http://www.baldingblog.com Your hair loss questions, answered daily. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:57:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've read online that Lycopene is A 5 Alpha Reductase Inhibitor. Can it be used to halt hair loss or even help. If so could it interfere with finasteride and would it cause an initial shed? I have little doubt that there are many 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors in the various foods we ... http://www.baldingblog.com/2012/02/09/lycopene-and-treating-hair-loss/ Dr Rassman. I was just browsing through your SMP site. Great work! This particular client caught my eye: ScalpMicropigment.com What sized mm punch was used to extract his grafts? He wasn't an NHI client, correct? Thanks for your time! Actually, he wasn't our surgical patient. I believe 1mm to 1.5mm punch was used, ... http://www.baldingblog.com/2012/02/09/what-size-fue-punch-was-used/ Hi Doctors A while ago I wrote in with this question - Pea-Sized Bald Spot on Crown with Small Hairs in the Center After visiting my doctor it turned out to be alopecia areata that was triggered by workplace stress I was going through at the time. The stress was relieved and ... http://www.baldingblog.com/2012/02/09/workplace-stress-caused-my-alopecia-areata/ Could a head band cause hair loss? I know the answer will probably be "if it pulls on the hair it may cause traction loss" which I understand, but I honestly don't know if something like this has potential to pull on the hair. Here is a photo of the ... http://www.baldingblog.com/2012/02/09/traction-alopecia-from-pushing-down-on-hair/ I am a 58yr old woman. My hair is falling. A hair doctor has put me on to MINOXIDIL TOPICAL SOLUTION USP 2% HAIROUSE-MX. 1ML 2 X DAILY along with multivitamin tablets. I have been on it since 45 days. But to know more about this solution i googled it. ... http://www.baldingblog.com/2012/02/08/is-minoxidil-only-for-men/ Why would Elton John and William Shatner wear toupees when hair restoration is easily available? Surgery is a personal decision, so I can't speak for everyone... but I can make an educated guess. Hair restoration or hair transplant surgery is in essence about moving your existing hairs around. If you ... http://www.baldingblog.com/2012/02/08/why-would-celebrities-wear-toupees/ Hey I've been taking finesteride since september of 2011 and my hair loss has seemed to either slowed down or stopped and i don't seem be having sexual problems really. I'm only 18 so is this a good sign? Did you need me to answer this? I must be missing something here... Your ... http://www.baldingblog.com/2012/02/08/im-18-and-finasteride-stopped-my-hair-loss/ My Mother had triple bypass in August 22, 2011. She has had alot of hair loss. She has done well from the surgery but this bothering her. Can this be from the meds that she was given to put to sleep? I'm not sure which medications she's ... http://www.baldingblog.com/2012/02/08/my-mom-has-hair-loss-after-a-triple-bypass/ I was just wondering if you knew why the side effects of Finasteride can show up after 10 years or longer. Surely after this amount of time the body is used to the drug, are there any cases where Finasteride has been proven to be the cause of this ... http://www.baldingblog.com/2012/02/07/why-would-finasteride-side-effects-show-up-after-a-decade-of-use/ Dear Sir, Could one perform a complete FUE of all the donor hair from the back of the head to the top, i.e. create the exact opposite of MPB look? I think it's just a matter of this encoded aging pattern in peoples heads that makes them think one is older ... http://www.baldingblog.com/2012/02/07/moving-all-donor-hair-to-the-top-of-the-scalp-with-fue/