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Taking both finasteride and minoxidil

Hello doctor, I was wondering if you could help me with a conundrum I’m thinking about: I see some people start taking fin for a solid 6 months to a year, see if hair loss stabilizes, and then are advising people to take min. My derm prescribed me a compounded fin / min topical , and I’m a little worried about taking fin/ min together in case I stop just the min, and want to continue taking the fin. Would it be wise in any instance to insist on taking both at once, or would taking fin first then waiting for min always be a safe result?

Both may work better in many men (the majority of men respond to oral minoxidil but only 40% will respond to the topical form). These two drugs act differently, so taking them both gives you the best shot at addressing the hair loss

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Taking Propecia Before Completing Puberty

can mpb or aga occur during puberty, opposed to after its completion? if so, should one think twice about taking propecia if they are not sure they have fully completed puberty?

Male pattern baldness (MPB) or androgenic alopecia (AGA) can start as early as puberty, when your hormones are at a flux. I would generally recommend Propecia (finasteride 1mg) for men who have completed puberty in their late teens. I am not aware of any studies on Propecia with respect to its effects on men still undergoing puberty, but I would suspect it might slow down or even block the appearance of puberty.


2007-12-06 14:04:20Taking Propecia Before Completing Puberty

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Fungal Infection In Recipient Area a Month After My Transplant

Hi, I received a hair transplant FUE type, nearly two months ago. I am a male and aged 46 years. After the first month i developed bumps of dry scalp on the transplanted area only. The Doctor stated that this was a fungal infection, so i started using Nizoral shampoo after using this shampoo for 15 day’s the condition has cleared. My question is, will this effect the hair transplant and the growth of the graphs, to become a successful hair transplant.

Thanking you for you professional advice.

I’ve never seen a fungal infection following a hair transplant, so I have no experience with this type of situation as a point of reference. I would think that if the infection is gone it should not impact your hair growth, particularly since the infection occurred a month after the transplant. That being said, I would ask these questions to your surgeon and hope for the best!

If one of my patients had a fungal infection, I would get the opinion of an expert who works with fungal infections (perhaps a dermatologist). Good luck.

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Tanning and Hair Loss

Dear Dr. Rassman,

I actually have a few questions, my first one is, can going tanning (whether in the sun or a tanning bed) cause hair loss and/or permanent damage to hair follicles?

My other question is, can seborrhoeic dermatitis cause permanent damage to hair follicles? Also, how long does seborrhoeic dermatitis usually last? I’ve been diagnosed with SD and I’ve
lost alot of eyebrow hairs and I’m curious as to how long I can expect this to go on for. Any help would be much appreciated.

Thank you.

The sun nor a tan should impact hair loss directly in the short term, but long term exposure to the sun can damage the skin to the depth of the bottom of the hair follicle. You need to be evaluated by a good doctor.

Seborrhoeic dermatitis does not cause hair loss. I’ve discussed eyebrow hair loss with seborrhoeic dermatitis before — Seborrheic Dermatitis on Eyebrows.


2007-08-31 11:36:17Tanning and Hair Loss

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Gene Identified to Solve Hair Loss?

From the BBC — Gene find triggers baldness hope

Hair loss in humans might not be irreversible, suggest scientists who have helped create new hair cells on the skin of mice.

We have all hoped that we could make new hair from stem cells or gene manipulation. It looks like we have moved one step closer to that goal.

More articles about this here —

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How do I tell the difference between Nutrafol and minoxidil products for my thinning hair

These are neutraceutical products which have general claims like hair health but minoxidil has science behind it to show it really can grow hair. You can’t draw any science from some claims from Nutrofol; however, the photos (if they can be believed when produced by the company and not peer reviewed medical journals, can be impressive but not always believed).


2019-01-21 15:04:20How do I tell the difference between Nutrafol and minoxidil products for my thinning hair

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Give It to Me Straight. I Am a 22 Year Old Male with Hair Loss (Photo)

I’ve had the temples like that for a long time. Thing is I’ve recently noticed that some of my scalp in the front is visible when I’m in the bathroom where there’s a lot of light. Also a hair dresser (not my usual one) recently commented on how thing my hair is. I don’t know if this is something recent or it’s been like this for a long time and I’ve just noticed. Is there any chance I’m just a guy with thin hair?

The corners look a bit high suggesting possible early corner recession, but the overall hairline is a mature hairline. Wait it out, and consider taking the drug finasteride if it gets worse.


2019-12-05 13:21:04Give It to Me Straight. I Am a 22 Year Old Male with Hair Loss (Photo)