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SUSAN RIEFF

13.07.2007, 21:00

scalp biopsy (Support Forum & Misc Topics)
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Hi ladies, I have a question about a scalp biopsy. I have been shedding with T.E. for about a year and a half. All my blood work came back "normal". I have been taking rogaine 5% for about 3 months with no change except for recent flaking. Is the next step a scalp biopsy? What would be the reason for one? and is there any other treatment that would be recommended based on the results of the biopsy? Thanks for your help.

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20.07.2007, 16:30

@ SUSAN RIEFF
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If your biopsy shows AGA, then there are treatment options, such as spiro, propecia and Rogaine. THey take a long time to work and youwill expwerience fluctation sin shed, but if you stick with it then it will work.

If it is TE, then you have to stick it out.

Have you had any BW done? If not I would get ferritin, testsoterone, estrogen, and full thyroid panel...imbalnces in these things can cause hair loss also.

also, give the rogaine a chance to work. Three months is too soon for it to do much. you have to stick with, and most people expereince a shed in the first 3-4 months anyway.

v is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: YES

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31.05.2008, 08:14

@ SUSAN RIEFF
scalp biopsy
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A hair analysis might help to find the cause of hair loss -

Hair Pull
A hair pull is a diagnostic procedure used in virtually every patient with a complaint of unexplained hair loss, to assess the presence or absence of any abnormalities in the hair growth cycle. About 25 to 50 hairs are removed from the scalp by a series of gentle hair pulls. Normally only a few hairs are dislodged with each pull. When more are removed the possibility of an abnormality of hair growth cycling is indicated; the ends of the pulled-out hairs may be examined under a microscope to evaluate the condition of the hair shaft and the bulb (the end of the hair shaft extracted from the hair follicle).

Scalp Biopsy
A biopsy of the scalp is usually performed only if additional information is needed to evaluate the mechanism of hair loss inside the hair follicle. Biopsy is not necessary in the great majority of patients evaluated for hair loss and hair restoration.

Hair Shaft Evaluation
If a hair shaft abnormality or infection is suspected, the hair shafts removed from the scalp by hair pull are examined under a microscope. Hair shaft abnormalities and fungal, bacterial or viral infection can be responsible for hair loss associated with hair breakage, hair shedding and hair that is unruly.

� Hi ladies, I have a question about a scalp biopsy. I have been shedding
� with T.E. for about a year and a half. All my blood work came back
� "normal". I have been taking rogaine 5% for about 3 months with no change
� except for recent flaking. Is the next step a scalp biopsy? What would be
� the reason for one? and is there any other treatment that would be
� recommended based on the results of the biopsy? Thanks for your help.

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SUSAN RIEFF 13.07.2007, 21:00	scalp biopsy (Support Forum & Misc Topics) Post reply
	Hi ladies, I have a question about a scalp biopsy. I have been shedding with T.E. for about a year and a half. All my blood work came back "normal". I have been taking rogaine 5% for about 3 months with no change except for recent flaking. Is the next step a scalp biopsy? What would be the reason for one? and is there any other treatment that would be recommended based on the results of the biopsy? Thanks for your help. SUSAN RIEFF is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: YES
v 20.07.2007, 16:30 @ SUSAN RIEFF	scalp biopsy Post reply
	If your biopsy shows AGA, then there are treatment options, such as spiro, propecia and Rogaine. THey take a long time to work and youwill expwerience fluctation sin shed, but if you stick with it then it will work. If it is TE, then you have to stick it out. Have you had any BW done? If not I would get ferritin, testsoterone, estrogen, and full thyroid panel...imbalnces in these things can cause hair loss also. also, give the rogaine a chance to work. Three months is too soon for it to do much. you have to stick with, and most people expereince a shed in the first 3-4 months anyway. v is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: YES
HairSite Admin 31.05.2008, 08:14 @ SUSAN RIEFF	scalp biopsy Post reply
	A hair analysis might help to find the cause of hair loss - Hair Pull A hair pull is a diagnostic procedure used in virtually every patient with a complaint of unexplained hair loss, to assess the presence or absence of any abnormalities in the hair growth cycle. About 25 to 50 hairs are removed from the scalp by a series of gentle hair pulls. Normally only a few hairs are dislodged with each pull. When more are removed the possibility of an abnormality of hair growth cycling is indicated; the ends of the pulled-out hairs may be examined under a microscope to evaluate the condition of the hair shaft and the bulb (the end of the hair shaft extracted from the hair follicle). Scalp Biopsy A biopsy of the scalp is usually performed only if additional information is needed to evaluate the mechanism of hair loss inside the hair follicle. Biopsy is not necessary in the great majority of patients evaluated for hair loss and hair restoration. Hair Shaft Evaluation If a hair shaft abnormality or infection is suspected, the hair shafts removed from the scalp by hair pull are examined under a microscope. Hair shaft abnormalities and fungal, bacterial or viral infection can be responsible for hair loss associated with hair breakage, hair shedding and hair that is unruly. � Hi ladies, I have a question about a scalp biopsy. I have been shedding � with T.E. for about a year and a half. All my blood work came back � "normal". I have been taking rogaine 5% for about 3 months with no change � except for recent flaking. Is the next step a scalp biopsy? What would be � the reason for one? and is there any other treatment that would be � recommended based on the results of the biopsy? Thanks for your help. HairSite Admin is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO --- I offer research assistance for HairSite. email: hairsite@aol.com for free consultations ===================================== reminder: 1. FREE Hair Replacement System Worldwide