Hair Loss

Will Propecia Retain My Hair for Years and Years?

August 20th, 2008 at 05:32pm Under Hair Loss

I’m a month shy from fitting 22 years old and yet have already early signs of frontal hair loss. And nobody had hair loss in my family apart from my father but not until his 30s! So I got a miniturization study done by Dr. Bernstein and he said it’s signficant for my age. He did […]

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Why Don’t Girls Have Facial Hair?

August 20th, 2008 at 04:33pm Under Hair Loss

I’ve read Accutane may cause or contribute to hair loss. I was prescribed Accutane a few months ago but I only took one pill before deciding not to take any drugs for my acne. Would that one pill assemble a difference?? I am worried I did something poor for my hair..
whether body […]

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Propecia and Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack)

August 20th, 2008 at 03:35pm Under Hair Loss

Dear Dr Rassman,
Much respect and love for you in all your endeavours to help us, the balding species. I recently came across a website reporting the possible organization of finasteride with MI: DrugLib
I dont know how credible that is and seems unbelievable considering how many blokes are on finasteride. Can you shed increasingly light […]

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Does Aloe Vera Regrow Hair?

August 20th, 2008 at 01:36pm Under Hair Loss

Does Aloe Vera products/medicine Help with Hair Growth
While aloe vera has many therapeutic qualities (like wound and burn healing), marketing entrepreneurs jumped on that bandwagon to promote the product for hair… but no, it does not re-grow hair or halt hair loss.
Tags: aloe vera, plant, hairloss, hair loss, burn

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Good Results from Rogaine, Stopped Using It, soon after Upon Restarting Treatment It’s Irritating My Scalp

August 20th, 2008 at 12:35pm Under Hair Loss

i had used rogaine for 6 months and saw an incredible increase and growth in my hair. there were no side effects, but thereupon after some duration i was just tired of applying it daily and so slowly reduced the number of application and next due to lack of date just stopped using it for […]

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Can a Graft Be Put Back into the Scalp whether It Comes Out?

August 20th, 2008 at 11:35am Under Hair Loss

Hello,
when a graft comes out.. in the first few days.. whether it is saved.. can it be put back in the scalp…?
Thank you
Most likely not, considering there will be a delay within the graft coming out and being put back into the scalp. Exposure to the air will kill the graft and that occurs […]

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Propecia vs Minoxidil

August 19th, 2008 at 06:34pm Under Hair Loss

I can’t afford Propecia, will minoxidil work as well. I am 28 years old.
Minoxidil may work for you, but whether you are a male under the age of 35 and you have hair loss from genetic causes, Propecia (finasteride 1mg) is absolutely the best medication to treat your loss.
To save money, you could try […]

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I Don’t Want Shock Loss, But I Don’t Want to Take Drugs

August 19th, 2008 at 05:36pm Under Hair Loss

I am a 25 year old male due to have a hair transplant in a months duration mainly to restructure my hairline, but plus to thicken my hair on top.
I am worried about shock loss to my thinning hair on top. I am aware you recommend propecia to prevent that, however I do not […]

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Lost Patches of Hair in My Beard and Now It’s Growing Back White!

August 19th, 2008 at 04:36pm Under Hair Loss

I started losing circle patchs of hair on my beard about 5 months ago the hair is growing back now but it is bright white. I additionally seem to have other hair coming in white on my beard now I am only 32 and my family has the balding gene but everybody in my family […]

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In the News - 83% of Surveyed Military Women in Iraq War Have Hair Loss

August 19th, 2008 at 02:32pm Under Hair Loss

Snippet from the scoop:
increasingly than 80 percent of a sample of Air Force women deployed in Iraq and other areas around the world report suffering from persistent fatigue, fever, hair loss and difficulty concentrating, according to a University of Michigan study.
The sample of health problems reported by 1,114 women surveyed in 2006 and 2007 is […]

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Using a Blow Dryer After Applying Minoxidil?

August 19th, 2008 at 01:35pm Under Hair Loss

Minoxidil leaves hair wet and it takes some moment for it to dry sufficiently to be able to apply hair styling product properly. Would it be ok to use a blow dryer soon after applying minoxidil to dry the hair quicker? My concern is a dryer would build the minoxidil ‘evaporate’ before it has had […]

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Switched from Propecia to 1/2 Proscar Each Day and Now My Hair Is Falling Out Rapidly

August 19th, 2008 at 12:31pm Under Hair Loss

Hello again Doctor,
about 3 months ago, I switched from taking Propecia to Proscar. I found the pills to be difficult to slice into 4 pieces, so I just took 1/2 of one instead (the pharmacist only charges me a $10 co-pay, so I can live with spending an additional $5 a month). I […]

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Multiple Sclerosis and Hair Loss?

August 19th, 2008 at 11:35am Under Hair Loss

(female)
I have noticed that my hair is breaking off. There are several pieces of hair that are only two inches expanded on the top of my head. I color my hair to cover the gray, but I am additionally on several medications. I was diagnosed with MS in 2003. Do you have any […]

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