what is a flowbee? Does it help keep the hair healthy?
According to Wikipedia:
The Flowbee is a vacuum-powered device made for cutting hair invented by San Diego carpenter Rick Hunt in the late 1980s. The product was touted as being capable of performing “hundreds of precision layered haircuts” and was frequently displayed on late-night television infomercials.
It does nothing for hair health — it is simply a way of cutting your hair evenly at home. Their official site is at Flowbee.com.
i am an 18 year old girl and for about 6 months my hair has been falling out-particularly in the shower. it used to be fairly thick and now has become so much thinner. The doctors have said i am anemic- with very low ferritin in my blood. i am on iron pills and have been for two months. how long should it take to restore these levels and thus stop my hair loss? i have no problems with thyroid and no genetic history of premature balding if balding at all. what else could you suggest and is it worth buying any hair loss products? please help!
Iron deficiency in one of the medical conditions that could lead to hair loss or could accelerate hair loss due to other causes. Its treatment is not always easy and it may take a few months. You need to be checked with blood work periodically to assure that you are heading in the right direction with your treatment. When the iron deficiency is treated, your lost hair may re-grow within a few months.
Dear Dr. Rassman:
I have been suffering for approx. six months with a bacteria in my scalp. I have been to a dermatologist and he gave me antibiotics for two months. It gets better then it comes back. My scalp breaks out and I am losing my hair a lot and it is very thinned out. The scalp is very itchy. I have been also using Scalpisin. It only gives me temporary relief (one to two hours only. My hair has been thinning and I have to have my hair up all of the time. I feel a crawling sensation too. Since my scalp is so itchy, I sometimes have to scratch. I wash my hands to avoid a rash of breaking out on my face.
Please help me.
I would need to examine you to put the pictures together. We all have bacteria on the scalp and that is normal. What is not normal is what you are telling me about. Recurrent infections could be caused by aggressive pathologic bacteria and this can be cultured and with a good culture, it can be better understood.
I’ve recently read that prolactin can potentially cause hair loss. Do levels have to be exceptionally high for this to occur, or can even moderately high levels contribute to thinning hair?
An abnormally high level of prolactin (hyperprolactinemia) is a condition characterized by elevated serum levels of the hormone prolactin in non-pregnant individuals. Hyperprolactinemia may cause progressive pattern hair loss due to an indirect effect on increasing free testosterone level.
My husband was diagnosed with mixed connective tissue disease. He is 55 and is currently on prednisone (20mg) and celcept. He is seeing a rheumatologist who is trying to get him off prednisone with very little success. All other medications he has tried are causing severe side effects. He has been in the hospital 3 times since being diagnosed 5 months ago. His hair is thinning and we told his doctor but he has not said much about what to do about it. His disease is still not managed. We would like to get a second opinion. Anyone in San Francisco area or bay area?????
Unfortunately, I do not have any suggestion for you on treatment. Autoimmune diseases can have hair loss as a side effect and the use of steroids can also be a cause. Ask your doctor for a second opinion. For the readers that wish to learn more about this rare disease, please see MayoClinic.com.