Author: Dr. William Rassman

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Clonazepam and Hair Loss

I currently take a medication called clonazepam (0.5 mg) once or twice daily as a muscle relaxer. I have been taking this medication since I was 19 or 20 (I am now 28). Could this be a cause in my thinning hair? I do not have a history of men or women balding in my family. My father has a full head (really full) along with both my grandfathers. My hairline is moving back more each year and my hair is all around is thinning and i am extremly worried. I do have a large amount of stress in my life and always have…but is it possible that hair from stress can grow back? I am extremly frusturated and baffled as to why my hair is thinning…If it is the medication, I am willing to get off of it with the consent of my doctor.
Thank you for your time.

Many drugs can cause hair loss, including Clonazepam. Before considering a drug as the source of your hair loss, you should also consider other medical causes. You should see your primary care doctor for a good examination and possible blood work to find a possible medical cause.

In address to the relationship between stress and hair loss, it is well known that stress can accelerate genetic hair loss as it unfolds over time. You discuss the movement of your hairline higher on your head, so I would wonder if this is the normal recession of maturing found in most men (the hairline goes up about 2/3rd inch in the middle and 1 or 1-1/2 inches in the corners). Sounds like you need an expert to evaluate the hair loss as well as your family doctor to assess your medication routine. The question an expert will is address is if you have a genetic component adding to the other factors causing hair loss or are you just seeing a maturing hairline in development. As you indicated you are in Los Angeles, you are invited to visit my LA office for a free consultation. You can call 800-NEW-HAIR to make an appointment, or request additional info via the NHI site.


2006-04-13 08:20:01Clonazepam and Hair Loss

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Do clogged pores cause hair loss?

No! Clogged pores do not cause hair loss but there are many people who believe this and will want to sell you some product or service to unplug your pores. Rip-offs are commonly presented by those who promote clogged pores.

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Cloning hair cells

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/biotech/sdut-hair-stem-cells-papillae-gnedeva-terskikh-burnham-2015jan26-story.html

This has been done before. I remember attending a lecture which described these cells put into mice and since the direction couldn’t be controlled, the mice all died from ingrown hair infections

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Close FUE Scars With Sutures?

Dr.Rassman/Dr.Pak,

Would FUE donor-area wounds closed by suture allow for relatively scar-free surgery, or would the procedure be simply too impractical and/or prohibitively expensive to carry out?
Thank you.

It would be prohibitively expensive and time consuming. Many people with densities of 2 hair/mm square or better will not scar significantly if the punch that the surgeon uses is 1mm or less. Some surgeons use larger punches and if the person has a low donor density, the scars will be evident as these two things are combined.

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I have cobblestonning of my beard transplant (photos)

If you have cobblestonning it may be related to the amount of skin that you had on the recipient grafts. Also you will find that this skin will be very sensitive to sun. I always trim off the skin when I transplant the beard or scalp so that I avoid cobblestonning and a significant skin disc which easily develops sun burn for the first year or two.

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Coloring the Hair and Using Minoxidil, Can It Be Done Safely?

I am a female. My dermatologist recently told me that any kind of hair color should not be used when experiencing hair loss/thinning hair. I’m dealing with thinning hair on my crown and right side of my scalp. I’ve recently started using Rogaine and my derm advised I could use whatever shampoo I wanted, ( I was very surprised at this). I’ve been using semi-perm color on my hair for years and on occasion using perm color. All in the salon ?

Yes, hair coloring impacts the hair on top of your head. Genetic hair loss is below the scalp level so the two are unrelated. Don’t damage your hair with dyes, which can happen below the skin when it is used wrong.


2020-06-01 03:44:38Coloring the Hair and Using Minoxidil, Can It Be Done Safely?

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Cole’s FIT and BHT Procedures

What are your opinions on the techniques and procedures of Dr. John Cole, such as his FIT procedures which he acknowledges was developed from your FUE. However, the FIT is allegedly an improvement. Also, what do think about his claims regarding Body Hair Transplants. I know you have made previous comments regarding BHT’s. However, I am asking specifically about Dr. Coles procedures regarding BHT.

FUE and FIT is exactly the same procedure, with some technique variations. There are a number of technical ways to do it and FIT is a proprietary brand name developed by Dr. Cole to show some unique identification for him. Body hair transplants are new with not much validation from other doctors. There are only a few patients with any history to the process and we do not know much about success rates in, let’s say, 100 patients overall. I am not surprised that they may work, but body hair is limited in numbers, usually growing as a single hair unit although there are some two-hair groups. The hair has a different character than scalp hair, but Dr. Cole’s claims have no real science with them, although I am not saying that it is not true, just not proven scientifically. I would not jump into it just yet. It is, in my opinion, still an experimental procedure.