Balding Blog

The pathomechanism for omeprazole-induced hypertrichosis is not known. Omeprazole significantly increases duodenal prostaglandin (PG)E2 synthesis and elevates the expression levels of cyclooxygenase-2 protein and PGE2. Prostaglandin F2 alpha analogues, such as latanoprost, can increase pigmentation, thickness, length, and number of eyelashes. Prostaglandins are involved in hair growth regulation; PGE2 and PGF2 alpha stimulate hair growth, whereas PGD2 has an inhibitory effect. It has been suggested that a balance between PGE2 and PGD2 controls hair growth in mouse and human skin, whereas drugs that stimulate hair growth may exert their effects by acting on prostaglandin pathways. It has been suggested that minoxidil increases production of PGE2, and topical cetirizine, which has been reported to be beneficial in androgenetic alopecia, decreasing inflammatory cell infiltrate and PGD2 production. Prostaglandins may have an action on hair growth regulation through their vasomotor effects in the dermis, inducing blood flow in the perifollicular vessels, and by inducing DNA replication and stimulation of cell division and growth.

There is a solution in this disease because vellus hairs are turned into real terminal hairs. Can it be identified?

The pictures are worth 1000 words. Many young men want to take control of their destiny and are actively involved in their hair restoration process. This man used the dermaroller often enough to make him feel good about himself.

I am white female in my early 30’s. I had dreadlocks for 10 years and cut them off because of the same problem, the twisting and weight was too mich and caused permanent damaged.
I loved my hair it grew down my calves and to cut it was a hard decision. I cut them 7 years ago and the problem has not gotten better. Now i have thin hair and very little my hair line is higher and higher every year…it could maybe just make 1 lock. I lost hope. Traction alopecia seems not to have any cure coming up soon since they scalp hets scarred and the follicules are lost. I don’t know what to do, I wear wigs now without it I look 20 years older because of my hair loss. I loved my dreads and I hate to say they destroyed my hair.

Hair transplants are another alternative that you might look into. It requires a visit to a hair transplant doctor like me to determine if you are a candidate for this type of procedure.

This is an example of a man who is balding and is making it worse by wearing a dreadlocks hairstyle. He would be better off shaving his head to preserve his hair than by pulling it out and getting traction alopecia from this hairstyle.

When Dr. Rassman is not busy inventing hair transplant related devices and procedures, he runs a company called Mavenbiotech.

He will summarize the label-free imaging technology for measuring biomolecular interactions in a microarray format by using a video with ping pong balls to illustrate how antibodies work. Dr. Rassman believes that this technology will change the timeliness of medical care delivery

For those who cannot wait, skip to 4:50 on the video.