Author: Dr. William Rassman

My doctor told me that my hair loss was caused by Vitamin D deficiency a year ago. Since then I have been taking Vitamin D but the thinning hair I have did not get better.

A vitamin D deficiency can definitely cause hair loss. Treating it can stop the progression but it may not reverse it. You might have genetic hair loss as well and if you are a female you might have many other causes of hair loss which are discussed in this post from a previous baldingblog question posed back in 2009 which I outlined the approach a woman should do when they have hair loss: https://baldingblog.com/2009/03/13/woman-with-handfuls-of-hair-that-come-out-every-morning/

Genetics dictate where the hair loss starts. No one understands why, but it is “observational”. It often starts at the hairline and in the crown then spreads from there according to your inherited pattern. Look at your family’s pattern (mother and father’s side) to see what might happen to you.

Why does hair loss start at the temples or the crown? from tressless

Anyone heard anything of this? New article about hair loss from tressless

This is a good review of the various hair loss treatment options with some good photos worth looking at. (Direct link here: https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2018/sep/02/hair-today-gone-tomorrow)

I had hair loss as well when using Lamisil, did your hair grow back? Can anybody respond back to me if their hair after these of Terbinafine. Thank you very much.

Stop using the Lamisil if it caused hair loss. You may have developed an allergic reaction to it.

Even if this is trick photography, it drives the point home that men look younger with hair. That is the reason most of my patients over 50, come to see me to get a hair transplant, they want the man in the mirror to be younger

What I need is a frontal picture with your hair pulled back and your eyebrows lifted high so that your forehead creases. That shows me the anatomic points that allows me to determine the proper place of the hairline. Then your question can be answered. This picture suggests hair loss in the front as well as the large crown loss shown in the picture you supplied. You should send photos of the frontal area as well so that we don’t give you half an answer to your question.

There is no doubt that a hair transplant puts hair on the balding head and does it in a timely and predictable manner, in this case in just 5 months. I would expect that more length and possibly more hair is yet to grow in this man. If you are over 25, it is a very good option.