I tried to supply the link; however, the link was blocked. If you want to see this, you can search “Follicum reports early studies” and see this study.
2019-01-24 05:55:482019-02-14 11:44:21Follicum Reports Early Studies
Do I have folliculitis?
My doctor said I have folliculitis and he started me on antibiotics, is that the right thing to do
Yes, you have classic folliculitis and it must be treated, first with a drainage of the pus pockets, then a culture must be taken to be assured that the antibiotic selected is the right antibiotic, then wet/warm soaks three times a day until the infection seems to be under control.
2017-09-06 05:35:262017-09-12 07:34:09Do I have folliculitis?
Folliculitis on Chest As a Young Teen — Now I Want Chest Hair!
Hello. I am a 19 year old male. When I was 16, I had a really bad infection on my chest (follicultis) which destroyed a lot of hair on my chest. Now that I am older, I am showing lots hair starting to grow, but because of the infection, its growing in clumps and patches, and looks HORRIBLE. Is there any sort of topical thing I can apply to my chest that can possibly restore these damaged hair follicles? A response would be GREATLY appreciated, sir.
You might try minoxidil. It should grow or stimulate hair growth on the chest. Give it a full 6-8 months before concluding that it is not working and use it twice a day. Chest hair can be transplanted from the scalp. I have done that before, but I would hold off on that until you are older (25 years old minimum), as chest hair is often delayed into the mid-20s and through the early 30s.
I have been diagnosed with Folliculitis Decalvans, can I have a hair transplant? Hold until mid-september
Folliculitis Decalvans is a terribly aggressive disease. I have seen this appear in a couple of patients over the past 27 years in practice and it is difficult to manage. I would consider an alternative like Scalp MicroPigmentation which will not be aggravated by this disease.
See here: https://scalpmicropigmentation.com/bold-shaved-look/
You seem to keep your hair cut short and that means you would be an excellent candidate for this procedure as it will cover all of the scarring on your scalp.
Follicare and Propecia
Is it ok to take propecia and follicare together, since there is a vitamin you take when using follicare
I have reviewed the “supplement” listed at the Follicare website for ingredients. I can say, right off, that they seem to have put everything but the kitchen sink into the product. I do not believe it will be harmful if taken with Propecia.
2006-11-15 08:34:502006-11-14 14:34:10Follicare and Propecia
Follica
Dear Dr.,
I see that Follica Inc. have lincensed a technology developed at Penn university. The research suggests that new hair follicles can be produced in the skin with the protein wtn. Apparently this protein can make lots of new follicles in the skin. If this is the case would it lead to an end of male pattern baldness? Surely, any new follicle made would be affected by DHT. What are your thoughts on this new approach? Many thanks
Yes, I read of them as I was skimming the Scientific American website. It seems the research is relatively new with good potential. There have been many that promised the world, but delivered little. With regard to the ‘new hair’ I really don’t know the answer to your question. Lets keep our fingers crossed!
Scientific American – Bye-Bye Comb-Overs? Hair Follicles Found Able to Regenerate
2007-05-30 14:34:232007-05-30 15:55:05Follica
Fo-Ti, PABA, and Solving the Gray Hair Problem
Hello Mr.Rassman.
I heard a lot about Fo-Ti which is a Chinese herb which gives colour to hair. We can Find it in so many websites now I have two questions.
- I am aware that grey hairs cannot be reversed . But If I take Fo-ti atleast can I prevent my existing hairs from truning grey??So many Fo-ti suppliments are available in the market. Please go through the following site which contains the reviews of an over the counter medicine called Shenmin. Folica.com and more information on Shenmin.com
- I also heard about PABA which also helps giving colour to hairs. I think that is an FDA approved medicine will it be of some help in preventing my hairs from turning grey? If it is what is the recommended dosage for adults?
Sorry for such a big question. But you know my questions are always long.
- I believe there are just as many Chinese men and women in this world who have gray hair compared to those of other races in other parts of the world, which makes me think that if something as simple as taking a fo-ti supplement really stopped gray hairs, there would be a disproportionate amount of the Chinese population with black hair. That being said, I’m not an herbalist and my opinion on these types of treatments has been generally poor, because there’s really not much regulation on them and most of the claims people attribute to them are old wives’ tales. Here’s an article about fo-ti on About.com that you might find helpful.
- Para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) is a chemical found in the folic acid vitamin and also in several foods including grains, eggs, milk, and meat (source: RxList). PABA is reported to be used for giving color back to hair if the graying was caused by stress or malnutrition, but I can’t find any studies to back up the claims and I have no personal experience with it. Because PABA is a supplement, the FDA does not approve, endorse, or verify claims; I also do not approve, endorse, or verify those claims.
Feel free to try these supplements if you want, but always remember that it is a buyer beware market and there is a lot of money to be made on false hopes and promises. Reviewing supplement information online is often quite daunting due to the seemingly hundreds of websites using unproven claims to sell you things, which helps spread the legend and creates a blurred line between what is real and what is fantasy. For further reading, I’ve written about the problems with supplements before.
Photo: CNN’s Anderson Cooper doesn’t mind his gray hair.
Flying in a Small Plane After a Hair Transplant
Dear Dr!
First, excuse my “not so good” English as I am not native English speaking. I had a FUE (1500 grafts) hair transplant done 3 weeks ago. Today, I joined a short flight (half an hour) with a small (2 seats) air-screw-plane with my brother in law who is an enthusiastic hobby-pilot.i know that there is no problem to fly with a regular (big) commercial airplane. but these planes have cabins with controlled air pressure and so on. what about these small planes where there is no hermetic cabin and no controlled air pressure? we were flying as high as 3000 meters and during the descent i experienced some headache behind my front (the space right above my eyebrows). now I am worried that the change of air pressure during the flight only 3 weeks after the
transplant could have damaged my grafts due to changes of the vasculature. are these worries without any reason or not? I am very concerned about this.
Thank you very much for your answer. kind regards.
Hair transplants should be considered fully healed by the third week after the procedure, which means that nothing that you would reasonably do can negatively impact the growth of the grafts… even flying, as you have described.
FlutaGel
What can you tell us about FlutaGel?
Flutagel is a gel that contains 1% flutamide as the active ingredient, a drug that is used to treat prostate cancer. It acts by inhibiting the uptake and/or binding of dihydrotestosterone (DHT) to the target cell receptor. To date, no clinical studies have been done to prove its efficacy in MPB. In theory it sounds great, but this does not always translate into the clinical arena. It needs to be studied further to evaluate its safety and effectiveness.
The website for this is at Sinere.com if you want to try to find more info.
2008-02-13 12:34:412008-02-13 11:10:38FlutaGel
Flu After a Hair Transplant
Dear Sir,
First of all, congratulations for this site and all the usefull info that comes with it.
Im in my 15 day after my mega FUE sesion and i got flu with some fever. Is there any chance that this will interfere with my process due to the high temperature or the use of medication like antibiotics and ibuprofene?.
Thanks in advance for your attention and work.
You’re safe. Neither the flu nor those medications will interfere with the growth of hair transplant grafts. There’s no impact on future growth from getting sick.