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 Dr. Khadavi is a practicing board-certified dermatologist working in Los Angeles. He is the creator of the unique Revivogen line of products, based on natural ingredients that have been proven to inhibit DHT.
Steve
2006-02-06
Accutane Hair Loss
Hello Dr. Khadavi
I was on accutane for about 6 months and during my treatment I had no signs of hair loss. It was only after about 3 to 4 months that I started to notice my hair falling out a lot. I'm starting to see many strands of hair in my brush which I hardly ever had before.
I hair is essentially falling out everywhere throughout my head, which includes the the top, and sides.
The front of my hair where the hair line is, seems to be stronger than the other parts and not fall out as much, and the back of my head is better as well, since the hair is really short.
One other thing, the hairs that fall out don't seem to have big roots attached to them, they seem to be small roots.
Do these symptoms go with telogen effluvium?
Finally, Have you ever had patients who had hair loss due to accutane? and if so, did you see that they regained their hair again?
Thank you.
I have patients that have had hair loss while on Accutane and typically it may last for 6-9 months and most of the hair then regrows.
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