I’m not sure what you’re asking me, exactly. You saw a good doctor in your area that told you how your loss was related to stress. So you’ve already identified that stress causes your hair loss, and controlling the stress causes the hair to regrow. As for you taking 5mg of finasteride per day, I […]
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Propecia (finasteride) is still the right drug of choice in this situation mainly due to the FDA approval, and the lower side effect frequency than Avodart (dutasteride). I have prescribed Avodart in select cases before, but usually only to poor responders to Propecia. I don’t know where the dosage info your doctor came up with […]
There’s no way I can diagnose you without an examination, but sometimes bald patches like this can be a sign of a condition called Alopecia Areata. You can learn more about this at the National Alopecia Areata Foundation site. You need to see a doctor for a definitive diagnosis and this, almost certainly, will require […]
I personally do not believe applying a topical medication on your scalp will cause wrinkles on the face, but we’ve written about this before here. What paper are you referring to? The one I’m aware of is relating to rats, not humans. If you are concerned about such side effects, speak to your doctor and […]
This seems to basically be just 3% minoxidil with supplements in it (iron, saw palmetto, zinc, copper, angelica, and other things I’m not familiar with). There are a variety of products out there that contain minoxidil with other supplements, and I don’t know that one is any better than the other. So the only thing […]
We’ve covered practically every hair loss myth I can think of (most of which I’ve never heard before I started this site), but the slideshow mentions a few of my favorites — Genes for hair loss come from mom, hats make you go bald, and clogged pores cause hair loss. There’s not much substance beyond […]
You state the science as I also understand it. The value of dutasteride seems to be a more complete block of DHT than finasteride and that is probably why we see better response in some people who are resistant to finasteride. The MK-386 study I remember was from the mid-1990s on macaques, and while it […]
This post comes from Dr. Richard Shiell: – Dr Masumi Inaba, who wrote a book on Androgenetic Alopecia (Springer 1996), was firmly convinced that the increase in Western style animal fats was causing an increase in baldness in young Japanese males. I am not sure that his statistical method would stand rigid scrutiny however. The […]
I thought my opinion on Propecia was pretty much established here. The reality is that Propecia works at preventing or stabilizing hair loss in most men. His numbers on DHT seem reasonable, but when you see the drug work to slow hair loss or even reverse the loss in young men, then the results speak […]
ACell does not multiply hair. Some doctors, including myself, were involved in a year long study and the multiplication/plucking claims by the original doctors involved were false and unable to be replicated (see here and here). Otherwise, the entire hair transplant industry would have been changed by now (almost 2 years later). Some doctors use […]
Helmets or hats or hot weather do not usually cause hair loss… unless perhaps your helmet is very tight and it is rubbing continuously on your scalp. It is more likely to be genetics than wearing a bike helmet. There is no absolute solution / cure for hair loss, but if it is early genetic […]
I wouldn’t advise you to start a drug treatment program without knowing what you have to begin with. You know that you need to see a doctor for a diagnosis, so that should be the place you start. A hair transplant doctor should be able to determine what’s what. Some clinics offer free consultations, but […]
There could be a connection if your body increases its testosterone levels in response to prolonged extreme exercise. Most people who exercise normally should not increase their testosterone levels. Some professional weightlifters take steroid-like drugs that accelerate the genetic hair loss process.
I do not use platelet rich plasma (PRP) or ACell prior to a hair transplant. There is no evidence that either of these produces value for the patient having a hair transplant. I’ve written about some doctors offering PRP, and we did try ACell for hair multiplication to no avail. What gives value is a […]
Snippet from the article: Read the rest — Barbie will go bald for kids with cancer We wrote about the campaign earlier this year, so it’s good to see Mattel was paying attention and willing to step up to support these kids.
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