Post-menopausal women (50% of the feml population) often develop hair loss or diffuse thinning. Finasteride works well in some of these women; however, when a pre-menopausal woman has this condition, it may not work very well. In addition, pre-menopausal women have significant risks with this drug if they become pregnant so they should not take it with that risk over their head.
My Doctor Told Me It Would Be Fishy to Prescribe Proscar to Someone So Young
I am only 25 but I am starting to see signs of Male pattern baldness and I wanted to be proactive. I asked my doctor about Proscar, because I read that it could be cut into fourths, and he told me that it would look fishy if he prescribed this medication to someone so young. He told me he could only prescribe Propecia for me. However, I’m not sure that the cost of Propecia fits into my budget. Any advice on what I could do would be great.
Thanks
Really, the only thing I can suggest is to find another doctor who will prescribe what you want. If you came to see me, I would first insist on an examination to determine if you are really balding (miniaturization study).
2007-08-31 09:33:202007-08-31 09:33:21My Doctor Told Me It Would Be Fishy to Prescribe Proscar to Someone So Young
Can correcting a folic acid deficiency correct hair loss?
For the few patients who have a Folate deficiency, taking Folic Acid may reverse hair loss caused by this problem.
My Father Had Awful Transplants from a Dermatologist
I have been on finasteride for 7 years. I have pretty much maintained my same density over this period. A little more thinning in the front. I am now 36. My father had many transplants from a doctor who is a dermatologist. Not from a doctor that specializes in transplants. His transplants are awful. What should my expectations be if I wanted to get off the drug and try transplants? I am fair-skinned with wavy auburn hair, and my individual follicles are thick, but not dense.
First, the old plugs can easily be fixed today. Look at the following links for articles and examples of good repair work which can and should be offered to your father:
- The Art of Repair in Surgical Hair Restoration Part I – General Aspects of Repair and Basic Repair Strategies
- The Art of Repair in Surgical Hair Restoration Part II – The Tactics of Repair
- Dean’s Story – Step by step photos of a repair procedure
- Repair Work Photo Gallery – Before and after patient repair photos
The second part is that taking the drug Propecia is a different decision to having transplants. They can be complementary (see: Hair Transplant and Propecia Combination Results). As for expectations about transplants for yourself, meet with your doctor and have him/her develop a Master Plan with you, so that you have your needs addressed before the procedure.
2006-05-04 08:33:192006-05-03 14:52:44My Father Had Awful Transplants from a Dermatologist
What can I expect from a Class 6 pattern of balding?
The way this should be approached, is to analyse your hair with respect to its hair thickness (fine, medium or coarse, the coarser being better than fine hair), and the donor density. The number of grafts that can be safely moved in a Class 6 pattern of balding depends upon the donor density. The higher the donor density, the more grafts you have to move. A typical Caucasian male has ~110,000 hairs on their head with 50,000 Follicular units, or 2.2 hairs per cm square. There is a difference between FUE and Strip surgery maximum numbers as you can see in this chart: https://newhair.com/resources/#tab-id-4 so your doctor should measure your original donor density so that a plan for both the first transplant and the potential to cover the entire balding area with an additional transplant can be determined. A typical Caucasian with an average weight hair (thickness) can get reasonable coverage of a Class 6 balding pattern. Body hair is never as good, because the growth cycles are short and the length and thickness never matches the donor hair from the scalp in quality and length. If you don’t have enough hair, then Scalp Micropigmentation can make up the difference very nicely as shown in this article I wrote last year: https://newhair.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Combining_Follicular_Unit_Extraction_and_Scalp.98621.pdf
My Hair Fell Out Around a Scalp Pimple Scar
will hair grow back when there is a pimple scar? my hair around the scar had dropped off and the area is quite big. please help me in this.
I would expect that this is temporary loss, but I don’t have enough information. How long has it been that this bald spot has lasted?
2013-11-06 09:00:072013-11-05 12:25:08My Hair Fell Out Around a Scalp Pimple Scar
Can finasteride make your hair worse?
