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I came in and asked for a bulk hair analysis but you said I did not have enough hair on the side for the device to grab. What is the minimum length you would need?

Also when I do a pull test on the sides of my hair (DHT resistant region) no matter how hard and how many times, I fail to get any hairs to come loose. But when I do it to my thinning areas hairs come off freely. Does that mean the cycling is accelerated in those areas? And that those areas will eventually become bald?

Thanks in advance.

Bulk measurement is done by grasping hairs that are in an area about one square inch of your scalp. So if you can pick a region and mark off about one square inch and you are able to grab the hairs freely with about two fingerbreadths, that should be enough of a length. I’d say that about 3 inches long would be sufficient.

Also, you should not have any styling product (gel, pomade, hair spray) in your hair, as that would artificially increase your bulk. Remember that no test is perfect and these are all just our way of trying to standardize and quantify the hair loss progress.

If you are a patient who came to see us at NHI you should have gotten a follow up consultation letter with your likely Norwood diagnosis. Also, stop pulling on your hair.

Have you seen this article? Just wanted to get your opinion. Thanks for the blog.

Link: Requiem for my hairline

I hadn’t seen it before, but I enjoyed it. Thanks for sending. Well written, funny, and for many men that are losing hair, it’s entirely true.

There are many great men who are balding. Some of them tell me that the hair falls out because their brains were working too hard. Considering the famous people the article mentions, there may be truth to this statement.

Hi, I was wondering if you can answer to my question. If i use the 660nm light on my head for more then 30 minutes and for 3 days, will it burn my skull, and i will lose more hair because of it. I bought red LED light 660nm and i am using regular light stand and i sit under it and watch TV, but i wasnt sure how long to keep it, and i was aiming about 1 hour a day, and i used for 3 days, but i think, i see more hair loss, at the place that i used for 3 days. It makes me worried, if the 660nm red led light is not safe and instead it makes my hair?

Please let me know, thank you very much

I personally do not believe in using LED lights for the treatment of hair loss, nor am I an LED expert. I’m posting this in case someone with laser or LED experience has more information to help you. I wouldn’t expect a 660nm light to do cause damage though, particularly in burning your skull.

If you are asking a question on how to use your equipment, I would read the instruction manual that came with your device.

Happy new year Doctor

I understand there are about 100.000 hairs on a NW1 dark haired caucasian.Is there an estimation (or even guesstimation ) on how many hair are lost per norwood scale ?

I would guess that a full Norwood class 7 patterned patient will lose 65-75% of his hair, an advanced class 6 patient would lose 50% of his hair (depending upon the degree of balding), and a class 3 pattern would vary all over the place, as the 3 pattern varies significantly between men.

I’m wondering if there’s a way to lower my eyebrows. My face structure makes my eyebrows look like they’re too high on my head and I hate the space between my eyes and brows. What kind of procedure could be done to lower the eyebrows?

There are cosmetic surgeons who may do this, but I am not one of them. See a good plastic surgeon and ask that question to him/her.

My question for Dr.Rassman is: Can highlighting/coloring your hair using a salon cap cause baldness due to inflammation? Five years ago I got streaks put in my hair by stylist. She used a cap to do so by pulling strands of hair through the holes in the cap. It was very uncomfortable process and afterwards I began noticing my scalp was very sore and itchy, a condition which has persisted ever since. Could this have started the inflammation process that has led to hair fallling out over the years?

I have no way to know how to answer your question without even seeing what you mean. You may have developed an atopic dermatitis which has persisted over time. I would suggest that you see a good dermatologist in your area.

Snippet from the article:

He’s accused of being the Richmond County ripper.

Staten Island cosmetic surgeon Robert Cattani has been sued for malpractice more than 40 times over three decades, but the state Health Department did nothing to stop the doctor while patients were being maimed and disfigured.

Cattani performed an eyelid lift that blinded a preschool teacher in one eye in 2005, and a tummy tuck on another patient that resulted in life-threatening blood loss, according to state and court records.

Read the rest — Cosmetic Dr. Doom

This is a physician in NY that performed hair transplants, among other cosmetic procedures. The recourse patients have is not only in the courts to prosecute the doctors in civil trials, but to also report improper doctors’ activities to the medical boards in the state where the doctor practices medicine.

In California, the medical board must conduct an investigation if a doctor is involved in improper behavior and this can include giving misinformation or any acts that constitute delivering a substandard of medical care that does not meet the “Standard of Care” offered by the community of his/her peers. I wonder here why it took so long and so many suits to get the State of New York to act.

I am very confused by one of your answers. You said Testosterone levels peak in the morning, but everything else I read says they peak at night. Is this just a mistake on your part?

Take Propecia With or Without Food?

It’s no mistake on my part. Testosterone levels peak in the morning, drop through the day, and then rise in the evening. Further reading here (PDF).

We’re taking the day off and we’re going to be on a limited posting schedule this week. Be back tomorrow!