Comments on: Do Hair Transplants Debunk The Scalp Tension-Hair Loss Hypothesis?

By: Craig

Craig — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 09:25:39 +0000

“in the next article, we’ll discuss where this “scalp tension” might originate”

Rob I saw you mention that your attention shifted to the book but did you ever get around to visiting this topic in the third article? The root causes of scalp tension are probably of the most interest to me.

Thanks,
Craig

By: Osama Khan

Osama Khan — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 07:11:42 +0000

Hi Rob,
I had a couple of questions regarding the scalp tension theory.
1.Where does diffuse pattern hair loss fit in all of this ?

2. If scalp tension is the main cause of AGA then why do some people lose their hair at the temples and the nape? Such as in Retrograde Alopecia.

By: Albert mercurio

Albert mercurio — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 10:12:15 +0000

In reply to Rob.

Hi Rob.
If the hairs communicate with each other that are very close as you say. Well how come the hairs on the perimeter of the punch biopsies put into the balding scalp didn’t start balding? They would be communicating with balding hairs right next to them, just outside the punch biopsy.
Thanks

By: seif eddine chakroun

seif eddine chakroun — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 07:30:12 +0000

Hi ,

according to this :

“In my conversations with other AGA researchers, a few have stated – contrary to popular belief – that transplanted hairs do thin. There’s even an emerging theory that transplanted hairs simply restart their “balding clock” post-transplantation – meaning that in 5, 15, or 25 years, we can expect more FUE transplants to start thinning.”

there is nothing in the indicated article ‘https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4639964/’ shows that the FUE transplants starts thinning , i saw that ” In hair transplantation, the grafted follicles start a new “balding clock,”

So , they didn’t mention if the FUE or FUT , they said in hair transplantation , and that article show the Involvement of Mechanical Stress in Androgenetic Alopecia….

best regards,

By: Rob English

Rob English — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 14:56:42 +0000

In reply to julia.

Hey Julia,

This is a great question. The short answer is, I don’t know!

We have case studies like Trent (who have seen regrowth in lines, like you’ve described). And it seems like people see better success when varying the angles in which they pinch (and thereby the directions in which the skin folds).

On that note, maybe the folds create “additional” stimulus to the follicles, thus stimulating better thickening / regrowth versus the surrounding areas. But I just don’t know. It’s certainly something worth looking into further, and if I find any answers, I’ll be sure to reach back out here in the comments.

Best,
Rob

By: Hawx

Hawx — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 02:52:48 +0000

Hi Rob
Greeting from China. I think hair transplantation may do change the environment of the scalp, considering the process of hair transplantation, some tiny holes are created on balding area in order to transplant the follicle unit, which may work in a mechanism similar to microneedling, but it affects much deeper tissues, which may also cause acute inflammation and remove the fibrosis and calcification if the doctor is doing this in the correct way, therefore, transplanted hair can preserve much longer or maybe “lifelong”， that is my opinion, hope it’ll help.

By: julia

julia — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 18:17:30 +0000

Very interesting article Rob! I was thinking if efficiency of these massages or even more needling has something to do with this “inflamation radius” of 4mm from the study. I understand that a “single hair” can sense what is going on in the skin within these radius. This could explain why some guys get regrowth in stripes on the folds of the massaged scalp. What do you think?

By: Jon

Jon — Sun, 19 May 2019 05:53:10 +0000

In reply to Steve.

Hey Steve,

I know I sent you a mesage previously, I just found how to reply to you directly.

Could you tell me exactly where the scalp’s perimeter is located?

Jon

By: Jon

Jon — Sat, 18 May 2019 17:19:44 +0000

Hey Steve,

Could you tell me exactly where the scalp perimeter is?

Jon

By: Richard

Richard — Wed, 15 May 2019 07:58:55 +0000

Brilliant updates Rob! Thanks for the reply. I’m about 9 months in now, but have realistically only done the massages at 60% of what I should have based on your new article. Probably ok time wise if I was maintaining hair growth, but too many skipped sessions and random days off for a beginner with advanced hair loss. I can 100% say that removing minoxidil 7 months ago, after 25 plus years, has absolutely made no difference to my hair. What a waste of thousands of dollars that was unfortunately. My hair loss has stabilized for a couple of months now, so hopefully only positive results going forward. Looking forward to the forum, great news. Cheers