Author: Dr. William Rassman

I feel like the opposite of the known side effects have happened to me. I’ve been on fin for 70ish days now. Got some minor temple regrowth, so I think its working. No sides except now I’m more horny than usual and can jerk it at least 2x a day when before fin I was usually a 5x a week kinda guy. Anyone experience similar? I can only find online info on decreased libido.

Yes, some people (one of my son’s is on finasteride) had a prolonged increase in his sex drive.

The dot size is controlled by the operator (hold time in the skin and how deep they were placed) as well as their skills and the size and needle configuration in the hand piece of the device; however, many of the dots spread because of the size of the pigment particles themselves dictate the spread. The new laser tattoo device has even more precise control over it, if the operator is not as skilled and doesn’t have the years of experience, see here: https://newhair.com/wp-content/uploads/data/docs/pubs/Tattoo%20Pigment%20Delivery%20with%20a%20laser_final.pdf

Can You Harvest 5000 Grafts At Once? I Just Want One Surgery. I don’t want to come back for another surgery.

If you are familiar with New Hair Institute and Dr. Rassman’s (founder) work, he is the doctor who started the “Mega-Session” 3000+ grafts hair transplants back in in 1995

I have a question for you.

I’m taking finasteride 1mg now for two years and my hair improved a lot.
Now with exams and very busy schedule I forgot to make an appointment with my docor. I now have one in three weeks. But now i’m afraid i’ll lose my hair again because i’m out of finasteride for three weeks.

Is it possible i can lose a lot of hair in three weeks?

It is possible that you can lose hair after stopping Propecia for three weeks. It generally takes longer for “catch up” hair loss to occur. Catch up hair loss is basically the loss of your native hair that benefited from the use of Propecia.

I have been suffering from an undiagnosed case of hairloss for almost two years now. The thinning occurs only in front of the ears in a circle around it and slightly on the nape. No thinning crown and my frontal hair line has been stable for years. No cases of hair loss in my family. The thinning started about two years ago and hasn’t really changed (for better or worse) since then.

I’ve been to FIVE different dermatologists and none could tell me ANYTHING. “Ive never seen that before”, “I can’t help you”, “It’s probably not what you think (male pattern baldness)”

The trichogram that was taken has showed no signs of male pattern baldness on other parts of the head. The results did not show anything suspicious. Tests for nutrient deficiency also didn’t show anything, but that’s been a long time ago so if you have any specific nutrients under suspicion let me know. I do not respond to Minoxidil. A two-times-daily treatment of nine months brought no growth whatsoever.

1. Have DPA young patients (Early 20´s) more oportunities with finasteride in comparasion with a MBP who have a normal patron (NW 6).
2. Have you ever seen a early 20´s with DPA who have a good response to finasteride for a long time (10 years)?

I am a 21 years old and I have taken finasteride since I was 18 years.. My dermatologist prescribed it to me.

Here you have photos of mine when I start the treatment (2012) and now
(2014).

You have my permission to publicly use it.

Diffuse Pattern Alopecia (DPA) is basically the same as Male Pattern Balding otherwise known as Androgenic Alopecia. DPA, as the term implies, shows up as diffuse hair loss that occur in a “pattern” such as you see in male pattern balding but the permanent zone on the back and side of your head not impacted.

Finasteride (Propecia) is used for the treatment of this condition (DPA, AGA, MPB – they are all the same).

There is another condition called Diffuse Unpatterned Alopecia (DUPA), which may be genetic, but does not respond to the drug finasteride (Propecia). DUPA is uncommon; however, it is critical to have your doctor make this diagnosis before being considered a candidate for hair transplant or medication. These DUPA male patients often get a failure of the transplant, even if on the drug finasteride.

I cannot make a diagnosis with your photo and this blog is not a place for making diagnosis. I also cannot predict what will happen in 10 years. I am not a fortune teller. I have seen men in their early 20’s start finasteride for male pattern balding and has kept most of their hair. I have also seen them lose their hair rapidly despite being on finasteride as their genetic predisposition overtook the drugs ability to slow things down. It doesn’t mean that the drug didn’t work.

Yes, it will take a lot of grafts but the beard can be significantly made fuller

In an issue of Scientific American, a young 10 year-old boy was knocked unconscious one day by a baseball. After the accident, he could recall the “exact day of the week for any date after the accident and could remember the weather for each day since the trauma”… along with “minute daily events”. Another example of a victim of a brutal mugging in 2002. He began seeing images and was able to sketch them on paper. His images reflected ‘fractals‘ a mathematical repeating pattern. This is called an “acquired savant Syndrome”, a near genius level of brain function that appeared after the injury. This syndrome can appear after a blow to the head or some brain insult.

Many of the affected people can develop the ability to create poetry, paint or play a musical instrument where there was never a talent for this before. Some researchers and experts in the field think that there is a ‘genius’ switch in the brain and are looking for ways to be able to turn it on. I want to volunteer for this type of experimentation. I wish I could knock this type of ‘brains’ into the crazy people in this world who just don’t get the basic value of life and would rather make war than appreciate all of the beauty on this planet for the short time we will be here.

Is it true that a trained doctor or professional can predict an someone final hair loss pattern?

Not 100%, however using family history, timing your appearance of balding (when you started), how fast it is moving, miniaturization analysis and most important if you have a significant amount of hair get a HAIRCHECK test (https://baldingblog.com/haircheck-test-how-it-is-done-video/), then I might be reasonably confident I could advise you on your final balding pattern, especially if you are over 25 years of age.