Thinking of starting to take Fin but I have to wear a hat for work. Will that affect the progress?
I had does not cause hair loss unless it is tight and rubbing
I am 20 years old about to turn 21 and I’ve noticed these past few years how my hairline is starting to “recede”, however, contrary to what many people here post, I don’t notice excessive hair shedding (when I shower the amount of hair looks normal, I don’t notice hairs in my pillow etc.)
Could this be a sign of just a “Maturing” hairline? Or could it be receding just that hair shed is not very noticeable in early stages?
Usually, balding starts with either recession of the frontal hairline, thinning of the crown or excess hair shedding. Men in their late teens (some up to the age of 29) will evolve, losing their rounded juvenile hairline into a V-Shaped mature hairline without shedding a single hair.
This is a not-uncommon finding in women, especially when they pass through menopause and lose their estrogen support. The corner hairline is impacted more than other parts of the scalp in many women. I drew the proposed hairline on the photos. Hair transplants placed into right and left corner hairlines will recreate the concave hairline of her youth.
Been lurking on this board for some time as I’ve noticed a lot more shed over the past few months/year and my hairline seems to be moving further back, slowly but surely, causing me to monitor. I’ve also noticed more and more of my scalp visible when my hair is wet. I’m also now in my mid 30s, so not exactly panicking as I know I’ve been blessed with a ton of hair and great hairline until recent times. I’m not sure who I can talk to, to get an honest unbiased opinion in my particular case. I feel like calling keeps, for hims, etc will result in a bias “yes start treatment” response. I just want to know is my hair loss normal? Hairline receding or just maturing?
Through my research, though it seems side effects are blown out of proportion (esp on reddit), my doctor said everyone he’s prescribed finasteride to has come back for renewals, and those who had sides saw them go away when stopping fin. I have a prescription for both Proscar 5mg (to quarter) and Propecia 1mg but hesitating. I have read that some doctors just don’t recommend due to risks associated. I just am not sure if I want to start a lifetime of hormone altering at this point, when I could just own baldhood if that’s where life takes me. And hereditary evidence suggests it will.
I’m wondering if a dermatologist would give the best opinion? I’ve seen it come up here and there when reading, seems like they wouldn’t hold a bias one way or another.
A consultation with a good doctor who cares about you and is knowledgeable about hair loss is what you need to find. Some dermatologists fit that mold and a few hair restoration surgeons fit that mold especially if they don’t try to sell you a surgery. Read here: https://baldingblog.com/go-why-do-we-need-a-master-plan/
This man took 1mg finasteride every other day and daily 2% minoxidil plus microneedling every 7-10 days with nice early growth. More time will tell us if it will fully reverse
https://news.uci.edu/2022/06/30/uci-led-team-discovers-signaling-molecule-that-potently-stimulates-hair-growth/
To the people who are on it, how is it? How long after starting did you see improvement? And what’s your dosage? I could never comply to topical twice a day and the side effect profile does not seem bad given it’s mainly hypertrichosis at a low dose. Of course I am on fin as well nearly 5 months in, but I need growth and I am young so I was a Norwood 1 not so long ago so I believe I can recover (19M)
Oral minoxidil pills work by giving you some hypertrichosis, including your scalp. Many men find that some additional body hair is not a problem if they get their head hair back. Now with that said, if you really have a Norwood Class 1 pattern of balding, you should not start treating yourself for hair loss because the Norwood 1 pattern is probably a juvenile hairline that most men lose with maturity.
My finasteride pills that I received are 5mg each and are shaped weird and are awfully small . How could I cut these into 1mg pills or say 0.5. I could cut it into 4s then Halves to get 0.6 but I am not all too sure?
Finasteride 5mg is the generic Proscar, but you can purchase generic 1 mg finasteride pills. If you wanted to go down to .25mg (1/4 dose), then I would suggest that rather than cut the pills, take one 1mg pill ever 4 days. In my opinion, the key to low dosing is to target the weekly summary dose.
Donor site depletion reflects poor planning with FUE when the donor supply is not analyzed properly. Watch this video to learn from this man’s experience as he tells his surgery story
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I believe that the real cure will be a genetic one with Crisper; however, we haven’t yet identified all of the hair loss genes so it will be some time to get where we need to be.
Very nice improvement will only get better in time. Stick to your plan as it is working
This is one thing that concerns me about finasteride but also about topical finasteride. I’ve long considered topical finasteride as a safer alternative to finasteride, but then I think, ‘what if it rubs off onto a partner who i don’t yet know is pregnant’ or to someone else via furniture, pillow cases etc. I’d be very concerned about harming anyone else…
The timing of the application may solve it. For example, if you don’t have a partner, apply at night and wash it off in the morning. IF you have a pregnant partner, apply it when you go to work and wash it off when you come home.
I have DUPA (confirmed by dermatologist). I wanted to know if DUPA sufferers are suitable for beard transplant ? I hope I’m not taking too much of your time. Thank you and have a nice day !
Have your dermatologist look at your beard as these hairs can be used for a hair transplant. You can also use body hair, but the hairs are not the best because they don’t grow long and spend half of their life in sleep mode (telogen).
According to a google search, the number is about 3 million. In the United States the number is about 1+ Million men
Does everyone who has an FUE mean everyone that the follicles get transfered from the donor zone, have small scars and loss of the hair grafts from where it was taken? I noticed a lot of ppls donor zone regrowing after surgery so im a bit confused
It would take an act of G-d to grow hair that has been removed from FUE. Doctors are not G-d. Small scars occur with FUE, that is just what it is and the follicular units are gone forever in the donor area.