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In just 5.5 months, this 29 year old male showed the value of microneedling, taking 0.5 finasteride every day and 5% minoxidil daily.

After 5 years, this patient came to see me to show me the transition of his new look. Considering the degree of balding he had when he came in, his results were spectacular. He did comment that no one ever noticed the change from a bald look to this hairy look. That is what surprised him most. The two pictures tell the story without words.

Is hair thickness dependent on which phase it is in right now? The hair I shed is much different than the hair I can cut off. It is less pigmented, much thinner, and less robust. I mean MUCH thinner and not just some but all of them. Is this normal? Are hairs in telogen thinner than in the anagen phase?

When a hair miniaturizes, it becomes less thick, losing its mass. It also loses its pigment, becoming white, and it often stops growing. This hair may just hang there for a long time, not contributing to your overall hair mass.

I am a 37 year old black male. I have recently been getting bald spots on the back of my head, right behind my ears only. My hair is very coarse and for this reson I have been relaxing my hair for over 15 years but never received any bald spots. Right before the balding occurred there was intense itching

Could you have scratched too hard as to cause traction alopecia (hair loss from pulling or scratching)? Send me pictures to the address on the Contact page (please reference this post).

This is the type of thinning that minoxidil works best on, especially for females. The need for a full terminal (normal) hair is not critical for such a result as shown here. There additional hairs that you are looking at a fine small hairs, but the impact can only get better

Hi,

I just wanted to share with you our latest infographic: Bald Power

Feel free to give me a shout if you need an alternative sized version for you blog. Hope you like it!

Feedback appreciated.

I meant to post this a little while ago, but it slipped through the cracks. The graphic is quite large, so click the image at right to see the full size.

I haven’t looked at photos of Congress members for myself, but does your graphic account for thinning hair or strictly those that are bald? The infographic is nice if your numbers are right, but you spelled “United” wrong twice.

The presence of balding in the 5-8% range amongst members of the legislators (more men than women) is much less than the general population. In men, the balding rate (some degree of hair loss) is about 50% in men over 45, the age of most of our legislators. Except for Eisenhower, there has not been a bald president since before World War II.

I have written before that men with hair on the head have a better chance at getting elected than balding men. There is considerable prejudice against balding men in the population, and I’ve written about that here and here.

Thanks. I did have a checkup with my dermatologist but I was too embarrassed to mention the mild testicular ache. Should I be more open in the future? I thought it wasn’t much to worry about and its gone now. If it was persist I would have mentioned it.

Never be shy about talking about anything to your doctor. Always speak from the heart, even if you feel that the doctor might not understand you well enough. We hear it all and we don’t make judgments, just diagnosis and treatment recommendations, when indicated. I thought I would share a story about an HIV patient who didn’t know until I tested him and everything that surrounded this particular patient and what I did, what happened to me and a follow-up as well: https://baldingblog.com/hiv-and-hair-transplants/

I started using minoxidil to stimulate my beard. Will it harm my existing beard hairs?

The drug minoxidil will not harm existing hairs on your head or face

Hi doc, i have had a case of Bells Palsy due to extreme stress 1 year ago. After that experience i have had my hairline on the RIGHT recede. Is this due to Bells Palsy? does it have any connection with hairloss? Or is it because im constantly stressing about my condition of Bells Palsys? i have yet to recover 100%. I am about 85% and this is as far as will ever recover. Also the Bells Palsys affected my right side of my face. Please, any help would be great help as i am only 23 living day to day to try and hide my hairline. thank you doc.

Bell’s palsy is probably a viral condition. Extreme stress can cause acceleration of genetic hair loss, so that is how these two conditions are probably linked.