I take minoxidil, finasteride, and tretinoin and want to add microneedling. Will I have to continue miconeedling if is works on my head?
If microneedling produces hair, it is likely that microneedling will have to be continued on some maintenance schedule for your entire life. So, for example, if you start doing it once a week for 6 months and get the growth you wanted, you could step back to once a month, which might suffice. I certainly will not guarantee this.
I’m 19 years old and I am already losing the hair of my temple region. Am I too young to take medicine to regrow hair? And, I have also read that most of the medicines don’t work as well in the temple region. So, would it be worth it to even try?
I assume that you are talking about the hair on the sides of your head — temple peaks — not the corners of the hairline (which many people mistakenly called the “temples”).
Medications such a Propecia and Rogaine do not usually work nor are they recommended for treating hair loss in the temple region. I cannot say if it is “worth” it for you to try. Talk to your doctor, get a diagnosis, and find out what you are really trying to treat so you and your doctor can come up with a Master Plan.
2011-06-09 12:48:132011-06-08 10:16:38Is Medication Even Worth Using to Treat My Temple Region?
There was a study done by a Cornell University professor named T. Collin Campbell in conjunction with Oxford University entitled “The China Study”. It’s an entire book, but basically he says genes are expressed by nutrition, and many of his arguments revolve around animal based protein v. plant based protein and cholesterol, cancer, heart disease — not necessarily balding. But this peaked my curiosity. Can male pattern baldness not be genetic at all but instead the balding aspect is expressed by some type of diet balding men eat whether that diet is heavy in red meat or whatever?
I have been aware of this thesis for some time and one has to give it credibility. There is no doubt that diet does play an important role in one’s health. It is classic “nature versus nurture” type of argument, but things are not so simple. I did not read The China Study book, so I really cannot comment on that, but with respect to balding, although it is genetic, diet may very well influence the ‘expression’ of the process. Some people ascribe diet as a cause of the racial differences in balding when comparing Asians (in Asia) with Caucasians in America, but the science for this is clearly not available.
So it isnt true that hair is more susceptible to fall out when its longer? I ask you this because i am from a pretty bald family, and i grew my hair out pretty long when i was 17, and three years later my hair has never been the same density wise as it was before i had long hair. I was only wondering if growing ones hair out longer could kick start the genetic balding trait, if youve ever heard of that happening.
thanks!
That is a myth. The length of your hair has nothing to do with genetic balding, unless of course you are pulling on your long hair or getting it caught in things and having it ripped out… but that is another story.
Remember that as you age, if you do have male pattern baldness (genetic hair loss), your hair will thin until your final pattern is achieved. Get yourself checked out for miniaturization if you think that you may have genetic hair loss.
2008-05-09 10:35:592008-05-08 10:45:17Is Long Hair More Susceptible to Falling Out?
I have an itching scalp in the area where I experience hair thinning. Could this be a symptom of MPB, or could it be a symptom of something that is unrelated to MPB but causes hair thinning?
I also have dandruff, if that matters. Although I use Head and Shoulders, there are still flakes when I itch my head.
Some people have reported an itchy scalp when they are balding. I often wonder if what these people are complaining about a scalp that gets more sun, more air movement, and gets exposed to more drying.
Perhaps in your case it’s just the dandruff causing the itch and the location of the loss is coincidental.
So I’m not sure if I should try to prevent the inevitable. At 23 and with bald ancestors, I’m not sure any treatment will do more than just delay the hair loss. Is it worth attempting to save my hairline or will it all be in vain? Also how much will it cost me to more or less?
2020-03-05 04:00:062020-03-05 07:51:23I’m 23, is it worth treating my inevitable balding?
Hey there Dr. Rassman. I’ve been reading through your site here for a few months after I noticed some thinning at the front of my hairline. I’ve been on Propecia for over a month now and I feel better about the situation but obviously have not had any results yet. The reason I’m contacting you is because, frankly, my hair is very, very important to me and it’s hard for me to effectively convey that to my primary care doctor. Is it unusual for patients to travel cross country to seek your treatment or would I be better off finding someone here in Memphis? I am not in a current financial situation that would allow me to come see you but some day I might really want intensive care for my hair. I can tell by reading your material that you are wise man who cares about people. I would appreciate any correspondence and advice you have to offer.
Our practice is not a typical hair restoration practice in that a good number of our patients do travel a long way to see us, though more than half of our patients are local to California or surrounding states. For those patients who are not local to one of our offices, you can set up a “virtual consultation” with us to get an initial opinion. Some things can be managed without a face to face meeting, but we often direct those potential patients to at least have a phone call. We encourage the use of photographs to help us understand the problems at hand. Hair is very important to our audience and many of those we do a virtual consultation with over the phone have developed questions from reading this blog. If you’d like to request additional info or setup a consultation, check here.
With just a month on Propecia and without knowing more about your hair loss situation, I couldn’t begin to guess if you’re a candidate for hair transplant surgery. Hypothetically though, you should choose the surgeon that can best fits your needs and that you feel most comfortable with. I wouldn’t suggest basing your decision on convenience. For those coming from out of town for surgery, we do offer a travel program.
2009-06-19 14:36:142019-03-12 00:26:33Is It Unusual For Patients to Travel Far to See a Hair Doctor?
Yes, if your pony tail pulls tightly on your hair, then you could develop ‘traction alopecia’ common in both men and women who wear pony tails.
2019-08-15 04:24:482019-03-26 18:25:04Is it true that using a ponytail can increase hair loss?
This man is showing that minoxidil has worked on his hairline. The reason that most say that it only works on the crown (vertex) is that the FDA only got approved for claims on the crown (Vertex) when the drug got approved. It clearly works sometimes on the hairline as many men will tell you so and it works well in the crown for many men.
when the T increase as we know is it possible to trigger hairloss more ???
Finasteride does not trigger hair loss under any circumstance that I know of.
2020-01-09 04:00:082019-12-11 09:46:16Does Finasteride Trigger Hair Loss by Increasing Testosterone and DHT?
