If you have 2-hair grafts placed and only a single hair grew from each, that could mean one of three things: Close to half of what grew in each follicular unit died from the process you had done. Or… You are Asian and have typical Asian hair densities, which means that there are equal one […]
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Snippet from the abstract: Read the rest — Male pattern baldness and the risk of prostate cancer I was recently asked by a reader of this site about a link between developing early genetic balding and having prostate cancer somewhere down the road, so I researched it a little and found the above article. I […]
This is the final part of our post on epigenetics. Part 1 of this series can be found here, and part 2 can be found here. — I continue to hear from patients who say they look like their dad or their grandfather, but “he has more hair and lost hair much later in life” […]
For those that missed part 1 of this series, please read up here. — Ho Shou Wu, although not studied by western medicine, has a long history in Chinese medicine as a pro-hair herb. I have no idea if the shake would perform any better than a placebo. There are so many ingredients in his […]
This post is in reference to an increased prostate cancer risk from finasteride and dutasteride (see here). E. Antonio Mangubat, MD wrote an interesting metaphor to help some of his patients and colleagues understand the many discussions on cancer risks in association with taking finasteride. He writes: We both agree that the conclusions in this […]
I’ve received a few emails directing me to the a publication in the New England Journal of Medicine from last month regarding finasteride, dutasteride, and prostate cancer reduction. We’ve written about this issue here and specifically, albeit briefly, about this NEJM piece here. So I’ll take the opportunity to highlight it again, since people are […]
This is why a Master Plan is needed before you have your hair transplant surgery, so you can build a plan with your doctor about how to address a worst case scenario of further progression of your hair loss. I will usually recommend that my male patients stay on finasteride to help prevent the loss […]
Snippet from the non-hair-loss-related article: Read the full story — Backroom surgery death raises questions about ‘makeshift’ doctors This is an unfortunate result that could’ve been avoided. Safety was ignored in favor of a low cost, but the ultimate price was paid. The article even mentions other ways in which people have been horribly scarred […]
I have always believed that less surgery is better than more surgery in people with more extensive balding patterns. If you can get 6,000 grafts in two sessions, why go for 6 sessions of 1000 grafts each? If the density and laxity allow for it, most of my patients prefer to have one larger session […]
Note: BaldingBlog often receives incredibly insightful emails from our readers. The following comments echo many of my thoughts on the subject of Xandrox and Dr. Lee. The writer wishes to remain anonymous, but he’s contributed posts in the past about the FDA and I want to thank him for taking the time to elucidate the […]
I honestly don’t know. There are no set rules and I’m not aware if anyone has ever scientifically studied this in detail. We see finasteride hold on to miniaturized hairs for years and likewise some patients will be able to hold on to them with minoxidil. In general, we know that for non-balding men and […]
I just saw a man that had two hair transplant procedures done a decade ago and then a third procedure done at a clinic just south of Los Angeles, which caused major surgical complications like gangrene of the scalp. This was probably from the use of lasers during the surgery to make the holes, which […]
John Lord is not a doctor, but somehow owns a surgical hair transplant clinic. This is illegal in California, but he was able to skirt the law. His clinic was responsible for the only reported death in the history of hair transplantation just a few years ago. The patient who died came to see me […]
Oh boy. I never said I needed to be there during the research study of a product to know it was true or not. No, I wasn’t physically present at the trials of the finasteride or minoxidil, but those medications are proven to work and FDA approved. The problem with many of the products I’m […]
You’ve referred to Proscar over and over, but I have to assume you mean Propecia since you’re talking about treating hair loss. Just to clarify, Proscar is 5mg finasteride and Propecia is 1mg of the same medication. The lesser dose is for treating hair loss, the higher dose is for treating prostate problems. If you […]
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