Resveratrol, found in wine, actually in the grape skin, might help in the fight against Alzheimer’s Disease The skin of the grape is a potential treatment for a variety of age related disorders, reported from the Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington DC. In the disease, amyloid-beta protein is deposited in the brain and is associated with this disease, but in a study of 119 people with mild to moderate disease, taking 1 gm of resveratrol twice a day for a year, researchers did not see a significant accumulation of these amyloid-beta deposits. The study is small, so few conclusions can be drawn from this, but there seems to be no harm in taking this drug in these doses, so maybe it is worth a try in those who think that it might help their brain function, particularly if they or a member of their family may have this awful disease.
A Few Hairs Are Weak and Wavy in My Otherwise Straight Hair
Hi,
I’ve noticed that a few of the hairs at my hairline have become ‘wavy’ where as most of my hairs stand straight. Is it the case that these hairs are miniaturising?
They don’t appear to be thinner in diameter than the hairs next to them…but also don’t seem to grow as strong (i.e. they ‘fall down’ rather than grow straight up).
Thanks in advance.
The weaker hairs you’re seeing could be miniaturizing, or it could just be that you’re seeing hairs in different parts of the hair cycle. Without seeing you, I have no way to know.
If you want to know if you have started the balding process, looking at one hair at a time is not the way to go. See a doctor who will measure your hair bulk in different parts of the scalp. Balding people (even in the early part of the process where you can not see any thinning) will always show a reduction in hair bulk.
A former patient of mine came in to see me today (photo)
He asked me if I knew how he selected me as his surgeon some 20 years ago, so when I said no, he went on to tell me the answer. The day he came to my office, he recognized two of the most famous producers in Hollywood sitting in my lobby. He knew that I would then be his surgeon, a decision he never forgot. He had two surgeries with me totally 4025 grafts. He send on his four best friends to see me as well. The hair they got from me makes them happy today, 20 years later. I tell my patients that you don’t want to take chances with results, because when happens to you everyone will see for the rest of your life. You don’t want to (1) have it failed to have it redone, (2) to have it done poorly so that others can tell you had a hair transplant, (3) have it done without a future plan so that as the genetic hair loss progresses, you don’t have enough hair left to follow the loss as you get older. His before and surgical pictures are show here as well
2019-10-25 14:24:282019-10-26 11:20:23A former patient of mine came in to see me today (photo)
A Great American Immigration Story – A Personal Friend
Source: Phuong Tran/Post-Gazette
Dr. Nghi Nguyen is my personal friend I’ve known since his immigration to the U.S. His story was published recently in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
2014-08-03 12:18:402014-08-03 12:18:40A Great American Immigration Story – A Personal Friend
A Perfectionist’s View of Transplants
I am 50 with early gray coming on the sides and black hair in the front. I have had 10 hair transplant procedures over the past 8 years [not at NHI]. I go from happy about them (when I had bald areas and then they went away) to unhappy (now). I am bothered about my left frontal hairline in particular. It is obvious to me that it is transplanted. I am not an expert, but I know it is not right, yet it is not the pluggy look like your book shows in the back section. I comb my hair forward to cover the hairline which I should be showing off, not hiding. What is wrong with it and can it be fixed with 100% certainty?
It is clear that you are a perfectionist, for only a perfectionist would notice your problem. The problems are that the grafts in the frontal line are two hairs each, the hair seems to point outwardly, rather than forward and the frontal grafts are a straight line that line up like soldiers. These two problems are not uncommon when a transition zone of single hairs is not created at the leading edge of the hair line. The concept of a hair line should not be taken literally, for there is no ‘line’ in a natural hair line. You were created with a zone of single hairs that transition from a bald forehead to a full frontal hairline presentation. A good hair transplant doctor must create the same transition zone to accomplish the natural look. With your black hair, these changes are more noticeable than if your hair color was lighter, making it easier to detect a transplant. As the gray hair moves forward, the problem will become less noticeable, but I suspect that you do not want to wait a decade or more for that to happen.
