Price Quotes for Hair Transplants

/by William Rassman, M.D./0 /,

I was researching your ste and I was wondering about pricing. I have male-pattern baldness and have reached a 3V or 4 on the Norwood Scale. Roughly, how much would the procedure be?? Thanks.

If I had photos it would help a great deal. The differences in 3V and 4 classification vary so widely in different people that it is difficult to estimate without at the least a photo. Our records are confidential so that sending good photos will be instrumental to estimation. I generally like to speak with the person by phone (telephone consultation) when I receive the photos to fill in the needed information and then I can quote you. Things like your age, use of Propecia and its effectiveness, color and contrast of hair color, weight of the hair and its characteristics, scalp laxity, family history of balding and who you might take after, are all things that will tell me what I need to know to put real value on numbers and costs. Your goals are also critical as well.

Do I Have Genetic Female Hair Loss?

/by William Rassman, M.D./0 /

On December 26th 2005, I had a miscarrage. I was approximatley 12 weeks pregnant during my pregnancy I noticed alot of hair falling out. I know this usually happens after a women gives birth. My hair got very thin on top. My part is wider then before and you could see my scalp when I’m out in the sun. Now, I have alot of little hairs sticking staight up but they look thinner and smaller coming out of the root. This happend to me once before after surgery and all my hair came back with cortizone shots from my dermatologist. Could it be possible that as I get older my hair is going to thin on top. My mother passed when I was born but I think her hair thinned out on top as she got older. My brother and sister have thick hair and are in there late forties. How do I know if I will take after my mother and if I do what can I do to prevent it from happening to me. I’m 37 years old.

The hair loss which you have experienced may be due to stress from the miscarriage or hormonal changes from the pregnancy and/or previous surgery or any emotional/physical stresses in your life. This history is not inconsistent with genetic female hair loss reaction to your circumstances. Pregnancy can cause hair loss in woman and it almost always reverses to some degree. If you indeed have genetic female pattern hair loss, there is not much you can do except for eating healthy and taking all of your proper vitamins. Sometimes, Rogaine (minoxidil) may help.

Curetage Shampoo

/by William Rassman, M.D./20 /

I’ve noticed there is no mention or link using the search engine on the site for CURETAGE. It is an all natural product. Just wanted a discussion about it, opinions,see if others have used it.
Thanks!

There is no scientific data out there to prove that Curetage (which is a shampoo) will grow hair or prevent hair loss. There are many shampoo and herbal products which claim to have many beneficial effects on hair. I do not recommend one over the other. In fact, I do not and will not endorse any of them unless there is clear proof of hair regrowth or hair loss prevention.

Shock Loss from Hairline Lowering?

/by William Rassman, M.D./1 /,

Hello, i am 30 years old, female, do not suffer from hair loss however would like to lower my hairline..have you had women do this?? Also, is their any temporary hair loss of the non-transplanted near the transplated area due to the shock?
Please can you tell me if you know of any highly reputable surgeons in Melbourne??

Kindest Regards

Shock hair loss is unusual in women who receive a hairline lowering procedure, provided that they do not have female genetic hair loss. For a doctor near you, you might want to locate a good plastic surgeon in your area and check out his/her experience with the procedure or look to the physician search at ISHRS.org. Be careful that the doctor you choose is a qualified surgeon (as many doctors who call themselves experts and may be experts in hair restoration will not tackle this type of surgery). Sorry I couldn’t give a better recommendation than that.

Ayurveda

/by William Rassman, M.D./0 /,

I have tried so many things – currently taking avodart- did try using a system for my hair and now am using clips because the system that was adhered on with glue and braids caused a substantial change in my hair loss. So I remove the system each night- giving my hair time to breathe and it is slowly growing back. The company called restorationhair.com is touting its Ayurveda product and I am wondering if I should try this in addition to the avodart or is it just a waste of money.

What options do you provide? Is there anyway to implant human hair from a system because hair translplants from your own hair is not enough- just wondering about that

There’s information on Ayurveda at Holistic-Online.com.

It sounds like you are grasping for straws and looking for magical cures and promises of a wonderful, hairy life. I think if you want to know what I do, please take a look at my website, newhair.com.

I always wonder why people try to make the impossible, possible. There is no cure for hair loss out there now. Maybe in the future there will be, but why would you want to experiment on your head, risk losing your hair, taking chances which will delay the right things to do which are well tested? Get a working diagnosis, get a good doctor to map out your hair for miniaturization and get on a program that works. To answer your question, Ayurveda sounds holey to me.

Female Hair Loss on Sides of Head

/by William Rassman, M.D./3 /

my hair has become thin and the sides of my head are thin and have lost hair. i look like i have a natural mohawk. the sides of my hair wont grow. i tried minoxidil and it gave me rash. then i tried nu hair and did not see anything. i am a 35 year old female. what can i do or what can i use?

Hair loss on the sides of the head of a woman often reflects female genetic hair loss. If your scalp is mapped out for miniaturization, you will see considerable thinning (finer hair shafts) in the hair on the sides when compared to other parts of the scalp. You need to see a good dermatologist to understand what is happening to you.