Hair Loss Causes – Page 169

June 30, 2009

Hair Loss InformationPetroleum Jelly Clogs Pores, Causing Hair Loss? – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

Two questions. I was at CVS and looking at the back of an olive oil hair conditioner product. It said that product, unlike petroleum jelly, does not clog hair follicles. So does petroleum jelly actually clog hair follicles and would this cause hair loss?

Also, this is not a new occurrence, but I often feel little bumps on my head that seem to be caused by dry scalp, but these feel like tiny pimples that cannot be popped. Does this have anything to do with MPB? Perhaps they’re inflamed hair follicles?

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Vaseline petroleum jelly Although the popular theory seems to be that clogged follicles have their growth inhibited (hair being unable to grow because it is blocked), it is blatantly untrue. I do not believe petroleum jelly causes hair loss. The product you saw probably just had clever marketing and semantics so consumers will buy one hair conditioner product over another.

With respect to the bumps on your scalp, maybe it is pimples, and maybe you should have it checked out by your primary care doctor or dermatologist. I doubt it has much to do with balding, but I can’t tell something like that without an exam.

June 30, 2009

Hair Loss InformationI Want Specific Solutions to My Mustache Problem! – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

I’m looking for an explanation on why all of a sudden I have a bold spot in the right side of my mustache. I read about other persons having the same problem in your site and asking the same questions, but at that time, no specific answer was provided besides going to an specialist and sending you a photo. Any changes lately?

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Just because I am a doctor, it does not mean I have all the answers. The sudden appearance of a bald spot could reflect a series of medical conditions such as ringworm, alopecia areata, and/or other autoimmune diseases. You need to see a good dermatologist if you want to know more.

June 26, 2009

Do I Have Premature Balding? – Hair Loss Information by Dr. William Rassman

Well I’m 17 years old and i have a few questions. My hair is completely different both in color and in type from my mum and Dad. My dad suffers from baldness yet my grandpa from my dads family tree didn’t suffer from baldness. My Mother’s family doesn’t suffer from baldness at all. Lately I’ve noticed some thinning in the crown of my head, but i don’t know if i suffer from premature baldness, I blow dry my hair every day, and i wash it everyday I hardly ever comb it, I also touch my hair alot which might make it oily, could all of this be the reason for the thinning or is it really premature baldness?

Genetic balding can start in the teenage years. I can’t say for sure whether you’re losing hair due to genetics as I haven’t seen you, but if your dad has balding you could’ve gotten the gene passed from him. It can come from either side of the family. Also, oily hair isn’t a cause of loss, nor is the lack of combing.

My suggestion is to do a miniaturization mapping of your scalp hair and find out if you are balding. You can learn how to do it yourself if your doctor can’t / won’t do it — click here.

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June 25, 2009

Nicotine and DHT – Balding Blog

I am a current smoker (10/day), who has for months been in a constant battle of giving it up and starting it back again. Aside from the obvious health risks, I’m feeling a kind of burning pain in my scalp where my hair is thinning, and I am wondering if this burning might be precipitated by the nicotine. I’ve read studies that purport nicotine can increase the levels of DHT.

My questions: 1) Is the burning in my scalp a sign of hair loss. 2) Could this burning be related to the nicotine’s effect on DHT levels?

Sidenote: During periods of intense smoke, the burning in my scalp increases, primarily where I’m losing my hair. Conversely, the burning subsides whenever I lay off the accursed habit for more than a week. Any thoughts?

Smoking You just answered your own question, as you show clearly a relationship between your smoking and your symptoms. What can I add in the face of such a clear association? Scalp burning isn’t necessarily a sign of hair loss, but if you’re seeing your hair fall out while you feel this sensation, it might be connected.

For further reading, check out this NY Times article — The Claim: Smoking Can Cause the Loss of Hair

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June 25, 2009

Will Female Donor Hair Fall Out? – Hair Loss Information by Dr. William Rassman

Is it true that female donor hair that is transplanted does not become permanent and may eventually fall out of the transplanted area whereas male transplanted hair will never fall out?

Whatever happens to the donor area will happen to the transplanted hairs in their new location. Female genetic alopecia is often diffuse and when it progresses, it impacts the donor area with miniaturization that is progressive, so you will see that impact in the recipient area for donor hair as the miniaturization progresses. In most men, the donor area is spared from miniaturization, so when this hair is transplanted into the recipient area it reflects that stability seen in the donor area and is not lost. In other words, men have that ring of hair around their heads (often called the permanent zone), whereas women aren’t going to necessarily have that same permanent area.

