Please Clarify Some Hair Loss Rumors…

Hi, I was wondering if you could put some rumors to rest that people always talk about in relation to hairloss. Thank you very much!

1. Does hair gel, palmaid, etc.. cause (more) hair loss?
2. If someone starts balding at a young age such as 18 or 19, is it almost certain that they will lose all their hair?
3. When Propecia/rogaine cause cause initial shedding due to beginning the medication, will the shedded hair grow back if one stops the medication?

Thanks again doctor. I’ve heard a lot of rumors and wanted to clarify!

1. Pomade (a greasy or waxy substance for hair styling) should not produce hair loss. Neither should gel.
2. For those who start balding early and want to know what the future holds for them, if they get their hair mapped out for miniaturization and it shows a Norwood class 7 pattern of thinning, then the prospects for advanced balding would be a good bet. But if you have only frontal miniaturization, then you may not have evidence of going bald. Get yourself assessed by a good doctor and build a Master Plan (it sounds like a broken record as I keep advising this in all young men).
3. For those people who go through a shedding phase with minoxidil or Propecia, the hair that is shed should grow back as the hair cycle completes into the anagen phase.