Does calcipotriene, or any of the D3 analogues, stimulate hair growth?

The reason I ask is because I have been prescribed both Clobetasol Propionate and Calcipotriene to treat a chronic, non-psoriatic, scalp condition I have had for the past two decades. Severe itching and burning, but no psoriatic lesions.

After roughly one month of using the Clobetasol shampoo, sparingly and once per day, followed by liquid Calcipotriene, I have noticed the triangular-shaped area of the sides of my scalp, in line with the tips of my ears, is becoming very noticeable, as well as dark.

I did an experiment where I put ten drops of the Calcipotriene on the right side of this triangle only, once per day. After two weeks of daily application, the right side is visible and pigmented, while the left side is nonexistent. Both were originally nonexistent.

I have also noticed my crown appears to be getting much thicker as well. I have been using 2.5mg of Finasteride (generic) once per day for the past seven months, however it has only been since I have been using the Clobet / Calcipo combination that I have truly seen any regrowth or thickening.

Since there is an inflammatory aspect to alopecia, in addition to the DHT, could it be that the Clobet is contributing to the thickening as it is a super-potent anti-inflammatory?

I have heard, recently, that a misconfigured D3 receptor may be implicated in alopecia and that D3 analogues may hold some promise.

In your experience with those with scalp psoriasis undergoing topical Clobet / Calcipo therapy, have you noticed any thickening or regrowth that you could not attribute to Finasteride?

Thank you very much for your most valuable time and for all the information, and hope, that you give to those desperately seeking Susan…I mean, hair.

Calcipotriene or Calcipotriol is Vitamin D Analog for treatment of psoriasis. There are actually some thought that theoretically it may INDUCE hair loss. Some recent papers suggest it may help for those with alopecia areata but only for those with a specific vitamin D receptor (VDR) mutation.

Your specific question is likely pertaining to genetic male pattern balding (MPB) or androgenic alopecia (AGA). This is a separate genetic trait that is not related to the vitamin D receptor (VDR) mutation. Thus, it will likly not affect hair growth.

What are the best options for improving my hair transplant scars so that I can wear my hair shorter?

I had strip done 10 years ago with DR .xxxx (for privacy name omitted)

There is no universal answer or solution to improving a hair transplant scar. Some try scar revision surgery. Some try FUE to scars. Some try SMP to scar. My Scalp MicroPigmentation reviews have been very positive. See the results on the video.

Scalp MicroPigmentation and hair transplant FUE Review of this patient’s Experience on his scalp scar and hair restoration.

I see you posted about this website before – https://www.hairloss-reversible.com/my_approach.htm. It recommends treating hair loss by using the muscles at the front and back of the head to move the scalp back and forth.

I know this is unscientific and likely ineffectual. But I actually discovered how to do these exercises as a way to self-treat tension headaches and scalp tension, before I read the website or had any hair loss.

So my question is, might such exercises have any impact at all on miniaturizing follicles, particularly those being treated with minoxidil? I still like to moderately exercise my scalp in this way during the day (when no-one is looking, of course) but wonder if there might be some negative cross-over effects to moving about the scalp and follicles?

On the flip side, scalp exercises seem to be recommended to help loosen it prior to hair surgery?

Someone put the time and energy to put together that information.

From a medical point of view, scalp exercises will not grow hair or help miniaturized hair.

I m thinking Smp for my strip scar.can it be done without shaving?

Yes we do this everyday at the New Hair Institute. See the video and the reviews for Scalp MicroPigmentation:

RealSelf Patient Reviews of Jae Pak, MD

I have a question for you.

I’m taking finasteride 1mg now for two years and my hair improved a lot.
Now with exams and very busy schedule I forgot to make an appointment with my docor. I now have one in three weeks. But now i’m afraid i’ll lose my hair again because i’m out of finasteride for three weeks.

Is it possible i can lose a lot of hair in three weeks?

It is possible that you can lose hair after stopping Propecia for three weeks. It generally takes longer for “catch up” hair loss to occur. Catch up hair loss is basically the loss of your native hair that benefited from the use of Propecia.

Hello doctor
Hope you are doing fine…
I am a 40 years old lady and always had thick densed hair.
But since july’14 I suddenly started losing hair. I was devastated when doctor said it Will take 3-4 months to stop… I was losing 100+ hair.I got my blood test done and my DHT and dhea was high. So doctor gave me fincar 5 mg daily and aldactone 50 mg twice daily. After 3/4 months hair fall reduced to some extent but never came to normal. But I was feeling little better.. my hair fall from December’14 till march’15 was arlound 50/60 on average with little fluctuation on and off. though 11 months back i used to lose just 20/30 hair a day.

In my march’15 report DHT, testetrone and dhea all was normal so doctor asked me to reduce aldactone to 25 mg twice daily and take dutas. 5 daily…

But after reducing aldactone my hair fall increased again… SO I STARTED TAKING ALDACTONE 50 MG TWICE A DAY AND DUTAS DAILY

BUT SINCE 26th JUNE 2015 my hair fall again 100+ on hair wash days

LAST 45 DAYS even non hair wash days i am losing 100 hair.
I am so devastated and can’t stop crying…

Read your article so felt like seeking your help..
PLEASE TELL ME IF THIS IS CHRONIC TELOGEN, WILL ALL MY HAIR REGROW OR THEY ARE FALLING PERMANENTLY?
I ALSO LOSE TINY HAIR WITH ROOTS, IS IT ALARMING?
IS DUTAS AND ALDACTONE CAUSING HAIR FALL?

i switched to dutas from fincar in april and my hair fall increased from june… is it due to dutas?

if i stop dutas and switch to fincar now will it cause more shedding?

I AM USING NEUTRIDERM LOTION FOR LAST ONE YEAR

I GOT MYSELF CHECKED …I HAVE NO THYROID, NO PCO, NO OTHER ILLNESS…

PLEASE HELP

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP

There is one thing I must stress that you should ask your doctor about: Finasteride or Dutasteride is NOT meant to be taken by women.

Source: NY Post: “Teenagers are fighting the “recession.”
The battle against baldness is sprouting to new heights as boys as young as 16 flock to surgeons for hair transplants, doctors and patients told The Post.

These young men have a high return rate for their hair when put on Propecia. Propecia is an elective medication and like all drugs, it has it’s side effects. The side effects are well publicized in the Internet balding forums and hotly debated. The reality is that Propecia works and the side effect only affects 1 to 2 % of men.

Doing a hair transplant commits a young man for a life time of hair transplants without giving him the opportunity to reverse or stabilize the hair loss. Doing surgery at an early stage can often accelerate the genetic balding in young men. The overall profession does not look kindly on hair transplant surgeries on teenagers. The only exception may be if the teenager is completely bald (Norwood 6/7) and understand the full implication and limitation of a hair transplant surgery.