by dr. lam » Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:16 am
Hi Keanu,
Cool name. I do not have a good answer as I would really have to see your scalp to determine. We tend to lose about 100 hairs a day normally and sometimes a bit more like 150 when we shower. you might want to keep a hair diary and see how much hair you are losing over a period of several weeks to a month. in addition, you might want to review whether you had anything that could have caused what is known as "telogen effluvium" like general anesthesia, pregnancy, a serious illness, protein deficient weight loss, or something else around 6 weeks to 3 months ago. sometimes rogaine can also stabilize that hair loss which you can get over the counter. in any case, i cannot dispense medical advice, and a good person to check you out would be a dermatologist who could look at your hair indepth and also possibly check some blood work like hormones, thyroid level, iron, etc. that could influence your hair loss condition. thanks for the question.
best,
sml
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