Author: Dr. William Rassman

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Copper Peptides for Follicular Enlargement?

Have you ever heard of copper peptides for follical enlargment, hair growth, wound and scar tissue healing? Is there anything to it?

skinbiology.com

thanks

That site suggests that if you have guinea pigs, pigs, rabbits, rats, dogs, and a few other mammals, that they can repair their tissues and possibly live longer. I am not sure that I want my 14 year old dog to outlive me, but perhaps that’s just me.

I actually have used copper peptides to reduce the degree of redness in wounds in those people who are prone to get red after a scratch or surgery. Originally, the company claimed that it accelerated hair growth after a hair transplant, so we tried that on a number of people and did not find that it worked as a growth accelerator. The observation of reduced redness is what called my attention to some value for the compound.


2006-08-10 07:04:06Copper Peptides for Follicular Enlargement?

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Continued shedding despite minoxidil

Hello Dr Rassman, I have a question. I am on 5mg of oral Minoxodil a day. I have been told by a few people it may be too much. Thing is, my hair is not getting better. Been on it for 8 months, hairloss is rapidly increasing to the point I am nearing NW3 when I was barely even NW1 8 months ago (Shedding hundreds of hairs over the sink) My question is, if I lower my Minoxodil dose to 2.5mg every day, will that cause even more hairloss? I’m worried about being stuck on 5mg of minoxodil for the rest of my life

This is a balancing act between safety and effectiveness. Lowering the dose to 2.5mgs shouldn’t have an impact on you; however, with continued shedding, maybe finasteride is worth considering

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Contraindications of Strip Surgery?

Dear Dr. Rassman,

What are some possible contraindications in a strip surgery?

Also, is there any difference in the end cosmetic quality between FUE and strip? For example, would there be any difference in transplanted densities between the two?

Finally, if I were to get an FUE procedure done, would I most likely be able to shave my head later without noticeable “dot scarring”. I read on another forum that FUE creates a “confluence of scarring” where the tiny dot scars seem to merge into one another to create a big scar. Can you possibly clarify this?

Thanks

See the recent post, Is an FUE Procedure a Less Successful Hair Transplant?, which shows that if the quality of the extracted grafts are good, the end result will be the same for FUE or traditional strip surgery. Many FUE grafts are less than ideal, so there might be a difference if the extracted grafts are not perfect. ‘Dot’ scars may or may not be visible with a shaved scalp (razor shave). If your healing is good and the punch size is very small (0.9mm or less), the ‘dots’ may not be visible unless you look very closely. A short hair clipping (1/4 inch length) will not generally show ‘dots’.


2006-12-21 09:31:36Contraindications of Strip Surgery?

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Should I Continue Taking Finasteride?

I have been taking Propecia for two months for aggressive male pattern baldness at age 23 (Norwood 3 approaching). It has restricted my hair loss. I want to continue the medication. I have normal morning erections, but my libido has decreased. I want to be on the medication for at least one year. This is a personal choice.

If you are willing to manage the decreased libido to maintain your hair, then by all means continue the drug.


2019-01-07 08:55:09Should I Continue Taking Finasteride?

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CoQ10 and Finasteride

Dear doctor, this site has been helping me and guiding me a lot about hair loss. I suggested my brother to start Propecia 3 years ago and with doctor’s prescription he started it and has really been doing very well. Propecia controlled his hair loss and he even got some reversal. He was very happy about it till 2 months ago, where he was prescribed COQ10 by one of his endocrinologist. He started reading all kinds of information regarding COQ10 interactions with finasteride and found this article.

He became so nervous about parathyroid tumor they mentioned in that web site. He is blaming me for suggesting such drug to him now. He has been taking Co-enzyme 10 since 2 months and is worried a lot whether the parathyroid tumour has already started. Please please help him with his anxiety. Do they really interact with each other? What is the solution for such problem.? Your reply will help him get rid of his anxiety.

