Wow, your hair loss at this stage is an advanced Class 3 pattern but the real question is where is the hair loss going? Of course you can have a hair transplant now, then do another in a year and a year later do another etc., if you get what I am saying. You don’t want to be addicted to having hair transplants every year until you use up all of your donor hair and then have an incomplete job to show off, not good. At 18, we always discourage boys in going the hair transplant route. You need to consider yearly measurements with the HAIRCHECK instrument by a doctor who has one, then you also need to consider taking the drug Finasteride which is the only drug that MIGHT stop the hair loss. If your family history is one of advanced balding, then you and your doctor need to work out a Master Plan for your future with regard to hair loss, drugs and eventual surgery when you are much older.
How Important Is Nizoral in the Treatment of Hair Loss?
Nizoral is an anti-fungal shampoo that treats dandruff reasonably effectively. It does not, contrary to what many people seem to believe, address the genetics of male pattern balding.
2018-11-30 06:40:302018-11-14 09:18:42How Important Is Nizoral in the Treatment of Hair Loss?
19 years old with Trichotillimania
I’m young (19) and had perfect hair growing up. However, I have had trichotillomania (hair pulling disorder) develop in my teens (symptom of OCD) and now I’ve lost a lot of my hair. It’s concealable but I plan on maybe getting a transplant (FUE?) done at some point as I grow older since I’ve beat my disorder and now am regrowing my hair. Does anyone have any recommendations as to what to do or results they got from a transplant ? Thank you.
My extensive experience with Trichotillomania is that most people really don’t quit and transplants just enter the cycle again with recurrence. You must build a relationship with a doctor like me in your area over time so that this problem can be eventually transplanted once you know for sure that the primary problem is solved.
2019-04-03 05:21:152019-01-07 13:21:3519 years old with Trichotillimania
In the News – Andre Agassi Wore a Wig
Snippet from the article:
Former tennis star Andre Agassi has admitted the lion mane-style hairstyle he sported during the 1990s was actually a wig, in extracts from his autobiography published in British newspapers Saturday.
Agassi said he wore a hairpiece held together with pins in his first Grand Slam final, the 1990 French Open final, and blamed his concerns that it would fall apart for losing the match to Andres Gomez.
Before the match he prayed “not for victory, but that my hairpiece would not fall off”, he writes in “Open”.
Read the rest — Agassi admits mane was a wig
Well, coming clean about his wig-wearing days is certainly one way to sell books. Here are some before and after photos for those that might not remember him with his mullet wig in the 90s:
2 years finasteride & minoxidil (photos)
In the News – Can Hair Loss Drugs Cause Injuries to Athletes?
Snippet from the article:
Arsene Wenger has warned that professional footballers looking to cure baldness with hair loss products could be putting their careers at risk.
The Arsenal manager made the shocking claim when discussing the nature of injuries in his weekly press conference ahead of Sunday’s game against Everton.
Wenger, who revolutionised the English game when importing new fitness and preparatory methods following his arrival at Arsenal in 1996, says some players are leaving themselves open to problems if they use products to reverse the process of balding.
And according to the Gunners boss, vanity could lead to injury.
Read the rest — Wenger warns stars over hair loss products
He says hair loss medications can lead to liver problems, though he doesn’t specifically say which medications he’s concerned about. As far as I’m aware, finasteride (Propecia) does not have any adverse effects on the liver.
20 year old took finasteride and minoxdil for two years
In the News – Drinks Lots of Coffee and Tea, Have Lower Diabetes Risk?
In non-hair-related health news…
Snippet from the article:
Drinking more coffee (regular or decaffeinated) or tea appears to lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to an analysis of previous studies reported in the December 14/28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, JAMA.
By the year 2025, approximately 380 million individuals worldwide will be affected by type 2 diabetes.
Despite considerable research attention, the role of specific dietary and lifestyle factors remains uncertain, although obesity and physical inactivity have consistently been reported to raise the risk of diabetes mellitus. A previously published meta-analysis suggested drinking more coffee may be linked with a reduced risk, but the amount of available information has more than doubled since.
Read the full article — Drinking Coffee, Decaf and Tea Regularly Associated With a Reduced Risk of Diabetes
Drinking lots of coffee to avoid type 2 diabetes? I guess it just shows that almost anything can be linked to something else if you’re really looking for a connection. It’s the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon game, but for diseases.
I Had 2000 Grafts 6 Months Ago, Is This Enough to Get Full Coverage? (Photo)
That is a reasonable number of grafts. If you have very fine hair, then more grafts would have been better because fine hair does not have much bulk to it. However, there appears to be areas where the growth is underperforming at this time, so wait out another 2 months. If at that time the area has not filled in, go back and see your doctor.
2018-03-06 06:33:532018-06-22 09:57:33I Had 2000 Grafts 6 Months Ago, Is This Enough to Get Full Coverage? (Photo)
In the News – Generic 5mg Finasteride Recall Over Switched Label
Pfizer Inc. subsidiary Greenstone LLC recalled one lot of its Citalopram depression medicine and its prostate drug Finasteride because the wrong labels may have been put on the bottles, said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Greenstone said in a recall notice that bottles of Citalopram, a generic drug with trade names including Celexa, may contain Finasteride, used to treat prostate problems and baldness in men. Finasteride’s trade names include Proscar, Propecia and several others.
Read the rest — Fear of Switched Labels Prompts Recall of Antidepressant, Prostate Drugs
The recall includes 100 count bottles of 10mg citalopram and 90 count bottles of 5mg finasteride. Both are generic, non-name-brand varieties (so you’re fine if you have Proscar; Propecia is not included in the recall).
The article does say — “Both have the lot number FI050058-A on the label.” So if you are taking 5mg finasteride, double check the lot number on the bottle.