https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/29224108/
19 Year Old Stressing Over School, Thinning at Hairline
I’m 19 and a freshman in college. I’ve been stressed these last two semesters over grades and other things and I noticed in January that my hair was thinning at the hairline on both sides. There are people in my family who are losing hair, but their hair loss didn’t even begin until they were in their 40’s, 50’s and 60’s and it’s still not bad. I just wanted to know if this is likely from the stress or if it’s genetic since it’s forming in the male pattern baldness form. The hair loss is giving me even more stress and I don’t know what to do. I’m thinking about using propecia.
While emotional or physical stress may be a factor in hair loss, you may also have a component of genetic hair loss. There is no way for me to tell you or diagnose your condition via the internet. You need to see a doctor for a good diagnosis and a miniaturization study to see if there is a pattern (such as male pattern hair loss) to your hair loss problem. The good news is that if you have genetic balding, the drug Propecia (finasteride) can slow or stop it in a reasonable percentage of young men. At your age, clearly you need a Master Plan for your hair loss process.
2007-05-21 11:33:112007-05-21 11:33:3619 Year Old Stressing Over School, Thinning at Hairline
In the News – Actress Selma Blair’s Hair Loss
Snippet from the article:
She describes motherhood as ‘amazing’, but Selma Blair has candidly revealed she is experiencing an unwanted side affect. The Cruel Intentions actress, 39, who gave birth to son Arthur Saint four months ago, has revealed she is suffering post-partum hair loss.
‘This is so not glamorous, but it’s true: I need to take longer showers so that I can collect the hair that falls out and throw it away so I don’t clog the drain,’ she tells People magazine.
‘Why do actresses never talk about that?’ She continued: ‘It just started falling out at the three-month mark. And I’m not a girl who likes extensions, so Selma’s going to be bald!’
Read the rest — Selma Blair reveals she’s suffering hair loss after birth of son
I’ve written about hair loss after pregnancy before, and it can be a normal occurrence caused by hormonal changes. Obviously, celebrities are not immune to this. There is little that can be done to prevent it, but more info can be found at the American Pregnancy Association.
2011-12-06 10:51:252011-12-05 12:02:52In the News – Actress Selma Blair’s Hair Loss
2 Weeks After My Hair Transplant, I See The Grafts Growing
Hello Doctor,
I have undergone HT 2 weeks back with 2 sessions of a total of 5000 grafts done. Till date, I don’t see a single transplanted hair being fallen out. Instead, I see them growing in length. Is this something to be worried?
I’m wondering why would you worry if you are seeing something positive like growth? You must have had a great donor density to get out 5,000 grafts in two sessions.
In general, most people see what appears to be graft growth in the first 2-3 weeks (it is actually the hair in the graft being pushed out of the scalp). As this is actually the shedding process of the hair which is going into telogen, most of the transplanted hairs will fall out in one month. Either way, follow up with your doctor as he/she can better assess your post operative course and progress.
2011-09-14 12:46:062011-09-13 15:47:432 Weeks After My Hair Transplant, I See The Grafts Growing
In the News – British PhD Working on Top Secret New Hair Loss Cure
Snippet from the article:
So keep an eye on Thomas Whitfield. The 27-year-old Oxford biochemistry PhD is working on a venture called TRX2 (derived from the Greek word for hair, Trichos. “The two for second – your second generation of hair,” he tells me). It promises to make “hair loss a thing of the past”.
Still in stealth mode as the intellectual property is in the process of being protected, Whitfield plans to have his “product and service” on the market within 12 months. His only guidance is that it is not based on “gene therapy” – an area being explored by several other British start-ups.
Full article at Telegraph UK
It is easy to make claims, but the proof will be in the product and the research that is released. The good news is that European patent filings are published 6 months after receipt of the application so we will all not have to wait 12 months find out what the secret is.
20 Year Old Just Had a Hair Transplant to Cover a Scar
Hello Doctor,
Thank you for taking the time to read this. I find your site highly informative and at times humorous. I’m a 20 year old student; recently I had a hair transplant (around
1000 grafts) at the back of my head to cover an old scar. Judging by my close relatives, I will not inherit hereditary baldness.It has been four months since the transplant and the grafts are growing quite well. However I have fairly long hair and the growth is slower than I would like. Could I use minoxidl to boost the growth rate? Also can you please explain the initial loss of hair that occurs with minoxidil usage, what causes it?
Once again thank you for reading this.
I am pleased that you enjoy reading my blog and that your hair transplant went well. However there is not much you can do in accelerating hair growth. Rogaine / minoxidil will not boost the growth rate. As you are only 4 months from surgery, I would expect more growth over the next 3-4 months, so be patient.
With respect to the hair loss that sometimes occurs with the use of minoxidil, it is believed that the hair loss occurs from the “resetting” of the hair cycle.
