If you are having hernia pain it is probably due to the hernia and you should see your doctor. Finasteride will not effect the hernia
2019-08-06 05:16:072019-03-26 18:16:25Can finasteride make my hernia more painful?
My Hair Looks Weird After My Bout of Dermatillomania
I recently suffered from an OCD scalp-picking condition (dermatillomania) from high levels of stress, for about a year. Now, there are no scales on my scalp and it is really sensitive. All the hair is still there, it just sits really strangely on my head (without direction). I wanted to take steps to returning it to its original condition, but I’m not sure where to start. Thank you!
I’m not sure how you would be able to correct the direction of the hairs. You might try topical conditioners and test many of them. You may have caused permanent damage to the skin and thus seeing the directional issues with the hair.
Can Hair Continue to Regrow If You Take Propecia and Then Stop?
Hi, I has some questions about Propecia.
1. From what I understand, if you take Propecia it might not last (meaning after anywhere from 5 to 12 years, you go start balding again) is this ture?
2. I read someones post saying that he took Propecia for one year, stopped, started to bald and then his hair grew back again. Can this really happen? Is this possible?
I’ve had some patients on Propecia for over a decade with continued benefits, and I’ve had some on Propecia that saw their hair loss slowly start again after a few years. Each person is different, so I have no way to know how you’ll respond.
Your hair may not be dependent upon Propecia so if you stop it, depending upon the value you got from the drug, your hair may continue to grow. Once you lose your hair from genetic balding, it is usually a permanent effect. Propecia may just slow the process down.
2012-01-16 11:17:062012-01-15 11:00:33Can Hair Continue to Regrow If You Take Propecia and Then Stop?
My Hair Started Thinning After Ending a Relationship
I went through quite a difficult and traumatic break up about a year ago. Since then I have got over it but a few months ago I noticed a lot of hair shedding. Could the two be connected? The hair shedding seems to have stablised but I am noticably thinner across the top of my head – the crown area and forward, but no receding or thinning at the front. I am 33 – is it likely to just be male pattern baldness? Or am I clutching at straws thinking it might be the stress?
The break-up and your hair loss could be related, as stress-related hair loss can occur from emotional causes. Or it could be coincidence, with this being the start of genetic hair loss.
You should see a doctor for a diagnosis and make sure that he maps out your scalp for signs of balding (miniaturization).
Can I Accelerate Male Pattern Baldness?
is there any way to speed up mpb???? if mpb is caused by adrogens, would using any product that may otherwise cause some form of hairloss speed it up??? acelerate it????
also do you recomend any recomended sleep patterns for men loosing their hair?
Good question. Although the mechanism of hair loss in men is known to be hormone related, there are many other factors that can accelerate your hair loss, including:
- emotional changes and stress
- major medical condition
- major surgery
- inflammation of skin
- nutritional imbalance
- steroid or steroid-like drug use
- extreme dieting
- hair transplant surgery
Having said that, most of those conditions never cause permanent hair loss if you don’t have the genetic susceptibility for it.
2007-10-08 15:33:422007-10-08 15:33:50Can I Accelerate Male Pattern Baldness?
My Hairline is Receding and I’m 20. Please Help
Well from the last year i think my hairline has been receding. I am 20 years old and i just have a strange feeling that it has started receding from the sides.. Please help..
You should see a doctor who offers ‘bulk analysis’ with the instrument called Haircheck. This will tell you fairly definitively, if you are starting to lose your hair. Some doctors have not acquired the instrument, so as you check the doctors in your area, call them and ask their office in advance if they have the instrument. You can also have a doctor look at your under a microscope for a Minaturization test. This can give you some objective (measurable) perspective on your hair status. In general most common cause of hairline receding for a 20 year old is genetic male pattern balding (MPB).
