Born Without Pubic Hair! – Hair Loss Information by Dr. William Rassman

I was born without pubic or underarm hair, I have eyebrows but they never grow long. The hair on my head is thick and lustrous – other body hair sparse. What causes this?

There are genetic patterns that each of us inherit associated with both our heritage and our ancestry. American Indians, like their Asian ancestors, have very little body or facial hair. Many Asians do not have pubic or under arm hair. We have transplanted many Asian women who want pubic hair, but it will grow like your head hair, a bit more curly, so you will have to cut it to keep it short.

For your eyebrows, it sounds like you have very short hair cycles there, which means that the eyebrow hair may only be there for a very short time when it falls out and eventually gets replaced by other hairs. When this happens, the length is usually very short and the growth rate is always slow in the eyebrow, possibly slower on you then in many other people of similar ethnic background.


My 16 Year Old Daughter Has A Small Scar – Hair Loss Information by Dr. William Rassman

I was wondering if I could bring my daughter in for a consoltation, because she has a small scar on her scalp that she would like to get filled in, and we were just wondering what kind of treatment options there are. It is a very small scar, but it seems to bother her a lot, and I just want her to not worry about it anymore. She is only 16 but she is begging me to set up a consoltation. Would this be okay, or is she to young?

She is not too young and I would be happy to see her. Hair transplants work very well for scalp scars. The FUE technique works well here. That means that there will be almost no pain for the transplants or after the transplants are done.

Femara and Tamoxifen – Hair Loss Information by Dr. William Rassman

I am a 58 year old woman who has been on Femara for 18 months. I was on Tamoxofin for 3 1/2 years prior. I have always had fine hair but over the last year it is thinning much more. It is becoming difficult to style despite keeping it short. Have you had other women on these drugs experience this? Any recommendations?

It may seem crazy, but I felt that cancer had a cure. This feels overwhelming.

I have not treated cancer of the breast for many, many years so I am not familiar with these drugs on a specific level. Cancer chemotherapy goes after cells that have a high metabolism and hair is unfortunately one of the most active metabolic organs in the body. That is the bad news, but the good news is that hair is very robust and once it gets used to some of these drugs, this side effect reverses. I am sure that the doctor who prescribed these medications will be in a better position to answer that question about both Femara and Tamoxifen.

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I Want To Use Leg Hair To Fill in A Small Scalp Scar – Hair Loss Information by Dr. William Rassman

(female) Hi, I just wanted to say that I really appreciate the feedback you gave me about filling in the small scar on my head. I do however have another question. Since the scar on my head is so small, and I really don’t want to damage any further follicles on my head, is it possible to extract a few hairs from my leg or the back of my leg, and use it to fill in the scar? Because the hair on my legs doesn’t really differ from the hair on my head. And if transplanted, would the hair grow the same length as the rest of the surrounding hair?

Leg LampLeg hair has longer sleep cycles (as does most body hair) than scalp hair and that means that most of the hair is in its sleep cycle and not showing its presence. If you transplant 10 leg hairs and watch them grow, only about 2-3 of them will be evident at any one time (the others are there, but in telogen phase). Body hair also grows at different rates and it may not grow to regular scalp hair length. Furthermore, leg hair does not have the same quality and caliber as your scalp hair. More importantly, even if leg hair transplantation works, are you willing to live with a surgical scar on your leg?

The traditional FUE procedure (on the scalp) is a better solution and the hair is exactly the same quality that exists around it. In addition, it has only a 10-20% sleep phase at any one time. Although your idea sounds interesting, it is not a worthwhile endeavor.

Please see Transplanting Chest, Leg, and Thigh Hair for more.

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Recurrent Scalp Pimples – Hair Loss Information by Dr. William Rassman

(female) Every now and then I get bumps on my scalp that are tender, itchy. Awhile after I lightly scratch my head,some of the bumps have oozed and dried. I also notice my scalp is oilier than normal and I lose hair. Sometimes one of these bumps appear at my hairline and have a white head on it. What is this and what causes it?
Thank you.

Sounds like you get outbreaks of folliculitis for which you should see a good dermatologist to learn prevention techniques. Folliculitis reflects infections around the hair follicles, most often involving the sebaceous gland. The bacteria that cause these infections reside on the skin. Folliculitis can be caused by scratching of the skin, breaking the skin surface making it vulnerable to infection, or glands that are very oily with the openings of the hair follicle blocked with sebum. Good washing and hygene techniques usually work well to prevent the process.

My 9 Year Old Daughter Has Many Bald Spots – Hair Loss Information by Dr. William Rassman

Dr. Rassman

My daughter has many bald spots on her head, we noticed this back in August of last year and it dosen’t seem to be getting better. I am at a loss as to what to do. I have had her saliva tested and put her on a vitamin and mineral regiment. She has also started to eat more vegetables at our urging to help with her problem. She is nine years old and has always been concerned with her appearance, I am very concerned that this will progress and affect her forever. Please send me any information that you think may help us.

