Hi Dr Rassman, you mentioned a man with a miracle cure of alopecia areata through dr. richard strick & you also mentioned that DNCB which was the treatment, is very dangerous. can you comment on that, i have alopecia areata and would like to know what i may be getting into?
You’re referring to the previous posting I made titled Alopecia Areata in a Patient with a Miracle Cure. I am not an expert on this treatment, but I suggest that if you wish to learn more, you should look to:
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I saw an infomercial today on the product ScalpMed and have read your comments about it. It says that the active ingredient is minoxidil 5%, the same as Rogaine. If the active ingredient is the same then what makes it different than Rogaine or any other product that contains minoxidil? Shouldn’t the results be the same too?
Thanks
Yes, if the concentration of the minoxidil is the same. As for the results being the same, I would suspect that to be the case.
Will pulling out of facial hair causes hair loss at the scalp? I have been removing facial hair from my cheek for 5 years and since last year, i notice that my crown are thinning.
There is no history of male pattern baldness in my family, and i have seen a dematologist and he confirmed that I m not having male pattern baldness. He said, my condition is due to dandruffs as i have quite a serious dandruff problem.
Its been 3 mths and with his prescribed shampoo, my dandruff problem has gone, but I ve yet to see improvent with the density of my hair. Please advise
No, removing facial hair does not cause your crown to thin. You need to have your scalp mapped out for miniaturization. Many people with genetic hair loss will start in the crown (thinning first leading to balding later). That is what happened to me.
It might be 10 months old, but it’s new to me! I just stumbled on this video, and it really put a real smile on my face. It goes to the core of the hair loss innovations. Enjoy.
I have had too many hair restoration procedures, the doctor told me last week. Now I am struggling to manage this big bald area on the back of my head. I saw (what I think was) a good doctor who said that the entire back of my head was solid scar. Any suggestions?
I am assuming that having long hair does not cover the scarred area. One might consider the use of tattoo treatments to the donor area, starting off with a temporary henna tattoo in the balding donor area with a color that closely matches your hair color. Be sure that the tattoo artist who does it, does it will a stipple effect so that it looks like hair (not like the picture on the right). The henna tattoo is temporary and usually goes away in a few weeks and if it works (temporary) then you could step up and have it permanently done. I have seen a few people who have done this and it covered reasonably well but it is best woven with some hair to augment the effect. Be careful and be sure that you use somone who is knowledgeable in henna, as there are some potentially harmful variations out there. I’m not a henna expert, so I am just going by what I’ve read (for more, see Wikipedia – Henna).
You generally need some hair in the scar and most of the time a limited transplant into the scarred scalp can put enough hair to blend with the tattoo, It might be worth a try and with a temporary tattoo there as there is no long-term risk.
I read your comments regarding Nourkrin with interest. I agree with you there are no constructive comments on the internet. I have been using the standard, not high strength version for nearly 3 months now. My wife was a professional hairdresser and cuts my hair. She has confirmed noticeable new growth, thickening and a stop to any further loss. An improvement was noticeable after two weeks with steady progress thereafter. The pharmaceutical assistant that recommended the product said her husband had very good results after 6 months, but a rapid deterioration ensued when he stopped using it. After starting it again he has recovered the situation. I have not tried any other products and do not know whether this (expensive) product is better or worse than it’s rivals. I would be interested in other feedback regarding comparisons.
If you are getting a response from it, then continue using it. I am not against it, just do not know first hand the value of it, so I do not recommend something that I do not know. When I get comments like yours, that is encouraging, and I may very well change my mind. According to their website, the ingredients are:
I can not give you a comparison between these products and other such products as there is no scientific studies that make the comparisons.
I am desperate for information. I have been to dermatologists and M.D.’s and am not sure what to believe any more. The dermatologist told me my hair loss was due to an autoimmune disease and gave me steroid shots in the head and did a biopsy and said the hair follicles where still alive. Went to M.D and had blood test told it was not audio immune. Been told many times it was thyroid then had blood test done and they came back fine. There is nobody else in family with this problem. Please help am desperate. Had mono 1 and a half years ago. Can this cause hair loss? what can I do? I am a female and this is very embarrassing.
I can not be your doctor over the internet, but the questions you asked are ones that you need to know the answers to. You were told you have auto-immune disease, then had none. Then it was thyroid disease, then not. You need to get a full examination to find out the cause of your hair loss. Any illness (even mono) can trigger hair loss in those people who have the hair loss genetics (women included). Are you one of those women?
You need to bond with a good doctor. Like a good marriage, the partnership between patient and doctor is a partnership where the doctor works for the patient on the presented problem in the patient’s time frame. If you do not have the right partner (doctor), get rid of him/her and find one who respects you as an individual with needs and gives you the service you are paying for.
Hi. i been using rogaine four months now. i had a hair transplant a year ago and i have shedding in the areas that were transplanted from rogaine and get irritation from it only when wearing a hat. Could it be my hat causing the the shedding at four month. And will transplanted hair grow back even if it been a year ?
It is difficult to know what is truly going on.
Hi, im a 20 year old male and have noticed signs of either balding or a maturing hairline. my hair is fair and has always been fairly thin as it runs in my family on my mothers side, but it seems rather selective, she has 6 brothers and 2 of which are balding and started at my age.
my question is, can a maturing hairline include thinning all over the scalp, or only in the frontal areas? because the thinning i have noticed is also in the crown area.
If you are thinning in the crown, then you probably have more than just a maturing hairline. Frontal and crown thinning and recession is a sign of genetic patterned hair loss. Get your hair and scalp mapped out for miniaturization and you will know what is happening to you.
I currently want to go to school to become a hair loss surgeon. Do you have any suggestions on what I should take up and what schools?
The entire process would probably cost you well over $250,000.
I first noticed the symptoms of alopecia areata at age 13. I’m 23 years old now. I briefly saw a dermatologist when I was 16 and received steroid injections for about a year. These proved ineffective. My hair regularly grows back, only to be followed by other areas falling out. At any one time I’d guess that about 40% of my head is covered in hair. I’ve learned to deal with the condition, but recently it seems that it’s migrated to my beard and as well I’m experiencing increased pitting in my fingernails, which hasn’t happened for about 8 years.
Is my condition significantly worsening? If so, what can I expect? Also, given it’s been 7 years since I’ve seen a professional about this, what sort of treatments might be effective in a case such as mine?
Thanks for your time
You need to be managed by a doctor whose specialty and interests are focused on alopecia areata (usually this would be a dermatologist). The disease moves around and sounds like it is active in you. Biopsies of the active area at the border with the normal hair will show inflammatory cells suggestive of auto-immune disease. Look at the case I posted about the other day (Alopecia Areata in a Patient with a Miracle Cure). This type of expertise is what I would want if I had the problem. I am not an expert on alopecia areata, so I am unfortunately not the person to ask.