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1. can brushing your hair to much cause it to fall out/hair loss?
   

   Especially the top of the scalp. If you brush that area often, will the hair fall out? and if it does, will the hair be replaced?
   

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   Asked by Eric E
   Answered 15 years ago.

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   All hair follicles on your scalp will normally go through growing and resting phases, causing a 'normal' shed of about 100-200 strands per day. About 10% of all hair follicles any given day are "resting" and therefore not producing hair. As hair follicles go into the resting phase or begin their growing phase, the strand of hair is 'released' from the scalp or pushed out/replaced by the new hairshaft. There should be NO overall loss of volume, decrease in coverage or change at the hairline or crown area if things are "healthy."
   Even aggressive brushing, washing, etc. will not affect these normal cycles of the hair. However, if you are prone to hereditary hair loss or other medical hair loss problems, sometimes the hair follicles spend more time resting than growing... not good! There is genetic testing available from doctors who specialize in hair loss and other tests if you think you are seeing something going on that's not normal.
   Hope this helps...! Sincerely, Dr. Alan Bauman - Medical Director - Bauman Medical Group - Hair Restoration for Men and Women
   Links: www.baumanmedical.com
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   Answered by Bauman Medical Group -- Hair Restoration for Men & Women Hair Restoration and Hair Transplant Surgery, Boca Raton, FL, 33433, 561-394-0024 (Novice with 13 pts.)

   Answered 15 years ago.