Month: February 2009

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Hair Loss InformationCan Botox Prevent Hair Loss? – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

From the press release:

Preliminary findings have shown that BOTOX® injections into the scalp may effectively delay hair loss and even prevent baldness.

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BotoxNo published, peer-reviewed articles back up any of their “preliminary findings” on Botox as a hair loss treatment (nor are any photos provided of their findings). I’m only posting this for those that might be interested in it. I’ll keep my opinion to myself for now, but just remember that the link doesn’t go to an actual article. It’s a press release… and it definitely reads as a big advertisement for some clinic that provides these expensive injections.

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Hair Loss InformationIn the News – Bill Gates Would Rather Cure Malaria than Baldness – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

Here’s a new quote from Microsoft founder Bill Gates:

“There is more money put into baldness drugs than into malaria,” Gates quipped, triggering laughter. “Now, baldness is a terrible thing and rich men are afflicted. That is why that priority has been set.”

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From this article — Bill Gates playfully frees swarm of mosquitoes

To be fair to Bill Gates, malaria is life threatening, whereas hair loss is not….

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Stress-Induced Bald Spot? – Hair Loss Information by Dr. William Rassman

My husband is 33 years old. He recently noticed a bald spot on the right side of his head. At first it was the size of a dime and now it is the size of a quarter. There is no lump or bump in that area. He does not smoke or drink or use any kinds of drugs, but he does work in the refinery business here in South Texas. Could that be a concern? And I know they say with women, stress can cause hair loss, I would assume the same goes for men.

There are many causes of hair loss such as you describe. I would have your husband seek out a dermatologist. I doubt that stress has anything to do with the problem, but without an examination I couldn’t determine that.

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Not a Cowlick, But an Actual Cow Licking Your Scalp to Regrow Hair? – Balding Blog

I saw an unusual treatment for balding on Animal Planet. It was a show that featured the top ten weirdest animal treatments (Leeches, Maggots, ect.), and it showed a doctor who has a cow lick people’s heads to regrow hair. I know that sounds like bull (no pun intended), but there were photos that made it look like it worked great, and there were people who swear by it. There was even a woman who talked about how many really stupid things are tried by people who are losing hair. The show mentioned that saliva may have some kind of healing property, or that the men could be regrowing hair due to the placebo effect.

Cow LickThat gives me a great idea for a new business to supplement my existing hair business! I could rent an office in Beverly Hills, put a single cow in it, and charge people by the minute to get their cow licks. Hopefully I’ll be able to find a building that allows me to keep a cow indoors. And I am the perfect guy for this, for as many of you may know, I had a dairy farm in the 1970s and if there is anyone who could know how to tell the difference between a cow and bull, it would be me. One day, my father was visiting from Florida, and he saw all of the cows and asked me how to tell the difference between a boy and girl cow (no joke). My entire family laughed and laughed and it simply went over his head. So for those of you who wish to take advantage of my new cow licking venture, please leave a comment here to give me an idea of how much you’ll be willing to pay.

On a serious note, I didn’t see the special you’re talking about on Animal Planet, but there’s no cow I know of that has magical saliva that makes hair grow.

Update: A reader has provided a link to the Animal Planet clip about the bovine spit growing hair. I think it belongs on a show like Ripley’s Believe It or Not, but you can judge for yourself. Video here.




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Does Density Increase Between Month 8 and Month 10 Following a Hair Transplant? – Balding Blog

Hi, I had last a FUT session of just under 3000 grafts at a reputable clinic last summer in Thailand. The last thing the doctor told me after my final check-up was “Don’t forget: it will take 10 months to look good!” On your site, you often mention waiting 8 months for final results. I’m now 7 months from the operation and have good results so far,but am hoping for more thickness. Is it true that more density can occur between the eighth and tenth month?
Thanks

Everybody is different! Sometimes all your transplanted hair can grow out in 3 to 4 months. Sometimes it can take over a year for 100% growth. I generally tell patients that in 8 months you will see about 80%+ of your hair growth to 2-3 inches in length.

You’ll hopefully see a little more thickness, but I don’t know what to expect in your case, as you’re not my patient and I haven’t seen you or your results. You said you have got some good results thus far, and only time will tell from here on. Otherwise, you can follow up with your doctor and ask for his/her assessment.




