So I’ve recently been noticing my hair looks way thinner, and is much more oily (which probably makes it stick together and look thinner). My scalp shows way much more on the sides, and its just wierd, feels like I aged 5 years in a month. I’ve always been a heavy drinker, but things that […]
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Dr. Rassman’s Comment: The study is small (15 patients) but the conclusion is significant that microneedling doesn’t help either grow hair or improve existing hairs. I don’t necessarily agree with the message delivered by these authors as we have been seeing considerable hair growth in many young men using microneedlin; nevertheless, I always strive to […]
I researched a lot but got a diverse array of answers. If the delivery system is inhibited, does that mean a healthy Lifestyle (Stop Smoking, Lots of Water and veggies, exercise) might have positive influence on your hairloss prevention? 99% of men who lose hair are losing is for genetic reasons. To lose hair from […]
I recently started taking finasteride(3 weeks ago) and put a post up about my fears of gynecomastia. I can confidently say thats not happening to me as my paranoia thought ( after doing some blood tests and consulting my doc). I was extremely paranoid for that too. Luckily its pretty easy to prove wrong. However, […]
Hi, I am 26 year old male and for the last 3 years, my hairline is receding. I am eating healthy, exercising and not smoking, but it doesn’t help much. Could it be my testosterone? You’re history suggests that you are in the early stages of male pattern balding with a Class 3 pattern of […]
If a heavy smoker has a hair transplant, there is potentially decreased growth because cigarette smoking reduces the blood supply to the scalp. No one can predict your results other than seeing what happens 8 months after the transplant. We are all in control of what we do.
The following report came from the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2014 by Medscape Medical News: “A Simple Eye Tests to Detect Alzheimer’s Disease in the Works” COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Two novel, noninvasive, and relatively simple eye tests show promise as potential screening tools for early Alzheimer’s disease (AD). “Preliminary results from 2 studies presented here […]
Can smoking cigs mess up your mpb from reduced circulation? Smoking may have some effect on the blood flow to the scalp but there is no evidence that it accelerates the balding process. Stress is; however, known to accelerate the balding process and people who some often use smoking as a stress relief.
The following was taken from the AMA news directly. Majority Of Cancers Caused By Random Genetic Mistakes, Researchers Say In “To Your Health,” the Washington Post (3/23, McGinley) reports research published in Science suggests “more than two-thirds of cancer-causing mutations are the result of random mistakes in DNA replication that occur when normal cells divide.” […]
This is a highly unusual complication of a hair transplant which I have seen posted on the web. I have seen necrosis in the mid-scalp (between the ears) when the patient was a smoker or when the surgeon made wounds that were too large and possibly too close together in combination. I have reported necrosis […]
It is clear that if you want to avoid a stroke or heart attack in your life time, there are some simple steps you can take which have proven statistically significant. These are simply: (1) treat high blood pressure if you have it, (2) stop smoking if you smoke, (3) treat your cholesterol if it […]
The following is taken from MSN Lifestyle: HOW HAIR TURNS GREY Hair grows in a follicle, a bulb-like tube on your scalp. The average head has 100,000 to 150,000 follicles, each operating independently from the others. Hair in its basic, unpigmented state is white. It gets its color from melanin, a pigment that also determines […]
JAMA Internal Medicine study estimates that the number of deaths attributable to cigarette smoking for 12 smoking-related cancers and found that continued progress in reducing cancer mortality requires more comprehensive tobacco control (in other words, best if you stop smoking). These cancers include cancers of the: Lung, Esophagus, larynx, kidneys, liver and bile ducts, leukemia, […]
“A new study reported that children exposed to their parents’ smoking may have a higher risk of developing heart disease in adulthood than those whose parents didn’t smoke. Findings from the study are published in the Journal Circulation. The research included childhood exposure to parental smoking in 1980 and 1983 and testing with carotid ultrasound […]
According to the article in Circulation, March 18 “Most US children start life with optimal cardiovascular health (CVH), but it declines substantially over time. “Our findings indicate that, in general, children start with pretty good blood pressure. But if they have a horrible diet, it will drive a worsening body mass index (BMI) and cholesterol […]
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