July 2011 – Page 7 – Balding Blog

July 7, 2011

Conspiracy Theory – Hair Cloning Is Intentionally Delayed By Corporations – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

Hi sir:
I just found this site and you have pretty interesting material. I would like to know if you know of any intentional delays in hair cloning/multiplication access caused by the FDA, corporation or any other very influential source because it seems like a mighty slow process compared to even bigger breakthroughs science have accomplished. Thank you.

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I want to believe How do you really expect me to answer this question? If there is a conspiracy, how would I know this? But really, the question I must ask — Why would there even be a conspiracy? Why would corporations intentionally delay the cloning? What is the motive? Sometimes I can’t tell if someone is joking around or if they truly believe something as nutty as this.

Corporations will win by making money with the new technology. The doctors will make money with performing more cloning surgeries. Balding men will benefit in managing their problem possibly without surgery. The technology is slow to develop, but treating hair loss is a multi-billion dollar industry, so it would make no sense for any for-profit company to delay a new treatment if it were ready to market.

Then again, perhaps there is a secret club of men with full heads of hair who do not want social and economic competition from their bald counterparts. Something to think about…

July 7, 2011

Hair Loss InformationCould Rogaine Make My Hair Even Worse? – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

Hi — I have a question about Rogaine.

I’ve read that Rogaine can make things worse before better. I’m OK with that risk. But is it possible that Rogaine could make things worse, and then NOT be effective for me, i.e. things would not get better again? So I’d just be left worse off than without using Rogaine at all? Thanks for your time.

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Rogaine (minoxidil) is marketed for hair growth — not hair loss. There are occasional reports of increased shedding in the first month of use, but this is just temporary. Many people panic when they see increased shedding and stop the treatment so I suspect it would be a negative outcome if you look at it that way.

July 7, 2011

Open Pores and Hair Loss – Balding Blog

Hello Doctor

I understand that the “clogged pores due to dirt and buildup” is a hair loss myth. But what about open pores? Is it safe to use things like a spray leave in detangler, right after a warm head wash?

Pores are there to secrete oils to coat your skin and hair. Hair spray, lotions, and leave-in detanglers should be safe to use.

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July 7, 2011

Is it Rare to Go Gray and Then Bald Before 40? – Balding Blog

I’m wondering, is it very rare for a man to go both gray and bald before his 40’s? I mean, I’ve never seen a 20′ish or 30′ish male balding/graying at the same time. Is there any famous person who’s got these two genetic conditions?

Thanks in advance

Balding and graying are independent genetic traits. To see this for yourself, go to a busy shopping mall with an upper level and look down on the men who pass under you.

Just because you’ve never seen it, that doesn’t mean it isn’t possible. Men tend to start seeing gray in their 30s, but it could start at any age (depending on genetics). I can’t name any famous balding and gray 30 year old, but that could probably be due to younger actors dye their gray hair to stay looking young. If I come up with a name, I’ll update this post.

July 6, 2011

Hair Loss InformationProsthetic Follicles? – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

Do you have any knowledge or opinion about prosthetic follicles? I was imagining a tiny hypo- or non-allergenic device of plastic, silicone, etc that could even eject broken hairs and be reloaded. If they can replace heart valves and if they can make silicon wafers with microscopic transistors, artificial follicles hardly seems unfeasible. I googled my idea and actually found something:

A hair prosthesis consisting of allogeneic hair and polypropylene mimicking follicular units: long-term result and histocompatibility in rabbits

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This sounds wonderful for balding or bald rabbits. There’s still a lot that needs to be done before it is shown to be safe for humans.

There is reasonable experience in artificial hairs and the history is not pretty, with infections that really mess up the scalp. I have personally seen the results of artificial hair over the years and have removed them in patients I’ve seen, but the problems never seem to clear. They look good when they are initially done, but hopefully people will live long enough to regret the decision to do this.

July 6, 2011

What Would You Do for Prince William, Specifically? – Balding Blog

This is a follow-up to a post from last week:

Hello!

last week a question was posted about Prince William which you opened your doors to William if ever he decided to go down the hair transplant route…

my question would be – What would you do for William? we can all see where his future lies with his hairline, obviously we do not harvest an adequate amount of donor hair to cover the whole of the balding area, what would be the way forward for william in your opinion?

and also off the subject, i picked up on the comment made by the blogger, something to the tone of “feeling sorry for william on his wedding day, his looks seem to have diminished due to his balding process……” have you seen his wife? hes not doing to badly!

I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “Bald is beautiful“. With respect to Prince William, I am sure if he is bothered by his hair he would have done something for it. He looks like an excellent candidate to take finasteride and see what happens with the medication alone. One reader commented that they didn’t like Prince William’s thinning hair and wondered if he would be a candidate for hair transplant surgery. Yes, he’d likely be good candidate if that is what he wanted to do about it.

