2021-05-07 01:13:582021-05-07 08:55:17One month Dermaroller, Minoxidil and finasteride
Class 3 at 26 years old
I started balding at 18 with a nw1.5 now i am 26 with a nw3 and it seems somewhat stable. Is it possible that my balding has stabilized and won’t get much worse?
Yes, that’s possible, but be prepared in case your balding pattern gets worse in time
One year on finasteride (photo)
Cleopatra’s cure for balding
Cleopatra’s cure for balding consisted of scorched crushed mice paste and crushed horses teeth, deer marrow, reed bark, and honey massaged into the scalp. Has anyone tried it? We have been looking for a cure for balding for a long, long time.
Oral Minoxidil and its potential side effects (article)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9678755/
Please note the following statement in the article:
” Since the original introduction of low-dose oral minoxidil for this indication, reported adverse effects have been purported to be infrequent and of minor impact, with 15.1% hypertrichosis, 1.7% lightheadedness, 1.3% fluid retention, 0.9% tachycardia, 0.4% headache, 0.3% periorbital edema, and 0.2% insomnia reported in the largest retrospective multicenter study so far of 1404 patients, leading to drug discontinuation in 1.2% of patients.”
The focus on the Pericardial Effusion is significant as it appeared in a woman with a low dose of 1.25mgs/day. So the kew here is to watch for the following symptoms as they appear:
Shortness of breath, discomfort while breathing in the supine position, chest pain, lightheadedness, and swelling in the legs
Any medication can have serious side effects. Aspirin for example, has killed people from allergic reactions, bleeding from long term use, etc.. For those of you who take oral minoxidil, just be alert to the warnings in this article.
Collection of victim photos from the internet of Over-harvested and depleted donor areas
I have collected a series of photos from the internet of victims from overly aggressive surgeons who don’t understand the limits of performing FUE and have depleted the donor area on this patients (https://newhair.com/resources/#tab-id-4). These men may have addressed their balding on the front, top and crown of their head, but they traded it off for balding in the back of their head. Balding in the back of the head can only come from an overly aggressive surgery so anyone that looks at them knows that they had a hair transplant because balding in the back of the head is not anything found in nature. It is man-made.
I had 4400 FUE grafts 10 weeks ago, what can I do about this? (photo)
I suspect that you were over-harvested with grafts taken too low. There is some possible devascularization of the donor area. If the hair does not return by the 6th months, then I would recommend Scalp MicroPigmentation, See here: https://scalpmicropigmentation.com/scar-covering/
Comments by a Dermatologist About LaserComb
After the recent FDA approval of the HairMax LaserComb, there have been many brief articles written based upon the press release that the product’s manufacturer had sent out. Most articles I’ve seen have been essentially disbelief that a product like this could’ve been approved, while other articles were simply rehashing what the press release stated.
The following comments regarding the HairMax LaserComb were written by a well known dermatologist. He asked that his name not be used, but agreed to let me post this:
“I think it is the physician’s responsibility to inform the patient about the proven value of any treatment, regardless of any stamp of approval, be it perceived or real, from any organization. This product has had some “approval” in Canada for some time, yet it does not receive any acknowledgment or significant medical approval by practicing physicians, and certainly not by dermatologists whose credibility would be potentially significantly damaged by such commercial endorsement. I think we all recognize that there is still no good study to substantiate or prove the validity of this treatment modality. Promoting this product without the strength of good science puts any physician in a category where public perception might be that ethics and science are colliding with monetary gain and marketing advantage. The decision to advocate this therapy at this point in time where the support for its validity is at best weak, can have consequences. I don’t believe it is sufficient for physicians to hide behind the notion of FDA approval in order to legitimize this modality.”
Hair Loss InformationFUE Information Request – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog
Dr,
I recently saw you on channel 4 news describing a new procedure of hair transplantation where there is no incision done.I have had procedures done going back 15yrs.Approximately 5500 of the old grafting technique.my frontal hairline and down the middle needs to be enhanced.I still have gaps and have lost more hair since my last procedure 8 yrs ago.Could you please tell me a little bit about the new procedure or where I can read up about it. I should also set up a consultation appt.
Thanks
You are referring to the news item from April on the FOX Procedure, also known as Follicular Unit Extraction or FUE. This is a technique that I introduced in the medical literature in the summer of 2001, and published in 2002 in an article titled Follicular Unit Extraction: Minimally Invasive Surgery for Hair Transplantation. The procedure essentially removes the follicular unit one by one without a traditional incision. More information can be found on newhair.com: FOX Procedure, FOX Megasession, and Medical Publications. Newhair.com is probably the most comprehensive hair restoration-related site in the world, with the greatest amount of original content and patient photographs, so please poke around the site to see exactly what we offer.
The FOX Procedure is an exciting new technique for minimally invasive hair transplant surgery, but it is not for everyone because:
- the costs are higher
- it is better for less bald people
- it is very difficult to perform and very few doctors are willing to step up and build the expertise
- not all patients are good candidates for this procedure because of the type of collagen that they have in their connective tissue (10% of people are in the category).
The procedure has the advantage of having almost no post-operative pain, and very fast healing with full activities within days of the surgery.
As you are local, I would recommend that you visit me in my Los Angeles office, which is only about 8 miles away.
Concerned About Redness After Hair Transplant
I am a 30-year old male and one week ago, I had a FUE Hair Transplant along my front hairline. I am concerned that there may be lingering redness in this area which will make it obvious that I had a procedure performed to co-workers.
In addition to products such as Vitamin-E, Aloe Vera, etc. to reduce redness, what are your thoughts about using a self-tanning lotion along the top of the forehead/hairline to blend the redness in this area to my natural skin color (assuming I used the tanning lotion on the rest of my face as well and didn’t go overboard with it)?
Assuming I waited a couple of weeks after the surgery, would the tanning lotion in any way harm the future growth of these grafts or pose any other risks?
In those patients who have a tendency to become red (and hold on to the redness after a transplant), I treat them with a copper peptide treatment. This works to reduce the redness and shorten the ‘red’ time, but if not started immediately, it will not have value. The use of steroids are routine for my post-operative period and when they are started at surgery, they do reduce the redness.
As for the other products you asked about:
- Tanning lotion — I do not believe that this will work
- Vitamin E — this may have limited value when used topically
- Aloe vera — this does not help manage the redness
These are really questions that your transplant doctor should be addressing. I can not offer you much real advice without knowing more about you, but I may be able to come to a solution if I saw you in person.
2007-11-08 14:34:502007-11-08 14:34:54Concerned About Redness After Hair Transplant