Dr. William Rassman – Page 1626

May 11, 2007

Hair Loss InformationUsing Donor Hair from Family or Friends? – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

Hi,

Great site. I am a long time reader, first time poster.

My question is this: Is it possible to use donor hair from a friend/family member with the same style hair your have if there not enough donor hair on a subject?

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Hair could be donated from other people just like organ donation, but without drugs to suppress the immune response, it will be rejected. Patients who are receiving an organ transplant need to be matched before the surgery for antigen compatibility and stay on anti-rejection medication for the rest of their lives. If you have an identical twin, it will work because the hair has the same genetic code as you would have.

Here’s a clip from our NHI video about identical twins and hair transplantation:

May 11, 2007

Hair Loss InformationI Have Alopecia Areata – What Can I Do About My Eyebrows? – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

Hello baldingblog staff!

My question for you, I’m a guy , 35 years old, im suffering alopecia areata (patches). I really can do nothing, Im very affected by this disease and decide to completely shave my head and i deal with it. My real problem here to resolve is the eyebrows… I’m wondering what i should do for this particular case. Im not sure about tattooing my face. I’m sure the same way you just wrote it in your article, that it will look fake on a man… Anyway, I’m asking you what’s the best avenue for my needs here?

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For men tattooing the eyebrow may look “fake”, but a stippled effect with some pencil on it may be helpful. There is no real great answer. Unfortunately for patients suffering with alopecia areata there is not much hope in terms of a hair transplant procedure as long as the disease stays active for then a hair transplant will not work. When the disease burns out (become inactive) then hair transplants can work and you can get your eyebrows back. There is always a risk that the disease may return.

May 11, 2007

Hair Loss InformationHair Washing After Hair Transplants – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

I had hair transplants a month ago. My hair looks like it is caked with crud. When can I wash my hair?

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A month following the surgery you may wash your hair as you normally would. You should have started to wash it after the surgery, but the ‘crud’ you are talking about reflects scabs from the surgery and skin that normally sheds. To wash it clean, apply shampoo and leave it on for 5-10 minutes, then gently with your fingers, rub off the built up ‘crud’. Repeat it until it is clean and then all you must do is wait for the new hair to grow in.

May 11, 2007

Homeopathic Hair Cures? – Hair Loss Information by Dr. William Rassman

Any comments on Dr.Batra, he claims to have cured 70,000 hairloss patients. It supposedly worlds biggest homeopathic chain of clinics. Does homeopathy have any drugs that are proven?

I’m not familiar with Dr. Batra, but homeopathic treatments have been used for years and are claimed to be effective in a variety of ways. Unfortunately, most of these claims are not supported with scientific research and third party studies that do not have a financial interest in the success of the products, are rare. This clearly applies to claims of cures for the treatment of baldness. We can recommend a procedure or treatment only if it is proven to be safe and effective.

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May 11, 2007

Is Merck Suppressing the Cloning Cure for Balding? – Hair Loss Information by Dr. William Rassman

Dr. Rassman,

What is you take on the idea of companies like Merck trying to suppress a “cloning cure” for balding, with all this huge amount of money being made on drugs like propecia?

Do you think that this might be preventing a cure for hairloss because in the end its all about the money.

Thanks

Your question is like a set up for a ridiculous Hollywood movie “conspiracy theory”. I hope that you asked this question in jest.

Merck, like all drug companies, are entitled to make money (a return on its investment) from its research in the drug development process and they can not possibly conspire to stop progress. The rewards for cloning hair and the riches that will be derived from finding that magical cure, will be reward enough for anyone cleaver enough to solve the cloning problem. Did you know that it costs about $800 million to take a drug from development to the market? It also takes about 15 years where the money is consumed on things like tests and trials. Without a profit, they would stop creating new miracle drugs for all of us that improve our lives.

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May 10, 2007

Hairs that Fall Out Are Different Thicknesses – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

I notice that when I brush my hair, some of the hairs that come out are thin and wispy and approx 6 months old, some are normal thickness but only about 3 months old. The rest of my fallen hairs are full length and obviously time for them to fall. Does this mean anything. Thanks

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You can lose up to 100 hairs or so a day. They may break off when you are brushing and that could be the cause of the different lengths of hair. If you think your hair is thinning or falling out at an alarming rate, you should have you scalp hair mapped for miniaturization.

May 10, 2007

A Note From a US Soldier with a Hair Transplant – Hair Loss Information by Dr. William Rassman

This is a note I received from a GI going back to Iraq for another tour that I wanted to share. It was really nice to hear from him, and I was particularly pleased to hear about his result, of course.

Soon it will be a year from the time of my transplant and normally I would schedule my follow up shortly there after but I will be on deployment here starting next week but be back in September so will schedule then. Presently I am pretty happy with the result.

I am hoping for some additional filling in on the crown area but it is greatly improved. Especially the ones that went into my pre-existing scars. They have made it so I can wear my hair extremely short without being uptight about it anymore. The coverage on them was superb. And I have continued to see improvement throughout and I am hoping that I get a little bit more fullness on the crown area but so far like I said I am very pleased with the result.

Thanks again hope to see ya end of summer.

May 10, 2007

Body Size of Patients Used in FDA Trials on Finasteride? – Hair Loss Information by Dr. William Rassman

Hi there,
Can I just say that you have a great site! I’m a regular reader, and think that I have a question for you that may be interesting. I’ve searched through your archives and haven’t found a similar question, but if I have missed it, please accept my apologies.

Recently I have had a look through the FDA trial reports on finasteride, but cannot find any information on the body sizes and characteristics of the patients used in the study. Are such data available? (Histograms, Mean/median, SD, etc).

Whilst I am assuming that the effective dose of finasteride for treating MPB is related to body size, and that the occurrence of side effects increases with relative dose, could there be a case for smaller dosages being suitable for people smaller than the people used in the FDA study – Asians and orientals for example? As this blog is international, I feel that we “vertically challenged” of the rest of the world need to know!

I passed your question to Merck and I just got an answer. Essentially, the only thing that was studied was the average dose that is effective and it was not related to a person’s weight. Body size was not studied.

May 10, 2007

Curis Hedgehog Agonist Hair Growth Program Terminated – Balding Blog

BusinessWire – Curis Provides Update on Hedgehog Agonist Hair Growth Program

This press release shows us the difficulty to bring a “hair loss cure” to market. Much hope had gone into the possibilities that this new treatment for hair loss could bring, but ultimately, it did not meet safety requirements for Procter & Gamble, who collaborated on this product with Curis.

From the press release:

Procter & Gamble has notified Curis that it has decided to terminate the collaboration agreement with Curis because the Hedgehog agonist compounds under development pursuant to the collaboration did not demonstrate an acceptable safety profile. Pursuant to the collaboration agreement, the agreement will terminate in six months.

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May 10, 2007

Minoxidil Destroying My Hair Texture – Hair Loss Information by Dr. William Rassman

Dr Rassman,
I have been using Rogaine for more than a year now and it had done nothing to my hair loss, actually it increased the rate of loosing my hair plus destroying its texture. My question is; if I stop it now, will it get worse and I would loose more hair, as I have read some blog about huge shedding after stopping Minoxidil ?

Thanks for your help

If you have been using minoxidil for a long time and stop abruptly, you may experience some hair loss for whatever hairs may have been benefited. There is no way to tell how much hair loss (if any) would occur. If you did not see a dramatic increase in your hair growth from minoxidil, I doubt it would have much impact if you stopped using it.

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