http://www.baldingblog.com Your hair loss questions, answered daily. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:36:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hi Doc Any thoughts on MDF Advanced (site), seems like it's a mega all in one treatment - but i thought duta wasn't allowed to be used for hair loss? keep up the good work MDF Advanced contains a very high level of minoxidil (15%), dutasteride (a prescription medication), and flutamide (I've yet ... http://www.baldingblog.com/2009/11/06/mdf-advanced/ I started taking propecia when i began noticing my hairline receding and hair becoming thin in the crown. About 1 year later i decided to give dutasteride ago. Throughout both medications my testosterone increased quite alot, causing increased libido to such a degree that i was getting an erection almost ... http://www.baldingblog.com/2009/11/06/if-my-libido-is-higher-on-propecia-and-avodart-does-that-mean-dht-is-increasing/ There was a wallstreet journal article talking about the efficacy of the laser comb. It said that it works. Do you think there's any evidence to support this? Here is the link. By the way your site has been a big help. I've been balding since senior year in high school ... http://www.baldingblog.com/2009/11/06/wall-street-journal-looks-at-hair-laser-efficacy/ Dr. Rassman I have started using scalpmed. It requires daily twice application. I cannot go to office with greasy head. I either have to take bath after applying or have another minoxidil based solution that needs daily once only application. So What should be the minimum time between application of minoxidil ... http://www.baldingblog.com/2009/11/06/any-minoxidil-based-treatments-that-just-require-1-daily-application/ I'm worried that the combination of continued balding and my very fine hair will make it difficult to naturally and densely cover my scalp via transplant. In the case of having a fraternal twin, female family members, or maybe even friends with hair to spare, is it ever possible ... http://www.baldingblog.com/2009/11/06/transplanting-hair-between-fraternal-twins/ Hello Dr. Rassman, As you seem to be the leader in your industry (in my opinion, at least), I assume many patients travel from afar to see you. Do you treat Canadian residents? I am in the eastern part of Canada, and while there seem to be some good ... http://www.baldingblog.com/2009/11/05/travel-for-hair-transplant-surgery/ Is their a Dr.in the Sacramento area who specializes in hair loss. My 18 year old daughter has been experiencing hair loss for about a year. I took her to the Dr. last year and was told it was probably due to stress. Her blood work showed no abnormalities. She ... http://www.baldingblog.com/2009/11/05/my-teen-daughter-is-losing-hair-what-should-she-do/ I've heard the Hardy-Weinberg principal can help determine your probability of going bald. Is this true? If you know what the Hardy-Weinberg principle is all about, you should know it is a GENERAL principle... and at the risk of seeming like I'm just brushing this off, I doubt most readers have ... http://www.baldingblog.com/2009/11/05/does-the-hardy-weinberg-principle-apply-to-balding/ Snippet from the article: You'd have thought a fur coat would have been the ultimate bear necessity. But not for the unfortunate Dolores who has lost all her body hair and has just been left with a few tufts around her head. Vets have been left baffled by the condition of the ... http://www.baldingblog.com/2009/11/05/in-the-news-ever-wonder-what-a-bear-looks-like-without-hair/ Hi there, I have an unusual question! I have noticed mild temple recession over the past 6 months. I am not aware of my hair "falling out" in the shower or anything like that, but rather when I look at photos of myself of late, it is noticable that my temples ... http://www.baldingblog.com/2009/11/05/tanning-lotion-and-hair-loss/