Herbal Treatments

Hi from Virginia Dr Rassman! I am 27 and am concerned about a receeding hairline I (and my friends) have noticed occuring right above my temples. The hair in this location has always been thin, but has become more pronounced in recent years. What can I do to retard and even reverse this thinning? I have read about Propecia, and they do not recommend it for receeding hairline. Currently I am taking Saw Palmetto (supposedly an herbal Propecia), a sustained-release B Vitamin and MSM (both which supposedly feed and thicken hair). What other treatments are available for receeding hairline, herbal, pharmaceutical, or other?

If you have been losing hair in the temples and only the temples, then you may have a condition called Triangular Alopecia. IF this is the case, then you need a diagnosis. As I have repeated many times, the hair throughout your head must be observed with high magnification. If the hair loss is only in the triangular temple area, then this diagnosis is probable.

Make an appointment with a good hair doctor and show them this answer. They will know what to do. Don’t rush to herbal or other over the counter remedies without knowing what is going on. Once you get a good diagnosis then you should address the cause or use a treatment that works with scientific proof or at least a reasonable certainty.