In the News – Doctor Convicted of Massaging Breasts to Cure Hair Loss
Oh boy. I’ve heard about crazy treatments to regrow hair, but this one is beyond compare.
Snippet from the article:
A mother has relived her five-hour ordeal with a sleazy hair doctor who was found guilty this week of massaging women’s breasts – 10 years after her attack.
Leading hair consultant Praminder Mankoo told his victims they needed stress relieving massages to help with their scalp problems but instead groped their breasts under the guise of ‘treatment’.
Full article here — Doctor convicted of giving patients breast massages – to cure their hair loss
2008-09-16 10:32:112008-09-15 15:19:29In the News – Doctor Convicted of Massaging Breasts to Cure Hair Loss
20 Years Old with Early Crown Loss, What Do I Do?
I am 20 years old and a few weeks ago I realized I have quite a big bald spot on my crown. So, 2 weeks ago I started minoxidil, finasteride, nizoral shampoo, .25 dermarolling (probably going to go ahead and buy a 1.5). I’m probably currently NW3 or NW4. Given that I am vertex balding at the age of 20 and started the big 3 plus dermarolling, how long before I reach NW6-7 area?
Many balding patterns that become develop advanced patterns often start first with the crown area at your age. As hair is so important, you should plan on managing it properly, first by finding a doctor who understands the concept of a Personalized Master Plan for your balding. Then get a basic HAIRCHECK test ( https://baldingblog.com/haircheck-test-how-it-is-done-and-what-its-value/ ), and if appropriate, go on medications to stop or at the least slow the hair loss down. At the age of 20, treatments work well when then are managed correctly. I can even do it through telephone consultations if you can’t find a local doctor at info@newhair.com.
2020-04-13 04:00:552020-04-19 09:27:5020 Years Old with Early Crown Loss, What Do I Do?
In the News – Gay Sex Addiction a Side Effect of Parkinson’s Med?
In non-hair-loss-news:
A French father-of-two is to take GlaxoSmithKline to court on Tuesday, alleging the British firm’s drug to treat Parkinson’s disease turned him into a gay sex and gambling addict.
The 51-year-old’s lawyers say their client’s behaviour changed radically after he was first administered the drug in 2003 for the illness, which causes tremors, slows movement and disrupts speech.
Read the full story — Man claims Glaxo drug made him ‘gay sex addict’
That’s a hell of a side effect. The drug in question is Requip (also known as ropinirole).
2011-02-15 08:47:132011-02-04 09:30:17In the News – Gay Sex Addiction a Side Effect of Parkinson’s Med?
2011 ISHRS Meeting Review, Part 7 – FUE Robot
Note: The annual meeting of hair surgeons was in held in Alaska this past week. The following review is very selective and is biased by the things that were interesting to me and what I (Dr. Rassman) thought could be interesting to the readers.
This is part 7. More to come…
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Robot assisted hair transplantation was introduced for sale at the meeting.
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It had been approved by the FDA earlier this year. There was considerable excitement generated by doctors, however, the high price tag ($200,000 plus $1/graft) certainly dampened the enthusiasm. This meeting was a come out party for Restoration Robotics’ hair restoration robot, a very impressive modern technology. The company believes that hair transplants will follow other minimally invasive and more precise surgeries such at the robot assisted surgery for the prostate, the heart, the uterus, the lung, and on and on. The hair transplant robot is called Artas® system, and will clearly standardize the quality of FUE grafts and minimize the damage when used by surgeons who are not as skilled in the manual techniques as some of the more experienced surgeons; however, all three of the first surgeons to buy the robot are experienced in the field of FUE. Restoration Robotics wants only the best surgeons to purchase and use the system.
One experienced hair surgeon, Dr. James Harris, has been testing the robot for some time for the company. Dr. Harris invented and marketed the most popular FUE harvesting tool (The SAFE System), which has been installed in over 200 hair transplant practices around the world. Although the two technique are comparable, Dr. Harris felt that the robot will minimize the tedium of doing the procedure for the doctor. I totally agree with him and I firmly believe that the new technologies like the robot will become the way of the future as FUE gains market share. The only question yet to be answered is “Who will pay for the higher costs of this procedure?“. As many of today’s hair transplant surgeons do not offer FUE, this opens the appeal for doctors to buy into the FUE technology to expand their service offerings. The unit is expensive, but should pay for itself easily in 4-7 years.
The Artas® system will generate more interest in FUE and many newcomers in the field will start to offer manual FUE at discounted prices to kick-start their business. All FUE techniques and surgeons are not equal and new doctors without extensive experience are bound to create significant transection of FUE harvested grafts causing more than their fair share of hair transplant failures. Unfortunately, the average prospective patient who does not do their research may fall trap into the pricing competition. The results will be (1) high transection rates with graft kill, (2) failure or the hair transplant to grow in significant quantities, and (3) large scale destruction of the donor area hair (something that is never reversible). This, as I have said before, is a buyer beware business for the potential FUE candidates looking for a bargain.