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Can Scalp Exercises Grow Hair?

I see you posted about this website before – https://www.hairloss-reversible.com/my_approach.htm. It recommends treating hair loss by using the muscles at the front and back of the head to move the scalp back and forth.

I know this is unscientific and likely ineffectual. But I actually discovered how to do these exercises as a way to self-treat tension headaches and scalp tension, before I read the website or had any hair loss.

So my question is, might such exercises have any impact at all on miniaturizing follicles, particularly those being treated with minoxidil? I still like to moderately exercise my scalp in this way during the day (when no-one is looking, of course) but wonder if there might be some negative cross-over effects to moving about the scalp and follicles?

On the flip side, scalp exercises seem to be recommended to help loosen it prior to hair surgery?

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Someone put the time and energy to put together that information.

From a medical point of view, scalp exercises will not grow hair or help miniaturized hair.


2015-09-05 22:34:22Can Scalp Exercises Grow Hair?

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Can Saw Palmetto and Finasteride produce sexual side effects?

I keep seeing posts about how much Saw Palmetto to take to equal Fin. This makes me think people think Saw Palmetto is safe v fin. It’s the same mechanism, it isn’t dose dependent. Once you start altering DHT you start affecting the RECEPTORS. The receptors can shut down and that’s what people think causes the problems with both drugs. Your DHT goes back to normal. Test back to normal. But the receptors are basically off. You could do that with .0000001mg of fin or one pill of Saw Palmetto. What anyone chooses to do is up to them, but they should know that Saw Palmetto can definitely cause the exact same issues as Fin. Also, the problems mostly arise AFTER you stop. And the medicine (SP and Fin) works by literally making you less masculine, which is why trans people come in here looking like 16 year old Justin Bieber’s with all the hair gains. None of this is opinion. All the side effects listed are not side effects, they are direct effects

The placebo effect of both of these medications are the same but I doubt that there is enough DHT blocker in Saw Palmetto to product any significant sexual side effects


2020-12-06 10:32:55Can Saw Palmetto and Finasteride produce sexual side effects?

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Can Rogaine Undo a Maturing Hairline?

Hi Dr. Rassman,
Assuming that Rogaine does work the same throughout your scalp, do you think Rogaine will be able to bring forward a maturing hairline? In other words, does a maturing hairline work in the same way MPB does through DHT? Or is a maturing hairline just programmed follicular apoptosis that wouldn’t respond to minoxidil in the same way that miniaturizing hairs would? Thanks.

Rogaine (minoxidil) is not a DHT blocker and only works as a side effect to grow hair. I am virtually 100% positive that Rogaine will not restore your juvenile hairline.

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Can Rogaine Regrow Hair from Traction Alopecia?

As rogaine is intended for hair regrowth and not to combat hair loss, can it be effective on regrowing hair lost from anything other than male pattern baldness, i.e. traction alopecia, or even a mature hairline?

I wouldn’t expect Rogaine (minoxidil) to regrow either frontal hairlines or hair loss caused by traction alopecia. It’s possible that it could cause hair growth in areas where there wasn’t significant hair previously, though.

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Can Rogaine or Propecia Change Hair Character?

Hello, Dr. Rassman…

I am curious about Propecia and/or Rogaine. Do these medications change the CHARACTER of your hair over time? In other words, do they make for healthier hair in general? You know, thicker, fuller, more lustrous? I have noticed as I have entered my early 40’s that my hair seems to be finer and drier than it used to be. I typically use product to add some lustre to it. Do thees medications help in that regard, or do they basically “freeze” the hair loss and the character of the hair remains the same?

Thanks so much for your time!

Propecia works on the miniaturized hairs, thickening them. That will change the character of the hair, making it look more like it did before the impact of genetic balding that caused the miniaturization in the first place. Many people who take Rogaine report similar results. This is all good.


2009-08-11 09:19:57Can Rogaine or Propecia Change Hair Character?

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Can Rogaine On Healthy Hair Cause it to Fall Out?

Thanks so much for this resource! I am 3 weeks post op from a HT of 4200 units. I was on propecia for 30 days prior to HT and began Rogaine / Minoxidil 2 weeks post op. I had temple work and work at the front of my hairline. I want to get the best result and minimize shock loss. I have heard Rogaine can cause shedding. Am I at risk for shedding in healthy hair zones if I apply Rogaine in it’s correct dosage to the entire top of my head, temples and along the donor scar?

Rogaine (minoxidil) on healthy hair most likely will not cause shedding, but I would strongly suggest that it only should be applied to areas of concern and not the rest of the head for two key reasons:

  1. Cost
  2. Side effects (or potential thereof) will occur as the area of treated skin increases

It is also worth noting that minoxidil will not influence the hair transplants to grow any better or any faster.


2008-03-11 09:23:45Can Rogaine On Healthy Hair Cause it to Fall Out?

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Can Rogaine Cause Impotence and ED?

I have a question about taking Rogaine. I read a lot of people saying that when they took topical Rogaine that they noticed soft erections and impotence. Is this possible and do you hear a lot of people reporting this? thanks

I personally never heard of this from any of my patients. Moreover, I do not believe erectile dysfunction or impotence is a side effect of Rogaine (minoxidil).

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Can rice water grow hair?

According to Google Search: “The amino acids present in rice water, in particular, help in the regeneration of hair and aid faster growth of your hair. Also, rice water contains vitamins B, C, and E, which further help in hair growth (7). The best way to use rice water to grow hair is to rinse your hair with it after a wash.Oct 25, 2017″. Instructions follow in this link on how to use Rice Water: https://www.google.com/search?q=rice+water+and+hair+growth&oq=rice+water+and+hair+growth&aqs=chrome.0.69i59j0l5.5077j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8


2019-02-01 15:22:05Can rice water grow hair?

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Can I Reverse the 4400 Grafts I Had Done?

I had 4,400 grafts done, and I am terribly scarred with cobblestoning of my skin. I have a heavily scarred recipient and donor area. Can this be reversed?

Unfortunately, the answer here is no. Reversing 4,400 grafts would be an enormous challenge, and it would take far longer to try to reverse it than having it done in the first place. Scalp Micropigmentation may be your only option, but I would have to see you to understand the deformities you are asking about. We have performed Scalp MicroPigmentation in many people with similar problems as you have described, and it works very well (see here: https://scalpmicropigmentation.com/scar-covering/)


2018-06-21 09:31:47Can I Reverse the 4400 Grafts I Had Done?

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Can response to finasteride be predicgted?

Is there a way to predict if you are going to respond or not? Like are there any patterns of hair loss that Finasteride significantly does not work for?

Not everyone responds to finasteride. You may not be a responder; however, if you are going to take it, stay on a regular routine and do it for at least a full year. Privately, I have been told that a new test will soon be available that will tell who will and who will not respond to this drug.


2019-01-04 12:47:23Can response to finasteride be predicgted?