27 - Male - Want To Keep My Hair Status

[Olgu]

Hey everyone,

I'm German - so please forgive me any mistakes

I have just started to realize that I'm loosing my hair. In December a friend took a picture of my head (my hair was wet) - and I saw a pretty big bald spot. Before I saw that picture balding was never on my mind. So, since December I see a lot of balding people in my daily life.

I would be happy, if I "just" could keep my hair. Therefore I have started to take Minoxidil (2x a day), pumpkin seed oil (2 x a day 1 tea spoon), Biotin and Ket-Shampoo (3 x a week). If it gets worse, I would consider to take finasteride.

What Norwood status am I? And do you have any other suggestions for me?

 

[Olgu]

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[Olgu]

Picture christmas 2015(!)

 

[CopeForLife]

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You're balding.

You are handsome guy and hair is 80% of your looks, trust me.

Finasteride is a FIRST choice not the LAST one. Biotin, pumpkin is nothing for hair.

Hop on finasteride or your will regret in future. You can even drop minoxidil if it takes much time – finasteride and nizoral will be enough for you.

Cheers.

 

[stachu]

Norwood 1 very slowly receding to norwood 2. Plus crown thinning also slowly.

I would place you NW1.5V

Minoxidil good option.
But on finasteride you would maintain your and probably also regrow crown even on half dose (0.5mg every day) rest of your life.

I see some scalp inflamatation on crown. Put keto there for longer time (1-2 mins) to let it soak.

 

[g.i joey]

Picture christmas 2015(!)

yeah dude, definitely be proactive about your hair situation. You're not ugly at all and reaching nw4 would be a HUGE hit on your self esteem.

 

[Olgu]

Hey guys,

thanks for your fast response. What are your thoughts about topical finasteride? @g.i joey Did you try it? I think I read some of your posts?!

 

[michel sapin]

did you get a shedding on minoxidil ? do you apply minoxidil to your crown or hairline ?

 

[Olgu]

did you get a shedding on minoxidil ? do you apply minoxidil to your crown or hairline ?

I'm taking minoxidil for 6-7 weeks now (crown & hairline) and not much happened until now. A friend of mine could keep his status for around 4 years now just with minoxidil - that's why I started with minoxidil! But I would say that between week 3-5 there were more small hairs falling out. Since I never paid much attention to my hair - I can't say if my hairloss increased..

 

[kj6723]

Hey guys,

thanks for your fast response. What are your thoughts about topical finasteride? @g.i joey Did you try it? I think I read some of your posts?!

From my understanding most of it goes systematic anyway and it is unlikely to bind to the follicle, so you may as well take it orally if you're considering that route

 

[g.i joey]

Hey guys,

thanks for your fast response. What are your thoughts about topical finasteride? @g.i joey Did you try it? I think I read some of your posts?!

hey dude, honestly i had my pharmacy compound my topical finasteride. The stuff was brutal and not practical at all, and for the 3 months i used it it just made me shed like a dog. On top of that it was ruining my pillow covers, head rest on my bed and was showing no results. I'd definitely overlook all the other stuff if it showed some results. But imo its near useless. And like kj said, it'll only work if it goes systemic.

 

[Olgu]

Update:
My hair is much better now (just Minoxidil). I loose less hair and my crown seems to be okay again. Pictures are hair wet & dry

 

[rclark]

Hey everyone,

I'm German - so please forgive me any mistakes

I have just started to realize that I'm loosing my hair. In December a friend took a picture of my head (my hair was wet) - and I saw a pretty big bald spot. Before I saw that picture balding was never on my mind. So, since December I see a lot of balding people in my daily life.

I would be happy, if I "just" could keep my hair. Therefore I have started to take Minoxidil (2x a day), pumpkin seed oil (2 x a day 1 tea spoon), Biotin and Ket-Shampoo (3 x a week). If it gets worse, I would consider to take finasteride.

What Norwood status am I? And do you have any other suggestions for me?

A Norwood 2.5. You're definitely higher than a one, sorry to say this. You should really consider hopping
on the Finasteride wagon, if possible.