Month: January 2023

Daily use is unusual for microneedling (dermarolling) but this is what he looks like. The results are impressive

This is an amazing response (left) to the drug finasteride with a complete regrowth of the frontal hair. On the right, this man’s photo suggests good filling of fullness with probably reversal of miniaturization

So it’s just fin and minoxidil foam. And I miss a lot of days with the foam. More than I should. I’ve only missed a few days of fin, so I think the fin is mostly responsible.

Clearly a good responder for finasteride

The dose you took is almost half the recommended dose. According to the original Merck studies, a half dose is 72% as effective as a full 1mg dose. You were probably at slightly less than 1/2 dose and it worked for you. Good job.

Men shouldn’t get forehead reductions because of the risk of more balding or recession which would leave you with a scar in the front of your head. A hair transplant lowering surgery is the best approach to this problem

I am 38 years old and in the early stages of male pattern baldness. Currently, I am probably type 2 but it could evolve into type 4. I have been using coconut oil for the past 1-2 months and I do notice some growth (maybe 5%). However, I was looking into getting a minor hair transplant (FUE). I just had a few questions. If you could shed some light, I would be grateful. Thanks!

1. I have a short haircut in general with buzzed sides and long hair on top. Do I have to shave my head completely for the procedure?

2. If I get a minor transplant, and somehow it gets worse in the future, would I be able to get another one? Why do some people say you can only get a few transplants throughout your lifetime? Assuming you have enough donor hair.

3. Do I have to be on medications after getting a transplant? I am looking into this because I did not want to be on propecia or monoxidil due to the side affects.

4. How often do you have to come back for checkup and what does the entire procedure entail?

5. Is there usually a minimum number of grafts that a doctor requires?

I’ve been on Fin for 2 years, Rogaine for 6 years, and dermarolling for the past 4 months. Also been using Nizoral shampoo for like 3 years. Talked with 3 different reputable hair transplant doctors and they all said I am too young (24 yrs old) for transplant and that my hairloss seems pretty aggressive. I have diffuse hairloss and was told that my donor reserves are somewhat limited. With the current pattern I will probably end up as NW6/7. I feel like Fin/Rogaine had slowed it down a bit but it seems to be less effective then it use to be and my hairloss is starting to accelerate again. I’ve been thinking about doing PRP now. Any other things worth trying assuming money is not an issue? One of the hair transplant doctors recommended I switch from Rogaine foam to liquid since it absorbs slightly better. I’ve been on it for a couple weeks now and have had major dandruff. Hoping it will clear in a couple weeks otherwise I will switch back to foam.

P.S. I’m not looking for a surgeon to say yes. I talked with some of the best surgeons in the game, and they all said no, so i’m going to take their word for it. I will not go to some shady place to have a hair transplant.

I wrote a paper a bit over a year ago suggesting that when combining FUE (of FUT) with Scalp Micropigmentation, almost anyone can have a hair transplant (https://newhair.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Combining_Follicular_Unit_Extraction_and_Scalp.98621.pdf). A try to teach here that everyone needs a Personalized Master Plan for their hair loss and that includes a hair transplant when appropriate. Although I tend to delay hair transplants on 24 year old men, to at least 25 or 26, if the balding pattern is clearly evident, I have often transplanted someone of your age provided that the man is (1) mature, (2) realistic, (3) has realistic expectations which I help set and (4) they have the financial means to complete what they started.

this is my grandfathers brother. I don’t have a picture of his crown but from this picture could tell me please if he’s a Norwood 6 or 7? I’m praying you will say 6.

Without seeing the back of his head I can’t be sure but from the sides, it looks like a Class 7 pattern. You need a Personalized Master Plan with a good hair restoration doctor. White hair generally does very well with transplants, especially if it has a medium or coarse hair texture