Hair transplants in front and a hair system in back!

Started fin 14 months ago to maintain my hairline, but the crown has gone from zero thinning to a rats nest in that time, and I got to think about the next step here. My hairline is still rather acceptable for my age, so why not do a dense pack transplant on the hairline to bring me to a thick NW1, then just use a system for the crown? Won’t the Hair System last much longer be cheaper and be way easier maintenance?

I have done these combinations of hair transplants in the front and a hair system behind it. Most men end up getting a hair transplant once they see the value and the natural results from it. Hair systems are very expensive over time, far more than a hair transplant.


2019-05-01 07:38:35Hair transplants in front and a hair system in back!

HairDX Genetic Hair Loss Test System

Just wondering if you could speak about the HairDX test and whether it is useful to use for men who want to know how severe their future hairloss will be.

HairDXMy knowledge of HairDX is limited to what I can find on the Internet (not much outside of their official website and official press releases). Assuming HairDX works and does give you an accurate genetic testing profile, why would you want to spend $149 when you can get a free consultation with a doctor? I guess some people just don’t want to meet with a doctor at any cost. Furthermore, I personally base my medical and surgical recommendations on a physical examination, history, and a miniaturization study. I would have a hard time recommending surgery or medication (Propecia) for men who show no signs of balding, but do have a positive genetic test.

It is nevertheless an interesting test from a marketing and consumer perspective and as more genes are identified that contribute to the hair loss process (MPB), then this approach may help us find better treatments and possible cures for genetic hair loss.

Very rapid hair loss at 18, why?

Not even a chronic masturbation addiction could effect any sort of hormone levels or anything? Please help I am trying to figure out what caused me to start balding so fast at 18

Hair follicles have a biologic clock that kicks in Apoptosis (cell death) in those men who have the genes for balding. I have seen young men (not common) rapidly lose their hair and develop a Class 7 pattern by the time they were 20. Statistically, that is probably not you unless you take after a father who was one of those rare men when he was young. Frequent masturbation has nothing to do with hair loss

Hairline lowering surgical scar in a male (photo)

This man’s photos shows two problems. (1) above the scar, there are areas of balding which indicate that the scar will become obvious, and (2) the stitches were placed far back creating a railroad pattern which will (a) cause hair loss and )b) probably keep elements of this scar. This man will need a hair transplant to fix this once it is healed. Why would any man do this when a hair transplant alone would have solved his hairline recession?

Violin Spider Bite

This spider is also called the Brown Recluse Spider. It often hides in boxes that you store away the the basement. This bite can cause you to lose an arm or leg. The picture shows what the bite looked like and what the spider looks like. My wife saw the spider land on me one day (she has a photographic memory and acute vision) and tried to tell me before I wiped it off of my arm. Too late, the spider bit me and in a day my arm swelled but I did not get the necrosis shown on the picture on the left so I did not need surgical excision of the bite venom. This is a dangerous bite, but other than swelling and a fever, I did OK but it caused pain for about 3 days and it took a week for the swelling to go away. Some people have been known to die or lose an arm or leg from such a spider bit. This happened to me in Los Angeles, California but the spider is wide spread in the United States. The patient in the photo shows that a surgeon removed the area of the bite because the skin died (necrosis) and this surgery was needed.


2019-08-15 13:13:29Violin Spider Bite

Hairs aligned like soldiers, not randomly placed (Photo)

When I teach doctors how to do a hair transplant, I always discuss randomness for graft placement. The doctor generally fights his tendencies for orderliness and orderliness means alignment of the grafts in columns or rows, not normal as you can see. When the hair grows, it will show the orderliness when you look carefully at it. Also, note the picket fence hairline, which again is not normal. As this man already has hair, these issues may not bother him, but it bothers my aesthetic sense of things.


2020-02-20 09:44:14Hairs aligned like soldiers, not randomly placed (Photo)

Wall Street Journal Looks at Hair Laser Efficacy

There was a wallstreet journal article talking about the efficacy of the laser comb. It said that it works. Do you think there’s any evidence to support this? Here is the link.

By the way your site has been a big help. I’ve been balding since senior year in high school and am now twenty years old. Your site is the only site I have found that doesn’t seem to be pushing or selling anything, thank you.

The Wall Street Journal really didn’t conduct any research on their own to determine efficacy, but just quotes the study provided by Lexington (makers of the LaserComb). I guess if you took a vote from experts in the field, you could count my vote as thumbs down towards these hair lasers. I conducted a study on some of my patients for over a year when I had the large hair laser machines in my office (and offered their use free of charge to my surgical patients). I did not see any value on those using the hair laser, and honestly, it seemed like a waste of time for patients that don’t have time to waste.

Thanks for your kind words about this site. We work hard to make it what it is.


2009-11-05 10:22:10Wall Street Journal Looks at Hair Laser Efficacy

What Is Happening to My Hairline? I Am 20 Years Old.

I’m a 20 year old male concerned about possible hair loss. Baldness does not run in my family, as my dad is 50 years old and has not lost any hair, and my grandpa is 75 and is just now getting a bald spot. I’ve noticed that when I comb my hair, some hairs fall on the sink, leading me to get worried.

My hair is naturally thick, but recently I’ve felt that my right edge (possibly thinning) and front part of my hairline has changed shape. Is this a sign of a receding hairline, or is it maturing? If so, should I see a doctor for a Finasteride prescription? I don’t think Minoxidil works on the temple area, so I won’t bother trying.

You are probably developing a maturing hairline as you still have a juvenile hairline present. This usually occurs between the age of 17-29 in men. Finasteride is not going to impact your transition to a mature hairline.


2018-08-20 07:44:58What Is Happening to My Hairline? I Am 20 Years Old.