Hi, I was wondering if you could put some rumors to rest that people always talk about in relation to hairloss. Thank you very much!
- Does hair gel, palmaid, etc.. cause (more) hair loss?
- If someone starts balding at a young age such as 18 or 19, is it almost certain that they will lose all their hair?
- When Propecia/rogaine cause cause initial shedding due to beginning the medication, will the shedded hair grow back if one stops the medication?
Thanks again doctor. I’ve heard a lot of rumors and wanted to clarify!
- Pomade (a greasy or waxy substance for hair styling) should not produce hair loss. Neither should gel.
- For those who start balding early and want to know what the future holds for them, if they get their hair mapped out for miniaturization and it shows a Norwood class 7 pattern of thinning, then the prospects for advanced balding would be a good bet. But if you have only frontal miniaturization, then you may not have evidence of going bald. Get yourself assessed by a good doctor and build a Master Plan (it sounds like a broken record as I keep advising this in all young men).
- For those people who go through a shedding phase with minoxidil or Propecia, the hair that is shed should grow back as the hair cycle completes into the anagen phase.
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