Researchers found extensive hair loss to be common in black women, especially those with Type 2 diabetes and bacterial scalp infections and those who had worn braids, weaves or extensions.
Study by University of California, Los Angeles, researchers published online in journal PloS One finds mice given a drug that blocks effects of stress hormone grow back hair lost as result of stress; drawing
Susan Campos reports from the private entrance.
IF you’re suffering hair loss, see a dermatologist first, not hair transplant surgeons, said Dr. Robert M. Bernstein, a dermatologist in Manhattan who specializes in hair restoration. After determining a cause, dermatologists can offer advice about options from the medical to the surgical. Many women with hair loss try Women’s Rogaine, a solution with 2 percent minoxidil that is applied to the scalp, twice daily. Others prefer Rogaine’s foam for men, because it has 5 percent minoxidil, dries qu...
