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September 25, 2007

Using Hair Dye After Chemotherapy – Balding Blog

In April, 2007 my wife completed chemotherapy for Non-Hodgkins Lymphpoma (R-CHOP Protocal) Her hair began to grow back after her 4th of 6 treatments and was coming in well. Once she had enough hair to color she went to a hair salon to have it colored. Realizing it was ridiculous to pay for the coloring for such little hair, she decided to use a store bought permanent color. She has done it twice since and after the last coloring her hair began falling out. She has spoken to the medical staff at her oncologist’s office and was told NOT to use “permanent” coloring but “temporary”. They acted as though she was nuts but no one ever told her not to. Anyway,she was also told it would come back.

Have you ever come across this situation before? Will it come back at a normal pace?

Thanks

We have answered similar questions in the past regarding hair dye causing hair loss, although not specifically about dying hair regrown after chemotherapy. The reality is that dye can cause hair loss by itself, as it can make the hair fragile. These substances can burn the skin and they can work their way through the follicle from the skin pore and burn each and every follicle causing damage. That is why professional hair dyes in the hands of professionals are the best way to have the process done. As your wife’s hair is in ‘recovery mode’ you must be extra careful. Your wife needs to wait a few months and should grow her hair back if there is no other condition causing her hair loss.

September 25, 2007

Can Shock Loss Be Permanent? – Balding Blog

Hello Doctor

I have a question for shock loss after an HT procedure. You always say that healthy hair (not miniaturized hair that MPB did not so far affect and neither will in the future ) lost due to shock loss should come back after a few months ( even without the use of propecia ? ) Why do you use the word ’should’ and not the word ‘will’? Is there a chance that shock loss could make healthy hair permanently die , and if so what is that chance ? Let’s of course exclude the case that the transplant doctor makes mistakes and accidently scars the healthy follicles.

The use of the word “should” rather than “will” is a way of predicting the future. Let’s not play language games here. Shock loss, when it occurs in men with genetic hair loss, can (not “will”) accelerate the hair loss process by a few years and this can (again, not “will”) be prevented with the use of Propecia (finasteride 1mg). Each person is different, and as such, each person reacts differently to various drugs, procedures, stresses, etc.

September 24, 2007

Hair Loss from Testosterone Replacement Therapy? – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

Dear Dr. Rassman,

I have been under the care of an anti-aging doctor for two years. I have been taking testosterone (TRT). I have had hair transplants 10 years ago. I have been recently experiencing
more hair in my comb. Can Testosterone replacement cause transplanted hair to be lost?

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Testosterone replacement may cause androgenic alopecia, but it should not cause hair loss in the permanent hair that was transplanted from the back and sides of your head (these hairs are not affected by DHT). You may be experiencing hair loss from your native non-transplanted hair.

September 24, 2007

Why Would Shock Loss Cause Permanent Hair Loss? – Balding Blog

Why does the hair that you lose from shock loss not regrow? I asked my dermatologist about my shock loss and he said he expects that the hair will grow back and that it would be unlikely that the scalp would just stop working and stop growing hair because of the surgery.

Nobody really knows for sure. Shock loss in a man with genetic hair loss often just accelerates the hair loss process. In women, a telogen (sleep) phase occurs and the hair almost always grows back. In men, it is thought that hair lost from “shock” after a hair transplant surgery is mainly the weaker miniaturized hairs that were already predestined to fall out as part of the male pattern balding. The “shock” from the surgery would cause these hairs to fall out earlier than normal just as any stressful event (even an appendectomy). Thus Propecia (finasteride 1mg) has a protective effect on preventing some hair loss from “shock” loss in miniaturized hairs. This is the reason why younger men who are actively losing lots of hair are at an increased risk for shock loss and must use finasteride to protect themselves from the awful complication.

September 21, 2007

Off Propecia for 2 Years – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

I have had 3 treatments. I went off of Propecia 2 yrs. ago because I traveled a lot and worked outdoors and it just wasn’t conducive to my lifestyle. My hair has thinned significantly since then. I am thinning allover on top and I am balding in the back. I have noticeable incisions from my donor areas and now the scars show.

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It would be important for us to see you and perform a complete examination in order to answer your questions. We can certainly attempt to fix old scars, but without examining you, I can not answer your question about the scar.

You mentioned that you have stopped Propecia 2 years ago. Whatever benefits you might have achieved may be lost, permanently. You can try it again, and you may sill pick up some benefit. I am not clear what scars you are talking about. Hair loss in the donor area (assuming that you had a series of transplants) should not be impacted by stopping Propecia.

