Some people thing that in a limited number of individuals, the cycling of the hair growth moves in and out of its anogen phase. Prior to the anogen phase, there is often hair loss. This means that the loss may be an indication that you will have a good response when anogen comes into play. […]
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This is a good and insightful question. The general belief is that miniaturized hairs are impacted by hormone and genetic influences. As some hair is impacted and others are not, I would think that the impacted hairs (the miniaturized hairs) remain impacted and thin, unless things change like hormone balance, or the effects of medications […]
You need to have your scalp mapped out for miniaturization to determine if you have genetic balding. If you do, it will follow a pattern much like those shown on the Norwood chart, as your hair starts to thin in these patterns before it becomes bald. Over 50 years ago, General MacArthur said, “Old Soldiers […]
A typical person does lose 100-150 hairs per day. If what you see more recently reflects a change in your norm, you may be experiencing an acceleration of your hair loss. The relationship with your taking Propecia may be circumstantial and I would believe that the two are not related, but you can stop taking […]
I believe you must stay on Propecia for 8-12 months. Stopping and starting your taking of the drug is not a good idea. There have been some reports that hair cycling changes in a small number of people with Propecia, such that more of the effluvium (loss) side occurs at the beginning but the anogen […]
There has been some discussion by physicians about patients who take Propecia, or Avodart, who may experience shedding of hair. When this occurs, they believe it may be simply a phenomenon that as the finasteride or dutasteride begins converting the telogen hairs into anagen, the shedding reflects an acceleration of hair cycling. The same theory […]
It is always difficult for me to interpret the meaning of what you are seeing without making my own observations of your clinical examination. I generally employ densitometry (a science I invented and patented) which allows me to visualize the degree of miniaturization of the hair and the area in different parts of your scalp. […]
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