Liquid Paraffin for Hair Loss

/by William Rassman, M.D./4 /

Hi,

i just found your bloggs page, which i think is very useful. Im a female of 20 years old and im a paharmacy assisant and student. Im doing research at the moment into liquid paraffin for my disitation and was wondering if u know anything about liquid paraffin and if u have ever come cross it in helping to re-grow hair. The reason i ask is, firstly due to curiosity hence my research, but also that, i came across a customer once when i was working on the pharmacy, who was askin for liquid paraffin. I asked what she was using it for and she told me that she uses it for her husband becaus she discovered that it regrows the hair. Im not sure if that is possible or safe. Can you help me at all or have any information that might help wih my research or for other people who go onto this page? Or if you know of anyone tht i an talk to about this?
Thank you very much

Liquid paraffin is used to remove hair. Constant use of it will produce traction alopecia. When used on facial or body hair, the hope is always that the hair will not grow back. Waxing your hair makes it go away, not come back. You got it backwards!

Tags: liquid paraffin, paraffin, hair removal, alopecia, hairloss, hair loss

I Need to Look Good For a Wedding in 6 Weeks

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

I know you’ve mentioned several times that it’s redundant using Regaine while on Propecia, but i’ve only started taking Propecia and I need to look good for a wedding in 6 weeks, while Propecia won’t kick in for at least 3+ months. Would it be worth taking both until the wedding then go back to just using Propecia?

Thanks

You can not dictate timelines to your hair. Six weeks may be far too short a period to expect changes. Think more like many months and even up to a year or two to get the benefits of Propecia or minoxidil.

Tags: propecia, minoxidil, finasteride, hairloss, hair loss

Can a Hair Flap Be Removed?

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

i had the hair flap surgery, done back in 1989, when i was around 25, my question is , can the flap be removed from the head??. to be honest i look kind of silly, with this thick hair in the front that grows in the wrong direction…thank you for your time…

To learn what this person is asking about, read more about the flap.

The flap can be reversed, but the scarring is high and it may not answer your needs. There are many ways to manage such a flap. See an expert and be careful that you do not make another mistake. You don’t want to go down a one way street the wrong way.

Tags: hairloss, hair loss, flap, repair, hair transplant

Body Resists Propecia

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

The body will eventually build a resistance to almost every drug right? Why is it that the same won’t happen to Propecia?

Finasteride blocks DHT from acting upon the receptors to about the 80% level. Eventually, the hair loss will continue to progress, but from a better, hairier level, and even with the progression of the hair loss, some impact of finasteride will persist because many of the DHT receptors still remain blocked. Nothing in this world is forever, except death. Drugs that block the DHT receptors make your hair grow, but they are not the final answer today for hair loss.

Tags: finasteride, propecia, proscar, hairloss, hair loss

My Doctor Is Not Concerned About My Eyelash Loss

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

(female) I have lost over half my right eye lashes and I am continuing to lose more. In the last few days, my left eye lashes have begun to fall out. I have asked my family physican and he says it’s “just one of those things”. I just want to know if it is or if there is some treatment for it.

Do you have a history of plucking your eyelashes and if so, are you doing it now? If you lose localized hair anywhere on your body, it may be a sign of an autoimmune process and it may not be a healthy process. Do you have hair loss elsewhere? Is there miniaturization of the hair on the scalp indicative of a more general hair problem than you are observing now? You should watch it carefully, look carefully at the rest of your hair and scalp and if it extends or is present elsewhere, then a good dermatologist may be a good next step.

Tags: hairloss, hair loss, eyelash

Eyebrow Hairs Fall Out By Touch

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

Hi I was just wondering if it was posible for the hairs in your eyebrows to fall out if you comb or touch them. thanks.

You have to be doing something to the eyebrows, because they should not fall out just to a touch. With that said, you could have some disease if you have not applied anything to them. See a good doctor. There isn’t anything else I could offer via the internet — you need an in-person exam by a dermatologist.

Tags: hairloss, hair loss, eyebrow, eyebrows

Taking Propecia – Can I Bleach My Hair?

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

being using minoxidil and finasteride for 3 yrs, regrown mainly fuzz, want to dye my hair bleach blonde (full head)

will this make my regrown hair fallout and damage my hair because i want to bleach it?

please advise me on what to do

Do whatever you want to do, just do the dyes with standard approved chemicals and preferably by a professional that know what they are doing. Go ahead and bleach your hair. That is a styling issue not a health one.

Tags: bleach, propecia, finasteride, proscar, chemical, hairloss, hair loss

Teen Has Graying Pubic Hairs

/by William Rassman, M.D./4 /,

I am 15 years old and i want to know why my pubic hair is turning gray in some places. I thought i was too young for that to happen. But when my pubic hair falls off it just looks like dots of white or grey stuff. Can you please help?

Some people turn gray at very young ages. If it concerns you, there is nothing to do but to dye it.

Tags: pubic hair, teen, grey, gray