I hated applying minoxidil to my hair daily, it was irritating and didn’t do anything. I’m going to quit and just shave it all off. Thoughts?
Been seeing lots of discussion here regarding effective results from Min. and Finasteride. Just wanted to know from those guys who have tried other alternative treatments like Redensyl, Capixyl and procapil. My only concern is that Minox is a life long treatment procedure. Infact hair loss worsens if you stop using them, So I want genuine advice of other treatment procedures for hairloss, particularly Redensyl. If anyone has used Redensyl, how has your progress have been?
Ask older men about the decisions when they were young concerning their hair and I’ll bet that most would take care of their hair differently than then did when they were young. I would love to see a poll of older men’s feeling about losing their hair and what they did.
Wouldn’t it be nice to remake your bad decisions in life, hair or otherwise. Unfortunately, we don’t have that type of insights and our decisions when we are young, are not always very thoughtful, more impulsive looking for the easy way out. Of course, a balding man that never addressed his balding when he was young, giving the knowledge he acquired as he got older, he might have been able to keep his hair if he had his hair managed properly.
I’ve read many times that if you stop taking fin months before having children, your child should not be impacted. I want to know if this is concrete though, is the longer you wait going to more ‘safe’? Or are there always going to be effects in the child. My biggest worry is to take something that will physically/mentally impact my child down the line. I was considering topical fin once a week. Thanks
I have used dermaroller, minoxidil and finasteride. Is this real growth?
How old are you? Your hair loss appears to be behind a persistent frontal hairline, which is good news; however, you should be examined with a hand microscope to see what the thinning looks like in your head’s top, back, and sides. If there is thinning on the top and crown area, it is likely genetic alopecia. If the sides and back of your head are impacted (very rare), then you might consider the diagnosis of DUPA a problematic diagnosis for a young man. It’s best to see a hair expert who will do this for you, make the appropriate diagnosis, and give you medications that will likely reverse your hair problems.
This drug is helping my head hair but it is causing my body hair has gone wild at the 5.0 mg dose. I am thinking about reducing the dose to 2.5 mgs. Any thoughts?
The higher dose does bring on more hair elsewhere, like facial hair, body hair, and leg and arm hair. More concerning is that the 5 gm dose increases the risk of cardiac side effects. I hope you are being monitored by a doctor and not doing this yourself. I would never write a prescription over 2.5 because of the risk of cardiac complications.
I have read rumors that microneedling is not good if you will have a hair transplant in the future, although I remain convinced that if done with logic and judgment, microneedling is more than safe.
This makes no sense. The hair follicles are 5-8 mm long, measured from the scalp surface. Microneedling only goes down about 1mm. That is not deep enough to significantly impact the hair follicles or dermis in the long term.
I have diffuse thinning and believe that it is DUPA. Is it more difficult to treat?
Make sure that you have DUPA, just don’t assume you have it. The unpatterned thinning extends to the side and back of the head which is usually protected against genetic balding. It is much more resistant to treatment.
To make the diagnosis of DUPA, purchase a hand microscope from AMAZON and look for miniaturized hairs in the back of the head near the base of your skull. This area rarely miniaturizes with genetic balding. I have seen extensive miniaturization in the donor area which is what defines DUPA. Here are a series of posts on DUPA: https://baldingblog.com/?s=dupa as you will see, it comes in various varieties.
I have been taking finasteride for one year and have no sexual or other side effects. My dermatologist told me to go off of it because of potential future side effects. As I am free of side effects now, is it likely that I will get them sooner or later as my dermatologist suggests?
If, after 1-year, you don’t see problems with finasteride, then you are clear to continue it without worry. There are long-term benefits of finasteride, including decreased risk of prostate cancer and some reduction of cholesterol, possibly reducing the risk of heart attacks
This 26-year-old male has reversed his corner recession around what appears to be a persistent forelock with a combination of 1mg Fin oral every day, 5% minoxidil topical once a day, and microneedling 1.5mm once a week for 1 1/2 years. Many doctors would have transplanted this man; however, the issue may be one of continued treatment and how long the treatment will hold up. With the transplant alternative, I can state that once it is done, it is done (without maintenance other than possible finasteride to avoid the further progression of the balding pattern).