Category: Hair Loss Causes

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Hair Loss InformationIs Weight The Cause of My Hair Loss? – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

I am 21 years old girl. My hair were extremly good, thick, heavy two years back. My friends used to make fun of me that I used to wear a wig. Then I had two operations (teeth and rhinoplasty). For one year nothing happened but then my hair started falling. I had a haircut and it made my hair look better. But even then my hair continued falling and is still falling out.

I have one more problem, I am underweight. My height is 5 ‘7 ” and my weight is 47 kgs (104 lbs). I eat potatoes etc but dont put on weight. Is this the cause of hair loss? My hair is exposed to the sun for most of day because I am an university student. But I am sure its not the reason because I know many people who work in sun but dont affected. Please help me for that. Can you please give me advice that I can make up at home. I dont wanna go to parlours at this age. Plus please mail me the solution preferebly

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It sounds to me that you might have either a medical condition (disease) causing the hair loss and possibly the low weight as well, or a dietary/eating disorder. You need a good doctor to evaluate your overall health. Malnutrition, although rare in the United States, is seen with Bulimia. In foreign countries where adequate vitamins and nutrition are problems, hair loss is seen with some frequency. You need to get a good doctor and get to the root of your problem.

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Hair Loss InformationDetermining Future Hair Loss – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

Hi Dr. Rassman. I am 22 years old but have been experiencing hair loss since I was 13. I have already tried Minoxidil (1 year) and Propecia (1 year) when I was 14-16 without stopping or slowing hairloss. I haven’t really lost much confidence due to my hairloss but it is very notorious now and would definitely like to do something about it. From what I can tell baldness comes from my dad’s side of the family (grandfather and father plus many of my dad’s cousins went bald) but no one has gone bald as young as I have. I think I am a class 3A Norwood and have been thinking about getting hair transplant surgery but I am worried if I will have enough of a donor area to cover the bald spot once the balding process stops, especially if I bald like my grandfather but so far it doesn’t seem to be the case. I was just wondering if at this advanced stage it was possible for a doctor to determine how much hair I will have left.

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You need to have a good doctor define what is going on with your hair. Hair loss at 13 is rare, but can occur. If genetic balding has started that early, it would have been good to get a base line on the degree of miniaturization and the change over time. You must have that done now, before you get worse, or you will not know where your hair loss is going. With your history, a densitometry examination with quantification of the miniaturization in each area of your head will point to the long term pattern of your genetic hair loss (assuming that this is the correct diagnosis). There are other conditions as well, so it would be of great value to you to have a consult with someone like me, who is familiar with the causes of hair loss.

Transplantation in a person with certain conditions could be contraindicated. You need to be evaluated by a professional and even sending photographs will not give me the detailed microscopic examination I need. Please do not become your own doctor. This is not a game, but your future look we are talking about.

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Hair Loss InformationMy Son Is Balding at 19 – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

I am the mother of an 19 year old son, who is now experiencing the effects of heritary male pattern baldness. My father was bald, and my son’s biological father is bald. In fact baldness on both sides of the family goes back for several generations. Poor kid; he is really distressed about this. I tried to explain to my son that just because he is loosing some hair on the frontal area does not mean that girls will not be interested in him. Of course he always says, “That is such a MOM answer!” My new husband and I live in Utah and our communication with my son is mostly over the phone to California where he lives attending college. We told him to go see a Pharmacist but I am sure they will just recommend some over-the-counter cream like Rogaine. Also he likes to work out and has been drinking these shakes to help him bulk up. Are those bad adding to premature baldness as well? What do you recommend? Should he contact is primary care physician? Should he see someone in the Santa Clara, CA area? Please help.

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Sometimes these ‘shakes’ have steroids in them and they can accelerate balding in people who use them. He needs to be seen by a specialist. I have an office in San Jose so ask him to make an appointment with me personally, and I will try to diagnose him and address the problem. The longer he waits to get to the root of the problem, the more hair he will lose. To set up a free consultation, please call 800-NEW-HAIR or fill out our online info request form and we’ll contact him to setup an appointment.

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Missing Hair on Side – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

i have hair missing on one side of my head and i am only 26 years old please advise what i should do?

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I am not sure what side hair you are missing. A diagnosis on the cause of the hair loss is critical. If the temples are receding back above your ears and it is part of the genetic balding process, then you need to treat it as part of that process. If you have defects in the temples since your youth, it may be another type of balding, something we call triangular alopecia. Send me a good set of pictures and I will give you an opinion if you can not come in person to one of my California offices. If you’d like to email me some photos, my email address is on the Contact page.