Can I Flatten a Keloid in Donor Area?
i had hair transplantation in 2001. I had only two small patches to cover them but during the surgery i shed too many hairs and now i have a large scar at the back of my head and also have kind of wounds in some of the transplanted areas where scab is formed and i keep scratching those areas(what to do to get rid of these wounds). The scar at the back is like a small Keloid, is there a war to get it removed or flatten with some steroid injection? Also tell me if i can have hair transplanted on the area from where strip was taken so that i can keep short hair and that area remains covered. If it is possible hair from which part of the body will be taken as i dont want to donate hair from the back of my scalp. Chest hair, shoulder hair etc will do the job. Thanks
Wow, this is pretty complicated. I really can’t give a proper response without at least pictures and I may need to even see you directly to see precisely what needs to be worked with.
Keloids may respond to steroids directly placed into the keloid if it is relatively fresh (past few months). Some people are keloid formers. You can always do FUE for hair transplants. Flattening them does not usually work. In your case, using body hair is a possibility.
2007-10-08 12:34:102007-10-08 12:34:18Can I Flatten a Keloid in Donor Area?
My Loss Started at the Crown and Now the Hairline
I’ve started balding a year ago (when I was 19), since then my crown has become very thin, but now i’m also slowly losing hair in front and top, what kind of Norwood class did I start with because I can’t find any that starts with the vertex while having full hair in front, but slowly thinning on top and front too.
Also, would you advice propecia to a 20 year old?
If you were taking Propecia (finasteride), the hair loss you are experiencing will be slowed, stopped, or reversed (particularly in the crown). The Norwood scale is to define the final stage of balding, not the interim steps you are experiencing. It’s not unusual to have the loss start in the crown.
Get a good doctor who will work with you to build a Master Plan for your short and long term hair loss problem.
2012-04-27 10:48:022012-04-26 13:24:08My Loss Started at the Crown and Now the Hairline
Can I Have a Transplant Now, Then Redistribute Those Same Grafts Years Later?
I’ve been reading on treatments for months after realizing I’m beginning to express an NW3 pattern on my head. I’m extremely worried about how silly I will look like, when Propecia wanes and hair loss accelerates in my 50s and beyond, if I have a hair transplant at 30 and use up too much donor hair.
So to tone down my worries, I’m conjuring a kind of modification of the “Master Plan”; one which will involve a transplanting those follicles now, then having a scarce few of them re-extracted in my 50s, if the hair loss gets too bad, and re-distribute these to go well with the decreased density of hair. Would you do a FUE like this twice on the same follicles?
It technically can be done… but that would not be a good plan. Generally, when the Norwood class 3 pattern is treated, it should remain untouched. If you are smart about your hair loss treatment and use the drug finasteride (Propecia), then hopefully you can prevent your migration of the hair loss as you age. That makes more sense.
On the other hand, if you progressed to a more extensive pattern and stay with the hair transplants in the front/top, the results should always look normal.
I get that you’re trying to plan for a worst case scenario, but Propecia doesn’t necessarily just stop working for everyone. Some men might see the effects wane after some years, but I’ve had patients taking it for over a decade with great results. Besides, in 20 years there could hopefully (fingers crossed) be new treatments available.
2012-05-17 14:49:372012-05-16 21:16:57Can I Have a Transplant Now, Then Redistribute Those Same Grafts Years Later?
My Son Has Been Losing Hair Since 18 Months Old
Hello Dr. Rassman.
My son began to lose patches of hair since he was 18 months old. Doctors say that can be due to stress or Alopecia Areata. His father was diagnosed with that a few years ago and he was also told that his own father had it too when he was stressed. My son’s grandfather and father recovered their hair, but they didn’t begin so young. I am extremely concerned about this. My son has also dark lines under his eyes and is a very picky eater. The only thing he loves is milk. My son began losing hair in his top right side, it spread down then it happened in the left side, after that he lost a couple of patches on the back of his head, and now, he lost a big patch in the middle of the frontal part and the last is on the top of his head… Please give me your advice. Thank you very much.
Alopecia Areata is found in family lines, like yours. The treatment of this disease must be done by experts who specialize in this. Check with a good Dermatologist for the appropriate referral. I have little to offer you via the internet for this problem.