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  • Gender
    Male
  • Country
    Malaysia
  • State
    AL

Hair Loss Overview

  • Describe Your Hair Loss Pattern
    Thinning Hair Loss All over the Scalp
  • How long have you been losing your hair?
    In the last 10 years
  • Norwood Level if Known
    Norwood IV
  • What Best Describes Your Goals?
    Considering Surgical Hair Restoration

Hair Loss Treatments

  • Have you ever had a hair transplant?
    Yes
  • Other hair restoration physicians
    Dr. Suradej Pong
  • Current Non-Surgical Treatment Regime
    SocialEngine Value 23

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  1. Blood cupping or blood letting is a treatment that is quite popular among the Muslims. They refer this to Hajimah and believe that letting the 'old blood' out may drain out the toxins and promote hair growth. I have seen this write up in some magazines and are now being used by chinese practitioners too. If this is of any benefit I hope I can expect more regrowth as I did my ht a month ago and I saw a considerable blood coming out when they cut my donor area But still no concrete research is being done on this.
  2. Well said. With minoxidil being approved for hair loss without even knowing its exact mechanism apart from its acting on potassium channel I really hope the cure for baldness can soon be discovered one day.
  3. Cetirizine does not alter the release of histamine but inhibits the production of pgd2 which is responsible for causing inflammatory. And the amount of this very pgd2 is found to be 3 times higher residing at the balding scalp as compares to the non balding areas. Scalp inflammation caused by overexpression of pgd2 may lead to excess production of sebum and scalp itch and eventually hair loss. Inhibition of pgd2 tends to ameliorate sebaceous gland hyperplasia. Thus can pgd2 inhibitor contribute to better hair growth if one's baldness is the result of over accumulation of pgd2 in the scalp? And how does it relate to dht? Any comment?
  4. This article may be useful in answering some of our questions. Effect of cetirizine on mast cell-mediator release and cellular traffic during the cutaneous late-phase reaction. Authors Charlesworth EN, et al. Show all Journal J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1989 May;83(5):905-12. Affiliation Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Good Samaritan Hospital, Baltimore, Md 21239. Abstract A new H1 antihistamine, cetirizine, was studied to determine its effects on mediators and cellular infiltration during the cutaneous late-phase response (LPR). Ten ragweed-allergic subjects, who had previously demonstrated a cutaneous LPR, were examined in a double-blind, crossover study. Either cetirizine, 20 mg, or placebo was administered orally once daily for 2 days before and the morning of placement of a skin chamber overlying an unroofed heat/suction-induced blister to which was added antigen or buffer. Skin test erythema was significantly reduced by cetirizine at 15 minutes, 2 hours, and 4 hours by 56%, 40%, and 39%, respectively (all, p less than or equal to 0.01), but by 6 and at 8 hours, the cutaneous erythema was not significantly lessened. Histamine release was not altered by cetirizine treatment, but prostaglandin D2 (PGD2) production, which peaked at 3 to 5 hours, was clearly reduced by cetirizine treatment, being lower at all time points during the reaction; this was significant by analysis of variance (p less than or equal to 0.04). The inhibition was most marked during the fifth hour of the reaction when there was a 50% suppression of the PGD2 level by cetirizine (0.193 ng/ml to 0.075 ng/ml [p less than or equal to 0.03]). The most dramatic effect of cetirizine was attenuation of the inflammatory cell migration into the chamber. Eosinophil infiltration was decreased by about 75% during hours 6, 7, and 8 (p less than or equal to 0.04), whereas the number of neutrophils was reduced by the same magnitude at the same times Most improved results are seen with users applying cetirizine topically rather than ingesting orally. I too wonder why this cheap OTC drugs can turn out to be a treatments for AGA, perhaps on its specific function on inhibiting only PGD2 and not other good prostaglandins i.e. PGE2 as what ibuprofen does in inhibiting all the prostaglandins. Still too early to judge though. I had undergone ht 34 days ago by dr. pong in chiang mai and now I am taking finasteride and oral minoxidil daily. Went through some major shedding on my 3rd week post op and its stabilizing now. I started applying topical cetirizine 2 days ago and it seems to help calming my scalp itch big time. My scalp itches even without applying minoxidil so you can imagine how big a relief it is.
  5. I came across a few forums one being a german forum and apparently some hair loss sufferers will not wait for this new medicine to hit shelves but rather are experimenting to make topical solution of cetirizine, an anti-histamine agent applying on the balding areas. Few research articles have claimed it inhibits the production of PGD2, the prostaglandins responsible for hair loss while increases the level of PGE2, the catalyst for hair growth. Cetirizine is preferred to corticosteroid as it does not contribute to skin/scalp thinning. The tablets are relatively cheap and some claimed growth of vellus hair in as little as 1.5 months, and majority reporting a complete stop of scalp itch. Cetirizine stops inflammation on hair follicles. Well only time and further research will tell how effective it is.
  6. Wednesday is my ht session with dr. pong....forum members please wish me luck!
  7. HI BaldingIrish, I know your frustration of being rejected for ht as I experienced the same with dr. pong. He told me the same on my first attempt sending him my photos but I have to admit that I did not show the true extent of my baldness due to lighting effect. I did send him some close up photos after a few days showing a clear sign of norwood IV and I was so glad that he was able to schedule a slot for me for ht within a month. His reply is fast...and professional too.
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