Women who have the same genetics as men don’t lose all of their hair in patterns because they have high estrogen levels, which protect their hair, and low testosterone. This is not rocket science. The best treatment for hair loss is to have your testicles taken off before you start losing your hair and then your hair will react to its genetic as a female would do. Very radical of course and not something I am suggesting.

We need to seriously find out why Estrogen can grow a hair full of head in a NW5 man… why aren’t scientists focusing on that? Anyone done any research on this? from tressless

At 6 days, it is almost certainly an infection. There are some crusts that are partially removed, and they could create a point for the introduction of bacteria. This is why I am obsessed with washing the hair immediately after the surgery. I want my patients to continue doing so every day. My goal is to keep the crusts off. You should return to see your doctor and ask to be examined. If it is an infection or a folliculitis, he/she will know how to treat it.

Finasteride takes months to acquire the real benefits. The hair loss may slow or stop quickly, but its real benefits, if they occur, will take at least a year. If you are fortunate to find a doctor who has a HAIRCHECK instrument, he can report back to you what the ACTUAL benefits of the drug are on your hair between measurements (generally a year).

Time frame for regrowth with Fin?? from tressless

The key here is to find an honorable doctor who can build a Master Plan for your short and long term future. It may not mean a hair transplant so you have to find a doctor who can tell you NOT to do a surgery so that you don’t make a mistake if it is the wrong decision for you. The amount of hair that is moved, is another issue of good planning. Hair loss is progressive, so you must not waste the limited donor hair you have.

Question about Hair Transplant from tressless

I was having issues in the back of my head. 5 years ago, my frontal hair started thinning. Each year it got worse. I’ve seen 3 dermatologists (in Houston) confirming this diagnosis (CCCA). Can I get a hair transplant for this condition?

The picture strongly suggests traction alopecia; however, with three dermatologists confirming the diagnosis of Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA), hair transplants will not treat this condition. Hair systems are the best option for you.

By this time, I would have expected more growth than you are showing now. I recommend that you go speak to your doctor. In the discussion, your doctor should address the number of grafts that are growing, what you and he expected, and see if you can arrive at an agreement on expectations. If there is a failure of some of the grafts to grow, the doctor should make it right, especially if it was only on one side of your head, which indicates that the person placing the grafts on that side may have damaged them during the placement process.

Genetics dictate where the hair loss starts. No one understands why, but it is “observational”. It often starts at the hairline and in the crown then spreads from there according to your inherited pattern. Look at your family’s pattern (mother and father’s side) to see what might happen to you.

Why does hair loss start at the temples or the crown? from tressless