I got my 1.0 roller but I’m afraid. I read that people have been told that rolling once a week for years on the temples can damage the skin, and hair cant be transplanted there. I want to be able to have a transplant to my hairline in the future. Any way that’s not true?

There is good evidence that dermrolling wounding induces some hair growth in some men. This appears to be enhanced when minoxidil is used. A depth of at least 1 mm will get below the epdermis and into the dermis. The stem cells are found at about 1-2 mm below the epidermis. A hair transplant goes down much deeper and takes with it the stem cells along the entire hair shaft as well as the very important stem cells at the bottom of the hair shaft (the bulb of the hair follicle) and this goes down to a depth of between 5-7 mm so dermarolling should not impact a hair transplant

Objective: The effects on scalp and serum dihydrotestosterone (DHT) of different doses of a novel topical solution of 0.25% finasteride (P-3074), a type 2 5?-reductase, were investigated in men with androgenetic alopecia. Methods: Two randomized, parallel-group studies were conducted. Study I: 18 men received 1 mL (2.275 mg) P-3074, applied to the scalp once a day (o.d.) or twice a day (b.i.d), or 1 mg oral tablet o.d. for 1 week. Study II: 32 men received P-3074 at the dose of 100 (0.2275 mg), 200 (0.455 mg), 300 (0.6285 mg), or 400 (0.91 mg) ?L or the vehicle o.d. for 1 week. Scalp and serum DHT and serum testosterone were evaluated at baseline and treatment end. Results: Change from baseline in scalp DHT was -70% for P-3074 o.d. and approx. -50% for P-3074 b.i.d. and the tablet. Serum DHT decreased by 60 – 70%. The doses of 100 and 200 ?L P-3074 resulted in a -47/-52% scalp DHT reduction, similar to the 300 and 400 ?L doses (i.e., -37/-54%). A -5.6% inhibition was observed for the vehicle. Serum DHT was reduced by only -24/-26% with 100 and 200 ?L P-3074 and by -44/-48% with 300 and 400 ?L P-3074. No relevant changes occurred for serum testosterone. Conclusions: The novel finasteride 0.25% solution applied o.d. at the doses of 100 and 200 ?L results in an appropriate inhibition of scalp DHT potentially minimizing the untoward sexual side-effects linked to a systemic DHT reduction.

I don’t have the study done by Norwood and Shiell, but my memory is good that 7% of balding men (which is half of all men) will be a Class 7 by the age of 26. I suspect that the number for a Class 6 will be in the 15-25% range, but I don’t remember for sure. I did find this on the internet chart to point you to the age distribution for the Norwood Class 2-4 by age distribution to 40 years of age

When I was around 14 my brother took me to the barber and made me get haircuts that looked good but required a hair dryer to maintain the look which I wasn’t good with. Every morning after having a shower I would use a shitty hair dryer on the max setting on my hair for a good few minutes to try and achieve the original look which I couldn’t really do and this went on for at least a year.

I thought I was balding since I could see my scalp when I looked close in the mirror but I wasn’t losing any hair and I was cutting my hair short so it didn’t really matter that much at the time but when I kept my hair longer it didn’t look pleasing so I decided to shave all my hair off because I thought it would remove all the “thin hairs” I had and then grow thicker hair which was all a waste.

That was two years ago and my hair is still weak and fine. How do I go about repairing my hair so it becomes thicker on the top? Should I use a Dermaroller?

Hair damage is solved as the new hair grows up from the scalp, while scalp damage to the growing hair follicles in the scalp can be permanent. See a doctor.

The amount of brainfog i got from dutasteride is killing me I was using a pill a day for the last 15 months and i have brainfog…  It didn’t go away for the last 15 days,  am committing suicide?  I am in my house with brainfog in my stupid dumb head quarantined…

Stop the drug! Those are bad side effects. See your doctor

 There doesn’t seem to be a consensus among studies with finasteride’s or dutasteride’s effect on women?

Premenopausal women should not take finasteride or dutasteride because if they became pregnant, the baby would have genital developmental problems. These drugs work in about half of post-menopausal women for hair loss.