Author: Dr. William Rassman

You can see (arrows show it) the growth coming out. These hairs will grow longer and longer at a rate of 1/2 inch per month. Good job.

I first started noticing my very fine hair was thinning around 5 years ago. I’ve struggled with depression for a long time so I never did much about it, just accepted my fate I suppose. I should also note that I had a thyroidectomy in 2010 due to thyroid cancer.

My mom has very, very thin hair, there’s not much left on her head. She’s 58. I take this as a sign that my problem is genetic.

Well my hair is to the point that I am embarrassed to show it in public. It’s super obvious. I have thin patches on the back of my head and some on the sides, plus right at my hairline, all up by my crown. I’ve decided to actually do something about it. So I started with Rogaine about a month ago. I saw a dermatologist who said he’s ‘never seen anything like it, its unheard of’ (my hairloss), I really didn’t like his bedside manner and didn’t feel comfortable with him. He said to do Rogaine, Biotin, and a Hairmax laser (which is out of my price range). Is it worth it to get a second opinion? I’m discouraged by my first experience but I would like some answers to the cause of my hairloss.

I wrote this on female hair loss and you should read it will give you a good guide through the doctoring process. https://baldingblog.com/female-patterned-hair-loss-fphl-diagnosis-made-biopsy-no-solution-hair-loss-losing-200-hairsday/ . If your mom lost much of her hair, then you need to consider Scalp Micropigmentation which might work for your mom and maybe even for you if you can’t find a cause for your hair loss (see here: https://scalpmicropigmentation.com/smp-for-women/)

There is a strong suggestion that if you stay on the finasteride and minoxidil path that your hair will continue to improve

The changes you are seeing may be more styling and product application than reality; however, there is a suggestion of new hair growth seen in the photos. Good luck and I look forward to seeing your photos in about 6 months.

Amazing results for just three years. Just keep your fingers crossed that these results stay over time. This man is now 30 years old.

This young man went on finasteride, minoxidil, pumpkin seed oil and used LLT for 3 months, appearing to shrink the size of the balding crown

This is a nice result from taking finasteride and minoxidil for just 3 months. This patient is obviously very responsive to reversal of hair loss.

These are pictures of Donald Kendall, President of Pepsi. The last picture was taken 7 years before his death at age 99. There are 30 years between these photos. When comparing these photos, it is evident that hair loss is progressive with age providing that you have the genes for balding. My maternal grandfather died with his juvenile hairline still present at the age of 102 which clearly shows that he didn’t have the balding genes.

Very nice growth from using finasteride. You can even see the new hair growing at the hairline in the second photo. Keep to the plan and growth can only get better. You must be sensitive to this drug