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finasteride/minoxidil never worked to regrow my hair but it helps stop shedding. it's only when i add RU that my hair actually regrows, but that shits expensive. what i found is i could use RU for 4 months to regrow hair and then keep it that way for about 6 months by continuing just...

i think it's part androgen part scalp tension. the skull shape could contribute to scalp tension. i read somewhere that scalp tension contributes to dht sensitivity or causes inflammation that can trigger a dht response, or something like that idk. it's probably a combination of lots of things...

antiandrogens effect on scalp is really weird/inconsistent. I started taking topical finasteride in 2020 and after 6 months i went from a NW4 to nearly a NW1. and it stayed that way for about 2 years until i started shedding again, but i still continued with the normal regime despite the shedding. last...

you are probably shedding vellus hairs as the prostaglandin converts them to terminal. it's similar to what minoxidil does although the mechanism is different for prostaglandins. minoxidil dialates your blood vessels for better blood flow and prostaglandins have somewhat of a hormonal effect on...

there is no consensus on this, because everybody's body reacts differently to different foods. we know which foods are generally healthier and which ones are generally unhealthier. stay away from overly processed stuff, cut out sugar/corn syrup completely, lower polyunsaturated fats, higher...

you should have stopped using minoxidil 30 days before having the transplant, that way they could see your natural lines when transplanting the hairs. hair lost from stopping minoxidil should all grow back as it was when you restart. but now you have to keep using minoxidil or else your hair will look weird...

i worked at a chinese owned restaurant before where literally every asian person i worked there with was balding.

i'm 5'7, diffuse thinning norwood 4 going into 5. would rather have hair honestly. never minded my height much. but being bald+skinny+short+pale+unable to grow a full beard is not very cool. thinking of just becoming a buddhist monk because idk what other kind of life style would fit my look.

diffuse thinner here. I was able to regrow my hair back pretty decently with a once-per-day topical solution of minoxidil/finasteride/retinoic acid, which lasted about 2 years. during these years i would go through and use the dermapen about once every month or two, not really sure how effective it was in...

Here is temple (exposed with hair brushed back) and temple (covered with hair) I've been cutting my own hair because of the lockdown so it looks a little messy

Thanks. No sides for me. This is the first and only thing I've tried thats worked for me (and i tried a LOT of things) so I'm gonna stick with it. Might switch over to maxogen-x though because i hear it's less sticky than the dualgen plus I try to stick with it at least once a day but i almost...

Hey thanks for the clarification, i figured i was at least 3. I'm still on minoxidil 15% that had finasteride in it. Try to use at least once per day. I used to microneedle but i will get back on it again. So you dont think ive had much improvements so far with my current regimen? I know its hard...

Here is a long hair before photo for reference (5 months ago)

Just thought I'd update here since its been a few months. I cut back on kratom a lot but other than that just applying the minoxidil/finasteride topical solution once at night, every other day. Not sure if there is a difference as the hair is longer but plan on shaving it again to see. It feels a lil...

+2 weeks from last one (skipped a few days) One flash one non-flash. Same time also, I've given up on dermaneedling. I do it with the 0.25mm like once a month i dont even know why i bother