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In the News – Former Hair Model Now Has Alopecia Areata

Snippet from the article:

We are a culture obsessed with hair: From the big and small screens to the pages of fashion magazines, it seems no woman’s look is complete without a perfectly-coifed ‘do – and that poses a serious hurdle for aspiring actress Georgia Van Cuylenburg. Van Cuylenburg is bald.

Like 5 million others in the U.S., Van Cuylenburg suffers from alopecia areata. The disease results in sudden and often unpredictable hair loss on the scalp and often across the rest of the body. It is cyclical in nature and has no known cause or cure.

For the effervescent Van Cuylenburg, it is particularly ironic because she used to be hair model.

Read the rest — Hair Model’s Worst Nightmare: Going Bald

This is the story of a young woman’s journey after she suddenly found herself losing most of her hair from alopecia areata.


2011-12-07 12:56:58In the News – Former Hair Model Now Has Alopecia Areata

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2011 ISHRS Meeting Review, Part 2 – Female Hair Loss

ISHRS 2011

Note: The annual meeting of hair surgeons was in held in Alaska this past week. The following review is very selective and is biased by the things that were interesting to me and what I (Dr. Rassman) thought could be interesting to the readers.

This is part 2. More to come…

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What is the role of immunity in the development of androgenic alopecia in women?

    In men and women, it was suggested that there is an immune response in genetic hair loss that could either trigger the process or be an early sign that hair loss is about to start. Dr. Neil Sadick of New York has been following female hair loss for years. He showed his results from scalp biopsies of the scalp in women with hair loss. What he saw were findings that were similar to the conditions found in diseases like lupus (an autoimmune disease). He believes that female pattern hair loss is attributable to immune driven inflammation and he believes that this interferes with hair stem cell activity as they enter into the growth phase of the hair cycle.

    The earliest symptoms of many women and some men start with pain and itching of the scalp, a set of symptoms that reflect the inflammatory response that he believes is always present, but often ignored. He raises the issue that if the connection is correct, the scalp may respond to the use of steroids in the earliest phases of the hair loss process.


 
Double trichophytic closures

    Double trichophytic closures were demonstrated in a poster presentation, suggesting that this procedure can “wipe out” scars from FUE in 99% of patients. I personally doubt this claim. This reflects first time surgery patients only, as these patients are at a lower risk for significant scarring.
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In the News – Hair Loss Gene Found?

Snippet from the article:

Researchers in Japan have identified a gene that appears to determine cyclical hair loss in mice and believe it may also be responsible for hair loss, or alopecia, in people.

In a report published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the scientists described how they generated a line of mice that were lacking in the Sox21 gene.

Read the full article: Scientists identify gene that may explain hair loss

I’m sure there will be much more information announced about this, as hair loss is a billion dollar industry and companies will be trying to figure out ways to use this new find to their advantage. So far though, this has only been shown to be valid in mice and “could” be the case for humans, as well.

Here’s some past hair loss genetics news:

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I am a 21 year old Asian, can I transplant my hair now? (photo)

What you need is to find a doctor who understands the progressive nature of genetic balding in men. With this much balding at 21, you may be heading for a Class 7 pattern but typically Asians do not have the donor supply to treat such a large area of balding if you should evolve into a Class 7 pattern. What you need is a Master Plan for your hair loss, not a hair transplant at this time. I have just received two emails from different doctors who reported that they had patients your age who reversed their hair loss completely with Minoxidil and Finasteride alone and no hair transplant. One of these two enails reported that his patinet had this reversal last since he was 21 years old, which is 15 years ago. Too many doctor will rush to transplant you because they make a lot of money doing it but they would be leaving you with an incomplete end result, so be careful. Try a combination of medications with the help of a good doctor.


2017-12-14 22:22:10I am a 21 year old Asian, can I transplant my hair now? (photo)

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In the News – L’Oreal Invents Liquid To Reawaken Dormant Hair Cells

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Scientists at cosmetic company L’Oreal claim to have invented the first product which can actually “reawaken” dormant hair cells and allow them to grow back. It could offer hope to millions affected by male pattern baldness or just the thinning of hair through old age or for medical reasons.

