Recent content by HalfHeadOfHair

If money is no object, what laser cap / LLLT system should I buy? ...And if money is a consideration, does your answer change? [I currently use minoxidil & Nizoral shampoo, but finasteride had side effects so I stopped.]

I'd be very interested in hearing replies to this too!! I'm considering buying a laser cap.

Sorry, I'm still confused by this: The Big 3 plus micro-needling are the gold standard in terms of treatments that work for cis-males not going the hormonal route. Isn't using the Big 3 "going the hormonal route"? What am I missing here?

Sorry, isn't one of the Big 3 finasteride? That's not considered hormonal?

Thanks for the reply, Equal Rights!

Ok, do you think that this caused new hairs to sprout, or did it just preserve the hair you had, or just strengthen your hair or what?

Excuse my ignorance, but is the idea behind microneedling to make your scalp more receptive to minoxidil?

Thanks for the reply JaneElizabeth.

Thanks so much iCloud. Nice to hear from a real person (not someone getting a kickback) that laser worked a bit for them. A good helmet costs less than $1000, which I *can* afford. I'm going to talk to a doctor about finasteride first. I know a guy who had really great results with it, and...

JaneyElizabeth: I'm a newbie here, so just to make sure I understood you, you're saying that minioxidil+finasteride+ maybe nizoral shampoo are the stuff that works and you've never been convinced that anything else does much. Is that right? iCloud: I think you're saying that the helmet does...

Right, I was under the impression that the monthly laser treatments were done with different types of lasers that didn't need to be used as often as the consumer grade laser helmets. So do you recommend doing the at-home laser treatment? Any particular helmet you recommend? And should I...

I've gotten PRP for hair loss for the past two years and it has had a very positive slight effect. (I have recession, which basically held in place, and some crown balding which got a little better.) I made an appointment at Hair Club to see if they suggested a different treatment. They...

Ok, thanks. How do I go about picking a doctor than can give me honest advice on what procedure/drug to get? In other words, I want someone knowledgeable, but who isn't just trying to push me into getting the most expensive thing he offers.

What do you mean by that?

I noticed that my hairline was receding a couple years ago, and I started using Minoxidil 5% liquid at that point. (I later added aloe gel to the regimen to deal with the itchy scalp.) Fast forward a couple years, and I think things have slowly gotten worse. (My crown is still doing fine...