Day: January 1, 2023

Does anyone have experience with AAPE from Prostemics? A patient asked if I do this.

Dr. Brande Wolfe described AAPE as an abbreviation for “Advanced Adipose-derived stem cells Protein Extracts”, is a mixture of refined growth factor proteins that is extracted from human adipose-derived stem cells conditioned media. With its unique protein formula. AAPE is supposed to maximize the revitalizing effects of skin and hair follicles and consists of human proteins created by stem cells, natural composition with multi-function such as anti-wrinkle, antioxidant, whitening, hair re-growth and even wound healing effect. It is interesting that this AAPE product is approved by the US FDA.”

This is not mainstream clinical hair transplant technology.

I had a patient stand on his head for two hours a day for 6 months to get more circulation to his scalp. He did 1 hour in the morning and one hour in the evening. He still developed progressive balding and did not grow any hair. I ended up transplanting him and he was quite happy.

Has a case ever occurred where a non uniform/asymmetrical form of hair loss had say thinning/hairloss centralized in a small area say 1inch x 2inch and the rest of your hair remained intact for the rest of your life?

Yes, there are inherited patterns like you mentioned and there are a variety of diseases like ringworm and alopecia areata that can do this. If that is a problem, see a dermatologist who can tell the difference for you upon an examination of your scalp and hair.

It seems that there is some secret to actual exposure to sunlight that supplements of Vitamin D does not give you. “In a study of 30,000 Swedish women recruited in 1990 and questioned about their sun-seeking behavior found that the more they had sunbathed, the less likely they were to have died 20 years later. In fact those who did the most sunbathing were hlf as likely to be dead as those who had avoid the sun entirely” said Rishard Weller in New Scientist June 13.

“Other research backs this up. Another Scandinavian study of 40,000 women found that those who went on the most sunbathing holidays were least likely to have died 15 years later…. We have been so distracted by what we see – skin cancer – and have forgotten what maters most. Vitamin D is often used as a euphemism for “healthy sunlight”, but an increasing number of supplementation studies show that the benefits of sunlight cannot all be put down ti it. ”

It also seems that people with pale skin and sun exposure get the worst cancers of the skin such as melanomas, while those with tan skin, get less aggressive skin cancers.

I’ve been on finasteride for over 2 years with good results. But now I’m experiencing some erection issues. The sex drive is there, but the erections are very weak and generally need manual stimulation. In your experience how long does it take for this to go away once stopping the medication? I was also on an SSRI, so it’s hard to say which medication is actually causing these issues. I’ve been off the SSRI for almost two months, and my sex drive came back quite quickly, probably within two weeks of stopping. I’ve been off of finasteride for two weeks now and haven’t really noticed any difference, so I’m getting a little nervous. Anyway, hope to hear from you and have a great holiday!

Give it time and then you will know. Some men have ED problems just as they get older and that is why Viagra and Cialis have done so well as a drug for treating ED. Heavily focusing on sexual performance often leads to some ED, a psychological effect but if your ED is caused by finasteride, then speak with your doctor about finasteride and your ED.

Just curious but has anyone had experience with telling their work colleagues or bosses that they were going to get a hair transplant to clear the air, etc.? Or have you told them after the fact at all? If so, what was their reaction like / how did people take it generally? I’m planning on getting a HT this year and honestly considering just telling my 2 main bosses straight up what I’m gonna do because I’m 100% sure they will notice it when I’m back at work; I know this because I’ll have at least 2500 grafts done in the front primarily, which WILL be noticeable even with a concealing hair style, and i know both of them are very clued in to appearances and somewhat vain themselves. One of my bosses literally even makes comments about my appearance and my hair sometimes if I have a ‘bad day’ or if something is “off” – he does it sort of in a prick-ish endearing way but he’s literally said multiple times like “what the fuck!” or “You need a haircut man!” So my point is i know 100% they will notice either way when I come back to work, and I feel that by just telling them up front, I may not only clear the air completely and remove any anxiety or awkwardness, but could maybe even gain a little respect or support. Anyway, does any one have thoughts or experience on this?

I have had men successfully hide the hair transplant, that is, if they do the strip method as the removed strip area is covered with hair and the recipient area is cleanly washed. If you have frontal hair you can come it forward and cover the recipient graft. I have had men successfully hide the hair transplant, that is, if they do the strip method as the removed strip area is covered with hair and the recipient area is cleanly washed. I also wrote a post on hiding FUE here: https://baldingblog.com/go-man-hide-hair-transplant/