19 citations
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January 2015 in “Current problems in dermatology”
This review discusses environmental factors like UV radiation and smoking that affect hair health and highlights the potential role of nutrition, but it reports no new results.
June 2023 in “Journal for international medical graduates”
This study observed a significant association between smoking and an increased risk of hairloss, including male pattern baldness, and highlights the need for interventions at individual, community, and national levels to address smoking-relatedhairloss.
This review discusses the mechanisms and treatment strategies for age-relatedhair changes, such as androgenetic alopecia and hair graying, and reports no new clinical results.
126 citations
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January 2009 in “International Journal of Trichology”
This review discusses the potential role of oxidative stress in hair graying and age-related alopecia, emphasizing the need for new strategies to counteract these effects, but reports no new results.
This study observed that male smokers aged 20 to 35 showed a higher prevalence of hairloss compared to nonsmokers, suggesting that smoking and its related chemicals may accelerate alopecia.
Quitting smoking led to reduced hairloss for the original poster, who also used finasteride and topical minoxidil. Other users shared mixed experiences with smoking and hairloss, with some noticing improvements after quitting and others seeing no change.
Quitting vaping significantly reduced hairloss for a user who was a heavy vaper and also taking finasteride. Some participants suggest nicotine's vasoconstrictive properties may worsen hairloss, while others share personal anecdotes of hair improvement after quitting smoking or vaping.
The conversation discusses various treatments for hairloss, including finasteride, minoxidil, keto shampoo, derma stamping, vitamin D, and dutasteride. It also mentions lifestyle changes like exercise, quitting smoking, and dietary supplements.
The user is experiencing severe hairloss and color change despite low testosterone levels and healthy lifestyle changes. They have tried ketoconazole shampoo and consulted a dermatologist, who found no scalp issues but suggested using Toppik for coverage.
The user is frustrated with hairloss, having switched from topical minoxidil and finasteride to dutasteride and oral minoxidil without seeing improvements. They are considering a hair transplant and are advised to continue the current treatment and explore therapy or lifestyle changes.
Hair transplantation moves DHT-resistant follicles from a donor area (back and sides of the scalp) into thinning or bald areas. The transplanted hair is generally permanent, though surrounding native hair can keep thinning.