I noticed that after being born with a tremendous head of hair, the front of my son's hairline started to thin out. To help me breathe a sigh of relief about it all, dermatologist Dr. Yolanda Lenzy explains the ins and outs of infant hair loss and if and when that hair will grow back.
As the fable passed around has always stated, if you shook off your fears and went to get regular trims, your hair would grow longer. Dr Yolanda Lenzy explains why that's not exactly true.
"In general, because I specialize in a lot of hair and scalp conditions, for those individuals, I generally recommend to avoid unnecessary chemicals because relaxers have been...it's controversial," says Dr. Yolanda Lenzy.
For this week's Hair Hacks, we asked our go-to dermatologist Dr. Yolanda Lenzy to set the record straight on how often to wash hair, and she said there is a preferred schedule, but it depends on the person, their level of activity, and what their hair goes through each week.
I believed that with the right moisturizing products, my hair could feel like satin. It wasn't until I interviewed celebrity stylist Felicia Leatherwood that I realized I may have had it all wrong. Dr. Yolanda Lenzy confirmed the idea that yes, some of us have naturally dry hair that we should embrace.
If you're someone who believes in wearing styles like braids back to back to back, it could be doing more harm to hair than actually protecting as a "protective style." Find out why from Dr. Yolanda Lenzy.
Those who've survived COVID-19 are dealing with some lasting health issues. One less talked about effect of COVID-19 that a number of survivors are coping with is hair loss.