My dermatologist is offering me to take fin. Im 22 and have a receding hairline, but it doesn’t look too bad yet. I wanna maintain my hair and be proactive, but I’ve been reading stories of fin accelerating their balding and not always regrowing what was lost from fin. I’m scared that this will happen to me. What are your guys experience with this?
Not a problem. Putting the side effects to the side, the only problem with finasteride is that in some men it doesn’t work well, but most men see a slowing of their hair loss or a complete stop of their hair loss. A 70 year old patient of mine was prescribed finasteride by his doctor for his prostate and he came to see me to show that he regrew much of his lost hair, with a big smile telling me that I won’t get any money for a hair transplant on him. Ha Ha I said.
2021-03-15 01:20:522021-03-15 13:22:05Can finasteride make your hair worse?
My Hair Looks Worse After Each Transplant!
Doctor,
I started noticing hair loss around the age of 26. I tried the laser for a year and did not believe it worked and took propecia, but felt that did not provide help either. In 2009 I decided to have a hair transplant surgery 2,000 hairs. 1,000 in the front and 1,000 in the back.
After the transplant I began finasteride and rogaine to maintain the amount. I was so happy after the first 6 months, until I started noticed thinning in the front again. Everytime I go to the doctor who will remain nameless they say things are fine. I went for the second procedure a year later to thicken up the front. It has been 5 months and the front looks worse and the back is starting to thin out on the sides and a little in the middle. I have a few questions.
- Can the initial surgery cause this shedding to occur and then stop?
- Could the rogaine cause an adverse affect? Every time I use the rogaine and start combing my hair at least 10-20 hairs come out. I read somewhere that if shedding does not stop after 5 months then stop.
- Does the finasteride not work as well as the propecia? These 2 drugs should keep the back fine, but that is not the case.
- Also could transplanted hair fall out?
I cannot comment too much on your particular issues, because I’ve never examined you… but I suspect there was no Master Plan associated with your hair loss issue and you were chasing after a goal that wasn’t clearly laid out. It’s possible you were never given realistic expectations. Perhaps you should see another surgeon for his/her opinion.
1. I do not know what your initial surgery was, what it was suppose to do, or even if it was successful. In general, you can have shock hair loss from the surgery itself. That’s one possibility. The shedding from shock hair loss is permanent.
2. Rogaine is a topical medication to grow hair, not lose hair. If you have an adverse reaction, then ask your doctor for an examination. Losing 10-20 hairs is normal with or without Rogaine. Finally, some patients report slightly more hair loss when starting Rogaine treatment, but as you continue to use it there should not be a problem. The initial hair loss from Rogaine is thought of as a “cycling” of the old hair falling out in preparation of new hairs to grow.
3. Propecia is finasteride in 1mg strength. There is no difference as it is the same medication. Propecia is the marketing name, like Tylenol is the marketing name for acetaminophen… or Rogaine is the name for minoxidil. I’m not sure what you mean by the “back” … is it the back of the head (donor area) or the top/crown?
4. Transplanted hairs are considered permanent as your donor hair. They do fall out as the hairs cycle, but it regrows.
Can hair loss accelerate from time to time?
Genetic hair loss is not like a straight line if you plotted it out. You inherit a pattern and at different ages some hairs will undergo miniaturization and eventually fall out. So yes, hair loss can accelerate, then slow down and then accelerate again. If you are treating it, you may be treating a stop and go process. Many of my patients tell me that even when they take a drug like finasteride, they may start losing their hair in spirts and stops.
2021-10-11 01:17:062021-10-11 07:17:41Can hair loss accelerate from time to time?
My Hair Started Turning White at 20 Years Old!
I am male at 24 age. My hair have started whitening since i was 20. Now i have nearly over a hundred white hair. How can i handle this. Is there any proven drug that fix this. Some people say that eating onion twice a day, hair become black. Is there any proof. Additional info i have used finasteride for five years. It stops loosing my hair. thnx for this site.
White hair is a genetic trait. You can dye it if you don’t like it, but there’s no pill for it (yet). Eating two onions a day won’t turn your hair black, but it will make your breath horrible.