You should see a doctor. Good bulk measurements can identify genetic hair loss early in the process. Traction alopecia caused by a ‘pulling’ of the hair from such activities as you described is also a possible cause for hair loss. I have seen men start their hair loss process where you report your loss is, […]
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This is the first time I’ve heard of someone stopping Propecia after many years and their hair actually getting better. Normally, the story is just the opposite and catch-up hair loss occurs after stopping finasteride. I have no way to know if you even had genetic hair loss in the first place. If you had […]
Why don’t you follow up with your doctor with these issues? A pluggy texture is not good. Thinning may be related to continued (normal) genetic hair loss that may have happened without surgery. Shock loss is generally seen in the first month or two after the surgery. In general, results of a hair transplant surgery […]
Click the photo to enlarge: Propecia (finasteride) does not “thicken” hair that is thinning due to medication, but works for those who have thinning due to genetic male pattern baldness (androgenic alopecia). The medication does not work to thicken transplanted hair but will often slow down or stop further hair loss. If you have […]
This is going to be a long post, but this week I saw two patients (on the same day) that had transplant growth failure nearly a year after they had follicular unit extraction (FUE) surgery… and I needed to vent / post a reminder / warn about researching certain doctors and looking beyond the hype. […]
The photos you saw on Dr. Bernstein’s site are amazing, and I have seen results like this for myself on occasion at my office. But regrowth at the front is rare (probably under 5%) compared to the results that are more common in the top/crown. The photos show what is possible, but you have to […]
In a report in the Australasian Journal of Dermatology published last week, a case was presented of a 47 year old man who did not see the same hair density after 4 years on finasteride. The doctors added 0.5mg/week dutasteride to the treatment plan and there was a dramatic increase in hair growth. There is […]
Many people who reported to me that they stopped pulling their hair out, were not being honest with themselves. The good news is that if I examine you, I can tell you if you have pulled hair out in the past 3 months. Minoxidil might help — try it for a full year before considering […]
If you wash your hair twice a day starting the next day after surgery, most of the scabs and redness should be gone and you should be left with a 1/4 inch stubble of hair on the front after 2 weeks. I suppose if you are really looking at it you may be able to […]
I hadn’t seen this site before. After reviewing the photos, my first thought was that they were fraternal (not identical) twins, but they claim they are identical twins and post pictures of their childhood years. I have no way to 100% verify that the photos were not doctored, but you can use your best judgment […]
Since it’s already over 2 months since your hair transplant, I wouldn’t be concerned. You should play it safe and talk with your surgeon about this.
I don’t know that there have been specific studies, but (if I had to guess) less than 10% of patients who are on Propecia show benefit to their front hairline area, but even more rarely will they see regrowth there. I’m not sure if I follow your question. If someone is just losing crown hair […]
Note: This post comes from one of our favorite readers (he has requested to remain anonymous), who has also contributed posts in the past about FDA issues: The FDA’s oversight of drugs that have not been evaluated for safety and efficacy in their prescribed formulations and are thought to pose (potential) hazards has been […]
Drug delivery through the skin is not as simple as making a drug topical. I’m not a pharmacologist, and to be honest, I do not know more than you summarized for the readers.
I am not your doctor and Propecia is a prescription medication that a doctor needs to prescribe to you. You need to ask this question to the doctor you get your prescription from. You should ask your doctor about changing doses in your medication. As for the reduced dosage, I’ve read a study that cites […]
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