If a heavy smoker has a hair transplant, there is potentially decreased growth because cigarette smoking reduces the blood supply to the scalp. No one can predict your results other than seeing what happens 8 months after the transplant. We are all in control of what we do.
2018-03-08 06:38:472018-06-22 09:49:13I Am a Heavy Smoker and Will Not Stop Even When I Have a Hair Transplant
New study showing heavy alcohol usage blocked effects of finasteride (half way down page): Prostate cancer and alcohol
The link has quick paragraphs about a variety of topics, but here’s the relevant info from the page (the bold emphasis added was mine) —
This is interesting, but it doesn’t necessarily prove that heavy drinking blocks finasteride effectiveness. Heavy drinking (4+ drinks a day) in itself can cause higher grade cancer. It should go without saying, but heavy drinking is not good in any case. If there is indeed an association with finasteride not working when you drink heavily, I would say it is a good idea to limit your alcohol intake!
2009-09-18 14:31:392009-09-15 15:31:23Heavy Drinking Blocks Finasteride Effectiveness
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ics.12553?cookieSet=1
In the process of daily grooming, human hair often undergoes heat treatments. These treatments create temperature gradients inside individual hair fibres or bundles of hair which can lead to hair damage.
Mathematical models were built for heat transfer in a single hair as well as thin tresses of hair during blow drying.
Mathematical analysis led to temperature profiles suggestive of fast transfer of heat in a single hair mainly through conduction. However, in a hair assembly, the process involved both conduction and convection leading to a slower rate of heat transfer. Penetration of heat to the centre of the hair assembly took minutes rather than seconds.
This model is useful in understanding hair damage potential in styling hair with high temperature devices such as flat irons and processes which involve deforming hair at relatively high temperatures.
2020-02-12 04:00:102019-12-09 15:14:04Heat Transfer from Human Hair Can Be Damaged from the Use of Straightening Devices and Chemicals (Article)
Doctor,
Having GI problems wondering if they’re related to Propecia. My doctor is not aware of a connection and I don’t see it listed as a common side effect. But you’re much more familiar with the drug in clinical practice than my MD. Symptoms are diarrhea and heartburn. Is cutting back the dose to say a quarter and try slowly increasing it an option?
Thanks.
I have never heard of diarrhea and heartburn complaints from Propecia.
2007-10-12 08:32:322007-10-12 08:32:48Heartburn from Propecia?
Minoxidil is a hypotensive agent, so maybe your blood pressure came down a notch. Check your blood pressure and drink more fluids to see if it solves your problem.
Heart rate issues with Minoxidil after only 9 days – need some advice from tressless
2018-09-11 04:59:022018-09-14 09:20:38Heart Rate Issues with Minoxidil Only After 9 Days – Need Some Advice (from Reddit)
I kinda have a weird sensation after applying minox. My heartbeat is normal but I get this weird feeling when I breath in and out, my heart gets cold and feels like a needle sticking.
Minoxidil causes reduced blood pressure and could cause cardiac symptoms. You should see your family doctor as this could be a sign of other heart problems.
Any reason why I get bad heart palpitations from 2% min foam? Rogaine brand if that matters
Heart palpitations are a side effect of minoxidil. You are absorbing it systemically despite the fact that you are putting it on your scalp. I would speak with your doctor about this. You probably should stop using minoxidil.
According to the article in Circulation, March 18 “Most US children start life with optimal cardiovascular health (CVH), but it declines substantially over time.
“Our findings indicate that, in general, children start with pretty good blood pressure. But if they have a horrible diet, it will drive a worsening body mass index (BMI) and cholesterol levels,” senior author Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, MD, said in a news release. Dr Lloyd-Jones is professor of preventive medicine at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. “The better we can equip our children to make healthy choices, the more cardiovascular health will be preserved into adulthood. And those who preserve their heart health into middle age live much longer and are much healthier while they live,” he added.
I remember a study where autopsies were done on Korean war dead. The finding, to the best of my memory, was that there was advanced cardiac atherosclerosis in most of them (most under the age of 21). When correlated with more modern times, a new study “shows that the rate of American service members with signs of coronary artery disease has declined sharply in the last half century, falling to roughly 1 in 10 military personnel today from about 8 in 10 during the Korean War. The findings came as a surprise to some researchers, who expected that the nationwide rise in obesity and Type 2 diabetes, including among young people, might have led to a similar trend in heart disease in the military. But instead it appears that national reductions in other risk factors for heart disease, like hypertension, smoking and high cholesterol, have had a greater effect on cardiovascular health.”
What is the lesson here. Start your children with a conscious focus on a proper, healthy diets. It may not be reversible if they eat poorly for years, so the best gift you can give your children is the gift of a good diet and hopefully a long life.
Hi DR, I have two questions: is it possible to get any heart disease by using topical minoxidil? And if I have chest pain what exactly is happening inside my body?
Thanks for your answer
If you have chest pain, you need to go to the Emergency Room or call your doctor right away. Topical minoxidil does not cause heart disease and I’ve addressed the chest pain before. Minoxidil (when taken orally) is a blood pressure lowering drug and was originally used to treat high blood pressure, but it was not very effective or consistent. Side effects of topical minoxidil can include dizziness or palpitations, but this is rare (especially if you are using the recommended 5% solution).
This treatment is being promoted in Germany and in Europe called AC-Therapy. It is supposed to decrease the muscle tension of the scalp which in turn decreases circulation to the scalp. Supposedly, with less circulation there is less oxygen and nutrition and this is therefore claimed as the cause for patterned hair loss in men.
We do know that the blood flow to the scalp is decreased with patterned balding, but this is because as the hair is lost or miniaturized, it needs less blood and therefore the body reduces the circulation in response to having less hair. We also know that when a person gets a hair transplant, the blood flow increases as the demand for blood and oxygen increases to supply these new hairs with that it needs. There is no evidence that Botox will do anything other than paralyze the scalp and forehead muscles.
2019-04-19 05:14:552019-04-19 09:17:38I have heard that Botox can increase the circulation to the scalp and is effective for patterned balding
