With products such as Caboki, there have been many rumors about the fibers "suffocating" the hair follicle, esp if the pores open due to heat or sweating. I am a Norwood 3 at worst, so I can get by with a concealer for the time being, and do plan to get a transplant down the road when I lose most of the hair from the temples. Can concealers potentially speed up the hair loss? Many on the internet swear that they do; I was hoping an MD can separate the fact from fiction.
July 3, 2017
Answer: Suffocating or Clogging Hair Follicles There are many myths and urban legends about hair loss, particularly on the internet, and this is one of the more persistent ones. Hair gets its oxygen from its blood supply at the bottom of the follicle, underneath the skin, not from the top! Hair fibers are safe and harmless for the most part.Do me a favor though - now that you know your ongoing hair loss is not caused by the hair fibers, act to prevent the relentless loss! Don't just wait for it to happen and then expect a hair surgery to "fix" you, because that is not how it works. Hair surgery is best as an adjunct - working WITH therapies like finasteride, minoxidil, LLLT and ketoconazole/zinc shampoos - NOT all by itself! You will look better in the long run and your surgeon will be able to get a better result for you if you keep as much hair as you can in the first place.Good luck!
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July 3, 2017
Answer: Suffocating or Clogging Hair Follicles There are many myths and urban legends about hair loss, particularly on the internet, and this is one of the more persistent ones. Hair gets its oxygen from its blood supply at the bottom of the follicle, underneath the skin, not from the top! Hair fibers are safe and harmless for the most part.Do me a favor though - now that you know your ongoing hair loss is not caused by the hair fibers, act to prevent the relentless loss! Don't just wait for it to happen and then expect a hair surgery to "fix" you, because that is not how it works. Hair surgery is best as an adjunct - working WITH therapies like finasteride, minoxidil, LLLT and ketoconazole/zinc shampoos - NOT all by itself! You will look better in the long run and your surgeon will be able to get a better result for you if you keep as much hair as you can in the first place.Good luck!
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