Humans do not have seasonal shedding of their hair. People keep a constant amount of hair on their head except for their normal daily loss of about 100 hairs/day. Other mammals shed.
Why Was I Born with a Bald Spot?
Hi,
I am a 28 year old woman that was born with a bald spot in the middle of the back of my head. Do you know what may have caused this? And do you know how I may be able to fix this? I never wear my hair down because of it and it’d be nice to. Thanks!
I really couldn’t tell you why you have a bald spot on the back of your head. The bald spot may just be a birthmark or it could have been a result of trauma when you were a baby. I do not know. If you want to address or fix the bald spot, you can consider a hair transplant.
2008-01-25 09:32:102008-01-23 12:15:49Why Was I Born with a Bald Spot?
I Am 21 Years Old With Norwood 2 Pattern, Is It Going To Get Worse?
I’m 21 years old, and I fear I may be losing hair. About a year and a half ago I noticed that my temples were a little thinner in the corners. Now my hair is getting longer, and there are thinner hairs that hang down at my temples. Also, the shallow edge of the scalp is visible. Am I definitely balding? Is there anything I could do about that, and should I even worry? I checked with that chart, and my hairline looks like an NW2, but even with it getting longer, the temples are somewhat visible. I know people way older than me with a
hairline like this, but if I’m already noticing at 21 (almost 22) that seems like a bad sign right?
Genetic Male Pattern Balding (MPB) can start in the teenage years after puberty. Norwood 2 is not really balding, but if you are noticing other patterns of hair loss, then it may be an early sign. Without an examination, anything is possible.
Will reducing finasteride help fix sexual side effects?
Will changing dose of finasteride from 1mg to 0.5mg per day reduce the risk of sexual side effects?
Yes, if you have aside effects, reducing the dose to half will reduce the side effects in many men.
2020-07-16 03:46:452020-07-16 07:17:26Will reducing finasteride help fix sexual side effects?
I am Concerned My Hair Transplant Won’t “Take”
I am a 46 yr old female wanting a hair transplant. I am concerned the transplant won’t “take”. I have no conclusive diagnosis. One Doctor thinks genetic, another thinks hormonal. Also, the texture changed to bumpy/kinky, like pubic hair. I wouldn’t want to transplant it. Any suggestions?
I don’t quite understand what you are asking. All surgeries have risks, just as driving your car has risks. You need good examination and a diagnosis before considering surgery. You also need to trust the doctor and establish a good communication line where your risks and benefits and expectations are addressed. Hairs that initially grow out from a hair transplant surgery may grow more coarse and wavy (rarely as you describe like “pubic hairâ€), but that is a risk and over time and it generally returns to its normal texture… unless the hair was harvested from your pubic area, of course.
2007-08-30 13:33:222007-08-30 13:33:45I am Concerned My Hair Transplant Won’t “Take”
Will finasteride stunt my growth?
I am an 18 year old, turning 19 in a month who’s been on fin since December 12th and was wondering if it will stunt my growth. I’m not sure if I’ve stopped growing but in the past year I went to the A&E twice for unrelated reasons and realized that between those two visits, the latest being on NYE, I had grown a few cm according the nurses measurements. Is there any chance fin could stunt my growth and if I should stay on it or switch to min till I’m older.
I haven’t seen stunted growth in the many years using it on men of 17 or older. I routinely prescribe finasteride for men over 17 with parents permission
2021-07-12 01:17:062021-01-23 10:37:35Will finasteride stunt my growth?
I am now one year since my transplant (photo)
Although the front looks good, the back does not look as good as I expected. What do you recommend?
What you got now is about what you will get and no more. Usually all of the grafts have grown out in a year? If you want more density, you will probably have to meet with your surgeon again and ask for a second surgery for the crown or consider Scalp Micropigmentation (https://scalpmicropigmentation.com/gallery/thinning-hair/#!https://scalpmicropigmentation.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/scalp_micropigmentation-new_hair_institute-042-thinning_hair.jpg).
2020-08-11 03:38:462020-08-08 09:43:33I am now one year since my transplant (photo)
Will I Go Bald?
Dear doctor, I understand that you’re a busy person, but I’d really appreciate if you took the time to anwser a few questions. I’m a 19 year old male; full head of hair without any signs of balding. My father and my paternal grandfather both have thick hair with no signs of balding. However, I once read an article about baldness being inherited from one’s mother and my maternal grandfather has no hair at all. Does this mean that I should be worried about going bald? I guess all men lose at least some hair due to old age; around what age would you say that natural balding starts to occur?
The leaning to one’s mother’s genetics is 51/49%. You probably won’t inherit any balding based upon what you told me, but if I am wrong, you will see in in your mid-20s or later.
I am worried about Shock loss from a Hair Transplant
I am a candidate for a hair transplant but i don’t want to use finasterade or minoxidil. A surgeon told me that the transplanted hair would create a shock loss to my existing hair and speed up hair loss. Is this true? What happens in shock loss?
When you have a hair transplant, the native hair that is going through some degree of miniaturization could speed up the miniaturization process even to the point where the hair will fall out. Finasteride can protect against this process, not minoxidil. I personally believe that this is secondary to the local anesthetic and the stress of the surgery on your body, regardless of if you feel any stress.. Carefully and judicious use of your donor hair is a critical that your surgeon must fully not only understand, but implement it in how he approaches you with a Personalized Master Plan going forward with a hair transplant. You should know what is your worst case scenario, and plan for it so that there will be no surprises.
2020-03-06 03:28:312020-02-12 11:33:12I am worried about Shock loss from a Hair Transplant
Will My Eyebrows Regrow After Overplucking Once?
Hi! I recently overplucked 1/4 of top of both my eyebrows and this just happened once but I was just wondering if they will EVER grow back and for how long do I have to wait. I naturally have thick and dark eyebrows. Please help I need your advice.
Only time will tell. Most people will regrow the eyebrows.