I found this article in a Sports Medicine Journal from the Editor: https://journals.lww.com/cjsportsmed/Citation/2010/05000/Creatine_Supplementation_and_DHT_T_Ratio_in_Male.13.aspx
Frankly, the answer is not clear to me
If the hairline is maturing and there is no genetic balding, there should be no shedding
This is an interesting hypothesis that finasteride might reduce the symptoms and possibly severity of Covid 19 symptoms
I was thinking, is it possible to ask doctor to use some kind of lasers or whatever to actually remove some of DHT sensitive hairs before making hair transplant so you would make bigger hair transplant and pay more but it would take a lot longer for any further visible hair loss? ie. if you are nw3 is it possible to ask doctor to make you nw 4-4.5 and transplant hair into all those bald spots?
It makes no sense to remove hair to get hair. Leave it there and any good surgeon knowns how to transplant you with the existing hair present.
I have about £2 to 3000 to spend and I thought it might be worth investing in a new head of hair. I’m 27 and rapidly losing hair. I’m comfortable with a shaved head but I actually would like the option of growing it out. Are there any clinics or websites that people recommend? I know going to Turkey is much cheaper but will that mean compromising on quality? Will I be able to shave my head in the interim period where my hair is going to be growing out? I actually applied to qunomedical but I was put off a bit with how much they whatsapped and called. I felt they were trying to pressure me when I just wanted the time to think about it as it’s quite a substantial investment.
I just met with one of my patients who had a cheep hair transplant done 10 years ago and now is fully fixed and done. For a few years he hid with a hat on his head, ashamed about his appearance after getting a very inexpensive hair transplant at a clinic he found. He spend more money fixing it by a long shot than if he ever did it right the first time, but he was lucky because they didn’t destroy his donor area as many of the cheep Turkey clinics do. Be smart about a hair transplant. Would you try to find a cheep heart transplant surgeon when you have one ‘crack at the apple’?
Can i get a hair transplant and take steroids at the same time while taking medication to prevent further hair loss? This is a subject you must discuss with your hair transplant doctor. Bulking up with steroids just causes more hair loss. Why do a hair transplant and lose hair at the same time?
This is a very impressive post. Dr. Lorenzo (Spain) is using beard hair to fill in areas of DUPA. Beard hair is like scalp hair as it has a long growth cycle. Very impressive results.
22 y/o here with rapid mpb. i’m already too far gone for a hair transplant to look halfway decent so am looking into some alternatives. i rocked a buzzcut last year and thought it was ok but for my wildly receeded temples so smp has caught my eye but there are also some incredibly good hair systems out here. ideally, i want to not have my hair bother me anymore and have a frame to my face for my 20s! what do you reckon?
There is a huge difference between a hair system which requires annual maintenance, daily maintenance and social adjustments to get what looks like a full head of hair. With good hair systems, the look is a good as if you never lost hair, just like with a good hair transplant. With SMP, however, you have to determine if you want the look of a shaved head of hair with no actual hair. It has the advantage of minimal maintenance once it is done, but it is not hair. The good news is that if you have SMP done, you can always switch to a Hair System or a Hair Transplant. It is a personal choice.
I have diffuse and frontal mpb. I measured the thin hairs on the back and the sides with a digital microscope. Around 15-20% of the area is composed of thin hairs. I am on topical finasteride and min. My doctor didn’t say that I should apply the fin on the sides/back, but I think I have to. Do you think it is essential? I also apply min to all the scalp area.
It makes no sense to apply finasteride to the sides and back which is the area that balding usually does not occur. Also, if you use topical finasteride and spread it around your entire head (including the permanent zone around the sides and back of your head), enough systemic absorption might occur just as if you took the oral pill, defeating your goal to keep it topical. Normally the liposomal topical finasteride has at most an 18% absorption through the skin in the body while other non-liposomal finasteride preparations might have more systemic absorption.
Photography should be comparable. I suspect that you believe that it is better, so it must be because you manage it, but it doesn’t show up well. Get more comparable photos or give it another 6-12 months and then the results should jump off the page, good luck!
Isn’t it true that even non balding men may have a percentage of miniaturized hair on their heads?
Yes, the normal man can have up to 20% of their hairs in a miniaturized state when you look at them under a hand microscope. When that number increases, it most likely reflects genetic balding in the typical male.
This patient has thinning in the front and top of their head. The leading edge of the frontal hairline shows loss of vellus hairs suggestive of an autoimmune disease such as LLP, FFA or CCA. This patient should NOT get a hair transplant because it will fail. This is why you need a skilled doctor who knows how to make a diagnosis that tells that this is not a hair transplant case
I have only really lost majority of my hair at the crown, some came back due to dermarolling. I’m not on fin or min ( body to sensitive also plan on having kids in the next 4-5 years). It it possible that if I improve my heart health, I can get some more hair back on my crown? Heart Health is proven to effect crown.
The finding that people with pure crown balding get heart disease is an observation in a number of publications. Putting hair in the crown doesn’t impact your heart or change the statistics, sorry!
I’m Male, 22 and had been using creatine for 3 months. I noticed my hair shedding and have been off it for around a month. However the hairfall has not stopped and my scalp still scratches. Any idea how I can reverse this damage? How long till my hair stops shedding? Any help will be greatly appreciated.
If there were steroids in it, you may have just accelerated your genetic hair loss but it is well known that Creatine causes hair loss on its own ( https://baldingblog.com/can-creatine-powder-cause-hair-loss/ )
This man took topical finasteride with minoxidil and applied it to the frontal hairline for 3 months and already has reversed some of the balding
