Month: May 2012

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Does Finasteride Stop the Hairline from Receding? – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

Would you agree with the results of this article?
Link: Finasteride in the treatment of men with frontal male pattern hair loss.

Also, even if it doesn’t promote regrowth, does Finasteride at least stops the hairline from receding further?

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The results of that 1999 study you referenced says: “There was a significant increase in hair count in the frontal scalp of finasteride-treated patients (P < .001), as well as significant improvements in patient, investigator, and global photographic assessments. Efficacy was maintained or improved throughout the second year of the study. Finasteride was generally well tolerated.”

Based on what I’ve seen in my own practice, I do agree with it for the most part. I believe Propecia can slow down or stop the frontal hair loss in those genetically prone to frontal recession. It does regrow hair in the frontal hairline on rare occasions, but it has shown to work much better in the crown.

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How Did Pro Hockey Player Ryan Getzlaf Lose Hair So Quickly? – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

Good day Dr.Rassman and company. Here is a picture of professional hockey player Ryan Getzlaf back in 2003 when he had gotten drafted to the Anaheim Ducks.

This is him in: 2003, 2010, 2012

How did he lose hair so fast?

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According to Google, Ryan Getzlaf is 27 years old now… so he was a teenager in that first photo from 2003 and his juvenile hairline is clearly evident. In young men (under 35 years old) hair loss is not a steady process, as it may come in spurts. Hair loss over an 8-9 year time frame is not fast from a genetic point of view.

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If I Just Want a Mini Procedure, Should I Have a Strip or FUE? – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

If I just need a mini surgery in my temple area and a few hairs in the frontal line to thicken it up, let us say all together 200-300 hairs, would a doctor perform that small of a surgery?

Also would he do a strip method or FUE? I think a lot of doctors where I live don’t like to do FUE because they feel not all the grafts grow because some hairs die when you are plucking them. So, would it still be better to do a strip surgery for a mini procedure?

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Without a good examination and knowing exactly your expectation (long term / short term) I have no way to know which surgical method is better for you. If a physician has already made a diagnosis and recommendation of number of grafts you may need, he/she should have also recommended which method of donor hair harvesting (FUE vs Strip) that you should consider. There is no right answer. Everyone and each surgeon is different, and I really can’t answer this question without knowing more about your needs and goals.

I will say that in general 200 to 300 hairs to thicken up your hairline AND your temple area is likely a very low number and I suspect your expectation may be off. Remember that each graft can include multiple hairs, so even 200-300 grafts might be too low to treat the areas you’re talking about.

Having said that, we do on occasion perform small touch up transplants at NHI as low as 100 grafts.

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8 Months After Surgery, I’m Seeing Some of the New Hairs Falling Out – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

Greetings doctor,

I am 23 years old and I had a HT just over 8 months ago. I started thinning about 4 years ago at my temples, Going bald at such a young age made me very self conscious so I just had to do something about it.

I got 1200 grafts transplanted into my right and left temple areas. over the next few months some but not all of the grafts began to shed and I also experienced some ‘shock loss’ which is all normal I know. some of the grafts however stayed in place and continued growing.

I’m on my 8 month now and some of the grafts that stayed in place and grown all this time started falling out!! which got me very worried. there are also some bald patches on my temples where grafts got transplanted that haven’t shown any sign that they are growing yet.

Should I be concerned about any of this? I mean at 8 months I should start seeing the majority of the hairs coming out right? the only reason I can think of for this is that the grafts are just simply taking longer than usual to come out. I don’t however have any explanation for the transplanted hairs falling out after 8 months..

Please can you let know so I can set my mind at ease..

Kind regards

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I cannot say what is going on without examining you in person. How would you know if the hairs you are losing are the transplanted hairs or native hairs? Or maybe transplanted hairs (like regular non-balding hairs) are going through their natural hair cycle of shedding before regrowing. I really cannot say.

At 8 months, you should see growth of the transplanted hair. You should definitely make an appointment with your surgeon to discuss what is happening and get a more definitive answer.

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Maturing Hairline and a Widow’s Peak – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

I have never had a perfectly straight hairline and I have always had a widows peak. I recently noticed that my temples have receded just over an inch and it makes my widows peak more pronounced. I don’t appear to have any miniaturization beyond my hairline. Could it be that I have a mature hairline but the corners are set back more due to the fact I’ve always had a widows peak?

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It might just be a mature hairline, but based on your description alone if you have recession in the corners it sounds like you may be developing a Norwood 3 hair loss pattern. That would make your widow’s peak appear more pronounced.

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Did Finasteride Cause an Inguinal Hernia? – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

Hi Doctor,

I have been on Finasteride now for about a month and a half. I have been experiencing some pain in my testicles and pubic region. There is also a small lump on my left inguinal ligament. I wonder if this pain may be due to the Finasteride. Do patients ever complain of swelling is this area. Has this drug ever been known to increase the risk for an inguinal hernia? Thank you very much for your time. This site has been most helpful!

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The list of known side effects include swelling of the hands or feet, but not pubic region. I do not know how any drug can cause an inguinal hernia. Please see your physician for an examination.

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Hair Loss InformationDoes Sebum Cause Hair Loss In Any Case? – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

what do you make of this theory? is it possible that there could be any truth (or even half truth) to it?

www.againstalopeciaandbaldness.com

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The site you linked to doesn’t offer much besides unproven theories presented by an unknown author. It doesn’t look like the site has even been updated in almost a decade.

There has always been talk that sebum is the cause of hair loss, but sebum is the normal exudate from the glands on the hair follicle and when produced, it is completely normal. Now with that said, we see many people who are concerned about hair loss or just poor hair and when looking for something to blame, sebum always seems to come up. Sorry, folks — sebum does not cause hair loss.

Also, to perpetuate this old wives’ tale, you will always find some business that makes money helping you clean your hair better so that the “evil” sebum does not do its damage. Everyone needs to make a living, so I guess the sebum cleaners have been around for as long as people have focused on their hair problems and are willing to give up their hard earned money.

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Penile Scar Tissue from Finasteride? – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

I recently read about a man who had been having issues with side effects from propecia only after many years of use (pain ‘down below’). He went to see a urologist who says that it is not unusual to see scar tissue in the penile tissue of long term finasteride users. Seeing as I have been considering taking propecia as a long term commitment this has me very concerned.

Can you reassure me on this at all? I’ve read that DHT is important for maintaining healthy tissue (binding to androgen receptors?) in all tissue apart from the muscles in the body.

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I do not know how finasteride could give you penile scar tissue. This is news to me. Perhaps a urologist is a better person to pose this question. The only reassurance I can give is that I’ve never heard of a case of scar tissue forming because of Propecia, and can’t find any studies to suggest that this is a known phenomenon.

You must be careful with all the wealth of information available on the Internet, and understand that not everything you read is true. It’s very easy for things to be taken out of context or misinterpreted, which is why I always stress that you speak with a doctor face to face. Reading what someone on a forum wrote about what a doctor supposedly told him isn’t something I’d get unnerved about.