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With 4,500 grafts done, clearly there was a failure of growth in much of the grafts. That means that what you had done was not a good deal or your team with not the best team. Another FUE is most likely out of the question because it would create donor site balding, but a strip surgery might work. Your donor area needs to be measured so that a surgeon knows how much donor hair you have left. You need to find a good doctor in your area. If you are in California, I would be happy to give you an opinion.

I had amazing hair often when a teen and so on, i didn’t go about feeling great every day cause my hair was great, i still depressed about things and so on…..Its crazy how the mind works.

I can tell you from 29 years in the hair transplant business that men, of all ages and all professions, feel better about themselves with hair. Many actors who made it in the movies that I did surgery on, think that their hair improved their overall confidence to do their jobs better. That is across the board for all men I have worked with.

Hi,
i have a quick question.Im 18 years old and live in chennai, india its pretty hot and humid here.

I have recently (2 months back) started driving a bike and hence started wearing a helmet regularly. i have noticed my hair thinning on the top. can it be due to wearing a helmet? is there any solution to this?

Thanks in advance

Helmets or hats or hot weather do not usually cause hair loss… unless perhaps your helmet is very tight and it is rubbing continuously on your scalp. It is more likely to be genetics than wearing a bike helmet.

There is no absolute solution / cure for hair loss, but if it is early genetic loss, the medications I would talk to your doctor about are finasteride and minoxidil.

Hello,

A year ago, I had a bad habit of pluck my hair off. I stopped after realize how bad it was. I have lost alot of hair, and after cut my hair short for a year to wait for it to grow back. It did, but it only 1/4 or 1/3 of how much hair that I had before. What can I do? Please help!

What you are describing is a disorder called trichotillomania. We’ve written about this in the past. There’s been a small study about an over-the-counter pill that may stop you from getting the urge to pull out your hair, but that’s somewhere down the line and hopefully you won’t need it anyway as you’ve stopped the plucking. Unfortunately if your hair has not grown back in over a year, it will likely never grow back. There’s not much you can do.

Depending on the severity, one option may be hair transplants. Doctors generally do not perform hair transplant surgeries on patients who pull/pluck their hair, for obvious reasons as the old habits usually return and any gain from the hair transplant is impacted by the same process as before.

Hello i just want to ask you a question, i had a hair transplant about 4 months ago but lately i have been getting a itchy scalp and when i itch it, there are alot of flakes that come off. What could this be?

Healing can produce itching. You might consider applying conditioners that are made for dry skin and see if this solves the flaking problem.

I am a Pacific Islander who had dreadlocks for about 6 years. I noticed small, developing bald spots approximately a year ago. I recently cut my dreads since I noticed that the bald spot is growing. Is it abnormal for my scalp to be itchy? I have always had dandruff, could this be to blame? Sometimes it is particulary itchy at the bald spot? Could this be new growth or perhaps the cause of my baldness? Are there any treatments that can be sought for traction Alopecia?

Having dreads or braids can cause traction alopecia, which is not reversible unless it is caught early enough. For those who are lucky enough to catch it before it becomes irreversible and the dreads or braids were not in for extended periods of time, you may experience regrowth of hair. If this is the case, it could take up to year for hair to regrow.

Your scalp should not itch with new growing hair. I do not believe there is a correlation with itchy scalp and new hair growth. As you mentioned, this may be dandruff or other skin/scalp problem and I agree with that belief.