No, shrinking of the prostate is not a problem. As men get older, the prostate gland often becomes larger, and when this happens, they often “pee” more, especially at night. Shrinkage of the prostate reduces these symptoms.
A 10 months Finasteride shed is unlikely. It is more likely an acceleration of your primary genetic hair loss.
Absolutely huge finasteride shed 10 months in has anyone recovered from this? from tressless
Will the eyebrow hairs come back if I stop plucking them?
Plucking the eyebrows will eventually produce traction alopecia of the eyebrow. This means that the hairs that are constantly plucked will die off. If they are now dead, they will not grow back even if you stop plucking.
This is cobblestonning of the skin from the grafts that were transplanted with too much skin not trimmed away. The pattern is not good as it is not random as hair should be. This will call attention to the cobbling that we see. These grafts may have to be removed with FUE if it bothers you enough after the hair has grown in
This type of hair loss will almost certainly return in women. However, the hair along the incision may not fully return and may leave a visible scar. You will not know this until 6-8 months after your surgery. If you are a male, on the other hand, it is likely that the hair will not return if this is the result of an acceleration of your genetic balding, which is most often the case. For this reason, I don’t recommend hairline advancements for men for fear of accelerating genetic recession and genetic hair loss.
For a typical Indian, assuming that you actually had 5,700 hairs, which would extrapolate to ~3900 grafts, this would be considered over-harvested. The average “Indian” hair density has an original hair population of about 80,000 hairs. The photos confirm your suspicion of over-harvesting. The maximum FUE for a typical Indian should be limited to about 3,000 grafts or 4,700 hairs with another possible 3000 grafts or 4700 hairs performed with a strip surgery to prevent donor area depletion.
We need alternatives to Finasteride, and this drug may be a good alternative if and when it completes clinical trials.
https://www.cassiopea.com/news-and-media/press-releases/yr-2018/180716.aspx
You have obvious thinning. With the failures of PRP to effectively treat your hair loss and assuming that you have been fully evaluated for hormone and other deficiencies, you might want to consider Scalp Micropigmentation, which is an excellent cosmetic treatment for this condition. See here: https://scalpmicropigmentation.com/smp-for-women/
After everything has settled down, you should know if this is a problem. I always trim the the skin from FUE grafts to prevent this from happening. At the fifth month, if this is still a problem, see your surgeon.
You need to see your doctor. Finasteride is known to cause this and stopping the medication should solve the problem but seeing your doctor if it doesn’t is important as there are many causes for this problem, some of them like testicular torsion can cause you to lose a testicle and it is not finasteride related.
Is ball ache from fin gonna stop? (6 days in) from tressless
ANSWER TO THE QUESTIONS BELOW:
- At the age of 38, you are certainly old enough to get a hair transplant. If you are really a Class 2, then it might mean that you are not balding but have been developing mature hairline. A good picture will go a long way for me to see what is really going on. If you want to send me photos, show me a front and side view with your eyebrows lifted high, so I can see where the hairline belong anatomically. (Send photos to wrassman@newhair.com)
- I think that trying a few hair transplant is nuts. That is like being a little bit pregnant. Once you have an anesthetic for a hair transplant, regardless of size, the transplant will accelerate the hair loss you may be having now. You will not have to shave your head for the hair transplant procedure.
- At 38, the use of medications like finasteride (Propecia) is something you would want to speak with your doctor about. People undergoing hair loss at the time of the transplant would be better on finasteride to prevent shock loss from occurring.
- Once the transplant is done, it is done. Follow-ups are more for you and your doctor to compare each of your expectations. A well done hair transplant does not require followup unless there are complications.
- A hair transplant requires the doctor to start up an operating room, break open supplies and instruments, and mobilize staff. This is the expense, even if I did 10 grafts. That expense is fixed and ties to the length of the surgery after the start-up costs.
Newb here. Thinking of getting a hair transplant and needed advice from tressless
I thought I heard everything before, but this is completely nuts. The scalp can’t smell anything, only our noses can.
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The small scar can be treated with Scalp Micropigmentation (https://scalpmicropigmentation.com/scar-covering/) or a hair transplant. The least cost would be Scalp Micropigmentation
I have been using Minoxidil since 2006, and I seem to have at least maintained my hair at the crown, although there has been some additional loss. I believe this would be, in some part, age-related. I imagine the situation would be worse had I stopped using Minoxidil. At age 68, I have no real complaints. Here is my question: should I continue using the product, even though it is considered off-brand for someone my age? Also, I did try Propecia for a while, but it had side effects that I did not like, primarily noticeably reduced ejaculate.
It is ok to take Minoxidil at your age. I suspect that the hair is dependent upon it. The decreased ejaculate is a common side effect of finasteride, but most people don’t mind it.
Finasteride has many systemic effects on hormone metabolism, so I am sure that many of the side effects will also apply to women. With regard to sexuality, it is a complex issue for women so it cannot just labeling finasteride as the cause. Women’s sexuality is not only related to androgens as with men.