Scalp Micropigmentation is a better solution: https://scalpmicropigmentation.com/
Minoxidil has made this bald spot bigger and made my natural healthy hairs thinner it’s been six months and the hairs in the bald spot that minox grew don’t look good and my healthy hairs have not thickened, should I stay on and give it longer or come off now ?
Minoxidil doesn’t reverse the hair loss you have, but it grows new hairs. Additionally, many of them are very small hairs and are not enough to build bulk. Observations show that it peaks its value at about a year with continuous use.
I’ve seen balding since I was 20, now 33M, NW V. I took intermittently min/fin for periods of no longer than 6 months, with noticeable results. Then skipped the treatments due to laziness. I now decided to go all-in for the very last time before I decide to get a hair transplant. I am doing religiously min, fin, biotin, zinc, saw palmetto and vitamin D daily; ketoconazole twice/three times a week; dermarolling 1.5 mm once a week. Do you think it will reverse?
At 33, the drugs rarely reverse a Class 5 pattern of balding.
just wanted to share my hair transplant experience. I planend to do it at the hair line clinic Ankara as it has a pretty good reputation in german hair loss forums. Since I was pretty young (22y), I decided to go to a consulation they offered and talked to them personally about the situation. I have been a NW4 on Finasteride and Minoxidil 5% twice a day. They figured out the size and density of my donor area and we planned the hairline together. I decided to go for it and “booked” my hair transplant. When I arrived in Turkey, they had a driver who picked me up and I slept in a nice building next to the clinic. The next day, we planned the final hairline, did some medical tests before and then shaved my head. Afterwards, and for the next 3 days, as 4000 grafts were transplanted, it was always the same procedure: One doctor pulled the grafts out of my head, then they were “prepared” 10-15 minutes, then another doctor set them in. During the day, we had to take some medications and put some creme on the donor area. After the 3 days, post op instructions were given to us which I followed completely (maybe too much haha). Anyways, the price of this clinic ranges from 2.50 to 3 Euros per graft (depends on whether they can propose you a date or not, if you shave your head or not and if they are allowed to take pictures or not) and I can definetely recommend the clinic as I am very happy with the results. As I am very young and my crown is thinning, might be the case that I have to go again.
I generally believe that a 22 year old shouldn’t get a hair transplant, see here: https://baldingblog.com/22-year-old-received-a-hair-transplant-of-2800-grafts-from-reddit/. From what you described, it sounds like you had a good experience but the issue really is balding pattern and using up your donor supply. With 4000 grafts, you used up at least half of your donor bank, possibly more. I always discuss the concept of a Master Plan as balding is a progressive process and the hair in the donor bank only allows withdrawals, never deposits. A 22 year old with a Class 4A pattern might still develop a Class 7 pattern in the future so the remaining hairs in the donor bank is critical for that eventuality.
Looking for a genuine answer since I’m just on the fence about taking and so just won’t to fully understand it before I put it in my body. Want to make sure that the alterations it will make to my bodies chemistry won’t be harmful and if it potentially is I’d like to know also obviously so yah basically my main questions are in the title. Also if anyone could speak on the people who claim it can fry your endocrine system and also diminish the neurosteroids in your brain causing brain damage.
If anyone could offer any kind of responses that would be amazing, thank you so much I’m advance.
Men with genetic hair loss are impacted by DHT which triggers ‘apoptosis’ which is essentially killing selective hairs in a pattern of hair loss that you inherited according to an internal clock in each hair follicle stem cell. Since it is the DHT that triggers the hair loss, drugs like finasteride blocks the site where the DHT attacks the hair follicle stem cells. This block is not 100%, but rather about 70% for finasteride. In the original Merck study, the side effects were low (sexual side effects under 3%, even less when compared to the placebo) and it is clear from their 5 year study that those taking finasteride maintained a much higher hair count than those who did not take it (see here: https://baldingblog.com/finasteride-will-i-keep-more-hair-staying-on-it/ ).
DHT is a powerful male hormone and impacts every organ system in the human body but the recommended dose of 1mg was so low, that Merck believed that it was safe even for other organ systems. Since the drug came out (about 20 years ago), millions of men have taken it (the original study was much smaller) so it is not surprising to see reports of other side effects that were not seen 20 years ago.
Finasteride usually prevents shock loss which is a loss of native hair that is in the process of miniaturizing. The older you are, the less the risk. Men in their 20s are at the greatest risk, less in their 30s and so on. The decision to take finasteride is a decision to protect native hair.
From the photo, it is evident that this poor woman experienced a terrible hair transplant result from what is a very straight forward hair transplant in the hands of a skilled and experienced surgeon. The surgeon who did this clearly did not understand the basics of hair transplantation. In away she was lucky as many of the grafts did not grow so the repair will be easier. The repair would be to remove each of the grafts (one by one) and then reconstruct the entire hairline in the proper location with hair placed in the proper direction, burying the scars that remained so that she should end up with a normal looking feminine hairline.
Many doctors are not knowledgeable about hair loss so you should find a doctor who knows about it. To find a good one near you, go to ISHRS.org. Most of these doctors keep up with the advances in the field of hair loss
I started Minox around 2 weeks ago, putting up to 1ml of 5% generic liquid once per day on my scalp. Today, I experienced heart sides (chest pain, tightness in the chest, rapid heartbeat) for the first time after a few days of increased libido and headache.
An incident this afternoon, which I believe might have been a panic attack coupled with dizzyness, led me to look up ‘minoxidil panic attack’ on the internet.
The lower 2% minoxidil has less side effects when used topically, and works well with once a day applications. Yes, there are side effects for everything. You could get in a car accident, but will you stop driving if you have to drive?
I have had hundreds of thousands of readers on baldingblog.com over the years and received significant positive feedback. I believe that when doctors, in particular, open themselves to the public, there is a great value to dispelling myths and bringing the truth forward. Too many people react to hair loss with ignorance. Reddit has also been a significant positive force for educating the public from peers and even people like me. Some great references have appeared and I have found myself educated from being a Reddit participant.
My genetics are solid (everyone has full heads of hair except my paternal grandfather and maternal great grandfather) but, like everyone else, I can’t be sure that I’ll never develop MPB. I’m currently 21. I identify heavily with my hair. Can I rest assured that if I catch MPB in the bud early, I can expect myself to keep my hair as if I never had MPB in the first place if I keep taking it?
Finasteride works well in men under 25. The younger you are, the better it works, especially if caught early. 21 is an age where I would expect good results.
No, this is a very early maturing process that your hairline is undergoing. Most of your juvenile hairline is still present. If your hairline fully matures, it will take on a V-Shape. The hair you lost is just the corners which will eventually go up along with the center hairline. It is just the part of getting older and wiser.
The use of Creatine with or without steroids seems to contribute to hair loss, see here:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/19741313/
I have gone back on finasteride. My first go was 1.25 ED and after three weeks I got erectile dysfunction and numb penis. This time, I switched to 0.25mg EOD and again got side effects after 22 days but they disappeared about 13 days later. Now, i am about 7 weeks in and I have gotten erectile dysfunction again and it has persisted for 3 days. Is it normal to get sides and have them go away, then come back again? Do you think I should keep taking finasteride and see if the side effects go away? I know once I stop the side effects go away. I really want stay in finasteride but im afraid to have an erection that is only 70% full.
Sounds like you are not a candidate for this drug. Taking it long term increases the risk of it becoming a permanent side effect