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Is Hair Loss After Radiotherapy Curable?

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Posted on Fri, 2 May 2014
Question: im nearly done with my chemoradition therapy and im losing some part of my facial hair (beard). will I be able to get it back or is it permanantly gone.
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Answered by Dr. Indranil Ghosh (7 hours later)
Brief Answer: please refer below Detailed Answer: Hi Thanks for your query. Loss of hair after radiotherapy is usually permanent. However, if the dose to a particular area is lower than the Threshold for permanent loss then some hair may grow back later. But growing to pre treatment level is unusual. Hope I have answered your query. I will be available to answer further followup queries, if any.
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Is Hair Loss After Radiotherapy Curable?

Brief Answer: please refer below Detailed Answer: Hi Thanks for your query. Loss of hair after radiotherapy is usually permanent. However, if the dose to a particular area is lower than the Threshold for permanent loss then some hair may grow back later. But growing to pre treatment level is unusual. Hope I have answered your query. I will be available to answer further followup queries, if any.