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	Dr. Alan J. Bauman, MD

Dr. Alan J. Bauman is the Founder, Medical Director and Chief Surgeon of the Bauman Medical Group, P.A. located in Wharfside at Boca Pointe in Boca Raton, Florida. His practice is dedicated exclusively to treating male and female pattern hair loss. Dr. Bauman uses state-of-the-art medical and surgical techniques to help his patients maintain and/or restore their scalp hair.

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stevie
2006-03-07

	Question Topic

Traction alopecia

	Question

So here\'s how my story goes: I had very long, very heavy dreads for 4 years. I stated noticing hair loss in the area of the front of my hair line and was told I needed to cut my dreads off. I did that and now 6 months later I still have thin patches. I understand that Traction alopecia may cause permeant hair loss. My questions are:how long would you have to have your hair pulling on your head to cause permeant hair loss? how long would I have to wait until all the hair that was going to re-grow would? I have heard everything form 4 months to 6 months to a year. Also if this loss is permeant am I a good candidate for hair transplantation? I worry that because the hair is thin and not really gone that I might do more damage with the risk of shock loss. Any info would be greatly appreciated. It\'s very hard to get answers and am getting really stressed and depressed. It seems to be all I think about these days. Also I am only 29 with no family history of hair loss and this was a sudden onset and has not seemed to get worse. Thank you again

	Answer

Permanent hair loss can happen quickly, especially with prolonged, heavy traction on the follicles. It does take 6-12 months to see what will regrow from traction damage. If you have male pattern hair loss farther back in the family, this might have made the situation worse. Hair transplantation is the only way to restore living and growing hair into the hairline. Shock loss is a non-issue if we are carefully transplanting hair between your existing follicles (this is done with microscopic magnification). If you want to send me some photos, you can email them to doctorb@baumanmedical.com We are looking forward to helping you. Sincerely, Dr. B. Alan J. Bauman, MD Medical Director Bauman Medical Group www.baumanmedical.com

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