Recent content by Loster

If anyone says accutane did nothing for his hair loss, I believe him. If someone says it did help, I belive him too, because it happened to me. Accutane work for some, for some it dont. The interesting thing is to find out the effective mechanism and why it work for some and not for others. I...

Blaze What kind of hair loss do you suffer from, typical male pattern baldness or diffuse? How was your overall hair health while on accutane, besides the hair loss? Did the hair shafts feel stronger and thicker? Do you also have oily hair as well as skin?

Thanks squeegee. This subject deserves serious investigation.

The main focus in the study of Isotretinoin has been on acne treatment. Unfortunately this has been shadowing its prohibiting effect on hair loss. However the scientific evidence for how it could work against male pattern baldness is clear. Isotretinoin is an androgene that inhibits 5-AR and the production of...

The people posting their experiences are not asking "will accutane stop my hair loss?" they are in fact reporting that accutane actually did stop their hair loss while they took the medicine. I belive them since it also happened to me when I took 20 mg/day for 9 months. The mechanism behind it...

Accutane completely stopped my hairloss while on medication. Check out my post at: viewtopic.php?f=23&t=56904

I read a couple of posts telling the story about how accutane halted their hair loss. This is similar to my experience. I was on 20mg/day for about 9 months to treat acne. A month or two (not really sure) before the accutane treatment I noticed more and more hair falling off, but I decided to...