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June 22, 2009

Thinning Hair Where Occipital Bone Is? – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

I have a question concerning thin hair. I am a 31 year old male. I have always had really fine hair. I dont appear to be going bald but there is a really thin spot on the back middle section of my head. When my hair is cut short it looks pretty thin back there. Someone told me this might be because this is where the occipital bone is. Is it common to have thinner hair around the occipital bone? Do you see this alot? Thank you very much.

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Norwood 3v No, I do not see this in isolation. You may be noticing thinning around the rim of the crown area on the back of the head (see image at right).

If you are indeed pointing to where the occipital bone is (see highlighted label on image below), that is the area where hair should be the thickest and fullest in most men who have genetic balding. That is why we call it the permanent zone. Right below this area is the neck and this can have a different genetic code, but there is no bone under that part of the scalp in the midline.

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June 22, 2009

I Have a Mysterious Bald Spot that Appeared on the Side of My Head – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

DR. I have noticed a bald spot on left side of my head, it is size of bottle cap. What can I do. rest of my hair is fine. I’m 28 yrs old and also have noticed gray and white hair by side burn area. The bald spot is just above my left ear. Please help. I talked to my doctor he didn’t tell me anything.

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I would see a dermatologist, as there are many types of diseases that can do this. The possible causes are all listed in one of the chapters of my new book, Hair Loss and Replacement for Dummies. ***shameless plug***

June 19, 2009

Why Does MPB Start When It Starts? – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

hey,

i’m just trying to understand the science behind balding. From my reading ive gathered that DHT is responsible for hair loss on hair follicles that have a genetic susceptibility. my question is, why does balding (MPB) start when it does? I know this varies from each person but surely DHT has always been present in the human body and that those hair follicles have always contained the gene present that makes them prone to dht binding to the cells? What causes the gene to suddenly start the hair loss?

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Why is the sky blue? Why does the sun always rise in the morning? I am sorry to say, it is what it is.

There are mysteries to the trigger mechanisms for the beginning of hair loss that we do not understand, although there is a lot of guess work out there. When we know the answer to the trigger mechanism and its cause, we may be able to prevent balding.

June 17, 2009

Female Hair Loss After Appendectomy? – Balding Blog

Dear sir,

about 3 months ago, my girlfriend (33 years old) was submitted to a surgery in order to remove a benign uterine myoma, treat an inguinal hernia and remove the appendix. Now she is having some hair loss localized at the top of her head where we can see about 3 cm of her scalp (there is no hair loss at the sides or front). she went to a dermatologist and he asked for a blood test to see if she is anaemic (the test is ok, she isn’t anaemic) and says that this situation is temporary due to the surgery, but I’m a little sceptical after what I have read in this blog and in other web sites as well.

Her mother, father and sister don’t have hair loss, but on the other hand a few years ago she started to have a few hairs in her chin.

So my questions are: what kind of tests do you suggest her to do , and is this a case for a dermatologist or an endocrinologist?

thank you

I would start with a primary care doctor who can do some basic tests to rule out anemia and thyroid causes. You said she’s been tested for anemia though and was OK there… but the primary care doctor will then be able to refer your girlfriend to the appropriate specialist if other basic tests are done. In other words, my advice is to start with the primary care doctor and take it one step at a time.

Generally, major surgeries or general anesthesia can sometimes precipitate hair loss (called telogen effluvium) in some men and women, but some of the autoimmune alopecias can be stimulated from the stress of a surgery as well. The hair loss is generally temporary and can take as long as a year to normalize. It is thought that such surgery or general anesthesia is a “triggering” factor in a genetic predisposition to hair loss. If this is the case, you won’t know for a year or so.

June 16, 2009

How Can I Tell if New Hair is Growing After TE? – Hair Loss Information by Dr. William Rassman

Hello Dr Rassman, I was wondering how you can tell if new hair is growing. I had Telogen Effluvium starting in october or so and it has stopped and i can only see new growth right at my frontal hair line. I am also using retin A and it gets applied around there so im not sure if it is the retin a regrowing the hair or my hair is growing everywhere. IN SHORT: Is it possible to see new hair growth mid scalp amongst long hair.

Also, Im unclear about when people say hair may not regrow from TE. Is this only if the people were going to bald within the next few years, in other words will hair always grow back from TE so long as you have no predisposition to genetic balding .

With telogen effluvium (TE) you will likely regrow the hair, but in some people it may not always grow back to the full thickness you once had. In your case though, you stated that you are seeing new hair growth. So there you go! If you want to see it under a video microscope, these new hairs show up well. Logically if you are seeing short hair growing amongst long hair that would be new hair growing, right? There is no big secret to seeing hairs grow.

With respect to Retin A, I doubt that is causing the hair growth, as it is an irritant.

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