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Minoxidil and Hair Loss Options – Hair Loss Information by Dr. William Rassman

I am 27 and currently experiencing baldness in the crown and the vertex region. I also have a receding hairline. I am currently using minoxidil 5%. It has shown some results but I am not sure if it will be effective for the receding hair line. There is general thinning of hair too. I want to know the options that I have and whether I should go for propercia or surgical procedure.
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Minoxidil is not as effective as Propecia generally speaking. It is also not very effective in the frontal area. Generally growth with Minoxidil is in the 3-15% range for noticeable clinical growth. Propecia works best in young men of your age with benefits in excess of 50% and better results in the crown, but sometimes surprising results in the frontal area in a small percentage of men. Please meet with a competent doctor- that is always the best way to start the analysis. Don’t rush off to surgery until you know the impact of Propecia.

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Hair Loss InformationBiotin – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

Hi Dr. How much biotin should I take a day for hair loss???

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Biotin deficiencies can cause hair loss, so many people may include biotin in their vitamin regimen. However in healthy people it is almost impossible to have a deficiency of biotin. A biotin deficiency is therefore extremely rare in the United States. When it does occur, it may be associated with disease conditions of the gastro-intestinal digestive tract. An adequate daily dosage for biotin is 30-100 mcg for the adult male.

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Stress Induced Hair Loss – Hair Loss Information by Dr. William Rassman

I am a 57 year old male. Recently I have been under a lot of stress. Have been taking a topical testosterone ointment off and on, HGH injected of and on. Have noticed a great increase in hair loss lately. Have been taking Saw Palmetto as a DHT Blocker. Would I benefit from beginnning Propecia or am I too old to benefit from it. I am going to get a Hair transplant with NHI in the future but now just want to stop the hair loss. Thank you.

It appears that you have many reasons for hair loss (stress, testosterone, HGH injections). Clearly a good DHT blocker like Propecia will be far more valuable than Saw Palmetto which is very weak, if effective at all. Still, the combination of contributing factors may not be enough to stop the hair loss. Visit me and let’s talk.

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Hair Loss InformationScared Hairless – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

I am 26 years and experiencing hair loss. I haven’t done anything different. This has been going on since Aug 04. Then it was not so bad but i noticed a difference. In November I went to my doctor & told them that it’s getting worse. She had my thyroid checked & it came back normal. She recommended a dermatologist. The derm said there’s nothing wrong. It’s getting WORSE. I wear hair pieces now so it doesn’t show. I’m to the point now that in every stroke of a comb/brush through, a quarter to half of my hair is in the comb just from that one stroke. I know this is not normal for me, this has NEVER been a problem before. can you please suggest where I can go or what my next step should be?

Sincerely, Scared Hairless

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Your questions are very appropriate for hair loss in a young person. Now that we know you are healthy, then the most probable cause of the hair loss will be genetic balding if you are a male. The physical examination will determine if you have genetic balding as a female. This is a crisis for a 26 year old. Hair that is lost now from the genetic process (in men), will probably never return. For women, it will be a slow process over time with incomplete loss if the cause is genetic. The next step is for you to see a doctor who will consider putting you on Propecia as this is the only drug that can slow down, stop, or in some cases reverse hair loss in men. The use of a hair pieces/systems (wigs) will only make the problem worse as the glues, tapes and weaves will pull on the existing hair producing a condition we call traction alopecia. If you want to put the lost hair back, you should consider a hair transplant.

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Shedding After a Hair Transplant – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

I had a hair transplant 4 months ago and I lost hair in the months that followed. Is that unusual and will it return?

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Shedding is not common after surgery on a patient who had a previous hair transplant nor on patients who are taking Propecia. In the days before Propecia was available, hair loss (shedding) following the first hair transplant was common in the younger men and less common in the men over 40. When the hair loss happened in the younger men, it frequently reflected what I might have guessed would have come out by itself in the next year or two. I only remember a small hand full of patients who lost some of their older hair transplants after a new procedure, but all of them (less than 1% risk) had the hair return at between 4-6 months. If it is the transplanted hair from a previous hair transplant, I am confident that it will all return.

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Hair Loss InformationMinerals Causing Hair Loss – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

You mentioned that some vitamins may cause hair loss. Could you elaborate on that?

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Essentially, overdosing anything that may be good taken in low quantities, can cause hair loss when taken in high quantities. In my brief review of the subject, the data is not clearly defined. There is a worthwhile site for answers to your question, written by Dr. Michael Biamonte, found here.

Summarizing what he said: We know that toxic levels of minerals such as lead, cadmium, mercury, iron, aluminum and copper commonly cause hair loss. Copper also prevents zinc from its effectivness at preventing hair loss.

Zinc, iron, B vitamins, essential fatty acids, amino acids and other nutrients are responsible for hair growth. If deficiencies occur, for whatever reason, hair loss is likely. Poor diet or malnutrition also can contribute to hair loss as the body will shut down hair growth to save nutrients for other ‘more important’ functions.