Hair Loss From an Aggressive Haircut

Hi,

I have been using Propecia for about 7 years. The results have been satisfactory. However, the other day, an overzealous hair stylist at XXX Sam’s gave me an extremely aggressive haircut. I mean, it felt like she was ripping my hair out by the roots when she would comb it or cut it. Do you think this haircut could have caused permanent hair loss in any potentially damaged areas of my scalp, or, with or without the help of Propecia, the hair will just grow back? Thanks!

I had a patient who got mugged in downtown Los Angeles. The gang that robbed and mugged him, held him by his hair, and when they took all of his money and kicked him, broke his nose and cut his face, they pulled out most of the transplanted hair I had done in the front (1500 grafts). He insisted that the ambulance bring him to my office and he was the only person ever, who came to my office looking like he got out of a war zone. He did not care about his broken nose, his broken ribs, his cut face, or the many bruises on his body. He was crying for his hair that was then all gone.

I told him that he had to go to an emergency room to get himself fixed up and I assured him that his hair would come back. In just a few months, all of the hair came back. I doubt that anything that any person can do with a hair cut can match this story. To conclude, your hair should be fine.

With regard to your stylist, remember her like you remember an old discarded flame, what brought you and what sent you packing.