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Expert Profile: Michael S. Fisher, Ph.D., M.D.

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Recent Answers from Michael S. Fisher, Ph.D., M.D.
2008-08-21  hair breakage Your hair could be over processed. Over processing makes one's hair dry and birttle. This could have happened at a hair salon. Thyroid disease can also cause hair problems. Your hair conditioners may...
2008-08-19  Breastfeeding and hairloss Your hair loss is from the pregnancy and not breast feeding. The type of hair loss you have is called a Telogen Effluvium. This usually occurs from 3-6 months after birth. We treat this condition with...
2008-08-19  Hair loss- low ferritin? Shedding of your hair or telogen effluvium is usually caused by a major stress event on your body. Thus, infection is a common cause of a Telogen Effluvium. Your ferritin is low and where I trained,...
2008-08-18  Hair loss Causes of hair loss include: thyroid disease, oral medications that cause hair loss, severe stress, crash diets, systemic diseases, infections or infestations of the scalp, genetics or hereditary factors...
2008-08-17  losing hair If the spot is round then you could have alopecia areata which can be in some cases related to thyroid disease. Alopecia areata will resolve in time as in 12-18 months. Lupus can cause this type of hair...
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