Hello, Hairloss experts. Can taking zinc supplements help for good hair health? Especially immune related hair loss such as alopecia areata. Let say kenalog grew back the hair and you want to maintain a good immune health by adding a zinc supplement. Since there are so many zinc types, which one is good? And what are usual dosages for males? I know overall zinc is health for hair skin and nails. Can adding it to a diet in supplement form help? Thank you
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It’s understandable to feel concerned about the hair loss around your surgical scars, especially after a significant procedure like a wide local excision (WLE) and flap grafting for melanoma. Post-surgical hair loss around scars is common, and while your dermatologist and plastic surgeon are a...
Hello I'm Dr. Wipawan Vathananai, a co-worker of Dr. Kulakarn Amonpattana, from BHI Clinic, Bangkok, Thailand. According to my experience, clobetasol might be able to cause skin atrophy if it's used continuously for a long time. Elidel is not proved to be that effective when it comes to alopecia...
I completely understand your concerns about the hair loss around your scars after having surgery for melanoma. Given that you’re 9 weeks post-op, it's still early in the healing process, and as your dermatologist and plastic surgeon advised, some natural regrowth could occur in the coming m...