So hypothetically, assuming he has an average hair density and scalp laxity (the ideal scenario) he could cover the entire scalp with two surgeries. The first procedure would be the most dramatic, giving him a non-balding hairline with a frame to his face and some fill for the thinning top and crown. I couldn’t get too into specifics, as I’ve not met Prince William.

When and if he came to transplant, we would do almost exactly what we did for reality star Jon Gosselin. He had only one surgery and we did not address the continuing hair loss to the top crown area, which appeared to worsen. Jon has a similar hair loss pattern, but his hair is black as opposed to the royal’s blondish-brown hair. Since Jon’s hair loss gives less contrast to his skin, Prince William should attain better results.

July 6, 2011

Medicated Shampoo and Hair Loss? – Balding Blog

Hello Doctor

I know many people with hair loss that use ketoconazole 2% shampoo times a week, thinking it fights seb derm. Others use salycylic acid shampoos 4 – 5 times a week thinking it thickens the hair shaft

My question is: Could overusing active medicated shampoos for long periods, contrary to official recommendations lead to permanent hair loss?

Thank you

I don’t think shampoos will cause permanent hair loss per se, but you should not be using medications of any sort in ways they are not prescribed or recommended.

Ketoconazole shampoo (also known as Nizoral, among other names) does work in treating seborrhoeic dermatitis, but you should follow your doctor’s recommendation for dosing.

July 5, 2011

SMP to Disguise Scalp Reduction Scars? – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

I have had in the past scalp reduction and hair transplants which has left me severely scarred and with and unnatural look. It has also caused my hair to start falling out and thinning rapidly as I am now 51. My scalp is often irritable, hot and prickly.

My life is more than ruined as I am in a senior management role and frequently have to deal with people who are too embarrassed to look at me. I am at the point where I may have to leave a company that I helped build and find a job where I can wear a hat. My last chance would be to disguise the scars and create throughout my scalp and cut my hair shorter with perhaps your method of SMP?

Could you please be discreet when returning my email as this is my work computer, although nobody actually uses it, however you never know. I hope that you can restore some normality back to my life!!

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In general terms, Scalp MicroPigmentation (SMP) is a great method to disguise scarring from previous surgeries on the scalp, but you would need to keep your hair shaved. Another option would be a hair transplant to disguise the scars.

A consultation would be best at this point so we can see what you’re dealing with and come up with some treatment options. If you would like a consultation please contact us at (800) NEW-HAIR or use our consult form.

July 5, 2011

I See No Thinning, But I Can See My Scalp in Sunlight – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

Worried about “shiny” scalp.

I have very very fine, wispy dirty blonde hair. However, in the sunlight, very often when I walk past a window I feel like I see so much scalp. I have an intact frontal hairline with a low-dipping widow’s peak and lose next to no hair in my brush or in the shower. The distribution of hair *feels* the same all over.

Does this just sound like paranoia? (I won’t go into the genetics question as that’s impossible to answer).

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Yes, it sounds like paranoia. Many thin haired blonds have a see-through appearance where almost anyone can see their scalp in bright sunlight… especially if your hair is wet or is very fine and wispy as you describe.

July 5, 2011

My Hair Went Gray During Childhood and I Lose Hundreds of Hairs Daily – Balding Blog

Hi,

I’m a 22 year old male, for the last 6-7 years I have been losing a lot of hair per day. For example, when I go in the bath it’s absolutely filled with hair 400-600+ strands when I get out, same in the bed every morning. It’s much more than the “50-150″ people estimate as normal loss.

I’ve always had a receded hairline but overall it doesn’t look any thinner or more receded than it did when I was a child (even pictures when I was 6-7 it looks the same as it does now). My hair started greying when I was 12 and I’ve been dying it every few months for the last 9 years.

Once hair loss speeds up to a rate I’ve been experiencing is it likely to ever slow down again, either naturally by itself or any medication? It’s rather embarrassing staying over at somebodies house and waking up with their bed covered in my hair. I’ve been to a dermatologist twice, the only advice they offered was to stop dying my hair for a year (which I did and it made no difference) and that they wouldn’t recommend I take propecia. Any advice would be appreciated, thanks in advance.

I can’t give you any advice, because I do not know what is going on with your hair loss. You need a good physical examination and a diagnosis. Miniaturization studies and bulk measurements at different areas around your scalp may shed some light.

You’ve already been under the treatment of a physician, so I’m not sure what I could offer. Why wouldn’t your doctor recommend Propecia? If you’re a young man with hair loss, Propecia might be your best shot. With respect to greying, I do not believe it has any association with hair loss.

You can not lose 400-600 hairs per day without becoming bald quickly. Just do the math. The average man has 100,000 hairs on the scalp… so that means that you would lose every hair on your head in 167 days if you have an average hair density.

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