Stinging Eyes After Using Rogaine Foam

Dr. Rassman,

I recently started using Rogaine foam. I applied it at around 7pm and went to bed around 1 am. I wanted to be sure i didnt react negatively. I was fine until after i went to bed. Around 6 am i woke up with stinging and tearing up in both my eyes. I had to go to the bathroom and rinse out my eyes for about a minute. They were all red and puffy too. It seems like it might have been an allergic reaction, but is there also the possibility that some of the foam residue got onto my pillow and i rubbed my eyes into it during the night?(Because i applied a lot and all over my head). Also, after washing out my eyes i was fine. Have you heard of this before?

Minoxidil can be irritating and if you did get any into your eyes, what you are reporting is logical. If it should happen, be sure to wash out your eyes, under a shower with the water pouring into your eyes from hitting your forehead.

Patients who respond to finasteride (many photos) | WRassman,M.D. BaldingBlog

Patients who respond to finasteride (many photos)

Dr. Robert Bernstein has put together a terrific group of before and after photos from people who used medications such as finasteride, without surgery. Look at this link: https://www.bernsteinmedical.com/medical-treatment/patient-photos/


2017-07-20 05:19:06Patients who respond to finasteride (many photos)

Hair Loss InformationDoes Perm Damage Hair Root? – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

I am a 30 years old male, I did a perm 5 years ago to make my fine hair look a bit curly, so that it did not look as limp as it used to
be, that was actually the suggestion from the hair stylist based on my soft fine hair, I initially wanted to make it volumized, so he
provided the service of perm to my hair.

After five years, the effect of perm has been already gone for a long time. However, I roughly felt my hair growing a little strange in
recent years as the perm changed the growing pattern or direction to my hair, the hair did not follow the normal straight way to grow, so I
am wondering does it cause some extent of damage to my hair root? Thank you.

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Perming your hair does not cause hair loss in general. Sometimes you can harm the hair or irritate the scalp with harsh chemicals involved but hairs generally grow back. Especially after 5 years the correlation of a perm and hair loss/texture changes seem less of a correlation.

Does eating oysters raise testosterone levels? – Balding Blog

Doctor I read that oysters raise testosterone levels. Can a person who has genetic balding lose more hair by eating oysters?

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ANSWER: I doubt that there is an association between balding and eating oysters. Balding is hard grained in your DNA. Only taking steroids by mouth, could accelerate balding. I would doubt that any reasonably good food would impact hair loss as it is just the genes that dictate your balding status.

Hair Loss InformationGrafts and an Insufficient Donor Supply For A Class 7 Patient – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

This week I saw a man who had a transplant of 3000 grafts… and did not look normal. His examination showed a very low donor density and very fine hair, yet the doctor who did the surgery had placed these 3000 grafts uniformly around his entire, very large Class 7 balding area. The patient regretted his decision to do this surgery. Unfortunately, his options were limited and his doctor should have given him the information to avoid this terrible mistake.

Had I seen him before his surgery, I wouldn’t have been able to help him; however; today because of Scalp MicroPigmentation (SMP) there is an obvious solution. To help him make his decision, we decided to first address his large wide scar with SMP. Then with his scar taken care of, he can shave his head very closely and see what he would look like if he decided to have SMP all over his head. This would be an incremental decision for him, giving him the time to judge this last step.

What failed him was his previous doctor who never told him that he did not have enough hair to reconstruct his extreme balding pattern, nor was he told about scarring risks. The doctor painted a good picture and like most patients who believe in their doctors, he wanted to believe that his doctor was addressing his best interests. As there is no going back now, the solution of SMP to the entire head would give him the look of a buzz cut (see scalpmicropigment.com)