Category: Hair Products

I used Kevis for a year – with no results. I asked the company for the money back and… they suggested I buy more of their formula at a discount. (yeah right)

Any suggestions?

In the case of a “money back guarantee” that is not met, the best way to deal is to take them to small claims court after you document your attempts to get their promise fulfilled. They will have to hire a lawyer to represent them in court, so most of the time these situations just work to get your money back before the court date in order for the company to avoid hiring a lawyer. Also, some companies will respond to customers that file complaints with the Better Business Bureau, though that isn’t a sure thing and being in the BBB is voluntary.

In the case of Kevis, I’m looking at their site and don’t see anything about a satisfaction or money-back guarantee. You might be out of luck. My suggestion? Try a medication that is proven to work and don’t waste your money on unproven junk.

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First of all, it was good seeing you and Dr. Pak on Jon & Kate plus 8.

My question is related to testing the laser comb, how come they don’t test it on half the head? I mean if they only do the left half, wouldn’t they be able to see whether it’s working or not by comparing it to the right half that isn’t laser combed? Or does it affect the right half under the scalp?

I’d guess that many have tried, but there were no significant differences. It’s my opinion that these laser combs or brushes don’t really work. In every patient I’ve seen that has used the home lasers, the therapy didn’t work. I also do realize that I probably won’t see any patients that had great results (why go to a hair doctor if the laser is working, right?)… so I base my opinion on the available research, which is not promising.

I welcome anyone to email me with their own results, either positive or negative. Please include clear before and after photos with permission to publish them (I’ll blur/crop out your face).

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Dr Rassman

Due to a series of very unfortunate events , i had to have my scalp covered with very poorly rinsed nizoral 2% for over 20 hours (believe it or not , water supply was interrupted a few seconds after i started rinsing and a few minutes later i had to rush to the hospital ) . I rinsed my head thorouughly 20 hours later but i feel it itching like crazy .My question is : Should i be afraid of any hair damage , temporary or more serious ?

I would appreciate a reply as im overly stressed

I do not know the answer to that question, but I assume by the time you read this answer, if your hair is still present and looks healthy, then there will probably be no long term side effect of what happened. You might want to contact the makers of Nizoral to find out what they’ve learned about keeping ketoconazole (the active ingredient in the Nizoral shampoo) in your hair for extended periods of time.

Hi Doctor!

I read somewhere that there are natural remedies to reversing receding hairlines. Some of these remedies included rubbing oils on the scalp, applying tonic made from red bell peppers, and rubbing an onion on the scalp… have you ever heard of any of these remedies, and of their effective, or non-effective results?

Thank you!

I also read somewhere rubbing semen from a monkey on your head is also effective for hair loss. I wouldn’t recommend trying it, though. I do wonder how the first person stumbled upon that discovery…

There are many urban legends out there about hair loss treatments, and I’ve yet to see any of them work. Your proposition does not seem very harmful, so you can try it, but I also think you won’t have many friends that want to be around you after rubbing onions and bell peppers on your scalp. Keep me posted.

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Can hairspray damage hair follicles and lead to hair loss?

If you brush or comb through your hair after the hair spray dries, you may pull out hair. In men and women with varying forms of alopecia, the use of hair sprays can be dangerous with rough combing of the hair. Best to wash it out rather than brush it out. Rough brushing can be a cause of hair loss made worse with hair sprays. Otherwise, hair spray by itself doesn’t equal hair loss.