Category: Hair Loss Causes

It took me 4 months to figure out that flax seed and fish oil can cause the most severe shedding I’ve ever experienced in my life. I lost so much long beautiful hair that it hurts. I will work on restoring it now with onion and ginger juice rub and other supplements. Thank u for having this website.

I am not sure how onion and ginger juice can restore hair loss, but I also am not sure how flax seed and fish oil can cause hair loss either. Maybe it was coincidence?

There are many anecdotal stories on the Internet but I just want to make it clear that while personal experience and stories may be true to the individual, such results may be coincidence for you and it not necessarily mean it is true for others. There is no scientific basis for hair loss or hair growth from fish oil, flax seed, ginger, or onion. Sorry.

I’ve had DUPA for around 8-9 years now, during that time I’ve tried finasteride and Minoxidil for periods over 12 months with no success. I’m not that hairy so even a BHT is out of the question. Lately I’ve been visiting some wig stores, i must say, I’m very impressed by what i saw and tried on, my only worry is traction alopecia, i was wondering if shaving my head could help prevent any damage caused by wearing the wig? the type of wig I’d go for would be a full wig (including nape and sides) glue and tape would be used to secure the wig.

I often get similar questions asked about finasteride and minoxidil use with DUPA. They do not usually work. Hair transplants might work if the balding area is relatively small (like a Class 3 balding pattern). Using FUE, one can select the good hairs from the donor area and use them in the small recipient area.

Wigs are one alternative for men and women with hair loss. But as you point out you may get traction alopecia and there are no particular wigs or tapes that I know of that can prevent it. You can also shave your head (as you point out) or apply tape to affix a wig (hair system) to your scalp but some people get scarring and discoloration with long term use of any device that affixes a wig to your scalp.

Another alternative to wigs is scalp micropigmenation (SMP) if you like the shaved look. You will not make your DUPA worse with SMP and if some new treatment or cure comes out in the future, you can always take such a treatment. If your hair is thin, SMP may also make it look thicker. For more information you can see my website here.

My daughter has ectodermal dysplasia. When she was young, she had a bald crown which was covered with a good combing style. Her hair is brittle and she still has some bald areas. Can she have a hair transplant to deal with the bald areas?

This condition is congenital (for our readership) and its hair symptoms manifests by a lack of hair density, and dry brittle hair (see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ectodermal_dysplasia). Her hair densities may be too low for a hair transplant as she might have a poor donor supply; however, there is no substitute for a visit to a hair transplant specialist’s office to find out where she is on the wide spectrum seen with this condition.

Is the chlorine in municipal water likely to speed up MPB in those that are predisposed to the condition?

Chlorine has been in use with public water since the early 1900s to kill disease-causing pathogens. I do not believe it speeds up balding. Male pattern balding is caused by a gene you inherited. It impacts men with different patterns (thus term “Pattern”) and different severity. Most of the hair loss happens to men in their 20 and 30s. Aside from the genetic predisposition, anabolic steroid use can sometime speed up the process.

This patient’s review of SMP is based on a long hair thinning. He actually had a successful hair transplant but wanted a fuller look.

He also had scars from his prior hair transplant surgeries which showed when he had his hair cut short or if his hair was not combed properly.

SMP took care of the scar and thinning.

This is a man in his early 30’s and in the movie industry. He always kept his hair buzzed as long as he can remember and states he will always keep this style. The issue for him was the front corner recession that crept up in his 20’s. His exam shows that he will not likely to extend beyond a Norwood Class 3 or 4A pattern. He had SMP done which extended to the front areas. We blended the area which was thin in the forelock area. The photos were taken after the 1st SMP session. He will need one to two more sessions to blend in better with his natural surrounding hair. He stated he may want to slightly lower the hair line on his next session as well.