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Would Mini-FUE Be Ideal for Treating Possible Triangular Alopecia?

Good day Dr Rassman,
I wonder if i would be an ideal candidate for your new FUE harvesting technique!

I have been in contact with you before. I am a 44yr old male with a small (1 inch) bald spot on my right side in front of the ear. i have never seen anyone else with this particular condition, i wonder if you have. i can resend pictures as no doubt you are unlikely to have the ones i sent to you some years ago. Hair miniaturised in this area probably at the start of my balding process (was gone by the time i was 30 i think). Many years of propecia and minoxidil have had no effect whilst they have had some effect on the top of my head.

A consultation with a dermatologist diagnosed triangular alopecia (although that was simply by looking and he may have just have piggy backed onto my suggestion that it was!!). A course of steroids both topical and injections have had no effect.

i wonder if this new technique could be the answer. My only concern is that if this is an immune system rejection of hair in that area, then i assume placing more hair there will be rejected as well but i am no expert just looking for a solution. many thanks

If you have a 1 inch area on one side of your head, a mini-FUE would possibly be ideal.

Before assuring your candidacy for surgery, I’d of course have to see precisely what you’re referring to and I’d want to know for sure what the diagnosis was. I don’t know why you’d think your immune system would reject hair transplanted into an area of your scalp.

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I Have a Full Head of Hair and I’m Constantly in Fear of Losing It

I have started worrying about losing my hair. Until recently I hadn’t worried about losing my hair since my temples receded slightly as a young man. I had no reason to believe I was losing my hair. Since I have started worrying (triggered off by the fact that I am about to turn 33 and feel that as a hairy bodied man, I must start losing my hair soon) I have started to spot signs of losing hair.

I have looked at the hairs from the top of my head and they seem to be finer than the hairs at the back of my head. However, I have no way of knowing whether this was always the case. The hair seems a little thinner in the temples and doesn’t seem as thick overall as it used to but I am aware that hair naturally thins over your life and this isn’t necessarily MPB.

Basically this has become a problem for me because I can’t stop worrying about it and constantly check my hair, look for information on the internet, and stress out. If you saw me you would think that I was worrying about nothing – I have a full head of hair at 33 and as such am unlikely to go completely bald, if at all. Also, balding in older men is often part of the aging process so I am effectively worrying about getting old. Am I just being neurotic?

If you’re not actually seeing any hair loss, but THINK your hair MIGHT be getting thinner up top, the only thing I’d recommend doing is getting your hair bulk analyzed with the HairCheck instrument. Beyond that, stressing out and worrying about maybe losing your hair might actually cause hair loss due to the stress. I hope I didn’t stress you out more by saying that!

There’s no point in being anxious about possibly losing your hair, especially since you’re in your 30s and aren’t seeing loss by now. Most men that are destined to lose hair due to their genetics will start to see the process starting in their 20s.

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What Is Wrong with My Hair Transplant? (Photo)

You have recipient area necrosis which means that the skin in the black areas you see has died. These crusts will eventually fall off, many times showing red granulation tissue which will close over time. My team has done over 16,000 surgeries and have never seen a single case of this. This means that either the grafts were placed too closely together, the instruments were too large, or both.


2019-01-07 08:52:34What Is Wrong with My Hair Transplant? (Photo)

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You say get a doctor to manage hair loss?

not to sound ignorant, but what benefit do I get from seeing a doctor, other than getting the receipt for finasteride, which I‘ve already done? Or are you thinking about transplants? Different question: I wanna try topical fin, but I‘m not sure where I can get it in Germany, I saw that some people mix it themselves, I don‘t think thats a good idea…I could order it from the US, but that would be too expensive for me in the long run.

A good doctor will give you a Personalized Master Plan for your short and long term hair loss management. It doesn’t necessarily mean a hair transplant. I am a hair transplant surgeon yet I manage many men for hair loss even though I never do a hair transplant on them. I show the patient caring, empathy and bring my expertise to the situation at hand.


2021-07-06 08:07:38You say get a doctor to manage hair loss?

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I have had Gynecomastia since I was 14

Am I more likely to get a worsening of my problem if I go on finasteride?

Men who have gynecomastia are not more likely to get breast enlargements or breast lumps than men who don’t have it when then go on Finasteride


2020-02-04 13:09:27I have had Gynecomastia since I was 14

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When I Was Young, I Used Braids on My Hair. What Is Wrong with Me (Photo)?

You have classic traction alopecia which resulted from the braids you had when you were a child. These pulled out your hair and only a hair transplant can fix this problem. A secondary diagnosis could be triangular alopecia, an inherited hair loss pattern in the location where you have lost your hair. A hair transplant is also the only solution for this.


2019-02-20 08:28:49When I Was Young, I Used Braids on My Hair. What Is Wrong with Me (Photo)?

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I Have Random Jet Black, Thick Hairs On My Body

I have a few very unusual hair characteristics. The first is that all over my body (including head), i have a few random hairs that are literally a few times the thickness of a normal hair, like an eyelash, jet black, and they don’t stop growing at a certain length. Is this normal?

The second is that I have always had a norwood two-ish hairline on one side of my head, I guess that isn’t too unusual but the hair i have at the concave part of my hairline towards the middle don’t point down, it points straight to the side. Is this normal? I also have semi-curly hair, which I think may have developed during puberty? and I can’t find anyone in my family tree tree with any of these characteristics, which sucks because I have no idea what-so-ever who I may take after balding-wise. are any of these things normal or indicative of anything?

I am not sure what you are asking and I would have to see you, or at the very least I’d need some good photos to understand what you are referring to. We are different and at times one part of the scalp will be different from another. Sometimes unusual hair can grow from a nevus (birthmark/mole). Is that what you see? If what you are describing is more radical, then maybe your hair demonstrates a chimeric process. See a good doctor who can research your problem for you.

With regard to the hair direction, the frontal hairline often has hair that points to one side. When I transplant such individuals, I usually discuss hair direction choices with them.

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I Have Traction Alopecia and Need Help

So I have traction alopecia and I have for a while from wearing extensions for years. I have four big bald spots in the back of my head. I don’t have the confidence to not wear my extensions but i need help to grow my hair back if possible. I figured I can wear my hair in different styles to protect the bald spots then stop when it all grows back. I just ordered women’s rogaine and wondered if there were anything else I can do. I am white and use clip in extensions

Traction alopecia, if prolonged with the pulling, will produce permanent hair loss. See a doctor who specializes in both Hair Transplants and Scalp Micropigmentation to see if there is an easy solution for you.


2019-11-05 09:07:12I Have Traction Alopecia and Need Help

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I Just Moved and Now I’m Losing Hair

I recently moved to US (bay area) and have been noticing a lot of hair fall. Slightly pulling my hair causes them to come out. I have no serious illness etc. What could be causing the increased hair loss?

Thanks!

It could be a variety of things. Perhaps it is your genetics and the timing was coincidental to the move… or it could be stress-induced (moving can do that)… or it could be allergy… etc, etc. I really have no way to know based on your email with limited information. You should see a doctor if you’re concerned.