I would not look at stress as the cause of your daughter’s hair loss/abnormal hair growth. See a good doctor, possibly a pediatric dermatologist if you are in a big city where such a specialty may be found.
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This sounds like a genetic disorder. I would want to know about your family and the father’s family history. Has this type of lack of hair been seen before in either side of the family? I really can’t help you much more through the internet without taking a careful history where, I suspect, you will […]
This is not a difficult problem, but without seeing you myself, I really couldn’t give you options on what to do. I’d have to see the size and location of the burn, along with the type of hair you have and the loss pattern you’re seeing. At the least, send me good digital pictures so […]
If you are worried about the quality of your semen, then get it check out by your doctor. Finasteride does change the quality of the semen in some men (about 20%), but it has not been reported that it will reduce your chance of getting your lady pregnant or effect the child’s growth. It is […]
The half life of finasteride is about 4-6 hours so it is almost completely gone in 24 hours. There may be some tissue fixation that occurs and I would expect that it would take 1 or 2 weeks to clear that (just a guess). I can not comment on why Merck does or does not […]
Alopecia totalis sounds like the diagnosis and in one form of inheritance, the problem starts appearing in the very young at between 3-4 years old. Once the process starts, all of the hair falls out within months. Angela Christiano, Ph.D., of Columbia University in New York researched this in a town in Pakistan where the […]
As long as you are not still picking at the area (which is either trichotillomania or dermatillomania), you can consider a small hair transplant surgery to put hair back into the bald patches. If you are still picking these areas, any transplanted grafts will be lost from the picking.
I can only tell you what is not (fungus or ringworm). I cannot diagnose your daughter’s condition on the Internet without any examination. I would take her to see a dermatologist so that doctor can take the next step in the diagnosis. She may need a biopsy rather than skin scraping. There are many differential […]
The ability to address scars on the head depend upon where it is located. I would have to see you, examine your scalp, and then make the determination. I can not quote a cost without seeing you directly, but most costs are $3,000 or less.
I would not recommend Propecia (finasteride) for a woman unless there were high androgens present on her blood testing, and even then I would have to think about it. This is provided that she could not get pregnant and there was no breast cancer gene present. With regard to Virtual Hair, anytime you attach something […]
Without seeing what you are talking about and seeing where the scar is, I will have to discuss this in abstract. Scalp scars are treatable. Depending where they are and the size of the scar, there are many possible treatments. When the scar appears in the RSTL (relaxed skin tension lines), then simple excision may […]
Perhaps your son needs a second opinion from another doctor. I am not his doctor and I cannot tell you if your son’s hair loss is permanent or what is responsible for it, particularly without an exam. I can only make guesses, but your son deserves more than just a guess. He needs a good […]
The British medical guidelines and American medical guidelines are similar. It is always a good idea to use a condom to be ‘extra safe’. The Merck material shows minimal if any, Propecia (finasteride) in the male ejaculate. The following statement is made on the Propecia website: “Contact with the semen from a man being treated […]
Officially, you can continue taking Propecia while trying to conceive a child. From the official Propecia.com’s Possible Side Effects page: “Contact with the semen from a man being treated with PROPECIA is not a risk to the unborn child of a pregnant woman.” However, some doctors and patients are still cautious about using Propecia when […]
I do not understand what is happening to you. Some types of alopecia are passed from mother to child. I would want to know more about your hair loss.
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