2019-10-27 04:25:162019-10-25 14:28:15Looking back in the mirror to see the day when he was young and had hair
Looking at My Hair in Old Photos Is Depressing
Here is a picture of me 5 years ago. I won’t show it now but it is half that volume. What can I do?
Get a HAIRCHECK test by a doctor who has the instrument and can determine exactly how much hair you lost. If you start treating it and repeat the test yearly, you will know how effective the treatment is or how fast the hair loss is occurring despite the treatment.
Longer time balding = longer time for regrowth? (from reddit)
Wasn’t sure if this was discussed at all. I know everyone’s response to treatment is different so let’s speak hypothetically here. In this scenario this hypothetical person will be one of the people who will have regrowth on finasteride. This will be the same person in 2 timelines.
Timeline 1: A man is balding for 10 years, sees he is now a Norwood 4 and decides to take finasteride.
Timeline 2: A man is balding for 5 years, sees he is now a Norwood 2 vertex and decides to take finasteride.
Would he take twice as long (or significantly longer) to see any regrowth in timeline 1 vs timeline 2? Or would he see the regrowth happening in the same amount of time in both timelines?
The timelines you are suggesting is not what we generally see. Your age and your genetics often determines the rate of change in your balding pattern and your response to medications.
2020-12-17 02:53:152020-12-17 10:32:38Longer time balding = longer time for regrowth? (from reddit)
Look at My Glue on Hair (from Reddit)
I have seen this many times. Men often glue on bits of their hair just to thicken what they have on their heads. I have seen this from minimal to extensive. This man has done a wonderful job, but how does he maintain this? A wig might be the best answer to his look.
2018-06-04 07:31:082018-06-19 09:57:21Look at My Glue on Hair (from Reddit)
Looking Like Art Garfunkel
I am a 26 year old male, I’ve experienced rather quick hairloss (forehead line receeding, especially in the upper corners) over only 1 and 8 month period. It started when I began to get chest hair growing in. So I assume I’m experiencing genetic MPB due to testosterone changes. Its only getting worse. I’m new to all the drugs and treatments available. What course of action should i take? I dont want to look like Art Garfunkel.
You have just determined the absolute identifier for reaching the age where DHT kicks in. The appearance of chest hair is the biggest sign that DHT is now working on you. As you get even older you will see nose and ear hair as well; I should know, I am 63 years old. Propecia (finasteride) is a DHT blocker that will slow down the effects of DHT, but will not stop the chest hair completely. It will also probably slow down, stop, or reverse the hair loss. I recommend that you see a doctor and get on that medication. You need to have your hair and scalp analyzed for miniaturization so that good measurements will tell you where you are going to be as the treatment takes hold.
And for those too young to know who Art Garfunkel is, this is the hair style that the question-asker was referring to: Art Garfunkel.
Losing Eyelashes
do some balding/thining men lose their eye lash hair too, i noticed my dad has some hair there left, but not much, it seems like im losing some eye lash hair too
The loss of eyelashes in men can be a genetic characteristic. It could be unrelated to male patterned balding. From what you wrote, that is what it seems like. Are there other men in the family line that also have loss of eyelash hair?
For a near complete review of the subject see: ISHRS – Eyebrow & Eyelash Hair Restoration Surgery
It looks like my temple peaks on the sides grow slower than my scalp hair, is this normal?
Yes, the temple peaks on the side of your hairline do grow slower than your regular scalp hair so when we transplant the scalp hair into the temple peaks, patient may have to trim it to balance it out
L’Oreal Studies 14ft 9in Length of Hair
A woman with one of the most extraordinary heads of hair in the world has agreed to donate some of her locks for intensive studies by hair researchers.
Hair typically grows to a maximum length of 5ft. But Dae Yu Quin, 41, a Chinese woman from Shanghai, has hair that trails behind her at 14ft 9in.
The article was published last November, but it just came to my attention and may be of interest to the blog readers…
Should I Expect to Lose My Native Hair Immediately After a Hair Transplant?
Sometimes the native hair falls out, and other times it does not. If you take the drug Finasteride, the chance of keeping your active hair is much greater, and it acts as a prevention to surgical shock loss.
Losing Crown Hair While Maintaining a Juvenile Hairline?
Hello Dr. Rassman,
Is it possible to start balding in the vertex area and scalp area while still maintaining a juvenile hairline? I noticed that I still have hair under my furrowed brow, but the overall thickness of my scalp hair has dramatically decreased. I am 22 years of age.
Thank you.
Yes! You can start balding from the vertex (crown) area while maintaining a juvenile hairline. Those patients are a subset of the normal Norwood hair loss patterns with a persistent frontal hairline.
In rare instances, someone with this type of hair loss may even continue to have his juvenile hairline for the rest of his life, even though his crown has become bald.