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Hair loss help post-ets?

Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 10:58 am
by no-ets
Approx 70% of my hair has fallen out post-ets. Biotin, MSM don't work for me.

I have side effects on Minox and Propecia. Any ideas to regrow hairline?

Re: Hair loss help post-ets?

Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 5:35 pm
by AllSweaty
But did you already have hair loss before ETS?

And what's the reason for ETS cause hair loss? Hair loss is caused by DHT, i don't understand how can that surgery cause it. I dont think that there is any scientific data that connect hair loss to sympathectomy.

Re: Hair loss help post-ets?

Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2013 4:46 pm
by no-ets
I had zero hair loss. I had a great hair line. No hair loss in family either.

I have no idea idea why it causes hair loss. Nielson also lists it as a side effect here http://www.hyperhidrosis-usa.com/sideeffects.html

Current science has an incredibly primitive understanding of the human body.

My surgeon Dr Cameron conversation re: ETS:

Porter
And cutting these nerves works because they control the blood flow or don't we know?

Cameron
We really don't know ...

Porter
You said that it can also cause problems, it sounds like we're treating a condition we don't understand with an operation which we don't understand why it helps - it seems like a recipe for disaster, if you don't mind me saying so.

Cameron
Pretty accurate summary, if I may say so, yeah we're doing something we don't understand why, we've no understanding of why it should give side effects, why it works sometimes, why it doesn't - it's a last resort for desperate people.

Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01g61w6

Re: Hair loss help post-ets?

Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2013 5:37 pm
by AllSweaty
Thanks. Which rib level did you get your surgery? T2?

And when did you do it? Thanks