Any procedure in the scalp may trigger hair loss at the surgical site. Two main factors may cause this local hair loss: Shock loss: If you are predisposed to balding, you may have already had miniaturization to some degree and the surgery on the scalp may have only facilitated the process of hair loss. This […]
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Merck, the makers of Propecia, have created a new marketing campaign called The Stunners, which includes 2 commercials (so far) that are wildly amusing. I thought I’d show them for your enjoyment —
The practice of medicine is not an exact science. That is why it is called a “practice”. Sometimes doctors do not have all the answers. Protopic (tacrolimus) ointment is indicated as second-line therapy for the short-term and non-continuous chronic treatment of moderate to severe atopic dermatitis (AD) in non-immunocompromised adults and children who have failed […]
Am I to assume that your surgery 4 months ago was not a hair transplant? Hair transplantation at 18 years old is very unusual and in most situations, not appropriate. Hair transplants can accelerate hair loss in an 18 year old and that is one reason this is rarely done. If you have genetic balding […]
Shock loss producing permanent hair loss in a person without genetic balding is very rare. If it occurs in a person without genetic balding it usually returns in 3-6 months. You are defining a series of things including: Suggestion that the hairline has risen. If it has without genetic balding, you may just have developed […]
Propecia will slow down and sometimes reverse hair loss. Shock loss from hair transplants can be diminished if you are taking Propecia. Taking female hormones to become a woman may slow male pattern hair loss. Most of the patients I see who are taking female hormones and have male pattern balding, see me because of […]
Redness will almost certainly go away with time. You might try hydrocortisone cream 0.05% and apply it to the red area in three or four 12 hour applications per week. Do not use it chronically, because steroid creams do get absorbed by your body. If you are a young man and had transplants without taking […]
You should ask your doctor first. Hair loss after a transplant in balding men in the recipient area is often not reversible, but if it happens in the donor area it will frequently return in 2-5 months. Good before and after pictures will help make the assessment for the recipient area. If you are young […]
Going to a hair piece to deal with a temporary problem of shock hair loss may end up making it permanent. You may have made mistakes in the past, just do not make them now. Shock hair loss is very, very, very rare after the first procedure with a person on Propecia. The few times […]
Testosterone is a known cause for female hair loss in women with a genetic predisposition to genetic balding. Testosterone is broken down to DHT, and DHT is the other male hormone that promotes genetic hair loss in those patients. You also sound stressed, and stress in these predisposed people adds to the hair loss problem. […]
The telogen effluvium that we have seen with what we used to call ‘Hair Transplant Shock Hair Loss’ can be largely prevented today with Propecia, with which we had little experience in 1997 when the articles were written. We have found that this drug will protect much of the hair that is impacted by genetic […]
I (24M) have had hair loss for almost 3 years now. You can see the current state in the pictures. It’s uncomfortable for me to go out, and when I do, I only go out wearing a cap. I’m really not a big fan of medication, which means I would prefer to avoid finasteride. Would […]
So I just finished my procedure 2 days ago and just today went in for my final kinda checkup. I always thought that after the transplant you would still have to use fin and mono but my doctor said otherwise. He told me that men generally stop losing hair at the age of 28-35 and […]
If one opts for a transplant, is it still necessary to take Finasteride or any other medication? Since hair loss is progressive, I generally recommend that a person having a hair transplant stay on this drug for life, provided that they don’t have negative side effects. In addition, the drug has value in reducing the […]
My hair is medium-coarse. I had two sessions totaling 5500 grafts. Do you think that it too many grafts from my donor area? The men who most tolerate 5500 grafts excised from the back of the head are men with a coarser hair. That puts you in this category, so I would worry less, assuming […]
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