Hair Loss & Replacement Blog

I got a boob job 2 months ago. ive always had thick looong dark hair. im only 30.
my hair was mid back in length. 2 weeks ago i saw a bald spot. now i have like 7 large bald patches. my hair has fallen off rapidly and in clumps. went to thyroid dr and regular dr. both did separate blood work. all hormone levels are normal. there is no reason for this. and its not stress. i just had a boob job. i was on cloud 9. i had to cut 5 inches off to take the weight off my hair and try to save as much as i can but i don’t know what else to do. i have new growth coming back but it is growing slower then its fallen. has anyone had any similar reactions after a boob job? and i think i may have gotten knocked up last week so im not sure what meds to take.
i dont remember reading massive hair loss as a side effect.. this was silicone gummybear implants. i cant think of anything else that would cause rapid hair loss other then that at this point.. any suggestions, comments or ideas?

My husband had his hormones tested on 3/31/10 by blood test. Here are the results: (No hair loss at this point, full thick head of hair, no male pattern baldness in family, no history of hair problems)
testosterone, serum – 163 (low)
testosterone % – 29 (normal)
testost, F+W – 47.3 (normal)

TSH .461

Estradiol, Sensitive – 10 (normal)
DHEA sulfate – 19.4 (Low)
Progesterone – less than 0.1 (Low)
Cortisol – PM – 2.6 (normal)
Vit. D – 21.1 (Low)
PSA – .7

On 4/4/10 he went to the emergency room with symptoms of H1N1 and was told he had bronchitis, so the next week he stayed in bed and by 4/10/10 he was in critical condition and on a ventalator for 12 days almost dying. In the hosptial the doctors gave him lots of different antibotics, but refused to give him the Tamaflu until the CDC called to confirm his diagnosis of H1N1, then he began to improve.

When he got out of the hospital, the APN who did his bloodwork for HRT Therapy said his hormones were at extremely low dosages and that he needed to come in right away for treatment.

She knew of this condition with H1N1 and started him with 1 shot of 250 cc of testosterone cynpionate and 7 days later put him on a testosterone cream dosage of 100 mg per day. He took this dosage for approximately 3 weeks and then began to get a few pimples so he reduced his cream dosage to 75 mg for the next two weeks. He went back to the APN for follow up blood work and at this time had no problems with the therapy or major side effects. At the office visit, she gave him another 200 cc of testosterone cynpionate – he continued with the 75 mg daily dosage of the testostone cream. About 12 days after this his hair began falling out or thinning rapidly at the sides of his head. He called the APN and asked for help, but she refused to call him back. He continued with the daily dosage of 75 mg of testostone cream for another week at which time he just stopped the cream completely. Two weeks later he went for repeat blood work, here are the results: (At this point, his hair is very thin at sides of head and back of head, but not the crown or top)

On 7/2/10 the blood results are as follows:

Comp. Metabolic Panel – all in normal range except glucose 115(high)

Testosterone, serum – 139 (Low)
Testosterone % – 20.5
Testosterone F+W – 28.5 (Low)
Dihydrotestosterone – 18
TSH – .916
T4, Free, Direct – 1.07
Estradiol, Sensitive – 16
DHEA sulfate – 15.4 (Low)
Calcium, Ionized, serum – 4.8
Triodothyronine, free, serum – 2.8
Vit. D – 29.7

Today, my husbands hair is still falling out, more thinning at sides, back, top and now starting to thin at the crown.

He has been to see an Internist, Dermatologist, asked the APN who gave him the hormones and nobody wants to comment on what is causing his hairloss.

Please only individuals with specific knowledge about this topic provide him with any information you may have.

I would like to know if the amount of testosterone that he was given is a high amount? If this would cause hair loss? Will it grow back? When will it stop falling out? Could he have another problem?

I don’t mean hair loss just at the application site; I mean a general thinning. I brought my cat to the vet but no parasites were found and blood work showed that her kidneys etc were fine. Then I mentioned applying Revolution and the vet said that that might be the cause. Has anyone experienced this before?? How long does it last?

I have been experiencing some extreme hair loss for many months now and I’ve gone to get blood work which has turned out pretty okay (very mild iron dificiency), thyroid is good, so are hormones etc. My hair has aways fallen out easily since I was little and it almost seems that my hair aside from being fine and thin comes off from the roots (scalp). Could it be that there’s a vitamin or mineral dificiency in me? If so, what kind and how can I take care of it? I’m concerned because I’ve never lost so much hair as I have now. I don’t feel like I’m stressed, no trauma so what is it? Haven’t given birth, no surgery etc. I’m actually now going to cut my hair shorter to hopefully help stop the hair loss but how can I make my hair stronger so it doesn’t fall off my scalp so easily?
My doctor just checked the testosterone level and that’s is okay too.