http://www.baldingblog.com Your hair loss questions, answered daily. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:56:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This isn't a hair transplant related post, but it is a trip down memory lane for me. Allow me to indulge myself... I was recently talking with a friend, and I was asked to think back on a case where I had a patient that I simply did not like. While ... http://www.baldingblog.com/2010/03/12/what-to-do-when-you-dont-like-your-patient/ Dr. Rassman, I am 25 yrs old and I have a receding hairline. I understand that you can't tell me whether I'm a candidate without seeing me, but can you tell me what percentage of men my age are candidates for a hair transplant? Also, what characteristics make these ... http://www.baldingblog.com/2010/03/12/what-percentage-of-men-in-their-mid-20s-are-transplant-candidates/ I have a question about Loniten (oral Minoxidil). This isn't considering using it as a replacement for topical Rogaine, but does Loniten show ANY major scalp hair growth? I know it's an unstable blood pressure medication, but if someone who was suffering from hair loss were to take it, would ... http://www.baldingblog.com/2010/03/12/loniten-oral-minoxidil-and-hair-growth/ Hi Doc! I have another question that I haven't been able to track down an answer via search engines. I had my last transplant surgery 16 years ago, and all the recipient sites where they put the grafts are light red in color. Is this usually a histamine reaction or ... http://www.baldingblog.com/2010/03/12/my-recipient-sites-are-still-red-after-16-years/ Hi! Been reading your blog for quite a while now. I know that you are against body hair transplants onto the scalp, BUT -- I don't want to have body hair transplanted anywhere but into my strip scar. The reasons I saw you give in the past ... http://www.baldingblog.com/2010/03/12/transplanting-body-hair-into-strip-scar-from-previous-surgery/ I am currently a 27 year old male who has been taking the following medications for hair loss. 1) Rogaine (5%) for 3 years 2) Propecia for 1 year 3) Nizoral (2%) for 3 years 4) Olux Foam 8 months My hair loss had began to slow down for several months but as of recent ... http://www.baldingblog.com/2010/03/11/olux-and-elevated-testosterone-levels/ Dr. Rassman, Thank you for maintaining this blog, its great to have a free trustworthy resource in a world full of scammers and misinformation. I'm a 24 year old man and have been experiencing loss since age 18. I started on Propecia at 20 and was able to maintain my hair ... http://www.baldingblog.com/2010/03/11/my-hair-loss-got-worse-after-restarting-propecia/ Hi there I've been using Propecia for nearly eleven months and minoxidil for the same amount of time. In the first three months of the treatment I experienced severe hair loss (shedding) and a succession of side effects such as anxiety, depression, stomach cramps, mood swings and slight swelling of my ... http://www.baldingblog.com/2010/03/11/did-propecia-cause-anxiety-cramps-mood-swings-and-great-hair/ In non-hair-loss news, here's a snippet from the article: Good news for coffee drinkers—new observational data presented last week at EPI|PNAM 2010, the Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention and Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism 2010 Conference, suggests that multiple cups of Joe are associated with a lower risk of arrhythmias. "A lot ... http://www.baldingblog.com/2010/03/11/in-the-news-coffee-is-good-for-your-heart/ I've been noticing hair loss across the crown of my head for about 18 months now. I have been taking Propecia for close to 8 months with continual shedding and thinning of my hair. More recently in the last month I have started taking Regaine as part of my fight ... http://www.baldingblog.com/2010/03/11/is-excess-sebum-from-mpb-or-from-the-propecia/