Month: January 2023

Yes, the temple peaks on the side of your hairline do grow slower than your regular scalp hair so when we transplant the scalp hair into the temple peaks, patient may have to trim it to balance it out

Here is a picture of me 5 years ago. I won’t show it now but it is half that volume. What can I do?

Get a HAIRCHECK test by a doctor who has the instrument and can determine exactly how much hair you lost. If you start treating it and repeat the test yearly, you will know how effective the treatment is or how fast the hair loss is occurring despite the treatment.

Pictures and memories are what we are left with if we are lucky to live long enough.

Hello,

I have a question regarding hairlines. Does the similarity of hairlines bewteen family members serve as a tool in determing the possiblity of MPB? Or does hairline similarity have nothing to do with MPB? Thanks.

Since the balding gene can come from either side of the family, you couldn’t make a determination about hair loss just by looking at hairlines. It’s not that simple, but if you have started to bald at 25 years old and someone in your family says, “Wow, your hair looks like mine at 25 years old!“, then it would be safe to assume that your pattern might follow his pattern both in scope and in timing. So, ask around and speak to the men in your family.

You must be very young. I would guess you are in your early 20s and that is important because the shape of your hairline is a youthful shape as it is rounded. I would need to see pictures of you with your eyebrows lifted high before rending an opinion on your hairline.

I have seen this many times. Men often glue on bits of their hair just to thicken what they have on their heads. I have seen this from minimal to extensive. This man has done a wonderful job, but how does he maintain this? A wig might be the best answer to his look.

My New Glue On Hair Is Now Stuck On My Head! from tressless

Wasn’t sure if this was discussed at all. I know everyone’s response to treatment is different so let’s speak hypothetically here. In this scenario this hypothetical person will be one of the people who will have regrowth on finasteride. This will be the same person in 2 timelines.

Timeline 1: A man is balding for 10 years, sees he is now a Norwood 4 and decides to take finasteride.

Timeline 2: A man is balding for 5 years, sees he is now a Norwood 2 vertex and decides to take finasteride.

Would he take twice as long (or significantly longer) to see any regrowth in timeline 1 vs timeline 2? Or would he see the regrowth happening in the same amount of time in both timelines?

The timelines you are suggesting is not what we generally see. Your age and your genetics often determines the rate of change in your balding pattern and your response to medications.

I’ve taken steps to combat hair loss that I’ve been experiencing since about 20. I’m 23 currently, and about 2 months in the big 3 + Dermarolling. Recently, I’ve been experiencing shedding of very thin and small hairs. Is this a positive sign that they are going to be replaced by thicker hairs? Lastly, is there any signs of regrowth on my hair pics above? I’d like to say I see small progress for 2 months, but it could be hair length factors/lighting.

You have to wait a full year to see 80% of the value of the drug Finasteride. Sometimes, shedding is reported for the first two months as in your case. I don’t think that the Dermaroller adds value. You could add topical Minoxidil nightly to accelerate the effect. At your age, this combination of medications should work.

I have prescribed thousands of men Finasteride for more than 10 years. Majority of these individuals reported no side effects. Not only does Finasteride help with your hair, it is known to decrease the chances of getting prostate cancer.