Month: March 2012

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Sex After a Hair Transplant? – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

Hello,

I recently received a transplant of 2500 graphs. The day after the transplant I had sex and was wondering if the increase in blood pressure to the head may have dislodged any of my graphs.

There was no unusual bleeding nor was my transplant area touched.

As with all your first time hair transplantation-ees, I am concerned that I may have adversely impacted the recover process.

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I doubt that any problems were produced. I generally tell my patients if they must undergo sex right after a hair transplant, try to be a bit more passive in the process. Full active sex is safe after about 3 days.

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Long Term 1mg Finasteride Study Shows Good Results – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

Snippet from the abstract:

Finasteride 1 mg is indicated for the treatment of men with androgenetic alopecia (AGA). However, more than 5 years efficacy and safety has not been previously reported. To assess the efficacy over 10 years in different age groups of men with AGA. 118 men, between 20 and 61 years, with AGA receiving finasteride (1 mg/day), were enrolled in this uncontrolled study.

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Read the rest from the July/August 2011 issue of Dermatologic Therapy

I don’t remember if we posted about this before (it was first published last summer), but this is the longest study on the effectiveness of finasteride over a 10 year period of time. Side effects included reduced libido in 5.1%, reduced ejaculate of semen volume in 1.7%, and erection problems in 3.4%. Gynecomastia and depression were not among the reported side effects.

Of those individuals who had a good initial result and long term use, the overall results were better. This may be a predictor of long term benefits. Better hair growth in the long term was reported in men over 30 and in men over 40, as the drug remained effective (unlike what had been reported — that men who took the drug for long periods of time experienced reduced effectiveness). What was most impressive was that in 110 men who took the drug for 10 years, there was only significant degree of hair loss in 14% of the men studied.

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If Nikola Tesla Castrated Himself, Is That Why He Didn’t Bald? – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

TeslaI’ve read in a hairloss forum that Nikola Tesla castrated himself so he doesn’t get distracted from his research. Maybe that’s the reason he didn’t go bald. I’m amazed from what you can read today in the internet.

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If one is castrated, they will stop their balding process where it was at the time of castration. Taking testosterone can reverse that, producing balding in men with the genetic traits for hair loss (even without testicles).

If Nikola Tesla was castrated (I am not sure about that), then he will not be balding… as shown in these photos at Neatorama. The man was a genius, but he looked like hell with considerable weight loss as he aged (as seen here). He did seem to maintain his hair pattern, even with the weight loss.

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Female Hair Loss After Lap Band Surgery – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

Great blog, Dr. Rassman! Quick question. My Cousin had the Lap-Band surgery in August 2011. Since then she has lost almost 60 lbs. She has also lost almost all of the hair in the front half of her scalp. Does this hair have a chance to return if she supplements with a vitamin or has her Lap-Band loosened so that she can eat more? She never had hair loss before the surgery. Thanks!

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Women who lose hair from rapid weight loss may have accelerated a genetic pattern for hair loss that is present. These women may never return to their preoperative hair thickness, but some of it may reverse. If there is no genetic pattern present, then the hair loss may reverse upon balancing her diet.