The COQ10 interaction is news to me. Although I doubt a parathyroid tumor connection, if that is one of his worries, he should seek medical attention to calm his fears. Parathyroid tumors can be diagnosed if he has one.

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Contact Dermatitis and Hair Loss

Can you please help me? I have a contact dermatitis and have been picking it- is the hair loss permanent or temporary?

Can you also recommend a good dermatolgist and endorcolgist in London? We have bupa but my gp is not good with hair problems.

Thank you . I am very impressed with the time you give others with this awful, life destroying conditon

Contact dermatitis usually is not related to hair loss. However, you seem to describe a condition of compulsive hair-pulling (called trichotillomania) and it may be secondary to your contact dermatitis. Hair loss from pulling is often permanent if it goes on for any length of time. Fortunately if you stop pulling at it, your hair may still grow back. People who pull at their hair often have some obsessive/compulsive elements in their personalities and may require medications to stop the process.

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Cord Blood Rejuvenates Old Blood

Multiple articles have been appearing in scientific and medical journal lately that show that the infusion of blood from young people into older people can improve brain function in people with aging diseases of the brain including dementia. In the recent issue of New Scientist, a small article reflecting work done at Stanford University in California where human blood was collect from people of different ages and then the plasma was infused into mice whoch were, in human terms, 50 years old. The greatest effect was seen when human cord blood from babies umbilical cord was used. The mice learned better and faster and show enhanced activity in the part of the brain called the Hippocampus, the part of the brain responsible for learning and memory.


2017-05-08 06:41:43Cord Blood Rejuvenates Old Blood

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A Convincing Sham To Grow Your Hair And Take Your Money

Many videos shows the promotions that try to tap the billion dollar market for hair regrowth. Unfortunately, too many young men fall for this and put out too much money and pin too much hope trying to do these impossible cures. I decided to post this in an attempt to let our readers know that there is no quick fix to the balding problem. The videos I have seen use a person with a convincing voice and a well written script to try to sell the naive viewer on some magical cure. Little bits of truth are used like DHT is the cause of hair loss, but that is not true of people who do not have the genes for balding who have lots of DHT and no hair loss. I’ve even seen such videos blame DHT for cancer of the prostate and suggested that if you stop your DHT, you can stop the hair loss, and prevent cancer. It is true, of course, that testosterone contributes to cancers of the prostate and that is why men with prostate cancer take medications to block testosterone or have their testicles removed if they get cancer of the prostate in order to control it. I saw a video recently that just wanted you to send $39 for their product. That is a waste or $39, so I would suggest that you donate that money to some good charity instead.

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Correction – Propecia is Like Testosterone?

hi, doctor in one of the topics you said propecia is like testosterone. here is the link

I thought finasteride wasn’t a steroid hormone.

Thank you for pointing that out. It was an error in our part, and I guess it went unnoticed for nearly 6 years. It should have stated DHT (not Propecia) is like testosterone in that it is one of the male hormones.

We have corrected it. Sorry for the confusion.

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Contrast Between Scalp and Hair

Female – I have been thinning for years and as a result, have been bleaching my hair. My rationale is that this lessens the contrast between the scalp and the hair and makes the hair loss less noticable. Recently, I went to a new stylist who told me that my theory is false and that dark hair will make the hair less transparent and therefore less noticable. It’s been three days since she did my hair and I have to say that I think I was right. I think the new darker shade makes the hair loss more noticable. Am I nuts? Should I go back to being a blonde or should I stay a brunette?

When the scalp and the skin are closer in color (white skin and blonde hair) the impact of thin, see-through hair is less obvious. Styling with puffed-up hair styles are popular in women who also dye their hair to get a fuller look. That is more of a styling issue. Don’t worry, you’re not nuts. If you’re more comfortable with being blonde, I’d say you should go blonde. Go with what you’re comfortable doing, and with what you think looks the best.