September 20, 2007

Any Correlation Between Father’s and Son’s Ages of Balding? – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

Hi,
My dad started balding at the age of 40, and now at the age of 60 he shows diffused hairloss on top of scalp. I am 26 and I started to show the begining of his pattern last year. In your experience, is there any correlation between the dad’s age of balding, and the son’s, provided that the only “gene” for baldness comes from the dad? Can I maybe expect some stabilization now untill a later age?

Thanks a lot

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I am just a doctor, not a fortune teller. Male pattern hair loss is genetic, but there are no firm correlations on how it is passed on from father to son and at what age it will occur. Most bald men experience balding early on in their 20’s and 30’s. If your hair loss follows your father’s pattern and rate of hair loss, you might assume that will be your destiny. Find others in your family (mother and father’s side) and see whose patterns reflect the pattern of your hair loss.

September 19, 2007

Chemical Burn from Antifreeze Caused Hair Loss – Hair Loss Information by Dr. William Rassman

I have a patch baldness on the front left side (left side of hair line)on my head. I have gotten burned there a few years ago by antifreeze, fresh from the car radiator. The result was after a good half hour, the skin began to peel off at the spot the antifreeze touched. I was wondering, will my hair ever grow back again or do i have to take another route to solve this issue? I have another issue, I am losing hair on top of my head, I do not know why it is happening but I want to solve this issue too. It is said that it runs in the family. Do you have any suggestions in solving both problems? If so please inform me along with prices. Thank you.

It sounds like you have a couple of things going on. The chemical burn might be secondary to genetic male pattern baldness. To get the diagnosis of genetic balding, you should get your hair mapped out for miniaturization and consider taking Propecia (finasteride 1mg) if indicated by your doctor. I really can’t tell you if the hair will grow back after the chemical burn, as I haven’t seen the area you’re talking about. You may be a good candidate for hair transplantation, but again, there are some factors in play that I don’t have the answers to yet without knowing more about you.

If you are in California (or willing to travel), I have offices in Los Angeles and San Jose and can be reached at 800-NEW-HAIR if you’d like to setup a free consultation. If you are not in California, you can send me photographs here (please reference this post when sending).

September 18, 2007

Weightlifting = Accelerated Balding? – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

Hi Sir,

I have been doing weight lifting exercises for the last one year, I heard that weight lifting exercises increase the testosterone levels by 40%; it will in turn produce 40% more DHT, there by baldness accelerate. I like to be a body builder, please suggest me.

I also heard that finasteride helps to decelerate bald ness by 30% only,as it inhibit 5AR-2 by 70%, but, how can I stop, the baldness aggression, more than 90%,

I would like to ask you two options, which one is better to supress baldness as much as possible

Taking finasteride two tabs (morning & night)

Taking Dutasteride

Please suggest me. Waiting for reply…

Thanks

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The data on dutasteride for treating hair loss is not available although many doctors feel it is more effective than finasteride. The dose response relationship between finasteride and hair growth shows that the maximum impact occurs at the 1mg level. There is no evidence to show that the higher dose is better, but other than sexual side effects, there is no problem doubling the dose.

I did have a patient come into my office today who was on Propecia for a year with no sexual side effects and then switched to Dutasteride (Avodart) about a year ago with significant libido and Erectile dysfunction reported. This is not an unusual report, but he personally did not care about his sex drive, while most of my patients do express sex as one of their priorities and would not accept the decreased libido.

With regard to weightlifting, I am unaware of any direct connection to normal increases in testosterone from physical activity and hair loss. Many of the hair loss related complaints tend to come from men who take supplements that have some steroid type substance in it.

September 18, 2007

Can Scratches on My Shaved Head Cause Permanent Hair Loss? – Hair Loss Information by Dr. William Rassman

A couple hours after shaving my head I was walking in the woods and tripped. My upper neck/lower head landed on a log, which scratched my head. There were raised red scratch marks and I don’t think they were bleeding, if they were it wasn’t a lot because when I put my hand back there, no blood was visible on my hand. My question is can scratches like this can cause permanent hair loss?

If there was no infection, the scalp should heal completely and the hair should grow out well. Deeper scratches can produce scars.

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September 18, 2007

I Lost 80% of My Hair in 6 Months! – Balding Blog

Hello Doctor,

I am 26 years old guy from India. I am facing a very severe hair loss problem. I have lost almost all my hair (about 80%) in just a gap of six months. Is this normal or there is something else behind this?

I have a very severe dandruff problem as well, the skin from the scalp keeps on coming like anything and no matter how freuently i shampoo, it comes back. I had jaundice an year ago.

It is not common to lose 80% of your hair in only 6 months. I do not have the luxury of examining you, but it sounds like you may have underlying medical problems that are contributing to your hair loss. Your history suggests a severe liver problem (jaundice is not normal — it usually indicates problems with your liver) that could have kicked in the genetic elements of MPB on an accelerated basis). I would certainly see a physician in person for a full exam.