What nutritional supplements do you recommend for patients with hair loss?
Have you recommended supplementing less common supplements such as zinc or selenium?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
Protein 30-40 grams a day. These skinny dieters who only eat fish aren't getting enough. I do check iron and ferritin and get ferritin to at least 50, even 60-70 for shedding hair.
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Answer from: at Community Practice
It depends on the type of hair loss- I check iron and vitamin D for all patients. If I favor telogen effluvium-then I like to supplement L-cysteine (500mg BID) with a zinc supplement. If I favor androgenetic alopecia, sometimes I like to add in saw palmetto and pumpkin seed oil in addition to L cyst...