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Resveratrol, found in wine, actually in the grape skin, might help in the fight against Alzheimer’s Disease The skin of the grape is a potential treatment for a variety of age related disorders, reported from the Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington DC. In the disease, amyloid-beta protein is deposited in the brain and is associated with this disease, but in a study of 119 people with mild to moderate disease, taking 1 gm of resveratrol twice a day for a year, researchers did not see a significant accumulation of these amyloid-beta deposits. The study is small, so few conclusions can be drawn from this, but there seems to be no harm in taking this drug in these doses, so maybe it is worth a try in those who think that it might help their brain function, particularly if they or a member of their family may have this awful disease.

(female)
After two years of coloring my hair every 3 to 4 months I noticed that my hair is half the volume and is very thin at the ends. Also i have curly hair and now the ends are almost straight. I went to the dermatologist who made the test for hormones and everything is fine. My scalp itches a lot and is kind of oily. My hair is not oily, but if I massage my scalp my fingertips feel oily. The last six months my hair is not looking good, its very thin at the ends. And today is so itchy. Even itches my face and neck. Please, any advice? Thank you

If your scalp is itching and your hair is thin, there is possible allergy or chemical damage from the coloring. But otherwise, hair changes in volume for many reasons, including age, abuse (coloring can be a type of abuse), nutritional causes, hormone changes, various skin problems and diseases. As well, drying or oily conditions may impact the hair quality.

I do not have the expertise in the area of skin conditions, so I am not the one to ask about that. It sounds like a possible allergy, but that’s something your dermatologist should’ve been able to determine. As you have already seen a dermatologist, your next step might be to see a good stylist who knows about programs to maintain your hair bulk better than I do.

22 y/o here with rapid mpb. i’m already too far gone for a hair transplant to look halfway decent so am looking into some alternatives. i rocked a buzzcut last year and thought it was ok but for my wildly receeded temples so smp has caught my eye but there are also some incredibly good hair systems out here. ideally, i want to not have my hair bother me anymore and have a frame to my face for my 20s! what do you reckon?

There is a huge difference between a hair system which requires annual maintenance, daily maintenance and social adjustments to get what looks like a full head of hair. With good hair systems, the look is a good as if you never lost hair, just like with a good hair transplant. With SMP, however, you have to determine if you want the look of a shaved head of hair with no actual hair. It has the advantage of minimal maintenance once it is done, but it is not hair. The good news is that if you have SMP done, you can always switch to a Hair System or a Hair Transplant. It is a personal choice.

(male)
I have lost all of the hair on the outside of my legs from the knee down. I do not have any medical conditions that should affect this. Thank you

I do not know enough about you — like your age, for starters. If you know you have nothing wrong with you, then what value can I have? I think you need to link with a good doctor and then let him/her tell you that you have no medical conditions, and/or possibly identify something that is wrong.

I’m a 22 year old male with androgenic alopecia and diffuse thinning. I’ve been balding since I was 18 years old.

Recently, I’ve been experiencing very rapid shedding all over my scalp (top of the scalp, donor area, and both sides of the head). I went to my dermatologist and had a scalp biopsy (4mm, punch) done to make sure it wasn’t alopecia areata. Turns out, it’s telogen effluvium due to various stressors. 12 days later, I got the stitches removed from the area.

BUT

The hair that is currently growing out and closely around the biopsy site are probably the thickest that they have been in YEARS.

I currently use a topical minoxidil 7%, finasteride 0.1% compound solution ((been using for 1 month), stopped taking finasteride tablets due to sides (used for 2 months)) and I use a microneedling pen (1mm, once per month). Although I’ve had very subtle hair regrowth on my hairline and slight thickening on my temples, the hair from the biopsy site feels and looks thicker than most of the hair on my scalp at the moment.

I’m aware that it may seem like an “illusion” due to my current TE condition, but it honestly feels much more thicker than before the initial shedding started. It almost nearly resembles the texture that it was from when I was a teenager.

If anyone is familiar with the biological components of hair loss and hair regrowth, I would love to hear from you about this matter.

Wounds sometime stimulate hair growth much like microneedling does

This is what we do every day with speeds of between 1000-1800 grafts per hour depending upon the patient’s skin characteristics. The key to good results from FUE is good speed with accurate excision and no damage to the hairs in the grafts (shown here in the video), proper handling of the grafts from the point they are removed from the body, sorting them by sizes and quantifying any damage done, and then placing them into the recipient area with minimal trauma in a fast and expeditious manner in a short period of time. Note that many of the grafts contained more than two hairs. That is because the surgeon can select which Follicular units he wishes to excise. This is nicely done by Dr. Devorye showing the excision which always must be done by a surgeon (by law).

First. It was nice to see a blog about hair loss authored by real doctors and thank you for that. I am from Philippines and there are not much doctors here that specializes in hair loss problem thus when I visited once before, i was not able to get answer. So i hope you could help me here.

I was 19 when my hair loss started together with some big acne. My mom said it is hereditary but what concerns me is the very very subtle tingling pain in the place where I am having hair loss (which is the front). Sometimes I feel it after I comb my hair.

Another are the acnes, is there a case that having an acne and hair loss at the same time is a symptom of something.

3rd is I always experience numbing pain in my arms that I have not experience before.

I am sorry if I have too many questions because I read a lot about hair loss but couldn’t find answer to why I am having one. Right now my hair is in a norwood 2. I tried to talk to one doctor before but his answer was because it was due to stress then gave me prescription for my acne not my hair loss. Sorry. This is already long but Thank You in advance.

Acne doesn’t cause hair loss, and hair loss doesn’t cause acne. Your loss may be stress-induced like your doctor said, but at 19 years old it’s entirely possible that you’re showing early patterned hair loss. A Norwood Class 2 could just be a mature hairline, though. That isn’t anything to be concerned with. I haven’t seen you, so I can’t make that determination.

I do not know what numbing pain in your arms has to do with having acne or hair loss. I think you may be trying to link everything into one. Unlike physics, there is no unifying theory about hair loss.