Author: Dr. William Rassman

Hi there,

I live in Canada, and unfortunately no one here provides miniaturization tests or hair bulk analysis. I understand Dr Rassman has offices in California and NY? Would it be possible to have these done if I came to one of his offices? Also, how much would I be looking at in terms of charge to have this done? I really have been trying any way I can to get a professional opinion with my hair, if I am over reacting or if there is something more going on. I would just like to know for sure, so I can determine my best plan of action, or if I need to be concerned at all. Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks for your time.

We do this as part of a free consultation in appropriate young men. Our office is in Los Angeles, California. If you’d like to travel from Canada to see me or Dr. Pak, you can request a consultation via our website here. You might wish to send photos in advance of making any travel plans so that we can have an idea of what your loss is prior to your appointment.

If you decide to go to someone more local, just make sure that any doctor you see has the HairCheck instrument to measure your hair bulk.

Saw this online and how true is this? I get that many people are not as concerned with their hair like us in this sub and never track their hairline and density until they one day look in the mirror and realize they’ve lost a lot. What about guys who constantly monitor their hairline, take pics, compare to old photo’s, i.e really track everything regarding their hair. I for one do that and still have all of my hair (age 30).

Does that still mean I won’t notice it until I lost 30.000 hairs? As soon as I see any sign I’ll jump on finasteride so the “30.000 hairs “ theory only makes sense for people who literally never track their hair in my opinion.

Depending upon the size of the area, for most people with medium or coarse hair, they can lose 50% or more of their hair without seeing a difference. For people with fine hair, the visual effects of hair loss come on more quickly. One doctor in the 1980s, pulled out 50% of the hair on one side of the head on a man with black, medium weight hair and no hair loss. He took photos and had independent observers try to see which side had less. The answer was no one could tell and the photography failed to tell which side had less hair. This is important for a hair transplant surgeon to know Read this: https://baldingblog.com/hair-transplant-density/

I’ve been on finasteride for half a year and I’ve just started topical minoxidil (regaine) about a week ago, I’ve been applying it on my temples because that’s where my hair is thinning and receding, I don’t have any hair loss on other parts of my head. I found that using a few drops on each side already covers the whole balding areas and using any more makes it wet and drip down my forehead, so is it fine to just use enough to cover those areas even if it’s less than 1mL? Thanks

You don’t have to flood your scalp. Using the liquid, put if on the scalp in small drops and rub it in. Do it best after a hot shower before you go to bed

I weighed around 85-86kg before this, and now, two weeks and two days later from the initial depression episode starting, ended two days ago, I weigh around 80-81kg apparently according to the scales. I am concerned, thats alot of weight to lose in such a short time.

It is different with different people, but 15 pounds per months could trigger hair loss with the genes for balding on board. When the genes kick in, it rarely reverses.

The average Caucasian male loses 100 hairs per day at the age of 21 and regrows that same number of hairs. More than that is shedding.