faster then if I don't shave?

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October 22, 2018

Answer: Shaving head? Hair restoration options

Jonathan Kulbersh, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
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October 22, 2018

Answer: Shaving head? Hair restoration options

Jonathan Kulbersh, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
October 21, 2018

Answer: Hair Loss -- PRP, Progesterone, Stem Cells, Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUE), Spironolactone or Finesteride, Rogaine

Jason Emer, MDDermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology
October 21, 2018

Answer: Hair Loss -- PRP, Progesterone, Stem Cells, Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUE), Spironolactone or Finesteride, Rogaine

Jason Emer, MDDermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology
October 21, 2018

Answer: Shaving head

Jeffrey Epstein, MD, FACSHair Restoration Surgeon, Board Certified in Facial Plastic Surgery
October 21, 2018

Answer: Shaving head

Jeffrey Epstein, MD, FACSHair Restoration Surgeon, Board Certified in Facial Plastic Surgery

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Answer: Shaving hair grows hair in mice only!

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Answer: Shaving hair grows hair in mice only!

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