There are no long term hair loss events reported from either drug, except for the people who have local allergic reactions to minoxidil. The short term loss of hair is thought to be the results of accelerated hair cycling and it reverses.
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The shedding that may be noticed after starting on minoxidil could be due to an increase in hair cycling that could be seen with minoxidil or finasteride. It may last a few months. Recommended method of minoxidil use is twice a day based on clinical studies. If you use this medication less frequently, you may […]
I can not find any source explaining the rate of cycling in facial hair. Hair shedding usually happens after the growth phase (anagen) stops and hair goes to the resting phase (telogen). The longer the growth cycle, the shorter is the resting (telogen) phase, and the the longer is the final length of hair. Scalp […]
The issue here is the sexual side effect. Minoxidil does not have negative sexual side effects and therefore may be a reasonable alternative. Minoxidil may prolong hair cycling and therefore the life of some hairs. This is theory, of course, but there is some scientific basis for this conclusion. When you have to choose between […]
It might be DUPA, and mapping out your head for miniaturization will show miniaturized hairs in the sides and back reflecting over 20% of the hair population if it is DUPA (Diffuse Unpatterned Alopecia). Propecia should have no impact on the permanent hair in the sides and back of your head, so even if Propecia […]
You are not alone, as I have not heard of this hypoandrogenic effect either. If you consider androgen as the cause of hair loss, hypoandrogenic effect should be a good thing and should slow down or prevent hair loss. It is believed that increased shedding immediately after starting on finasteride (Propecia) is due to the […]
Hair shedding is not one of the known side effects of Avodart (dutasteride). We know that Avodart can help to prevent hair loss, however this medication is not FDA approved for hair loss prevention. We know that most of the side effects of Avodart are significantly higher than Propecia (finasteride). The other problem with Avodart […]
Just seeing hair coming out more than usual is not an indication of hair loss in women. If you have a long hair, you might be just going through normal hair cycling. If you noticed widening in parting of your hair, or if you could see your scalp more than usual, you should be alarmed […]
Sounds like what you used chemically damaged your hair. I would doubt that it would come back, but wait it out for a year, just to deal with the cycling of the hair to be sure. Transplants are a good option to consider.
Assuming that you do have genetic balding, I tell my patients to stay the course. Some people have reported a temporary acceleration of hair loss, but in actuality this is really acceleration of the hair cycling process. You should see the shedding stop in a few months and start seeing value at about the 8th […]
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other word would smell as sweet.” –From Romeo and Juliet (II, ii, 1-2) The use of trichophytic closures have been around for years — in fact, that closure has been used in plastic surgery for more than two decades. The hair industry adopted […]
At the recent ISHRS medical meeting in San Diego this past week (October 18-22), there was a suggestion that women who lose their hair from chemotherapy and do not treat the loss with medications such as minoxidil, may recover with better hair in the long term than those who are aggresssively treating their hair loss. […]
I have heard some of my patients reporting that they lose hair during certain seasons. Humans have asynchronous hair cycling, which means that we generally shed uniformly over the entire hair cycle of about 36 months. We lose about 100 hairs per day and replace that number each and every day. Animals have synchronous hair […]
Body hair has a long sleep cycle. For every body hair that you transplant, less than 4 out of 10 will grow at any one time because of this long cycle. Hair from different parts of the body have different sleep cycles. I’ve answered this before a few times, most recently here. Your thinking is […]
What you described is, unfortunately, a doctor who has hia/her own agenda in mind, not yours. Hair transplant physicians should bring their expertise to educate you, diagnose you and answer your questions. If, after the visit, you do not feel that you are better informed, then you have learned something important — do not go […]
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