All You Need To Know About Hair Loss

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It depends on how much hair is transplanted. Fees also depend on the doctor and the area you live in.

I have a client with hair transplants. He first did it 2 years ago and he added more 3 months ago. He spent $5,000 the first time and $2,000 the second.

me and my girlfriend were arguing on the cost of this surgery???

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Firstly… how much does hair transplant cost.
Secondly… are there any side effects undergoing the surgery of hair transplant
Third… i would like to know what is the cause of hair loss in the first place

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Here goes…

(1) It depends on what clinics you go to.

Some clinics charge $5 some $6 and some $7 per hair that they transplant. If you are in a late stage of hair loss then, you’ll probably have to transplant more hair. Sometimes up to 1,500 hairs.

(2) Occasionally, if the doctor is not that experienced you’ll have hairs that won’t "stay" in your head.
Hair usually does though. And after about 2 to 3 days you’ll feel better, no discomfort etc.

(3) Hair loss is caused mainly by this thing called 5-Alpha Reductase which strangles your hair at the root and kills it. Blocking it is one way to stop hair loss, you do this by using 5-AR blockers. Or, if too many of your hair has been killed off, then you’ll have to consider hair transplant.

Question 1
The patient takes several aspirin in a suicide attempt. She survives the metabolic acidosis that almost kills her. She later says that it was an accidental overdose. Her case is classified as a
a. poisoning
b. adverse effect
c. toxic effect
d. cumulative effect

Question 2
A patient is taking a drug as prescribed. He developed a heart valve inflammation directly related to the drug. His situation is described as
a. toxic effect
b. allergic reaction
c. adverse effect
d. side effect

Question 3
Combing Tylenol with codeine produces a greater effect than using either of the drugs alone. This is referred to as a drug
a. synergism
b. antagonism
c. polypharmacy
d. idiosyncratic reaction

Question 4
A patient is taking cancer chemotherapy for breast cancer and developed complete hair loss. This hair loss would be an example of a/an
a. side effect
b. adverse effect
c. toxic reaction
d. idiosyncratic reaction

Question 5
What situation could be described as an adverse effect?
a. Patient overdoses on a pain reliever and dies of respiratory failure
b. Patient ignores the warning not to mix alcohol with his prescribed medication and goes into a coma
c. Patient accidentally takes his wife’s medicine and develops a severe headache
d. Patient takes a prescribed medication properly and develops an irregular heart rate and shortness of breath

Question 6
A patient is taking several medications for diabetes, depression, atrial fibrillation, asthma, elevated cholesterol and arthritis, and status post mastectomy for breast cancer. Which two drugs in combination would you question as being excessive?
a. Singulare and lovastatin
b. Coumadin and Femera
c. Relafen and Nasonex
d. Wellbutrin and Zoloft

Question 7
How do agonist drugs act on a cell receptor site
a. They block the receptor site
b. they require the presence of antagonist drugs in order to activate receptor sites on a cell
c. They activate receptor sites on a cell
d. They are receptor site specific and only activate one receptor site at a time

1. A.
2. C
3. A
4. A
5. D
6. D
7. C

A patient is taking cancer chemotherapy for breast cancer and developed complete hair loss. This hair loss would be an example of a/an

a. side effect
b. adverse effect
c. toxic reaction
d. idiosyncratic reaction

The answer is side effect

someone today told me taking birth control pills will help my hair from falling off so much..
can this be true in anyway???

Birth control has no effect on your hair. However, I have heard that garlic supplements help with excessive shedding/hair loss (that isn’t caused by an illness). Also, take a multivitamin because iron deficiency can cause hair loss as well.

Not all chemotherapy causes hair loss . . only some types. Cancer is the result of our own DNA, our own cells mutating and losing the ability to stop growing. Normal cells are produced all the time and grow to the appropriate size and stop . . a malignant cell for mostly unknown reasons has lost that ability to stop and will grow and replicate indefinitely, unless treatment stops it.

Chemotherapy was designed to kill off any and all fast growing cells in the body . . since the majority of normal cells grow slowly and replace old cells continuously, the idea was that chemotherapy would target and kill fast growing cancer cells. Unfortunately the body has a few other fast growing cells . . hair cells grow fast and some cells in the intestinal track also grow fast . . the chemotherapy cannot tell the difference between these few ‘normal’ fast growing cells and cancer cells so it destroys all of them.

The reason for the hair loss is because the chemo will kill off cancer cells as well as hair cells. The good news is that the hair cells will grow back after the treatment is over . . so hair loss is temporary. The loss of hair temporarily is a small price to pay for your life.

I take biotin, vit A, niacin, saw palmetto, iron, evening primrose, salmon oil, GNC hair skin and nails formula, use nioxin shampoo and scalp treatment, coconut and olive oil scalp massage and started horemone replacement 1 1/2 weeks ago. Leotyroxine. still tons of hair loss

Most primary care physicians should refer their patient to see a Thyroid Specialist. If you haven’t, I think you should see one and get a second opinion. It is best that you do a research and educate yourself on thyroid health first before accepting any conventional medicine. We all know that conventional medicine change the body’s chemistry.

If the medicine you are taking for your thyroid is making your hair worse. You should stop taking it and switch to alternative herbal medicine such as Kelp, a sea vegetable that has a rich source of iodine and vitamin K. It also promotes healthy thyroid function. It helps me and I am not taking any conventional medicine. Keep taking Biotin, it keeps your hair on your head. Also Vitamin B6 is thought to prevent hair from falling out and help create melanin in the hair. Eating right for your blood type and super food such as raw vegan will help bring your thyroid back to normal. I’ve done it and it works.

Talk to a Thyroid Specialist or see a Alternative Medicine Doctor. Go here to get more information about thyroid health.

i mean top part of my head

The overall cost of having a hair transplant varies and is dependent on each client’s particular hair loss situation, coupled with realistic expectations. Keeping this in mind, the average cost for a hair transplant can be in the $2,500 to $9,000 price range.