The widow’s peak may disappear as one ages. I wrote a paper on this and published it in a medical journal. The area we call a widow’s peak is centrally located and usually its ‘lower point’ touches the highest wrinkle of the furrowed brow. It is never present in very young children, but appears as […]
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The following is just my personal opinion. In my practice I have offered lasers and have carried out limited trials on various lasers offered. I got these lasers free so I tested them on my patients and did not charge them for these treatments. I saw no consistent benefits from the lasers in most of […]
The article is to the point and lists all of the common products that can kill you silently. I see patients every week who are taking testosterone supplements for a variety of reasons including: They test their testosterone levels and find it on the low side, they are weight lifters and think that they will […]
As part of the informed consent for any surgical procedure, even a hair transplant, patients must fully understand the risks to life that confront them. I am aware of two deaths from hair transplant surgery, probably the result of doctors inexperienced with the use of medications such a Xylocaine (Lidocaine). One of those cases involved […]
At the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2014, it was reported that use of computer activities and exercise reduces cognitive decline associated with Dmentia and Alzheimer’s Disease. At the Mayo Clinic, 1830 people at risk for Cognitive Decline were were studied in different groups, with a control group and a group that participated in a […]
Ever since I became a doctor, friends and family have asked me to prescribe antibiotics for them as a favor when they don’t feel quite right and think that they are coming down with something. They don’t want to go to a doctor’s office when they have the flu-like or upper respiratory complaints such as […]
Snippet from the article: Read the rest — Too Much Exercise: Studies Report J-Shaped Link Between Exercise and CVD Risks I guess it boils down to: “Bike riding for older folks is good. Exercise for 30 year olds is bad.”
Snippet from the article: Read the rest — Men with blood type O have lower recurrence of prostate cancer Tokyo Medical University’s Dr. Yoshio Ohno and his colleagues studied 555 prostate cancer patients that had a radical prostatectomy. The article goes on to say, “After following the patients for an average of 52 months, Dr. […]
A couple weeks ago, we wrote a post titled: FUE vs Strip — A Technical Analysis. In it, we discussed how the anatomy of SOME follicular units in SOME patients get disrupted, stripping off the fat from the lower part of the hair follicles. We had two patients this week that provided some good examples […]
My first choice for a drug treatment is always finasteride (Propecia) and in the generic form it costs about $3/month. So yes, while Propecia is probably the cheaper option, it is also the only oral drug approved at this time by the FDA for the treating genetic hair loss (the other is topical minoxidil). There […]
Unrelated to hair loss, but this is a case of anesthesia possibly leading to the death of a man having his wisdom teeth pulled. Snippet from the article: Read the rest — San Diego man dies while getting wisdom teeth pulled There is absolutely no guarantees when a general anesthetic is used. Safety is paramount […]
It sounds like you are lucky to be alive. We do know that stress can cause hair loss and I guess it could delay the growth of your new hair for 10-12 months, so all may not be lost. Most people who lose hair after a traumatic event, will lose their non-transplanted native hair, but […]
I recently performed a hair transplant procedure on a patient that I had initially transplanted 17 years ago. He had good results at that time, but slowly over the years, the 2500 grafts he had transplanted in 1995 had died off. When hair transplant surgeons say that transplanted hair never falls out, one is reminded […]
I’ve never heard this complaint before, about the scalp being hot to the touch (hypersensitive skin) as some sign of MPB. I always call on my experience with taking detailed histories from my patients. Sorry! It could be something like trichodynia that you’re experiencing, which hasn’t really been studied all that much.
Many men into their 30s have juvenile hairline. For example, Ronald Reagan had one for his entire life (see photo at right)… and he was well past 35 years old at the time he died. If a man developed a mature hairline and had no signs of balding (with good measurements), I might restore the […]
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