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Topical Finasteride Study – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

Hello Doctor,

whats your opinion on this new study, related to topical finasteride?

Comparing the therapeutic effects of finasteride gel and tablet in treatment of the androgenetic alopecia.

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In my opinion, it is a very poor study and you cannot come to a conclusion. It only confuses consumers such as yourself. It is incomplete.

  1. Only 45 men were studied. You need thousands.
  2. The study was only for 6 months. You need at least a year to see results even on oral finasteride.
  3. They didn’t have a group of patients who took both placebos (no topical finasteride and no oral finasteride) and this is a critical flaw and it does not adhere to basic scientific methodology.
  4. Just because there were no difference in the two groups does not mean both (oral finasteride and topical finasteride) are similar. Oral finasteride does not work well in 6 months

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Should I Hold My Breath for Hair Cloning? – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

I am almost 22 and have had a shaved head for at least 3 years. I began going balf when I was 17 out of nowhere and the process was faster than lightning. By the time I was 18 or 19 I felt I had to shave my head because I looked ridiculous compared to my peers, since none of them (still) has any trouble growing hair. At 17 I saw a dermatologist who gave me a rather pathetic once over and concluded that it was normal male pattern baldness, just setting in at a rather unfortunate age. He recommended rogaine which I used for almost a year but to no effect.

I am now almost 22 and completely loathing my appearance, it really is the cause of some pretty severe chronic depression. Now I’m interested in absolutely any solution, but I’m told (or given the impression) that there really isn’t one. Even hair transplant, apparently, is not viable for someone as far advanced as I am. (Can that be true?)

And I’m NOT going to be the 22 year old who brings back the toupee. What are your thoughts?

Also, with regard to hair cloning, is there anything worth holding my breath for in the near future?

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BlueYou need to find a good, caring doctor to sit down with you after a thorough examination of your scalp and give you a Master Plan to work with. I couldn’t tell you if you’re a candidate for a hair transplant without at least seeing you… but even if your balding is as advanced as you hint, a hair transplant might still an option. I’ve transplanted men your age with very advanced balding (see here, here).

I would not hold my breath waiting for cloning. You might turn blue before you die.

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Accutane and DUPA – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

Is there a link between past accutane use and DUPA? I took accutane when I was 17 and again at 22 for cystic acne. My hair started thinning at 23 and now at age 30, I was told by a doctor I have DUPA. If not the accutane, then maybe the DUPA is linked to the same reason I have had cystic acne for 15 years?

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Anything is a possibility, but I doubt there are real causation relationships at play here. One may postulate that Accutane produced more diffuse hair loss mimicking DUPA (diffuse unpatterned alopecia), but you are trying to find answers and explanations to a problem and your guess is as good as mine. DUPA is not related to Accutane use to my knowledge, nor, I believe, that acne is related to hair loss.

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Why Do Hair Transplant Patients Always Comb Their Hair Back? (with Photos) – Balding Blog

I am often asked why hair transplant patients seem to always comb their hair back (particularly in the After photos on the web). The answer is that they do it because they love their hair and want to show their normal hairline. I think that secretly, they get a thrill from taking a chance that someone might identify that they have had a transplant and they challenge that risk. You can comb your hair any way you want after a hair transplant, but by combing it straight back they can show off the hairline that they didn’t have for many years.

Here is a great example of a patient who had 4196 grafts (before and after) over a two year period. Click the photos below to enlarge.

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Before:

 




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In the News – Medicine Man Claims He Can Cure AIDS with Herbs – Hair Loss Information by Dr. William Rassman

Here’s an article from CNN about Baba Chukuri, a “healer” in Nigeria that claims to have cures for nearly everything, including AIDS. Ridiculous, right? Well, there’s money in ridiculousness.

Snippet from the article:

[Dr Uford Inyang from Nigeria’s Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development] believes the global herbal market to be worth up to $5 billion. If any of the treatments are found to work, the local healers can receive up to 10 percent of the profits in royalties.

None of Chukuri’s treatments have yet been scientifically proven to work.

Read the full text here.

Unsurprisingly, this story reminded me of all of the crap products out there people buy every single day to treat their hair loss. Most times the only thing these products “cure” is the emptiness of the wallets of some shyster, and the buyer winds up with even less hair and hope afterward. It’s a shame people fall for this stuff.

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