Author: Dr. William Rassman

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Cosmetic Follicle Therapy?

What’s your thoughts on the procedures on Cosmetic Follicle Therapy?

I believe the procedure is to take a sample from your head (where there is hair). Take it to the US have it replicated 50-70k times. What this means is match with synthetic hair of some sort. Then attach it to the burn skin material and then place it on the balding part of your head. Similar to a system or wig type piece but more refined.

Do you know and understand this type of treatment?

Thanks

Burned skin? Implanting artificial hair is dangerous (due to scarring, infection, and irritation)… and not legal in the US. I’ve warned people about artificial hair implants on this site for over half a decade now. If you’re suggesting that some company is creating 50-70k real hairs in a lab and re-implanting those, well, that technology doesn’t exist.

It’s more likely an expensive hair system, and if that’s the case, the name would be the only thing unique about it. I’m hoping you’re just misunderstanding what some company is offering, though. If they are trying to sell you on having your hairs cloned in a lab, it’s a scam.


2011-01-21 11:40:19Cosmetic Follicle Therapy?

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Coronavirus in Pictures, The Story Jumps Out

From these photos I took off of the internet, the suggestion is that the virus was in Bats, frogs or snakes eaten by people in China. Then the Virus mutated to spread similar to many of the Flu viruses which propagate through saliva and our breadth. We breath out the virus and spread it before it becomes symptomatic and that is what is dangerous about this particular virus (we don’t know who has it for a few days until symptoms appear). Some people will almost certainly be carriers of the virus, never developing symptoms which is not atypical for this type of virus. UPDATE as of 21/29/2020 Recent reports indicate that the incubation period is 3 days from exposure to symptoms.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


2020-01-29 10:17:11Coronavirus in Pictures, The Story Jumps Out

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Correction – Propecia is Like Testosterone?

hi, doctor in one of the topics you said propecia is like testosterone. here is the link

I thought finasteride wasn’t a steroid hormone.

Thank you for pointing that out. It was an error in our part, and I guess it went unnoticed for nearly 6 years. It should have stated DHT (not Propecia) is like testosterone in that it is one of the male hormones.

We have corrected it. Sorry for the confusion.

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Could a Hair Transplant Cause Tinnitus?

Hi Doc,

I suffer from tinnitus due to tension in my neck. I am unable to figure out anything about it besides that when I am nervous or I am slouching for a long time, it comes.

My question is – Is there any swelling in the neck area or behind the ears or in the sinuses from a hair transplant? If so, would there be anyway to avoid it? Have you heard of a transplant causing tinnitus? I’d like to get a transplant but the thought of it worsening my tinnitus makes me nervous!

I’ve never heard of a hair transplant causing tinnitus. Tinnitus generally has to do with the inner ear problems or even certain brain pathology. I would follow up with a specialist.

With hair transplant surgery, you may have swelling of the neck and ear area. I would follow up and raise these concerns with your doctor before having any surgery.

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Cost of Donor Scar Repair

I’m a former NHI patient with a bothersome donor scar. Say I came in and it was determined a certain repair treatment was indicated — would you charge full freight as if I were from another clinic?

Scars come from either the patient’s healing traits or the techniques used. For this reason, we have not charged any of ‘our’ past patients for a donor scar repair, providing that we did not have to transplant the scar. I believe that the new surgical techniques we have developed where scars can be removed, can improve scars that come about for failings of the older techniques. I believe that we should take care of our patients and that is part of our responsibility.

If we have to resort to an FUE for the repair, we have a charge between $1000-2000 per surgery (much less than our going rate) and most of these can be done in one or two sessions. In the past year, most of our patients have successfully improved their donor scars with this new technique and as a result we have not needed to do any FUE repairs in the past half year or so.

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Could a Fungal Infection Mimic a Norwood Classification of Baldness?

Does fungal infection if not treated mimic Male pattern baldness say (norwood 5)?. Could u explain types of infections or fungal infections in general a little better?? would we see hair loss in patches or one might start losing hair from the front due to infection to all the way back? if treated do these conditions reverse back to having a full head of hair??

Simply put, if you let the fungal infections go on for years, it might look like patterned hair loss to the inexperienced eye. For more on fungal infections, see Wikipedia – mycosis.


2007-09-13 09:31:25Could a Fungal Infection Mimic a Norwood Classification of Baldness?

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Could a Fraxel Laser Damage My Hair Transplants?

i had an HT-surgery in the late 90ies with a 20 centimeter linear scar. a year ago i made a scar repair (FUE-technique) and i can cut my hair now from 1.8cm down to 0.9cm which is a great improvement.

now, i am considering to do a fraxel treatment on the scar and wanted to ask if the FUE-transplants (~250 follicles) would be damaged with the laser

FraxelFor those that aren’t familiar with the Fraxel laser treatment, it is an outpatient procedure that renews the look of your skin. The depth of these lasers do go into the dermis and therefore create a partial 3rd degree burn, but apparently the damage is limited to a narrow column which is claimed to heal quickly. If the laser took the burn into the depth claimed, any hair could be killed… and in theory, there could be an infection risk, as 3rd degree burns open that possibility, even if it is an a narrow column.

Check with the doctor offering this treatment, as he/she has practical experience. You might also wish to research a little about safety issues on your own. For more info on how the Fraxel laser works, see here.

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Could a Beanie Cause Traction Alopecia?

I have a few questions about traction alopecia. Firstly, I understand that it comes from pulling on the hair.

However, my questions are:
1) In which cases can traction alopecia arise from wearing a hat/beanie? Suppose the beanie/hat isn’t tight, but it is placed on your head in a way that holds long hair back (sort of like in a pony tail without actually tying the hair back)? I am not sure if this causes pulling, I do not think it does, but the main concern is with the fact that the hair is being held back.

2) Sometimes when I wear a beanie for a long time, I feel that the area around the nape of my neck is getting a bit sore or irritated. I think this is because the hat begins to “ride up” and it causes my skin to get irritated. Is this cause for concern when it comes to hair loss?

Thanks.

A beanie can theoretically cause traction alopecia if you wear it all the time and the beanie is either too tight or fixed with a set of clips at the same location each time it is used. This is all within reasonable limits. If you notice the irritation then it isn’t a good sign. You don’t need me to tell you this, do you?

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Could a Little Sun Each Day Damage a Hair Transplant?

I received a hair transplant about 5 months ago on a norwood 3/4 scalp. I have been told that I should begin looking for regrowth between now and the 5 to 8 month mark, so I realize I am just at that point. My question is, given that I use minoxidil and wear a hat for any prolonged sun exposure, could very light sun exposure on a hatless head, like 5 or 10 minutes total a day, have damaged the transplanted follicles? Thanks for the help.

No, I highly doubt 5 to 10 minutes of sun exposure will damage the transplanted follicles. The UV rays from the sun can however discolor your scalp wounds immediately after a hair transplant. It wouldn’t have much effect on the follicles. I would follow up with your doctor.


2008-06-17 11:58:08Could a Little Sun Each Day Damage a Hair Transplant?

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Could Alopecia Areata Evolve to Totalis or DUPA?

I have been recently diagnosed with alopecia areata (one spot) and have had several HT session in the past. Recently been under a lot of work related stress. and my hair has been thinning all over event in the safe zone (I am 48 Years old). And the back of my scalp has a see thru appearance. So I am wondering if this is diffuse alopecia areata that could evolve to alopecia totalis or DUPA since my donor area is very thin?

Anything is possible, but not probable. Alopecia areata without any treatment often will resolve over time (which can take up to one year).