| Author | Message | ||
     Antony |
Hi Tom, I'm 22 - and have been balding for about 2 years now. Orginally it was just a receding hairline which I could just about cope with, but now I've noticed that my scalp is thinning. Desperately surfing the web to learn about remedies, I stumbled upon your site and have been rigourously raising my eyebrows for the past few days. Problem is, I too am not sure if I'm doing the basic exercise correctly! When I raise my eyebrows I feel as if my occipitalis muscles are raising at the same time. The effect is that my entire scalp moves forward. Unfortunately, I am as of yet, unable to move the occipitalis muscles in the other direction (downwards). I thought perhaps that by smiling I would utilise these muscles, as when I smile my ears seem to be pulled up and back. However, this has no recognisable affect on my scalp. My question to you then is, is the contracting of my frontalis muscles (and the seemingly simultaneous contraction of my occipitalis muscles) sufficient to qualify me as employing 'your approach' correctly? I suspect it is, because I can feel my entire scalp shift forward when I do it, but I'm not sure, and as you can imagine, I'm quite keen to be doing this exercise correctly!! Thanks very much Tom. Antony | ||
| Anonymous |
Tom, Im 58 have receding a lot in the last 5 years .I notice when a hair falls out the new hair grows to about a half inch, This new hair has a curve and seems pointed (downy).This hair then falls out and is not replaced (as far as i (or eye )CAN see. My question is, are these follicles now dead and would be a waste of time doing the exercise to try to revive them. Thank You. | ||
| Tom Hagerty |
Antony: I don't think you are doing the scalp exercise correctly yet. You wrote, "When I raise my eyebrows I feel as if my occipitalis muscles are raising at the same time." The frontalis muscles and the occipitalis muscles are angagonistic muscles. When one contracts, the other relaxes. It's like the action of the biceps and triceps of the upper arm. You may feel you are contracting the occipitalis at the same time as the frontallis but this feeling is probably illusory. You also wrote, "The effect is that my entire scalp moves forward." When you are really contracting the occipitalis muscles, the scalp will move backward after the forward movement due to contraction of the frontalis. That sensation of "simultaneous contraction" I'm afraid is going to keep you out of that elite club of scalp movers - at least temporarily. | ||
| Tom Hagerty |
Anonymous: Of course I can't give you any definitive answer on this. It's a tough call to determine the life or death of a hair follicle unless your have a biopsy. Your description seems to indicate that when your terminal hair falls out it is replaced by a vellus hair. When the vellus hair falls out it is replaced by nothing. This looks like follicle death. But there are 100,000 hair follicles, more or less, in the human scalp. They are certainly not all dying at the same time. I know what the scalp exercise can do. If I were in your position, I'd be doing the exercise just to stabilize what is left. As you read in my article, the scalp exercise also firms up the face. This is not a small positive side effect for an older man. Your last question is about reviving dead hair follicles. Dead hair follicles cannot be revived. Human hair follicles do not regenerate themselves. The scalp exercise is not a miracle worker. Resurrection is not part of the program. | ||
| Anonymous |
Tom I have a general thinning of hair. Im in my late 50s. My scalp is very itchy and has tiny rash pimples on it. Are these tell tale signs of usual general mens baldness.Im in very good health generally, have had a check up lately. Any ideas. Thanks for your time. | ||
| Anonymous |
Sorry forgot to mention that my scalp gets very greasy 2 days after wash. (Last Post) | ||
| Tom Hagerty |
Anonymous: Not much to go on here. You mentioned, though, that you had itchy, pimples on your scalp. This could be folliculitis - an inflammation of the follicles. Have you been using any dyes lately? Folliculitis, if you have this, usually responds well to topical antibiotics or corticosteroids. Folliculitis can sometimes trigger telogen effluvium or temporary thinning of the hair. | ||
| Anonymous |
hey Tom, I am interested in buying your product. I am young now, 20, and have a decent hairline. However, I notice the hair on my scalp is getting very thin, and this worries me. If I buy your product, are you saying there is a good chance of keeping the hair I have now on top of my head? Any help is great, thanks. | ||
| Tom Hagerty |
Anonymous: You are at the optimum age to get results from the scalp exercise program. You're also at the right stage of hair loss - a decent hairline and some thinning in the crown area. The scalp exercise program will probably help you but there are no guarantees. And you really don't have to buy my product - the video CD and the booklet. If you read the information in My Approach several times, you'll have a good idea how to do the scalp exercise and the reasons why it could be effective in halting further loss in your scalp. | ||
| Anonymous |
Hi Tom. I just received your booklet and CD, and am anxious to start. Is the mineral oil really necessary? | ||
| Tom Hagerty |
Anonymous: If your skin is naturally oily, there is no need to apply a film of mineral oil to the forehead before you do the scalp exercise. If your skin is dry, a thin film of mineral oil or any other oil will prevent lines from forming. I suggest reading the booklet and viewing the video CD again a few months after starting the exercise. You'll gain a lot from this after you've been experimenting with the exercise. It's hard to digest all the information in the booklet and video CD at one time. | ||
| Anonymous |
Hi Tom, I thought I had been doing the basic scalp exercise correctly for the last week(since I received the video/CD), but I turned on the CD, and I remembered how your ears moved. Looking in the mirror, I noticed that my ears do not move at all. However, I feel my occipitalis muscles moving, as well as my scalp, which probably moves about half as much as yours did on the video. On top of this, I notice small lines are forming on my forhead. Is this the result of my ears not moving? I am confused, please help me!Thanks Tom. | ||
| Tom Hagerty |
Anonymous: Every time I contract my occipitalis muscles I see my ears move. I wonder if you are doing the exercise right. To check it out, just contract the occipitalis muscles at the back of the head; don't contract the frontalis muscles at all. Does your scalp move now? If it does move, this means that you've gained control of the occipitalis muscles even if your ears do not move. Once you get your scalp muscles working properly, those small lines in your forehead should disappear. Small lines on a muscular forehead, though, often look masculine. They give the face some character. Clint Eastwood's face does not look half bad. | ||
| Same Guy As Last Time |
Tom I forgot to add something. Ok, I am quite sure I have control of the occipitalis muscles. On the video, when you are doing the basic exercise, I notice there is a delay in when you first raise your eyebrows, then about a second after your scalp moves. When I do this, my scalp and eyebrows move all in one motion. | ||
| Tom Hagerty |
Same Guy: You're right. I just examined my video CD closely. When I raise my eyebrows my scalp moves just a little. I get most of my scalp movement from the contraction of the occipitalis muscles. Of course everybody is different. Some will get more movement from the contraction of the frontalis muscles, some from the occipitalis muscles, and some will have equal movement from each. As you keep doing the exercise you'll achieve the maximum amount of movement. If my memory is correct, it took me about three months to really get the full contraction of the epicranial muslces and therefore the full movement of the scalp. | ||
| nicholas finn |
i have folliculitis and my hair is now very thin.what can i do( if there still is something to be done)? | ||
| Tom Hagerty |
Nicholas Finn: Folliculitis can be caused by a multitude of things. Yes, something can be done but you should see a dermatologist about this - and you should not delay. |
