If you are observant, then you put one and one together. I have never seen a woman who had shock loss that became permanent. What is permanent for women, is the progressive process that occurs in spurts, unlike men where the progressive process is more linier.

If a man takes Finasteride, the frequency and severity of the shock loss is clearly less. I just had a male patient who had shock loss and I realized that this is the first time I have seen it in a few years with someone on finasteride. I still see it on those who do not take finasteride. With regard to the immorality in the business, see the following recent link on baldingblog.com and follow the thread: http://www.baldingblog.com/2007/05/1...fare-or-money/

TE, when it occurs after the donor strip was removed, almost always returns because this donor hair is not miniaturized unless the patient has DUPA (Diffuse Unpatterned Alopecia) or has vascular compromise of the skin around the wound.

Thanks for the info Dr. Rassman!

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