This is a clear reflection of reversal of miniaturization which causes not only loss of hair shaft thickness but also of the color that goes with your hair miniaturization. When it reverses, the color often comes back as the hairs thicken to finasteride treatment.
This article is a classic article by two authors who have become authorities in the field for many years since the paper was written. The article has a 1997 date, but its value and its insights are helpful today.
https://www.jidonline.org/article/S0022-202X(15)42988-4/pdf
The name stands for Microinfusion of Skin Medications (by it’s acronym in portuguese). This technique is meant to use a device that combines the technique of microneedling (or micro-holes in the skin) with medication injection. What is injected is minoxidil, finasteride and growth factors. The treatment also includes LED light 15min before and 15min after the procedure. I also heard they use PRP. The duration of the procedure is approximately 1 hour. It is meant to be 1 session per month for 3 months, after which it will be spaced every 2-3 months until it reaches only 1 session per year.
Each session is approximately 100 dollars. They also prescribe lotions, shampoos and medications to induce hair growth. She posted a pic on her page of a guy with quite good results, but those were in the top on the head and not in the temples like me (NW1-NW2ish).
It sound believable to you? I guess that it seems possible as it uses medications that are proven to encourage hair loss while at the same time is not applied orally so side effects could be avoided to a degree. And as being injected I suppose that the effects of minoxidil could be increased. But off course, I’m not knowledgeable on the theme so I couldn’t tell. I’m from Peru. Thanks in advance.
The micro-needling with minoxidil has been shown to have value. Unless the finasteride is in a skin absorbable preparation like a liposomal compound, it will not work at all. The LED probably will not hurt but probably will not help either. Good luck.
My son takes this drug for stressful times. I thought that you were suggesting that you wanted to use if for treating your hair loss. I know that Propranolol can, in rare circumstances, brings on genetic balding or makes it worse if that is what you have. If it helps you, then, by all means, use it.
I am not in the business of telling you which clinics are the best clinics, but if you go to ISHRS.org and look up Turkey, only qualified doctors are recommended on this site.
I am 19 years old and I used to tie my hair up very tightly in high school and I wore hats which made me lose a lot of hair. My hair currently looks like (https://imgur.com/a/Rw7qVdf). I went to a dermatologist (looked at my head for 2 minutes), who prescribed me 2% ketoconazole and 100 mg minocycline, which helped for a while, but stopped working. I just ordered a months supply of: DHT shampoo, finasteride (1 mg), minoxidil, biotin gummies. I was wondering what your advice would be on taking each of those and what you think wouldn’t help me that much based on my circumstances. I believe I am/had suffering/suffered from traction alopecia. I completely stopped wearing hats and I shaved my head bald a few months ago. My hair grew back but it’s noticeably thin on the top and extremely thin in the crown area. Again, I appreciate you taking your time reading this.
Let me know if there’s any other information you need, or anything that would help you come to a conclusion on what I should use.
This doesn’t look like traction alopecia to me. It is very hard to get traction alopecia in the top and crown. In the frontal, it is a different story but your frontal hairline is good. I would suspect that this is early but quickly advancing male pattern balding and at 19, with this much balding, you should commence treatment immediately with finasteride, which is the only medication that might stop it.
These are my results after 3 months on Minoxidil. More specifically, The MinoxidilMax formulation version WITHOUT Propylene Glycol. I used the regular Kirkland brand minoxidil but after 5 months or so my scalp began to get extremely irritated and Itchy as HELL. By the end, my scalp was covered in acne sort of? They were like pimples or blisters but they wouldn’t pop no matter how hard i squeezed them. So it was most likely inflammation due to the irritation. I didnt get on Minoxidil for a cool 7 months after. Tried Kirkland brand again and the inflammation immediately came back within weeks. So I searched for one without PG(Propylene Glycol). The only one i could find was this one by MinoxidilMax. For anyone having the same issue, its called “Essengen-5 Fast Dry” and its sold on their website. They do ship within the United States and it arrives fairly quickly. I highly highly recommend it for anyone who is extremely sensitive to propylene glycol like I was.
This is a terrific result. This shows that the use of minoxidil with the injuries created by the dermaroller and the healing that follows, produced these results.
The Russians like everyone man in the world have genetic balding in their family line. His stress associated with the Russian Revolution certainly must have accelerated his hair loss
I had a hair transplant surgery since one month and week before (on the 20th of June), my hair is full of white crusts as shown in the photos, they exist everywhere in my hair. They are itchy and annoying. They increase with time. I wash my hair every day with a shampoo but don’t dry it to avoid hurting the grafts. I don’t know if this because of the residual of the shampoo or what. How to get rid of these white crusts please? They are very very annoying. I am afraid they affect the transplanted hair. I need your help please. I tried to contact the doctor did the surgery and didn’t reply. I am sorry for your disturbance.
This is residual crusting and requires a more vigorous hair washing with your fingers and a good shampoo. At this time you can’t harm the grafts so be aggressive.
I would want to know your age, your family history and what you have done so far to treat it. You need a doctor. I make myself available on-line here: https://newhair.com/doctors/rassman/
I had just my first of four sessions of SMP. Look how great it came out?
These results are exemplary of the value of SMP (see here: https://scalpmicropigmentation.com/gallery/thinning-hair/ ) We have a break-through at two levels in this field: (1) a new laser tattoo system that allows the process to be done in a single session ( https://newhair.com/wp-content/uploads/data/docs/pubs/Tattoo%20Pigment%20Delivery%20with%20a%20laser_final.pdf ) and (2) a totally new ink which is encapsulated and is not free to spread once it is placed into the scalp. Spreading of the ink is the #1 problem with today’s SMP. The new ink can still be removed with a laser but it will be much more stable in the scalp. At this time, our group will be the first group in the world using this new ink in the next month or so.
I am 31 and have thinning on the top of my head as shown in the photo below. Can a hair transplant solve this problem for me now?
First, I would try drugs like finasteride and/or minoxidil. A hair transplant for such diffuse thinning doesn’t work well except make money for the surgeon. Set up a Personalized Master Plan with a good doctor and follow the plan
My boyfriend is 22 and is quite noticeably balding on the top of his head. I’ve never said anything about it because I figured he was probably already aware and bringing it up would just come off as rude and hurtful. I really don’t care — sure, I like his hair, but that’s a very minuscule part of what makes him attractive to me.
Recently, though, he mentioned to me that he took creatine briefly while trying to bulk up for a role in a play where he had a shirtless scene. He said he stopped taking it pretty quickly after his doctor advised him to avoid that stuff. He said “I heard it can make you lose your hair and my hairline is already going a bit.”
Take a read of these post: https://baldingblog.com/combover-madness/ and here: https://baldingblog.com/goodbye-combover-hello-hair-with-photos/. Many men practice denial all the way from early thinning to complete balding as suggested here. Some eventually with the help of a wife or child, find out. I, for example, didn’t know my crown was bald until my oldest son (about 18 at the time) commented on my bald spot in the back of my head. When I became a hair transplant surgeon, my wife told me that it would be bad for business if I had a bald spot, so I fixed it. Some men just don’t pay attention while other deny it.