Norwood Hair Loss Classification

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Is Hair Transplant to Recreate Dense Hairline Too Good to be True?

April 28th, 2009

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 [...]

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Can Follicular Unit Extraction Hair Transplant Repair Scar on Scalp?

April 17th, 2009

Q: 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 [...]

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What Hair Loss Treatment Can Prevent Hairline Retreat, Thinning?

January 20th, 2009

Q: 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 front [...]

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Can Hair Loss be Caused by Weight Lifting and Increase in Testosterone Levels?

April 7th, 2008

Q: 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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Should Young Person Start with Hair Transplant at Crown?

August 21st, 2007

Q: 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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