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Does hair loss caused by intake of tetracycline grow back? Is tetracycline scarring?

zilanMay 17, 2016
I was taking tetracycline for a month. One month after I stopped taking it, my hair has started to severely fall out. It has been one month since it started and it has not stopped but has been reduced a little. I am scared. Does my hair grow back? Is tetracycline scarring or non scarring? I read somewhere that monocycline is non scarring but what about tetracycline?

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Dr. Matt Tahsini, MD
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Answered on May 22, 2016
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Dr. Jeff Donovan, MD, PhD
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Answered on May 18, 2016
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Dr. William Rassman, MD (retired)
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