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I’m looking for help in the opposite direction. In my early 20’s, I started losing my hair and I decided to just shave it off. Eight years later, I have only grown my hair back twice (for maybe 1 month each time). My question for you is, is there permanent hair removal for the scalp? I get tired of shaving both my face and scalp each morning and when someone joked with me about laser removal of scalp hair. Any information you could provide me would be grealy appreciated. Thank you.

There is no joke. You can remove hair with laser hair removal. It will take many sessions to remove everything. More info on the process can be found at Wikipedia.

Being a daily reader i enjoy ur blog very much. it has helped me understand the problem better and most of all given suffering people like us ANSWERS! Rarely in this part of the world we find doctors who are willing to explain in detail what the problem is, the science behind it, what are the chances,what should one expect from a drug or procedure in such a clear, honest & explanatory way. instead of wondering “why is this happening to me out of all the people”. just wanna thank you doctor your doing a great job! may god bless you all at new hair.

Doctor from the emails u get on a daily basis how much do think hair loss’s effecting people’s lives? socially & psychologically? i mean do u get a lotta distressed emails? i had freaked out when i first started losing hair after numerous visits to various doctors & surfing the internet i came across to ur site..which has helped me understand the problem so so so much better. thank you once again!

Hair loss has been a problem throughout all of recorded history. Wigs have been around for centuries. Samson got his strength from his hair and this is clearly metaphorical, symbolic of virility and fertility in a man. There is good grounds for hair loss being negative in the selection of a husband in the olden days when tuberculosis (TB) ran rampant. Men with TB who were sickly, lost their hair. Unfortunately, men with genetic balding in those days could not be separated from the sick and dying, so women would evade those men as suitable husband choices. Think of the billions of dollars ($19 billion, specifically) spent on hair in the United States alone. Hair is important to many people. For the young man, it is the ‘lion’s mane’ that makes him feel manly. This is not a 100% rule, but look at politicians and you will see that something like 90% have hair (while 50% show balding in the male population). This points to society’s view of balding and studies have polled people who believe that hairy men are more trustworthy than balding men. So, to answer your question, yes, hair loss does impact self-esteem in some men. If you are one of them, the solution may be a good hair transplant (no one should be able to tell that you had it when the procedure is done by a real expert).

Here is an interesting blog post from a couple of years ago that I just found: Jew Eat Yet? – Hair-Brained.

Hi Dr, I have been on Propecia and Rogaine for about 12 yrs (41 now) and have had very good results when compared to my brothers who did nothing and lost quite a bit. However this last 18 months I have experienced a general shedding and the top of my head and hairline have been hit especially hard.

I have spent a lot of time in Central America for work and am wondering if some change in my environment may have caused it. Do you have a lab or contact in SoCal that you recommend where I could have a hair shaft analysis to see if there is anything other than plain old MPB going on?

Sorry, I do not know of such a lab. If you are losing hair, I would be happy to see you and after examining you, give you an opinion. I have an office in Los Angeles and offer a free consultation.

Hello Dr.,

I read your post on mapping the scalp for miniaturization. I have been to several hair clinics, and no one provides the type of service you are describing. (mapping the scalp for miniaturization, and taking microscopic photos) I wish I could visit your office to get this type of service, where i could gauge my progress on propecia. But it is across the country.

Is there anyone in my area (NJ/NY/PA) that you know of that provides this service? I saw you recommend Dr. Berstein several times on this site, but i have visited him already, and he definitely does not do this.

I don’t understand why others don’t do it. One does not have to take pictures, just make an assessment of the degree of miniaturization by the anatomy of the scalp. I am sure Dr. Bernstein examined your hair with the densitometer, which is a manually held instrument and can give the exact same information. I have spoken with him about doing a more formal mapping of the hair for miniaturization and he has agreed that if you ask for it, he will do it.

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So to our U.S. readers, enjoy your day off today. To everyone else, happy Monday.

Is there any truth that copper peptide spray can encourage hair that is dormant. Ive heard it reduces the time the hair spends resting. Thanks

In our experience and from what I know, copper peptide promotes wound healing, not hair growth.