Relaxing your hair could be masking early signs of hair loss, doctors say
Damage to the hair versus damage to the follicle Dr Kashmal Kalan, medical director at Alvi Armani South Africa, says that finding out whether a patient uses chemical relaxers is one of the first things he does when someone of African descent comes to him with breakage, thinning or scalp changes.
A Johannesburg hair restoration specialist says breakage and thinning after years of chemical relaxing isn't always "normal damage" - sometimes it's an early warning sign of permanent hair loss.
A Johannesburg hair restoration specialist says breakage and thinning after years of chemical relaxing isn’t always “normal damage”; sometimes it’s an early warning sign of permanent hair loss.
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