2021-07-11 01:18:422021-02-07 14:19:39microneedling weekly for 3 months, keto, finasteride, biotin, minoxidil (photos)
Bald Spot After Accident With Hair Clippers
About 4 months ago my fiance had bought a pair of clippers at our local walmart so he could cut his own hair. (which he had done for many years) Well somehow in the middle if shaving the back of his head, the clippers pulled his hair and took a nice big chunk out of the back of his head. Ever since then there has been a bald spot a little bigger than a half dollar on the back of his head. The spot just won’t grow back! What can he do? Thanks..
Ouch! I assume by “chunk”, you mean a bit of scalp. If that’s the case and hair and skin came out, that is certainly not good. I have no way of knowing either way if it’ll grow back though, as I haven’t seen the wound (depth, size, etc). If it does not grow back, he may want to transplant hair it if it is large enough to be noticeable.
Miniaturized Hair — Does it Mean the Hairs are Thinner or The Entire Head of Hair is Less Full?
You really spend a lot of time working on this site. So I’ll be brief.
On March 22nd 2007 you had a post of a man that was trying to keeping his hair full (Trying to Keep Looking Full). You stated that he had 50% miniaturization of his hair. Does 50% miniaturization mean that 50% of the hair on the crown of his head has miniaturized and 50% is normal? Or does that mean the hair strands themselves are 50% thinner then when he was younger?
Also, I just started 1/4 tablet of Finasteride two weeks ago. I’m almost 25 and my crown has started to miniaturize. I know it’s too early to see positive results. But is it too early to see shedding? I ask because I’ve noticed a few shorter hairs in my hand after I run gel through my hair. The hairs are about an inch or so shorter then the rest on my head.
Thanks!
Hair that is miniaturized comes in all sizes and the thinner it gets, the more advanced the miniaturization is. When hair miniaturizes, it often is less long as the hair growth slows down. More advanced miniaturization will stunt the hair growth almost completely, a stage before it falls out. This is why I near-constantly write about getting a good baseline on your miniaturization with a series of measurements so you know where you are starting from. This way you can see numbers and the visual effects of the hair loss process. I hope this clears up any possible confusion.
I’m assuming that when you say you’re taking 1/4 tablet of finasteride, you mean 1/4 of the 5mg finasteride (which is Proscar or generic Proscar). Otherwise, I do not understand why you are taking 1/4 pill of the 1mg finasteride Propecia pill. There is no reason to reduce your dose from the recommended 1mg hair loss treatment, unless you’re one of the unlucky few that are experiencing side effects.
Balding at 14 Years Old
I work in a school and recently met an 8th grade student, so 13 or 14 years old, who had very advanced male pattern baldness. It had clearly progressed in the male pattern, and he was somewhere around a Norwood 5 or 5A. There was a large bald circle on the crown, and what remained of the forelock was very thin. My question is: Is it possible for MPB to occur that early without the presence of a disorder, or does balding at such a young age reflect some underlying problem beyond the simple genetic predisposition for male pattern baldness?
Androgenic alopecia (AGA) or Male Pattern Balding (MPB) starts with puberty when the hormones change in the young man. In general most MPB starts around late high school/ early college years. I suppose a 14 year old going through puberty can have signs of MPB. I have seen 16 to 18 year old boys with complete Norwood 5/6 balding.
2015-06-03 06:55:322015-09-24 13:50:41Balding at 14 Years Old
Minoxidil and body hair
hey dr, your patient that take oral minoxidil do they develop unwanted hair on back- shoulder or upper cheek? thanks
Every person responds differently. Some get more body hair, and some don’t.
Balding Time Frame
Is it possible to START prematurely balding at the age of say, 17,18,19,20 or below the age of 25/30 if there is no family history of STARTING balding below the age of 35? Also, does hairline maturing occur at a similar time frame as predecessors or does it have it’s own time frame?
Genetic male pattern balding may start with puberty. You may be well on the way to being bald in your teenage years or in your 20s or 30s. Anything is possible. In general most significant genetic hair loss occurs in your 20s and 30s and usually the balding process slows down past 35.
You don’t have to have a “family history” because it does not completely follow a direct and predictable inheritance pattern.
2015-03-02 09:03:332015-03-19 08:10:01Balding Time Frame
Minoxidil benefit, will it get better?
I have used minoxidil for twelve weeks and now just started on finasteride. Will my hairline return to its normal shape on the finasteride?
The medication restored your forelock, not your frontal hairline in its normal shape. A hair transplant is the best option if you are not satisfied with your nice achievement so far. Finasteride rarely restores the normal hairline in men who have completely lost it and are over 26 years of age.
My Beard Transplant Left Me with Hyperpigmented Scars (Photo)
To avoid this, I always trim off the skin of the grafts prior to the placing of the grafts into the recipient area, but some very small skin edge may still remain despite this. There are creams that dermatologists use to treat melasma that might address this problem. These could be removed with FUE along with the hair associated with it, undoing the beard transplant.
2018-06-01 05:49:582018-05-12 09:46:54My Beard Transplant Left Me with Hyperpigmented Scars (Photo)
minoxidil for 3.5 months and good results (photos)
What is the best age to get a hair transplant (from Reddit)?
I tell men never to get a hair transplant prior to the age or 25 or 26 because they must know what their hair loss pattern is and until this age, the pattern is not clear. If you get transplanted earlier, you may chase your pattern with repeat hair transplants every year. Men in their thirties are idea, because most of the hair loss has happened in their twenties.
Hair transplant from tressless