I am a African American woman and i was chemical burn by relaxer about 7 yeas ago. I do not know how and if you can help me with me living in the Caribbean. I was thinking of getting toppik but will that work on my African hair? please help
Yes. I know many African American men who came into our office to get a consult with us and when they are using Toppik, it seems to work well. I don’t see why it wouldn’t work in the same way for women. Give it a try!
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz/robbie-williams-cover-balding-head-22996154.amp
This shows that even celebrities can’t always get it right!
2020-11-13 01:27:552020-11-12 06:29:43Robbie Williams failed hair transplant wears wig
It does appear that your donor area could be depleted. If your donor density wasn’t significantly above average, then it would not support the number of grafts you reported that you received.
Rogaine is growing old hair line back but only on one side. Other side is still receding and thinning more. Why is this? Been on rogaine consistantly for 5 1/2 months and propecia for a year. Should I continue rogaine or stop? Do not want to lose anymore hair on that one side. Thanks
How are you sure it was the Rogaine (minoxidil) and not the Propecia (finasteride) that caused the regrowth? If you stop either treatment, you will probably lose what you gained, even if the benefits were only visible on the one side. It’s up to you whether you’re willing to risk it.
If you end up using both medications for at least 12 months and still don’t see a similar regrowth on the other side of your hairline, then a hair transplant may be the only solution for you.
This man had a hair transplant and had holes punched into the front, top and crown of his head. Some young men panic thinking that they are losing hair as their father may have lost it so they might not do their research and think that they need a hair transplant to keep their hair. This patient was probably such a man and I say this because there is hair on his head and it appears to be good quality hair. Maybe he tried to find an inexpensive hair transplant doctor and found a doctor or someone who claimed that they were a doctor who was able to persuade this man to have a hair transplant.
Using holes for recipient grafts (a technique that has been abandoned years ago), this man had a hair transplant and the person doing it was so proud of the work that these pictures were taken and given to the patient. But what is worse than the terrible work, is that this man appears to have a reasonable hair density so it is clear to me that he had an unnecessary surgery. Maybe he felt he was losing hair and some doctor or some non-doctor who maybe acted like a doctor must have talked him into have an this hair transplant surgery. Some young men are very impressionable and can be influenced especially if the person doing the ‘selling’ appears to be a doctor. Some day, this man may lose hair and what he will have left is plugs where all of these holes can now be seen. He will look freaky. Bad, Bad, Bad!!
2019-12-14 09:33:132019-12-14 09:59:00Don’t fall into this trap and do unnecessary hair transplant (photo)
Please help! My doctor advised I take accutane for severe acne and Propecia for hair loss. Is it safe to take both of these medicines at the same time? Thank you!!
The use of these two medications will not interact with each other. Be aware that Accutane does have hair loss as one of its side effects.
2007-02-13 10:33:162007-02-12 09:43:01Safe to Take Accutane and Propecia?
Snippet from the article:
One of the UK’s leading hair transplant surgeons – Dr Bessam Farjo – has conveyed his concerns surrounding the recent criticism of celebrity hair transplant surgery.
A number of tabloid publications have deemed Wayne’s surgery a ‘failure’ and pictures have been released showing the area where the surgery was performed.
Dr Farjo comments: “What the press are showing is images of the period of rest for the transplanted follicles, which may have broken off or fallen out. What’s important is that the roots stay inside the skin and will be working on brand new hairs that will start to sprout around four months after his surgery. A proper result can take as long as 10-14 months to fully mature.”
Read the rest — Leading hair transplant surgeon warns against media inaccuracies
Dr. Farjo is a contributor to BaldingBlog, but this article caught my attention because what he’s saying is absolutely true. As a population addicted to reality TV and dramas, we are becoming critical of things that we often do not understand. Media inaccuracies regarding hair loss or hair restoration are nothing new, but they’re making tabloid headlines in the UK lately since a number of celebrities have gone public with their surgeries (like this one).
As Dr. Farjo states, transplanted hair needs time to take to root and if you catch it in the various stages of growth, it may look incomplete as one area starts to grow before another. I always tell my patients that they must have patience and wait 6-7 months to see the hair go through its initial growth cycle. By 8 months, the average patient will have hair that is 1-2 inches in length.
This does not look like scabbing, but rather two areas of necrosis (death of the skin in the blackened area). The pink color around the larger black area indicates an early infection that is spreading out from the necrotic area. Return to your surgeon and ask about this. If I am correct, you will have a real problem that will require a lot of wound care. This is a terrible complication of a hair transplant.
2018-05-10 06:19:462018-04-20 19:51:13Is This Scabbing of My Recipient Area? (photo)
Dr Rassman I can’t help but notice you appear to have a very straight almost juvenile like hairline. Especially in the picture on the right hand side of the webpage under “about me.” Is this your original hairline? Or did you have grafts placed there? If it is indeed the result of a transplant, why do you warn/detract others from getting the same kind of straight hairline which you so proudly display in your picture?
I suppose I should thank you for complimenting my hairline in a roundabout way. I have a classic mature hairline, just as I showed in the post Juvenile vs Mature Hairline — Am I Going Bald?. I have never had hair transplants in the front of my head, so I thank my 102 year old grandfather for passing on his frontal hairline. I am, however, completely transplanted in the crown where my balding spot was — and for that I look to my father.
I’ve posted both of these before, here’s a photo of my hairline and of my crown. Click to enlarge.
About a month ago, I sustained two lacerations to the scalp on the back of my head. They were closed with seven staples. The area was not shaved at the emergency room. The largest of these lacerations is about 20 mm long and 1 mm wide. However, the resulting bald area exceeds the wound width by approximately 5 mm (making the width of the bald area 6 mm). I know no hair will grow again within the wound parameters. So I ask you:
1.) Is the prognosis good for full hair regrowth outside the wound?
2.) How many weeks (or months) must pass before I could justifiably believe there would be no more significant hair regrowth?
3.) What are the potential surgical corrective measures (e.g. cutting open the scar and running hair from one hair bearing edge up through the scar tissue)?
Hair loss with laceration repairs is common around the wound. The size of the bald area will vary depending upon the direction of the wound. The scars will be less significant in the normal Langer lines direction (see here).
The regrowth will usually occur within the first 4 months or so and any hair that has not grown in 6 months may probably reflect some permanent hair loss. Scars from scalp lacerations that form are not easily amenable to excision, as they tend to recur (I am assuming that the scars were properly closed and that there were no unusual circumstances present at the time of the closure, such as dirt in the wound).
2011-04-01 12:45:262011-03-29 15:21:05Scalp Lacerations Required Staples — Will Hair Regrow There?
