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Laser Removal of Body Hair While Taking Propecia?

I started taking propecia about a month ago. Im starting to see gains and am very happy with the results thus far. Prior to starting propecia, i had gone for a few lasic hair removal sessions for my back and arms. I have a few more sessions for lasic, but i wanted to make sure that the two processes (for hair loss and hair gain) won’t fight and i can continue with both. Thanks for the great blog. it really helped me decided that Propecia was the right choice for me!

There is no problem with performing laser hair removal at the same time while you are taking Propecia. What the laser does is burns the hair follicle and kills it, but it is not 100% as hairs that are in the telogen phase will not be impacted and the general success rate for the ‘kill’ is usually 50% per treatment. Good luck!


2008-11-24 16:20:07Laser Removal of Body Hair While Taking Propecia?

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Laser Comb, Provillus and Procerin

I’ve used the laser comb for several months, and cessation or regrowth of my hair didn’t happen. Then I wanna try other methods. I’ve searched in Internet, and found that Provillus and Procerin are effective and convenient for use. I do wanna know ur recommendations. Could u please help me do the choice? Thanks a lot.

I would have expected the results you reported. Look up the other products here on this site (use the search box in the top right) and you may see similar predictions. Why not do it the right way and get your hair mapped out for miniaturization and then get a competent doctor to make the diagnosis? Then with the correct treatment, rather than waste all of this time and continue to lose hair, you might get some control of your problem.


2007-07-26 11:33:09Laser Comb, Provillus and Procerin

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Laser Comb, Again

I have recently began using the new lazer comb. It was given to me as a gift. I was curious if it has been effective in the hair loss fight? Any comments, advice, side effects would be greatly appreciated.

I have not read any impartial scientific papers that verify the effectiveness of laser combs. I tend to discount any reports that claim the combs work, if they are written by those who have a vested interest in the success of the laser comb industry. On the positive side, I have not read any papers that claim that is unsafe to use the laser comb. Since the comb was a gift, and you plan on using it as recommended, I see no reason for you not to try it. However, if you see any adverse reactions or have continuing balding, you may want to have a doctor examine you and see if there are any recommended and scientifically proven methods that may help you.

I’ve previously written about this in a previous blog entry, Hair Lasers.

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Laser Clinic Claims a 95% Success Rate?

Hello,

I am 23 years old and already begin to thin around the crown of my head. Starting to notice hair on my pillow and when I shower. Thinning spot has been getting progressively more noticeable over the last 6 months. I have been using Rogaine for the last couple months without very much success. I am quite certain that stress and genetics are both major contributors to the early hairloss I am experiencing.

I have now begin to look at alternative treatment options and came across a laser therapy center claiming they have had 95% success rate over the last couple years. Laser therapy for a year was quoted just over $4000. That includes 15 mins under a laser helmet once a week for 12 months, a laser comb and topical solution for the 12 month timeframe. I have been advised that after the 12 months I would have to purchase topical solution for the rest of my life to avoid build up of DHT again which will progressively begin hair loss again. ($150/bottle every 7 months). According to the clinic they guarantee success or your money back (not something I would trust unless I see it in writing)

I would like to gain some insight into this type of treatment and see if anyone has had similar treatment with success. I am more than willing to spend the cash as my hair is an important part of my image and I have no desire to be bald by the time I am 30. Just want to make sure that the money is being well invested and that this is not a Scam.

Could you please provide me with some information on this type of hair loss therapy? Results? Studies? Success Stories? or anything else that can help in my decision. Thanks

I have written extensively about the use of lasers as a hair loss treatment — and simply stated, they do not work as claimed. To tell a client they have a 95% success rate — well, it depends on how they define “success”. If only 5% of their customers ask for a full refund, perhaps their judgment of success was that they were 95% successful in retaining your money. If they advertised a 95% success rate in regrowing hair, they’d probably be in violation of consumer fraud or advertising laws.

There was a recent case of a laser clinic in Chicago that was sued for refusing to honor their money-back guarantee when the laser treatment was found to be worthless, so just be sure to look out for these types of practices.

Here are some laser links worth reading:

  1. What Percentage of a Chance Do You Give Laser Treatment of Working?
  2. Reader Adds to the LaserComb / FDA Debate
  3. Reader Checks in with His Thoughts on the Latest LaserComb Study
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Larry David when very young with hair & balding

I wonder what his age was in the balding photo. Most men who develop a Class 7 pattern have it before their 30, mostly before they are 26 years old. The picture on the left must be his high school picture. I have little doubt that men like Larry David confronted with extreme balding at an early age, are impacted in such a way that it changes their lives. Maybe he owes his talent development and his career to his balding, a positive spin on balding for him.

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Largest FUE Session?

Hi Doc,

I had a large FUE session 8 months ago with a reputable surgeon consisting of just under 3000 grafts with good results so far.

FUE is a hot topic these days and I would like to know what is the largest FUE session you have carried out on one person?

We did a surgery of 2800 follicular unit extraction (FUE) grafts in a single, very tedious session. We don’t routinely perform FUE procedures of this size.

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Large Donor Area?

Recently, when at the barbers, I was told that the hairline at the back of my head was very low. Like most guys, I’d never put ‘hairline’ and ‘back of head’ together. Now that I have, i’m wondering: does having a low hairline at the back of my head mean I have a larger donor area, and the potential for more grafts if needed?

Thanks

Are you referring to hair at the nape of the neck? I’m a little confused as to what you mean by a low hairline at the back of the head. Neck hair may appear thick in some men, possibly even as thick as the hair in the true “donor area”. For people who have the narrow band of hair seen on Norwood 7 patients, there may be a limitation of your donor hair. However, you may have a very high density of hair, or your scalp may be very elastic, or your neck hair is very thick.

Neck hair is not considered permanent, as a substantial number of men will lose their neck hairs with age… so no matter how good your neck hair is, this should not be considered part of your donor area.

So there is no universal answer to your question without an actual examination by a physician. In matters of surgical recommendations, I would trust a doctor over a barber.