PP405 may damage hair follicles if used long-term, suggesting cycling might be necessary. Combining it with finasteride could help maintain hair growth.
Hair loss without a white bulb may indicate mechanical damage, anagen effluvium, alopecia areata, or traction alopecia. Seeking a specialist is recommended, but access can be difficult in smaller areas.
Hair loss in men is primarily caused by androgenetic alopecia, with treatments like finasteride and dutasteride often recommended. Other causes include stress, nutritional deficiencies, medications, and scalp infections.
The conversation discusses the potential of using topical estrogen treatments for hair loss without systemic absorption, highlighting challenges and possible solutions like using estriol. It also mentions other treatments like topical finasteride, microneedling, and scalp massage, while noting the limitations and side effects of current options.
A 78-year-old man regrew hair after suffering burns, suggesting that injury-induced healing processes might trigger hair growth. Microneedling and other treatments like minoxidil and finasteride are discussed as potential methods to stimulate similar regrowth.