This young man went on finasteride, minoxidil, pumpkin seed oil and used LLT for 3 months, appearing to shrink the size of the balding crown
Instant Growth of Hair Transplant? (with Photos)
Here’s a patient that reported continued growth of his hair transplants without going through the dreaded dormant phase that usually occurs for some time following the procedure. Now to be honest, the After photos were taken just under 2 years after the surgery so I can’t say I saw this instant (or continued) growth with my own eyes… but the patient is a doctor and is convinced that the reason he didn’t experience any fall-out was due to taking vitamin B2 and fish oils. I’ll leave it up to you if you want to try that approach in hopes of continued hair growth following a transplant, but I wanted to share the results here nonetheless. Click the photos to enlarge.
After one procedure of 2031 grafts
Before
I had 3000 FUE grafts and I am worried about my donor area (photo)
When your original donor density is lower than average, 3000 grafts can be too many grafts harvested through FUE and this causes donor site depletion such that the donor area has a problem with a see-through look. The doctor should have measured your donor density before pushing large numbers of FUE grafts. For some people with very low donor densities, 2000 grafts could cause donor site depletion. It seems that in this situation, the surgeon could not get the entire 3000 grafts from the permanent zone, so the surgeon moved outside the permanent zone into the neck (which is not permanent hair) and possibly also above the permanent zone into another area that may sooner or later may bald. The only treatment for this is scalp micropigmentation, something we do all of the time. https://scalpmicropigmentation.com/ This technique can make your donor area LOOK normal but it will not put more hair there
2017-07-21 05:25:102017-07-21 05:45:11I had 3000 FUE grafts and I am worried about my donor area (photo)
Interesting Read on the Cause and Future Treatments for Hair Loss
this is my grandfathers brother. I don’t have a picture of his crown but from this picture could tell me please if he’s a Norwood 6 or 7? I’m praying you will say 6.
Without seeing the back of his head I can’t be sure but from the sides, it looks like a Class 7 pattern. You need a Personalized Master Plan with a good hair restoration doctor. White hair generally does very well with transplants, especially if it has a medium or coarse hair texture
2020-12-15 01:06:272020-12-15 08:34:26
Iron Deficiency, Birth Control, Hair Loss
Is it true that iron deficiency in women can cause hair loss that may appear to be AGA? If so, does supplementation actually help?
Also, do you know if oral birth control pills (Ortho-tricycline lo) can cause progressive hair loss while on them. I am not refering to hair loss after discontinuing but progressive loss over time.
Iron deficiency with or without anemia has been reported as a cause of hair loss. Hair loss seen in iron deficient patients is typically more diffuse. In patients who are prone to male pattern baldness, iron deficiency can speed up the hair loss process.
Birth control pills or medications that manipulate the estrogen balance can cause hair loss as well. Although any medication containing estrogen may cause hair loss, the opposite also occurs and in some situations estrogen may be protective. Excessive hair loss (telogen effluvium) could be often seen in withdrawal from estrogen, or in postpartum phase and can last about a year after the baby is born.
2006-11-30 09:34:202006-11-29 15:40:09Iron Deficiency, Birth Control, Hair Loss
4 months finasteride & minoxidil (photo)
Is Avodart Making Me Angry?
Since taking propecia for three months then switching over to avodart for a further six months, i seemed to be very agrivated all the time and angry to the point were i was arguing and getting into fights. Is there any connection with this and taking avodart.
Why the switch to Avodart (dutasteride) from Propecia (finasteride)? Propecia is the only FDA approved oral medication for the treatment of hair loss. Avodart is not. If the Propecia was working well for you and had an acceptable side effect profile for you, you should go back to using it. Avodart has not been shown to help with male pattern baldness better than Propecia unless the dose is three to four times higher than recommended dosages and even this information is suspect. Since it may be causing you severe emotional issues, you should strongly consider stopping this medication. We do on rare occasions see personality changes with these drugs. You may also consider talking to your doctor or therapist about your anger issues if in switching, your anger has not subsided.
4 months on minoxidil and fiinasteride
Is Finasteride Evenly Distributed in a Proscar Tablet?
I would like to thank you for this very useful resource, and your consideration of submmited questions. I have a question about Proscar- since Proscar tablets are not scored four ways- is the finasteride distributed equally throughout the pill, in other words could their be more potent peices of the pill. This was a concern I had about switching to proscar. Are you aware if the pills have an equall distribution of finasteride? It seems like they may not since they are designed to be halved not quartered.
I can not imagine why Merck would weight the active ingredients in a tablet of Proscar (finasteride 5mg). I can’t say with 100% certainty, but I’d believe the distribution is fairly even throughout, particularly since the pill is likely homogenized. If it’s not perfect, it would probably be within a very small fraction of a percent difference. The Proscar isn’t scored, so you will likely get a little more of less each day anyway unless you somehow manage to get a perfect cut on an odd-shaped pill (see image at right). It’s a good question and although I did a little bit of research on it, I couldn’t find the absolute answer for you.
There’s an interesting thread at Drugs-Forum.com about splitting pills and ingredient distribution that you might find useful.