2017 and 2023
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Notice the inflammation of everything above the neck. Those are the ravages of runaway DHT. I couldn't shave without bleeding savagely because everything was infected and inflamed. But the beard itched and hurt.
I was bald in the crown and all of the rest of my hair had turned into garbage hair that couldn't grow long. So if someone asks whether HRT can work for hair, I would say that it definitely can even for someone in his 50's. At the stage that I was though, it takes a decade at least and the improvement is ongoing but it won't ever compare with Janey's hair.
One thing that I emphasize when people ask whether they are balding or not is the hair in front of the ears. It's that area's improvement which is especially stark when looking at the recent picture. With a juvenile hairline, this area forms an attractive canopy around the face which I am getting more and more in the recent pic compared to the pic above where there's no canopy whatsoever and all of my flaws are exposed.
Seriously, my HRT was in defense of not only my inherent good looks but also my life. That person was done with life, kaput, finished and without a clue and was being eaten alive almost literally by DHT and the funk of the DHT smell couldn't be washed off it was so strong. I look almost like an ape and notice the "well-pressed" gray undershirt with the stretched-out neck hole that I wore everywhere. I was a complete and utter loser. I knew how to be the successful law school graduate in the tuxedo but in the gray t-shirt pic, I had nothing left to work with so I gave up and jumped ship hopefully that my fellow XY's would forgive me.
I obviously have lost a lot of weight since then. HRT might not affect bone but it appears to have completely restructured my head shape and profile. My mirrors work. I am very attracted to the person on the right and I love looking like her and being her. It's a constant rush.