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20 and wants a hair transplant

I’ve currently been on Finasteride for 3 months now, and Minoxidil for 5. My hairline is starting to regrow extremely slowly, but at the same time i’m not sure it will come back. I also would like to see if it would be possible to lower my hairline with FUE procedure as well as filling in a bit of the horshoe pattern as well that is receding. I contacted a facility in Miami, FL on Saturday I believe and was wondering how long it usually takes to schedule a consultation etc etc… I do realize i’ll probably have to get 1-2 or even 3 more hair transplants by the time i’m 40 but right now at age 20 my only fear is that when I go to college started this year, i’ll have missed out on my college social life due to my insecurity of my high and receding hairline.

At 20, you shouldn’t get a hair transplant. Medication is better. The reason is simple, you are very early in a progressive process and if you start now, you may end up chasing the balding. Any doctor who does surgery on a 20 year-old male is after the money and not the welfare of the patient.

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In the News – Cracking Cancer’s Genetic Code

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Scientists have unlocked the entire genetic code of two of the most common cancers – skin and lung – a move they say could revolutionise cancer care. Not only will the cancer maps pave the way for blood tests to spot tumours far earlier, they will also yield new drug targets, says the Wellcome Trust team.

Scientists around the globe are now working to catalogue all the genes that go wrong in many types of human cancer. The UK is looking at breast cancer, Japan at liver and India at mouth. China is studying stomach cancer, and the US is looking at cancers of the brain, ovary and pancreas.

Read the full article at the BBC

This is a huge breakthrough in understanding cancer and how to treat it! While this article is not about hair loss, the importance of their research deserves a highlight here as it is far greater than anything we could ever do with saving someone’s hair.

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20 years old and I’m in trouble (photo)

Hey. I am a 20 years old guy and I am loosing my hair on my temples since I am 16. Right now there is the point where if I don’t go on medications I won’t ever do it because then my hair is too fucked up and it is already pretty bad. My urologist told me to not go on fin, he said it is not worth it and I should not fuck up my hormones. But lately hair loss is making me very depressed. How rare are the side effects to occur? And I don’t mean just ED. I mean brain fog and penile shrinking and stuff like that. It seems to be soo fucking retarded to repress DHT, a Hormone that is 5 times as strong as Testesterone. I mean if I hop an fin I would also hop on min, keto and dermarolling. Just to get a bit of regrowth. The thing is I already shaved my head bald 3 times and I instantly regretted it because people are me as an alien… what do u think ?

Yes, you have significant balding. You need to see a doctor (expert) to manage this problem and the doctor MUST build a PERSONALIZED MASTER PLAN for the present and future management of your hair loss. You should be concerned and therefore do it the right way. If you used Reddit.com, you can read about microneedling in addition to finasteride and minoxidil to try to reverse this process. The likelihood of reversal in someone of your age is good.

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In the News – Follica Gets Another 7.5 Million in Funding

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Follica has raised more money for its quest against hair follicle disorders like male pattern baldness. The biotech startup, which is developing drugs that could spur the formation of new hair follicles, has raised $7.5 million in equity financing, according to an SEC filing.

Read the rest at Xconomy.com — Follica, the Biotech With Potential Drug Against Baldness, Nabs $7.5M Venture Financing

Follica is still in the development phase, so there’s no telling if this will end up working as well as many folks on the internet hope. The company’s policy is to not comment on their research and development, but the article at Xconomy.com does provide more insight into the venture capitalists that are funding it.


2010-06-03 09:22:28In the News – Follica Gets Another 7.5 Million in Funding

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In the News – Hair Loss from High Chlorine Shuts Down Jr High School Pool

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Mount Vernon’s Junior High School pool shuts down after it tested positive for high amounts of chlorine.

The school district was notified Wednesday by parents of possible high amounts of chlorine in the pool.

Read the full article — School pool shut down for high chlorine levels

The problem was discovered at the Mount Vernon, Indiana junior high when parents reported their children had rashes and hair loss. Chlorine is known to cause or accelerate hair loss, particularly at higher levels. It may be just a topical effect and if so, will reverse.

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21 Year-old African-American with thinning hair

If you are under 25, you should never consider a hair transplant. I would try the drug Finasteride as it may reverse the early thinning I see. This would also be true if you were over 25, giving you a try to reverse it without surgery. African hair is better than Asian and Caucasian hair as “it wants to cover the scalp”.

African American with hair thinning. Finasteride may reverse it.

Finasteride may reverse thinning hair in African-American men.

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In the News – Kate Teases Prince William About His Thinning Hair

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Prince WilliamThe Duchess of Cambridge passed a royal milestone today by cracking a joke at her husband’s expense while on public duty for the first time. She suggested the perfect solution for Prince William’s growing bald patch – a toupee made from alpaca wool. “You need it more then me,” she said, pointing to his head.

William, who has teased her mercilessly about her clothes, telling her she looked like a banana in a yellow dress and complaining that a dazzling green outfit was too bright, laughed and took it in his stride.

Read the rest — Kate teases William over thinning hair at Sydney Royal Easter Show

Over the years, many patients have come to our office to have hair transplants because of such teasing by family. This is not uncommon.

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22 Year Old Noticed Thinning in the Crown

I have been noticing my hair has been thinner around my crown for about 8 months. When I tell my parents they say they don’t notice until I point it out and no one else has pointed it out. However, when I take pictures, I can clearly see the area where my hair is thinner than the rest. My hairline is not receding, but I was wondering if there is anything I can do to reverse the thinning before it’s to late. I have been using nizoral for about a month now.

The crown is often the place where genetic balding starts and it starts with thinning. You might want to see a doctor, get a diagnosis, and build a Master Plan for what your future hair loss will be. A HAIRCHECK test is a good idea as well to get a baseline to compare hairloss. Nizoral will not help you.


2019-02-14 06:41:1922 Year Old Noticed Thinning in the Crown

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In the News – Offshore Stem Cells Treatments Offer False Hope

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Dr. George Q. Daley sits at his keyboard and types “stem cell treatments.” In less than a second he gets 13.4 million Google hits.

“Here’s a website where they claim over 1,500 patients treated,” says Daley, one of the world’s foremost stem cell researchers. “That doesn’t mean they’ve been treated successfully. It’s ‘buyer beware!’”

But consumers have a hard time sorting out all the stem cell claims out there. Websites often look professional and convincing. Typically they feature distinguished-looking white-coated doctors posed in front of bookcases, technicians holding up flasks with mysterious colored liquids, and happy, healthy-looking clients cavorting on beaches.

NPRRead the full story at NPR — Offshore Stem Cell Clinics Sell Hope, Not Science

This is a good article about scams and selling false promises online. Although it targets the people looking for stem cell treatments that don’t exist, much of this can be applied to the same people seeking out a hair loss “cure”.

Bottom line, there are unscrupulous people that are more than willing to take money from desperate folks looking for miraculous medical treatment via the web.