Author: Dr. William Rassman

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A Patient From 1993 Surgery

This patient came in today to ask for Scalp Micropigmentation to make his hair appear thicker. It was a pleasure seeing him today. He still remembered the upbeat environment that the surgery was performed in 22 years ago! In addition, he sent a friend after he had it done.

This patient had some old plugs prior to meeting me which I camouflaged at the time of the 1993 surgery with great success. We discussed the ‘standard of care’ for hair transplants at that time and I may have been one of the few doctor who did not perform plugs then (I never performed plugs), something that he knew and appreciated. Today, we still see patients with the old plugs and I love to help them deal with it. After he has his Scalp Micropitmentation done, I will share his ‘after’ picture with you.

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A Month After My FUE Procedure, My Surgeon Prescribed Minoxidil

Hi Doc Rassman,

my compliments for a fantastic webpage. I’m a 39-year old male, had FUE 4 weeks ago on the front of my head. So now after 4 weeks, my surgeon has prescribed 5% Minoxidil solution to be applied twice a day on the transplanted area and the crown. (Not on the sides and back he said)

From your blog here I understand that this needs to be applied lifelong? And if I stop,then whatever hair has grown/ strengthened will also fall off. In this event, is it advisable to start the minoxidil? I have already had a transplant, so is there really any need for this solution?

If I want thickness in certain areas, I can always use hair concealers like Dermatch and Toppik.

What are your thoughts about this assessment of mine?

Thanks for your help.

Once you start the medication it is generally recommended that you take it indefinitely. If you stop, the gains you see from the medication will go away. Using topical concealers is up to you.

I’m not sure how big your hair transplant procedure was, so I don’t know if the medication may be beneficial. Why don’t you ask your doctor what the Master Plan is?

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A Letter From A Patient

Dear Dr. Rassman: Yesterday, the first of 3 session for Scalp Micropigmentation at the New Hair Institute was pretty remarkable. Under the guidance of Dr. Rassman and Dr. Pak, the technicians, Christine and Leonard, delivered tens of thousands of precise ink dots that in the end look like stubble.

Along with multiple hair transplant that you, Dr. Rassman delivered 22 years ago, hopefully I’ll end up with a head of hair that has the appearance of rich, full density.

Today’s 7 hour session was like being on a mini-vacation in a comfortable lounge chair, music in the background, and light, easy chatter with the technicians. I felt embraced and well take care of.

Thanks again.

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A Month After a Hair Transplant, I Had Major Stress

About four weeks after getting a large hair transplant I had a bit of a major shock to my business which caused a good deal of panic. A lot of adrenalin rushes, flight/fright, etc., off and on for a few weeks. Pretty constant. The worst has passed, but I am wondering if these adrenalin surges hurt my new implanted grafts’ growth chances. I know it is a vasoconstrictor, but assume that the grafts were secure and alive after 10 days or so.

I don’t have a definitive answer, but I would guess that your emotional stress would have no significant impact on your hair transplants particularly since it occurred a month after your surgery. It’s going to be a case of wait and see.

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A New Drug for Hair Loss, NEOSH101 by Neosil

Hello and thanks so much to you and your colleagues for creating this wonderful resource.

I recently read an article about phase II results of a new experimental topical hair loss treatment called NEOSH101 by a company named Neosil. The study includes statistical results, but I am not sure how these results compare to those of mainstream solutions such as Finasteride. Assuming that the results are true, how does this treatment stack up?

Please see this link for the info: https://www.sys-con.com/read/319216.htm

If the link is dead please search for NEOSH101 in google to find the press release. Thanks

There’s some information at these 2 links:

This is a drug in early clinical trials. Time will be needed to see if its value is as significant as finasteride or minoxidil (this comparison with minoxidil is in process at this time). I am encouraged by such clinical research and hopeful that it will be better than minoxidil.


2007-01-12 10:25:42A New Drug for Hair Loss, NEOSH101 by Neosil

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A Patient’s Hair Transplant Done by a Non-Physician

You can see that this man had a poorly designed Scalp Micropigmentation procedure with a straight hairline, and then a hair transplant on top of it. Much of the hair appears to have failed to grow. It was done at a bargain price.


2020-03-10 12:57:27A Patient’s Hair Transplant Done by a Non-Physician