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    I Had a Successful FUE Transplant for My Class 6 Pattern and Take Finasteride. What Should I Do Next?

    Oct 31, 2018/by William Rassman, M.D./0 /Hair Loss Causes

    Other than finasteride, which seems like you are taking, there is nothing else to do if you achieved your goals. The nice thing about hair transplants is that they are permanent just like your normal hair. If you lose more hair, or didn’t get the full benefits from what you had done now, then another hair transplant may be reasonable. However, if your donor density limits were exceeded for FUE, then a strip surgery alternative may be the best option, if you need more hair transplants.

    28 Year Old Male with Hair Line Recession and Wants a Hair Transplant (Photo)

    Oct 31, 2018/by William Rassman, M.D./0 /Hair Loss Causes

    You should get a HAIRCHECK test to find out if there is any loss that you can’t see in the top and crown area of your head. You need to know there is the possibility that you might develop hair loss elsewhere. I call this a Master Plan which every male having a hair transplant should have.  You look, on the surface, to be a great candidate, but if the HAIRCHECK test reveals hair loss behind the hairline, it is something you MUST know (See: https://baldingblog.com/value-haircheck-bulk-measurements-two-patients-seen-today/)

    28 yo male frontal HL

    Will Getting a Hair Transplant Ruin Your Chances of a Potential Cure Working on You?

    Oct 30, 2018/by William Rassman, M.D./2 /Hair Loss Causes
     That is the $64,000 question. No one knows for sure, but I personally think that it should not ruin your chances in participating in the cure when it is out.

    Ask My Dermatologist for Finasteride and He Said “No Way.” What Do I Do?

    Oct 30, 2018/by William Rassman, M.D./0 /Hair Loss Causes

    Some doctors had lawsuits when someone claimed that they lost their sex drive permanently. The risk is far less than 1:1000 but some doctors put their fears in front of patient’s welfare. What I do is inform my patients of all of the risks then prescribe it. It is the patient’s decision to take or not to take the drug. My son took finasteride for 15 years so far, and he told me that his sex drive went up when he went on the medications. I take it with no problems.  Of course, internet forums only want the bad news, so you rarely hear about the other side effects.  Any doctor can prescribe it, even your family doctor.

    Interesting Read on the Cause and Future Treatments for Hair Loss

    Oct 29, 2018/by William Rassman, M.D./0 /Hair Loss Causes

    Read the article here: https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/hair-restoration-in-androgenetic-alopecia-looking-beyond-minoxidil-finasteride-and-hair-transplantation-jctt1000105.php?aid=68395

    Finasteride vs. Mesotherapy

    Oct 29, 2018/by William Rassman, M.D./0 /Hair Loss Causes

    There is no evidence that mesotherapy works from what I have read. You should make sure that this treatment can be validated by your doctor. Finasteride is a known entity and the sexual side effects that your doctor is discussing is between 2-4%. The decision is yours, of course.

    I Had 4000 Grafts 4 Weeks Ago and Am Ashamed to Go out in Public (Photo)

    Oct 26, 2018/by William Rassman, M.D./0 /Hair Loss Causes

    The donor area seems to have been over-harvested, in other words, too many grafts were taken from your original donor density. The grafts were also taken too high and too low from the donor area so that these hairs may not be permanent.  I recommend you speak with your surgeon.

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    I Am Shedding J Hairs. What Does That Mean? (Photo)

    Oct 26, 2018/by William Rassman, M.D./0 /Hair Loss Causes

    J hairs reflect a defect in the placement of grafts. There is a question if all of these J Hairs will eventually grow or not. We don’t really know.

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    I Had a Beard Transplant 4 Days Ago. Can I Pick off My Scabs Now That They Look Ugly?

    Oct 25, 2018/by William Rassman, M.D./0 /Hair Loss Causes

    No, you should not try to remove the scabs at one week or else you will risk pulling out the grafts.  I wrote an article on this and it takes 12 days for the grafts to settle. The key is to wash it properly so that the crusts don’t form in the first place.

    Would Scalp Micropigmentation Help Make My Hair Look Fuller (Photo)?

    Oct 25, 2018/by William Rassman, M.D./0 /Hair Loss Causes

    Yes, Scalp Micropigmentation will make your hair look fuller, but if you continue to lose hair, then you need a plan. Think about it and see a good doctor to help you build a plan for a worst case scenario. The SMP works forever, if you shave your head.

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    Doc, What Happens to Hair Follicle Which Fail to Grow (Not Surviving) After Hair Transplant? Do They Remain Dormant Beneath Scalp?

    Oct 24, 2018/by William Rassman, M.D./0 /Hair Loss Causes

    If a hair follicle from a hair transplant dies from a failure of surgical techniques, it will never grow.

    You Used the Metaphor of a Tug of War Between Finasteride and Hair Loss. How Often Does the Man Win the War?

    Oct 24, 2018/by William Rassman, M.D./0 /Hair Loss Causes

    The younger you are the better the chance you will have winning that war for at least a while. I have seen a man who is 62, and he stopped taking finasteride 5 months ago and lost a lot of hair. He went back on it but it did not, as of yet, bring back the hair.

    I’ve Been on Finasteride for About 10 Months and I’m Still Shedding and Very Slowly Thinning. Could I Still See Improvement?

    Oct 23, 2018/by William Rassman, M.D./0 /Hair Loss Causes

    You are probably just slowing down the hair loss. Not everyone reverses their hair loss on the drug Finasteride.

    Why Does My Transplant Look so Bad Just Two Weeks Since I Had It Done? (Photo)

    Oct 23, 2018/by William Rassman, M.D./0 /Hair Loss Causes

    You have terrible crusting after the hair transplant. These crusts should have been removed the day of and the day after the surgery.  Now, the problem is how to get the crusts off without losing grafts. The answer is to place shampoo on your head, leave it on for 15 minutes until it gets waterlogged, then gently massage with your fingertips to start rubbing them off. It may take many days and many washes for these crusts to come off.

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    Have Thinner Hair All over My Head Possibly DUPA. Does Finasteride Work for This?

    Oct 22, 2018/by William Rassman, M.D./0 /Hair Loss Causes

    I am the doctor who define DUPA (Diffuse Unpatterned Alopecia) in men. It is real and tragic when it happens. About half of the men respond to the drug finasteride, while others don’t respond to any medication and hair transplants are always contraindicated. Here is the article I wrote defining it: https://baldingblog.com/wp-content/uploads/pdf/mp-1997-evaluation.pdf

    The diagnosis is made using a microscope to examine the hairs in the donor area of the back of the head. Miniaturization will significantly exceed 20%.

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