It’s a common practice for bloggers to “reach out” to other bloggers in their niche. “You share my article with your audience, I’ll share your article with my audience” — usually the offer goes something like that. I was recently approached by a blogger representing a popular website devoted to […]
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Stopping Propecia After 10+ Years of Use & What Happens Next – A Conversation
I had an interesting email correspondence with a reader recently. The subject was Propecia. He was curious about the consequences when long-term Propecia users stop taking the drug. Unfortunately, there isn’t a lot of data on this subject at this point. And as I point out in my in-depth article […]
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3 Common Hair Loss Patterns Not on The Norwood Scale
The Norwood scale is cited thousands of times per day. Guys on the hair loss forums are obsessed with it. Dermatologists and surgeons regularly discuss the scale too. Some men even talk about their Norwood statuses with their therapists (yep, including me). So it’s an extremely useful scale. Originally devised […]
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Hairline Stalking on Facebook, Class of ’03 Edition – Five Things I Learned About Hair Loss from Stalking My High School Classmates on Facebook
So I’ve been doing some Facebook stalking lately… I mean, research for this hair loss blog, of course. In my Facebook research, I found that approximately 1/3 or 33% of the guys I went to high school with are going bald. It was the class of ’03 and, today, toward […]
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Five Hair Loss Questions from Readers – Baby Hairlines, Hairs Varying in Thickness, & 3 More
I should’ve written up this post sooner. Here are a few hair loss questions I’ve received over the last month or so that are interesting and worth sharing with the community. 1. Baby Hairlines and Early-Onset Hair Loss Nick Shell [hair loss youtube vlogger] made that theory on what your […]
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Some Hair Loss Perspective from Woody Allen – The Miserable and the Horrible
Woody Allen has been a celebrity of sorts since his classic, 1969 movie, Take the Money and Run, catapulted him to the mainstream. He’s also been balding since approximately the early 60s when he was still in his late 20s. So he’s been balding forever, basically, even though it’s never […]
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10 Things You Absolutely MUST Do When You Realize You’re Balding
Your hair follicles are like ticking time bombs. They’re probably going to go off (and fall out) at some point in your life. That’s just the unfortunate reality. And if you’re reading this, there’s a good chance your hair is in jeopardy as we speak! But it’s okay, you’re not […]
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Hair Loss Crisis – The Way Out is Through
I’ve been thinking about this Robert Frost quote lately (and how it applies to hair loss, of course). “The Best Way Out is Through.” It comes from his poem, “A Servant to Servants,” which is about a mentally-ill woman and her life on a seemingly idyllic lakeside. She is, as […]
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Should I See a Dermatologist or Hair Restoration Surgeon? | Hair Loss FAQs
This blog is still pretty new, and I’ve already received this question a number of times from readers. A few of my readers have received hair loss misdiagnoses from doctors; they’ve also received some peculiar recommendations. Ultimately, I don’t think title matters here. You want to visit the best, most experienced […]
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George Carlin’s Best Advice for Balding Men – Hair Loss Motivation
“In Life, It’s Important NOT to Give a Shit.” -George Carlin If you’re like most people, you’re stupid in many ways… I’m an idiot too, so I’m not saying I’m better than you. It’s absurd when you think about it: We allow other people to control our emotions, and to […]
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