I have read that the micro-scarring caused by derma-penning may prevent the new follicles from an HT from taking. Is this true?
As title asks, I feel like I can spot a transplant almost instantly because they get a juvenile hairline, and it gives it away straight away and unless your Ronald Reagan is unrealistic for most guys past the age of 25 . Im just wondering how a transplant surgeon would react if you asked for a mature hairline and how it would look.
Topical minoxidil will work to thicken the beard as shown nicely here. Minoxidil may also have value for young men whose beard is behind in growth.
I have experimented with other treatment options like microneedling, ketoconazole, and scalp massage, but not consistently whatsoever. This is basically only the result of finasteride with a dosage of 0.5mgs/day. The left side came back. The right side is little behind it.
Results like this are usually in young men in their early 20s or late teens. Great job!
So, I was doubting my progress until tonight when I pulled the pics on my 6 month anniversary date of starting min/ fin. I started receding 10 years ago and I know I waited too long to get my full hairline back or anything. I just wanted to stop thinning where I still have it. I think it’s pretty decent progress for an old white dude… or am I imagining it? Will it keep improving? Also, in the last pic, I sprouted a pretty thick base of vellus hairs. They keep multiplying and getting longer. And chance those eventually go terminal?! That would be a game-changer for a 40-year-old like me!
Pictures speak louder than words. This man is impressive because he started balding in his 30s. The only part of his hairline so far that comes back is the forelock. After a year, if only the forelock was stimulated, he could consider a hair transplant if he wanted it all back and it didn’t come back with drugs alone,
I’ve looked at a couple studies now, and it seems that of all the options out there that topical finasteride is now the safest route to hair regrowth. The studies I read basically found comparable hair regrowth compared to oral finasteride, but lowered plasma (blood) DHT by only 5-34%—compared to oral finasteride, which lowers plasma DHT by more like 50%. In other words, the topical really targets the scalp DHT, but doesn’t absorb as much into the blood.
Topical finasteride is dose-dependent as it passes through the skin in increasingly high doses. Without DHT blood levels, it is very difficult to know what you are actually delivering, and even with that, you might not know if it is working. Go to: https://perfecthairhealth.com/topical-finasteride-dosage/ and look at the graphics on delivered topical finasteride and the DHT levels found. These studies were done by Perfect Hair Health, very informative site.
Check out your family and see who you follow in your hair loss pattern. A good dermatologist with a trichoscopy usually tells you where you are going if your balding has already started, usually by the age of 25-26. Some men start their balding later in life, so this statement might not apply to those who start balding past 26. I do this regularly in my office as a service for my patients, as any good hair transplant surgeon should do.
Hi doctor, I wanted to ask if a man in his 20s or 30s with a good donor were to get a hair transplant of 6000 to 7000 grafts, would all of the grafts stay until his 80s, or would some thin due to age? Another question is, is there an age when you can tell what the final hair loss pattern will be?
The final pattern is unknown, but a good surgeon can make a good, educated guess by age 26 if you have already started your balding process. I have transplanted men in the early 1990s, and some have seen me professionally with the transplanted hair still present. Most of the men past 70, found that the hair became thinner, a condition we see frequently in many men of that age who were never transplanted. This is a condition called Age-Related Thinning. For more information read here: https://baldingblog.com/misunderstanding-on-the-relationships-between-recipient-and-donor-area-densities-in-transplantation/
You can see the early growth here. It’s very impressive. I expect more growth within the next few months. Congrats!
I’m 27 and went on finasteride 1 mg tablets for 5 months and added minoxidil topical solution for the last 3 months.
You are a great responder. I hope your present routine will keep that hair on your head for a long time.
I’m 19 and started taking oral minoxidil 2.5 mg a day in october and the last picture was in january. I would lose hair after i brushed my hair before a shower. I stopped taking it because I was growing hair everywhere. Just recently got on Finasteride. Hope this works better.
Why is the hair shaft in a piece of hair smaller in diameter than the tip of a hair?
The part of the hair coming out of the scalp is probably miniaturizing; that is why the end of the hair shaft, which is older is thicker. This tells you that miniaturization is active in that particular hair’s youngest part. The same must be true of other hairs on your head,
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-14152821/urgent-warning-balding-drug-effect-werewolf-syndrome.html
Some of the photos do not reflect the exposure to minoxidil, so be careful as you read this link. There has been some discussion among doctors in this field about children who are exposed to minoxidil, possibly the foam when used by the parent. It is possibly that they find their way to apply the topical like their father did. It is always important not to expose children to any of the topical medications we use.
I have been taking 1 mg oral fin and 1ml topical minox 5% for about two and a half months (irregularly) I have very long hair, so it is a pain to put the topical on (I am considering switching to oral minox).
I am going to start taking fin this week and my derm prescribed me 2.5mg Finasteride 3 times a week. however, I can’t find any similar cases here on Reddit and wanted to know people’s opinion on doing this instead of just doing 1mg every day. Thanks!
Most doctors (I’m included) will prescribe 1mgs/day of finasteride. The dose your doctor prescrobed 2.5mgs three times a week, is almost the same weekly dose as 1mg/day. The benefits are what you take weekly, so either approach works.