Alopecia AreataMental Healthabout 1 year ago

Stress-Induced Alopecia Areata: When Psychological Trauma Triggers Disease

Severe psychological stress can trigger alopecia areata onset or flares. The mechanism involves established connections between the nervous and immune systems.

Dr. Maya

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Hair TransplantFinasterideabout 1 year ago

Maintenance After Hair Transplant: The Medical Therapy You Can't Skip

Hair transplantation moves follicles from donor to recipient areas. It does not stop ongoing native hair loss. Post-transplant medical therapy is essential for durable results.

Liam Foster,

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DiagnosisHair Transplantabout 1 year ago

Density Visualisation: How Many Hairs Per Square Centimetre Looks Like What

Hair density numbers are abstract until you see what each density actually looks like. Understanding the relationship between numbers and appearance helps set realistic expectations.

Dr. Maya

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Telogen EffluviumNutritionabout 1 year ago

Hair Loss in Endurance Athletes: Energy Availability and Telogen Effluvium

Female endurance athletes with low energy availability frequently develop hair loss alongside other features of relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S).

Liam Foster,

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MinoxidilTreatmentover 1 year ago

Topical Tretinoin Combined With Minoxidil: A Quiet Workhorse Combination

Adding tretinoin to minoxidil enhances scalp penetration and may upregulate the sulfotransferase enzyme that activates minoxidil. The clinical evidence supports the combination.

Dr. Maya

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Telogen EffluviumNutritionover 1 year ago

Hair Loss From PPI Use: A Connection With Plausibility but Modest Evidence

Long-term proton pump inhibitor use has been linked to telogen effluvium in some studies. The mechanism is plausible through micronutrient absorption effects.

Liam Foster,

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Hair TransplantResearchover 1 year ago

Long-Term Outcomes After Hair Transplant: 10-Year Data Beyond Initial Results

Hair transplant results 12 months post-op look impressive. What they look like at 10 years tells a more complete story about lasting outcomes and ongoing native loss.

Dr. Maya

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ResearchClinical Trialsover 1 year ago

Melatonin for Hair Loss: The Sleep Hormone With a Real but Modest Effect on Follicles

Topical melatonin sounds like wellness nonsense. The actual trial data shows a small but measurable effect on follicle density, with a coherent biological mechanism.

Liam Foster,

13.3k views3 min read