Q: It’s a question that greatly concerns me because I’m investigating getting a transplant sometime next year. I’m 28 and thought I started balding at 26, but photographic evidence suggests it had started somewhere around age 24. I’m roughly a Class 2 now, and thanks to finasteride, I’ve stayed almost exactly where I was at [...]
Norwood Hair Loss Classification
Is Hair Transplant to Recreate Dense Hairline Too Good to be True?
April 28th, 2009Rating:
Topic: Hairline
Tags: Avodart/Dutasteride, Dense Packing of Grafts, Donor Area, Donor Hair Density, Follicular Unit Transplant, Follicular Units per Square Centimeter, Hairline, Mid-frontal Forelock Area, Miniaturization, Norwood Class 2 Hair Loss, Norwood Class 3 Hair Loss, Norwood Class 6 Hair Loss, Norwood Hair Loss Classification, Number of Grafts Per Hair Transplant, Propecia/Finasteride
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 6:05 am
Can Follicular Unit Extraction Hair Transplant Repair Scar on Scalp?
April 17th, 2009Q: I wanted you to determine if I would be a candidate for FUE (to camouflage a scar). After reading through your vastly informative website, I had become aware that the Fox test is necessary to determine patient viability for FUE. When I mentioned the test, I believe I heard you say it was unnecessary. [...]
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Topic: Follicular Unit Extraction
Tags: Donor Area, Eyebrow Restoration, Eyebrow Transplant, Follicular Unit Extraction, Follicular Unit Transplant, Fox Test, Hair Transplant to Camouflage Scar, Norwood Class 3 Hair Loss, Norwood Hair Loss Classification, Scar Repair, Scar Revision
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 8:09 am
What Hair Loss Treatment Can Prevent Hairline Retreat, Thinning?
January 20th, 2009Q: I am having hair thinning and retreating from the front part of the scalp. According to Norwood’s classification I rank a category III. From what I see on the Rogaine pack it is used in hereditary hair loss on the (vertex) on top of the scalp. Any recommendations? A: Minoxidil does work on the [...]
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Topic: Drugs (Medications)
Tags: Crown, Genetic Hair Loss, Hair Loss Medication, Hair Loss Treatment, Hair Thinning, Hairline, Hairline Retreat, Norwood Class 3 Hair Loss, Norwood Hair Loss Classification, Propecia/Finasteride, Rogaine/Minoxidil
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 4:34 am
Can Hair Loss be Caused by Weight Lifting and Increase in Testosterone Levels?
April 7th, 2008Q: My son, 25 years old, is seeing hair loss around the hairline. According to your website, he is probably a stage II. He may have a little hair loss at the vertex; right now it is hard to tell. He is very muscular and loves weight lifting, but no drug enhancement. Is there a [...]
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Topic: Causes of Hair Loss
Tags: Body Building, DHT, Norwood Class 2 Hair Loss, Norwood Hair Loss Classification, Propecia/Finasteride, Testosterone, Weight Lifting
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 8:36 am
Should Young Person Start with Hair Transplant at Crown?
August 21st, 2007Q: I am 26 years old, have had two successful hair transplants, but am still losing hair in the crown area. The doctor I have worked with told me that he does not do crown work on anyone until they are at least 40 (due to lack of donor area). I have very thick hair [...]
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Topic: Age
Tags: Crown, Donor Area, Early Hair Loss, Front of Scalp, Frontal Hair Loss, Hair Loss Consultation, Norwood Class 6 Hair Loss, Norwood Class 7 Hair Loss, Norwood Hair Loss Classification
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 8:31 am
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