Already demand for the new treatment has seen salons taking thousands of pre-orders even though the recommended three month treatment costs nearly £300.

After 90 days researchers claim that the liquid “Kérastase Densifique”, when applied to the roots, can promote the growth of more than 1500 new hairs.

Read the rest — Breakthrough hair loss product works on stem cells

The real question is whether I should buy stock in L’Oreal. The study they cite saw 101 people over 3 months with some regrowth, but I have no idea how many people were actually in the study or why it lasted only 3 months. As more news becomes available we’ll look into it further.

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22 year old received 3500 FUE grafts in the frontal one inch of his hairline (photo)

In the US, this type of surgery would be considered malpractice. You have almost certainly used more than half of your donor hair for the recipient area that was transplanted, so if you lose more hair behind this, you may not have enough hair left to follow the hair loss behind the transplanted area. You must recognize that hair loss is generally a progressive process and you need to have a Master Plan to account for the progressive nature of your hairloss. I hope that you don’t bald further but if you do, find an honorable doctor who understands such situations and will work with you with a high standard of care and management. Most young men are limited to between 5000-7000 FUE grafts during their lifetime unless their donor density is very high.

 

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In the News – Pain Relievers Linked to Erectile Dysfunction

Snippet from the non-hair-loss-related article:

Of those who took painkillers regularly, 64 percent said they could never get an erection, compared with 36 percent who did not routinely take NSAIDs.

After accounting for factors like age, weight, high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease, the researchers still found a 38-percent higher risk of ED among men taking painkillers.

Read the rest — NSAIDs Linked To Higher Risk Of Erectile Dysfunction

The study, published in Journal of Urology, looked at nearly 81,000 men aged 45-69 and found that of those that took aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, and similar NSAIDs, there was significant risk of developing erectile dysfunction.

USA Today also has the story.


2011-03-03 10:30:45In the News – Pain Relievers Linked to Erectile Dysfunction

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24 year man old wants a hair transplant at all costs (social and $$)

The hair loss behind what is still a strong hairline. In some Indian men, these strong hairlines can persist for many years even if the hair behind it goes. His pattern from other photos not shown here, is almost certainly going to develop into a Class 6 pattern so I told him to postpone surgery at this time. He should try the drug Finpecia (available in India) as this drug might reverse the hair loss especially when used in conjunction with minoxidil.

Too many young men want to rush hair transplants and too many doctors are happy to take their money and do it; however, hair transplants done too early, may leave the man with a balding pattern that the doctor and the patient never planned for (and that would be bad for the patient but the doctor has already pocked the money and I am sure it cleared his bank account)

 

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In the News – Singer Lady Gaga is Losing Hair?

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Lady Gaga has revealed her beauty secrets and confessed she is losing her hair.

The singer, who has become a style icon with her outrageous outfits, said she dyes her hair so much it falls out. Naturally brown the 24 year old is known for her trademark platinum blonde.

Lady Gaga, who has dyed her naturally brown hair since launching her singing career, says she misses her dark hair when she has to ‘get a chemical haircut because my blonde hair is falling out’.

Read the rest — Bottle blonde Lady Gaga reveals her hair is falling out because she dyes it so much

Lady Gaga. Well, there’s a name I didn’t think I’d ever write about on this site. It isn’t a surprise to me that she’s losing hair from chemical damage caused by bleaching her hair, but it generally isn’t talked about by celebrities in the press.

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I Am a 27 Year Old African American Who Had 2000 FUE Grafts Done 1 Year Ago

I can now see through to the scalp in the back of my head, which looks like it is balding now. Will the hair grow back in the donor area?

After an FUE, the hair that was removed is gone forever and will never regrow. In African hair, the donor supply is numerically lower than both Asians and Caucasians by as much as 10% to 40% respectively. As a result, the limits for FUE are much more restricted in people of African decent. If you are a typical African American, then the limit for FUE should have been 1,400 grafts (see this link which explains this: https://newhair.com/donor-area/). You have what we call donor site depletion. Since you now have donor area depletion, the only thing that you can do, which works very effectively, is Scalp MicroPigmentation (see here: https://scalpmicropigmentation.com/scar-covering/).