Take her to a good dermatologist. Spots of hair loss are signs of something wrong like a fungal disease of the scalp or alopecia areata or a variety of other conditions. This is not the place for the amateurs (or even online opinions) and your daughter deserves a good professional opinion from an expert in person.

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Female Temple and Sideburn Hair Transplant (with Photos) – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

I have lost my sideburns and thinned out my temples after I had plastic surgery. Can you put the hair back with hair transplants?

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Yes, complications of hair loss in face lifts and brow lifts are the most common type of hair transplant I perform on women. Here is a great example of the before and after picture on one such patient with red hair who had more than one face lift. Note that the entire side burn area was bare ‘before’ the hair transplant as was much of the temple hair. When the face is lifted tightly, the side burn and side hair around the ear is often either weakened or removed during the repair process. The more facelifts a person has, the greater the price to hair loss and my role in restoring the hair becomes more critical. Women want to pull their hair back as a styling option and many face lift patients can not do this. Clearly, this red-head can wear her hair in a bun showing off the side hair as she did as a younger woman.

The photo on the left is before, the photo on the right is after. Note the scars from the last recent face lift she had on the picture on the left. The transplants hid the scars nicely. Click to enlarge.



I Had My Eyebrows Tattooed and It Created A Bump – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

I had my eyebrow tattoed twice. It created a “bump” after. It looks ugly.Could you please recommend what to buy in order to restore the hair growth for my eyebrow. I would appreciate any input please. I am frustrated everyday looking at my face on the mirror daily. On top of that, brown spots started to grow on my forehead. I tried every skin bleaching cream & sun block with high SPF, but did not clear it.
Please help.

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Tattoos are permanent and they tend to change color with time, many turning a green hue. Restoring hair growth may not be possible. Most women that lose eyebrow hair get the loss from plucking the eyebrow and producing traction alopecia. Eyebrows are more sensitive to permanent loss from plucking than head hair. However, hair transplants work nicely in the eyebrow to restore them. We have an office in San Jose, which is where I believe you reside (that’s the location you provided, anyway).

I am not sure what the bump is that you are talking about, nor do I understand the brown spots that are growing on your forehead. Without seeing you, there is little I can offer. May I suggest that you see a dermatologist?

I Think My Hair Is Growing Back – Hair Loss Information by Dr. William Rassman

I used to have beautiful hair. Over the past year and a half I have been under a lot of stress. last summer i noticed two bald spots in my hair. they were the size of silver dollars. i went to a place where they said i had androgenic alopecia (they weren’t doctors) and now i wear a hair piece in my hair. it is hot, uncomfortable, and i can’t help but feel self concious. it’s also expensive, and i’m only 25 and can barely afford it. i’m a single mom.

i’ve worn the hair piece for about 5 months.

lately i’ve noticed that my hair has been growing faster, and my mother looked within my hair piece and says my hair may be growing back (my stress level has diminished quite a bit)

i was wondering (besides appearance) if there would be signs that this conditon is going away.

will my head be a little itchy, will i feel stubble? will the hair grow in and be thinner from the scalp at first (not like a telogen hair) and then grow in thicker? what kinds of things do you recomend I do to make my hair grow back, because i can’t live without hair anymore, and i’m not rich, and can’t afford medical procedures or cosmetic ones.

should i get a b12 shot, or purchase the ssublingual pill?

please help. i want to be normal and pretty again.

If you feel stubble, the you can assume that the hair is probably growing back. Hair cycles every 3-7 months (approximately) so if the hair loss is short term, you may see it reverse in that time frame. Wearing hair systems will cause traction alopecia and I would advise you against this, and suggest that you just style around your area of loss, if possible.

There are many medical conditions that need to be evaluated, so consider seeing a doctor and reviewing the Female Hair Loss category.

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Testosterone Cream for Women – Hair Loss Information by Dr. William Rassman

Hello,
I am 56, female, and have had hair thinning/loss at the hairline for the past few years…. have tried everything without success. In February I began taking bio-identical estrogen ( cream) and natural progesterone capsules – not specifically for hair loss – But I have noted that my hair thinning is worsening. I was dx with low thyroid and am taking 1/2 grain of Nature T (Armour) thyroid…. I also just started taking a small amount of Testosterone cream…. Do you have any advice re: whether any of these thinks could help – or if I should cut anything out??? My MD says that if I keep my testosterone dose small it should not affect my hair problem…Thank you so much…………..

It is difficult to answer your question, because you have many factors that may be contributing to your hair loss. You state you have hypothyroidism, but it seems you are taking a natural herb to treat the condition. I am curious if it has brought your thyroid hormone back to normal levels. I am also not sure why you are taking testosterone cream or the estrogen cream. Is it for hair loss? Either way, it seems you are in the care of a doctor and you should consult with him/her for any changes in medication or seek another doctor for a professional second opinion. BaldingBlog is not intended to give professional medical opinions (especially without a formal face to face physical exam).

If I can be of any help, estrogen cream and testosterone cream are not commonly used for hair loss. Testosterone can produce balding in women. Female hair loss is a difficult problem to treat and I always advise readers to rule out any treatable medical conditions (such a hypothyroidism) before seeking general hair loss treatments.

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