You have a very good observation. Generally a person can lose more than 50% of their hair and it would still be unnoticeable to the general public. The difference in texture you notice on the top of your head may be a sign of miniaturization that I often write about on this blog. If I […]
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Please be aware that finasteride is covered by a series of U.S. Patents held by Merck (drug company), one of which I believe is about to expire shortly. I am not in the drug manufacturing business so I can not state with any certainty that someone will be able to manufacture and sell a ‘generic’ […]
A recent article, titled “An update on chemoprevention strategies in prostate cancer for 2006”, published in the May 2006, Volume 16, Issue 3 issue of the Current Opinion in Urology medical journal discusses the ability to reduce prostate cancer with a variety of herbs, vitamins and drugs including the roles of: finasteride, selenium, lycopene, soy, […]
There are men that do not ‘grow up’ from a hair line perspective, so you can get reconstructive hair transplant surgery to bring back that old child-like hairline. While it is respectable that you do not want a mature hair line, it is something most hair transplant doctors do not treat, but something that I […]
In Australia, there’s a hair clinic that’s been supplying Minoxidil tablets once a day in their offerings to young hair loss sufferers for a long time now. Reports indicate that maybe 50% of them have astounding scalp hair growth with a few side effects, but this medication when administered orally in tablet form, is not […]
What I can comment on is that finasteride (1mg or 2mg) is not approved by the FDA for use in women. If you should become pregnant on this drug, your child will have a high risk of sexual deformities and there may be effects on certain types of female cancers like breast, ovary, cervical or […]
The only two FDA approved products approved for male pattern hair loss are topical minoxidil (Rogaine) and oral finasteride (Propecia). They both have limitations and work primarily by slowing hair loss than growing new hair. Only a small minority of men with genetic hair loss will experience great amounts of hair regrowth with minoxidil, while […]
These reference sites are what they are and say what they say. I have looked up finasteride on the United States Patent office website and found issued Method patents for finasteride — #5,571,817, granted November 1996 “Methods of treating androgenic alopecia with finasteride” and #5,567,708, granted October 1996 “Methods of treating androgenic alopecia with finasteride”. […]
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) can produce some masculine hormonal changes, including hair loss on the scalp and hair growth in areas like the face (i.e. upper lip) and some body hair growth. You need to get your hair mapped out for miniaturization to outline just what is happening to your scalp hair, where on the […]
Eucapil is stated to be a cosmetic and is available only in the Czech and Slovak countries. By stating that is a cosmetic, that means that no medical claim will have any value whatsoever. Products like these may do good things for the appearance of hair, but there is no suggestion or proof that it […]
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Below is a medical publication which shows that aspirin or similar nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs taken daily reduce cancer of the prostate risks in elderly men. If it does that on elderly men, think of the great value it would have for younger men who take it for a longer period of time. The link between […]
I looked up Cipla and found that they make a generic Proscar: Fincar launched by Cipla is a hair loss pill, indicated for male pattern hair loss or Androgenetic alopecia. Even though Cipla’s Fincar contains the exact same chemical Finasteride as Proscar (5mg of finasteride), its cost is significantly less than that of Proscar. Each […]
First, the old plugs can easily be fixed today. Look at the following links for articles and examples of good repair work which can and should be offered to your father: The Art of Repair in Surgical Hair Restoration Part I – General Aspects of Repair and Basic Repair Strategies The Art of Repair in […]
Loss of transplanted hair generally means that the hair that was transplanted was not from the permanent zone (the wreath around the side and back of the head), or that the hair that you lost was really the original hair not the transplants itself, or the hair came from the neck rather than the scalp […]
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