hair follicles

[karthik19]

Hi, i have a few questions, it would be great if you guys can take your time off and answer them.

1) Is there any life span for hair follicles ?

2) Say a person has gone completely bald with a shiny head, does is mean all his hair follicles are dead ?

3) Is hair transplant the only solution for him or can he resort to minoxidil and finasteride and get a noticeable response ? if yes how late after baldness can he start of medication to respond ?

4) If a person has been shedding hair for the last 3-4 years, and have developed severe thinning and a see thru scalp, does that mean all those hair follicles are dead and can never regrow hair back even with the aid of growth stimulant like minoxidil ?

Thank you

 

[heyitsthatguy]

from what ive picked up thers no life span on hair folicles but there is a growth cycle
once there dead you can't bring them back with monox finasteride etc
i think transplants are the only solution
if the hair is miniturized theyll work but if the follicles completely dead then no

 

[ADL]

Even on a shiny NW7 head there will be hairfollicles. They still produce tiny hairs. You may need a microscope to see them but they're still there.

In theory even these fuzz hairs can become healthy thick hairs again. Think about it. I bet you've never seen a hair on your chin before puberty, yet they were there. Under certain circumstances (changing hormones) they grew thick and visible.

I'll leave the medicine questions to someone else.