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Result from minoxidil, finasteride and the dermaroller

I don’t know what the usual experience is for NW6+, or what the success rate is, or if my progress is going to just fade away one day soon, but as long as it keeps coming back im gonna keep doin what im doin. Has anyone else seen recovery from NW6+? are there limits to regrowth potential? I’m thinking in another 6-12 months if I can keep what I have or get a little more that I will consult a hair doctor and see what my options are as far as FUE/FUT to maybe get me back to a full short haircut. That may still be a pipe dream. Worst case I go back to buzzin.

Amazing results already in just 6 months so stay the course.


2019-01-04 12:46:26Result from minoxidil, finasteride and the dermaroller

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Does Propecia Only Save Hair for 3 Years?

I’m very seriously considering starting a course of propecia/proscar. But before I began I wanted to ask two questions.

1. It has been said that if you start propecia early the better chance you have of slowing down/halting hair loss, but that doesn’t tally with the propecia chart from studies which show that it generally peters out after 3 years. so surely you’d only save your hair for 3 years and then it would quickly regress, not making much difference how early you start because you only have 3 years of good hair.

2. I was wondering if you could recommend a good dermatologist/hair doctor in London, who I could have a consulation with before I begin taking proscar, do you know any who do miniturisation tests or some kind of form of monitoring on hair loss? There are a lot of snake oil merchants in London that are willfully telling you that you must get on medication and I just want to talk to who is honest and experienced.

I have many patients that have reversed their crown loss and held the reversal over 10 years. Everyone is different, but the official studies show that the expected maintenance should be about 5 years on average. That means that some men get better than 5 years and some worse results while on the drug. It depends upon how aggressive your genes are.

As to your second question about London-based doctors, Dr. Bessam Farjo is a contributor to this site. He and his wife are terrific doctors and worthy of a trip to their offices (in London and Manchester). They may be able to give you a referral if you call their office.

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Retane

Hi Dr Rassman, like many others, I’d like to thank you for taking the time to maintain this blog. I’m 40, have considerable recession at the temples, but recently I started noticing more in the middle front and overall thinning. Obviously that’s not sitting well with me, probably causing a chicken and the egg situation, as its stressing me out, which can be a major contributor.

Do you think Propecia would still do anything for me? In addition, Retane is another product I’ve read about. Have you heard of it and if so, whether its worth looking into further. I hope you will be able to respond to my question. Thanks very much in advance.

RetaneRetane doesn’t appear to have anything of value in it to regrow your hair or cease your hair loss. This list the ingredients on their site as inositol, biotin, protodioscin, folic acid, vitamin B5, vitamin E, aloe vera, and ginseng panax extract. These ingredients simply don’t have value in treating hair loss. The product’s website references an 86% success rate over and over — and a closer look at the clinical study they reference shows that it was conducted 7 years ago, included only 22 people (15 men, 7 women), and was only 4 weeks long. Their website informs us that you might see regrowth at the 6 week mark, so why their “study” went to only 4 weeks is beyond me. That is such a half-cooked study for a hair growth treatment that I don’t think I need to go further with my comments.

As for the other part to your question — I haven’t seen your photos and don’t really have a full history of your hair loss, but if your doctor prescribes Propecia to you, I don’t see why it couldn’t work. At the very least, it could halt the hair loss from progressing for some time. As long as you know that you for sure have genetic balding (think miniaturization mapping), you should spend your money on a hair loss treatment that is proven to work, like Propecia and minoxidil.

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Revivogen vs Finasteride/Dutasteride

Hello,

What do you think of Revivogen and this recent study, comparing it to Finasteride and Dutasteride: study (PDF File)

The science looks interesting, but it is not clear from this study that there will be actual hair growth. If you want a known DHT blocker, finasteride is safe and proven to work. Nonetheless, I appreciate the link and thanks for sending.


2008-03-05 09:10:34Revivogen vs Finasteride/Dutasteride

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Does Warm Water Followed by Ice Cold Water Shock Hair Growth?

2 questions:

  1. when showering using warm water and finishing off with ice cold, will the cold water stun/stock hair growth or enhance it?
  2. Can pimples where one has had a transplant be popped?
  1. No, but I suspect it would stun / or shock your body. It will not contribute to hair growth, though.
  2. Yes, but use care. Warm compresses will speed up the process. See Scalp Pimples Weeks After Hair Transplants for more.


2008-01-22 11:29:27Does Warm Water Followed by Ice Cold Water Shock Hair Growth?

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Rogaine and Diabetes?

I would like to know if rogaine (5%) is contraindicated for use in type 2 diabetics, if so then why? thank you in advance.

(BTW the site is very well done, nice to see doctors who are in touch with technology.)

Rogaine (minoxidil) is not contraindicated for diabetics. Rogaine is for hair growth and has nothing to do with insulin production or diabetes.

Always check with your doctor before starting or stopping any medication as BaldingBlog is not a source for personal medical information or recommendations.

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I don’t want hair transplants, what else can I do to get hair? (Photo)

See my picture and see how bad my hair loss is, but for me, surgery is out of the question because I can’t afford it and I don’t like the idea that I will spend the rest of my life chasing more and more hair transplants. Now I look 10-15 years older than I am. I know this when I try to get a date, women look at me differently because of my balding.

There is no other solution to get hair but an alternative to hair transplants is scalp micropigmentation (SMP) as this picture shows. This is a good alternative choice; however, you must accept that you will shave your head on a regular basis at least twice a week. Although this is a cosmetic tattoo, no one will even tell that it is not a full appearing shaved head of hair (when performed in the proper hands). We have performed this in men from 17 – 92 with great results. The man on the right had it and agreed to allow us to use his photo. I think that he looks great with SMP. Also look here for more examples: https://scalpmicropigmentation.com/bold-shaved-look/

 


2017-09-01 11:08:23I don’t want hair transplants, what else can I do to get hair? (Photo)