The second problem is outward directional growth of the transplanted hair. Judging from your photos, that problem is the result of a radial placement of some of the recipient sites when the procedure was first done. The direction of the hair growth is totally controlled by the surgeon who made the recepient sites. Additional grafts placed in a better position and direction might influence the hair that is growing outwardly. Using the concept of ‘following the crowd’, the normal direction of the new hair can be transplanted to influence how the existing hair will lay.
The third problem is the ‘line-up’ of the hairs in a straight line that is easily detected. The frontal hairs should be irregularly placed so that no line is evident.
The last point of your question talks about certainty in outcomes. Any surgical procedure has risks of failure, so certainty in medicine is more an act of God than an act of a doctor. In my experience, the success rate for building a good transition zone is very, very high. The hope would be to complete the transition zone in one session with 500-600 single hairs in the front. Sometimes more is needed, particularly if your hair is coarse, black and straight. What you need is comfort and that is established with a visit to the doctor’s office. As a perfectionist, you will interview your potential new doctor with an open mind, but keeping some skepticism and doubt, so the doctor will have an uphill battle for your confidence. Ask the doctor to show you people he has done with black hair, you can look at the transition zone and see if you see a ‘line’ in the hairline. I always say, what you see is what you are ‘gonna’ get.
A good review on how to select a hair transplant surgeon
https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/male-hair-transplant-uk-cost
2019-04-10 06:04:062019-04-10 06:04:06A good review on how to select a hair transplant surgeon
A New Drug for Hair Loss, NEOSH101 by Neosil
Hello and thanks so much to you and your colleagues for creating this wonderful resource.
I recently read an article about phase II results of a new experimental topical hair loss treatment called NEOSH101 by a company named Neosil. The study includes statistical results, but I am not sure how these results compare to those of mainstream solutions such as Finasteride. Assuming that the results are true, how does this treatment stack up?
Please see this link for the info: https://www.sys-con.com/read/319216.htm
If the link is dead please search for NEOSH101 in google to find the press release. Thanks
There’s some information at these 2 links:
- Baldiness – NEOSH101 Successful in Phase 2a Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov – Efficacy Study of Topical NEOSH101 to Treat Male Pattern Hair Loss
This is a drug in early clinical trials. Time will be needed to see if its value is as significant as finasteride or minoxidil (this comparison with minoxidil is in process at this time). I am encouraged by such clinical research and hopeful that it will be better than minoxidil.
2007-01-12 13:33:522007-01-12 10:25:42A New Drug for Hair Loss, NEOSH101 by Neosil
Great Finasteride response in under 1 year (photo)
A Month After My FUE Procedure, My Surgeon Prescribed Minoxidil
Hi Doc Rassman,
my compliments for a fantastic webpage. I’m a 39-year old male, had FUE 4 weeks ago on the front of my head. So now after 4 weeks, my surgeon has prescribed 5% Minoxidil solution to be applied twice a day on the transplanted area and the crown. (Not on the sides and back he said)
From your blog here I understand that this needs to be applied lifelong? And if I stop,then whatever hair has grown/ strengthened will also fall off. In this event, is it advisable to start the minoxidil? I have already had a transplant, so is there really any need for this solution?
If I want thickness in certain areas, I can always use hair concealers like Dermatch and Toppik.
What are your thoughts about this assessment of mine?
Thanks for your help.
Once you start the medication it is generally recommended that you take it indefinitely. If you stop, the gains you see from the medication will go away. Using topical concealers is up to you.
I’m not sure how big your hair transplant procedure was, so I don’t know if the medication may be beneficial. Why don’t you ask your doctor what the Master Plan is?
A Patient’s Hair Transplant Done by a Non-Physician
2020-03-13 02:32:552020-03-10 12:57:27A Patient’s Hair Transplant Done by a Non-Physician