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My Hair Started Turning White at 20 Years Old!

I am male at 24 age. My hair have started whitening since i was 20. Now i have nearly over a hundred white hair. How can i handle this. Is there any proven drug that fix this. Some people say that eating onion twice a day, hair become black. Is there any proof. Additional info i have used finasteride for five years. It stops loosing my hair. thnx for this site.

White hair is a genetic trait. You can dye it if you don’t like it, but there’s no pill for it (yet). Eating two onions a day won’t turn your hair black, but it will make your breath horrible.

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My Hairline is Receding on One Corner — Should I Consider a Transplant at 18 Years Old?

Hello, im an 18 year old male and was unlucky enough to be born with not a great hairline to begin with. Now however i notice that my hairline has become a lot worse on one side than the other. Is this natural? And also what would you recommend for treatment? i am already on regaine at the moment which seems to have help a bit and stopped hairloss for now. But would you consider a hair transplant?

it wouldn’t take many hairs being transplanted to have a huge effect on my self-esteem, how many do you reckon?

Please help, it can be really depressing at times, thanks!

You need an evaluation and a Master Plan. At this point, you really don’t know what type of hair loss pattern you have or if you will bald further than the frontal corners. If were to have surgery without a Master Plan with everything under consideration, you could end up with two patchy corner areas of hair and a bald head some years down the line.

You might just be developing a mature hairline or it could be early genetic loss. There’s no way for me to know what you’re seeing or what your treatment options are without an examination. At 18 years old with some hairline corner recession, I wouldn’t anticipate surgery being the recommended path at this time.

Address your depression and self-esteem by educating yourself and seeing a doctor for an examination and a Master Plan of your options.

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Can I get 5000 FUE grafts? (photo)

There is a safe limit as to how many FUE grafts you can safely harvest before you get a see-through donor area. This post defines this according to your donor density: https://newhair.com/resources/#tab-id-4 Most people can’t support 5000 FUE grafts without getting donor site depletion


2019-05-10 12:22:50Can I get 5000 FUE grafts? (photo)

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My Mom Has Female Hair Loss — Will Finasteride Help My MPB?

Hi,

I just have three quick questions. I’m not sure if I have MPB but I’ll probably be starting finasteride soon (either generic, propecia, or proscar) at least for preventive purposes.

1.) Since my mother has the female version does this basically kill any chance of finasteride working for me? (Really hoping I get a positive answer on this one)
2.) How bad does the shedding process usually get (first 3-6 months)
3.) Is a propecia/proscar prescription interchangeable with generic finasteride since it’s cheaper (I’m pretty sure I can cut a pill in 5 equal pieces)

Thanks.

  1. I am assuming you are a male patient. If you have genetic male pattern baldness, finasteride may help. Get a diagnosis from your doctor and if possible, a miniaturization study. Just because your mother has genetic hair loss doesn’t mean that finasteride is ruled out to work for you. I’m not sure how you’d connect the two.
  2. What shedding are you referring to? You do not generally shed when you start Propecia. There are reports of shedding, but it doesn’t occur for everyone. See Propecia Shedding — What Is It?
  3. You need to ask your doctor regarding your options on the prescriptions. The doctor will either give you a prescription for brand name Propecia or generic finasteride. It is really up to the physician to prescribe the dosage — 5mg generic is available, 1mg generic is not.


2008-10-03 14:28:58My Mom Has Female Hair Loss — Will Finasteride Help My MPB?

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Can I Have Arm Pit Hair Transplant To My Head?

Hi doctor, weird question. Have you ever taken a strip from the arm pit region? One would think there would be great elasticity in that area. If not, would you ever consider it?
Thanks again!

We have had these requests in the past. There has to be a good reason (such as depleted donor scalp hair) and a realistic understanding of its limitations (such as a difference in hair quality). It does work and we have done them.

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My Son Has Hair Loss Around a Cyst

My 12 yr old son had an infected cyst on his scalp which has caused a penny sized bald patch. Our doctor said his hair should grow back if left alone, but I am wondering if the cyst needs to be removed to allow the hair to grow back. The painful swelling of the cyst is gone down and there is just a soft jelly like lump where the cyst was. Can you tell me if his hair is likely to grow back without any surgery. Thank you.

I cannot tell you anything different than what your doctor has already told you. Hair should grow back if left alone. If it does not grow back there is an option for a hair transplant surgery to address the small bald patch. Excision of these cysts may be appropriate if it returns infected again.

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Can I reverse my bad hair transplant?

I had a 1500 follicle FUE transplant about 8 years ago by a surgeon on Harley Street. I regret having it done now. I get the feeling that others can see the gap between the transplanted hair and behind it where my hair is thinning. Also the transplanted hair stands straight up which accentuates the difference between it and the rest of my hair. I don’t want to have another transplant as I feel that I will always be chasing the receding hair!

I went to see the surgery a couple of years ago about a reversal and they advised against it. However, I wondered if anyone had experience/knowledge of whether it was possible to have the transplanted hair removed?

I would want to see your hairline and get some good pictures of what you are looking like before rendering an opinion. I have fixed well over 1000 hairline patients. I find that the best way to fix it is to create camouflage that will take advantage of the poor grafts and fill it in with follicular units around and in front of the existing grafts (see here: https://baldingblog.com/actor-joe-penny-shows-off-his-repaired-hairline-with-photos/ ).

For those who need more, I add Scalp Micropigmentation (see here: https://scalpmicropigmentation.com/gallery/#!https://scalpmicropigmentation.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/new_hair_institute-scalp_micropigmentation-patient_photo-066b-smp-wm.jp here: https://baldingblog.com/repair-of-hairline-transplants-photos/. Also here is another fix: https://baldingblog.com/repair-of-hairline-transplants-photos/


2020-12-04 11:32:17Can I reverse my bad hair transplant?

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My Transplanted Hairline Was Too Low

im 22 and had 500 grafts done in my receding temples about 6 months ago. i experienced severe MPB at 18-19 and hairloss had been stable since then. the hairline was carefully marked by myself before the surgery so i cannot blame the doc, but now i feel it could have been 1/2 further up. the hair are very fine and not very dense, just as i wanted them on temples(not too dense, just enough to cover). in the future can these be moved 1.2 up??

Not really. It is very difficult to move transplanted hair. I tell patients that transplanted hair is always permanent and that is why it should be done right the first time. If removal was to be attempted, it would have to be done with a Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) technique. You can have a brow lift which will give you a higher hairline, moving the transplanted hair upwards, but that is fairly radical surgery for someone of your age.

I am disturbed that some doctor would transplant a 22 year old and that the hairline would be placed low. The fact that there were only 500 grafts also disturbs me, because it indicates that the balding is not severe. Were you on Propecia? If not, then there is clear malpractice here. You need an expert to assess your situation.

A hair transplant is for life. That is why I constantly emphasize the Master Plan in hair restoration. To achieve the maximum cosmetic benefit from hair restoration surgery, a personalized Master Plan should combine the best information available with a realistic assessment of what your future hair loss may be. It is an integral part of the patient-doctor relationship.


2006-07-24 08:50:41My Transplanted Hairline Was Too Low

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Can I treat hair loss at 17 years old?

If you are losing hair, you should meet with a good doctor and develop a Personalized Master Plan for your long term hair loss problem and its treatment. Be strategic and don’t mess with being your own doctor. There are good drugs for you that work very effectively such as finasteride and minoxidil.


2020-07-21 14:20:55Can I treat hair loss at 17 years old?