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It's simply another day where I have been awaiting an "appropriate time" to start drinking alcohol. Not only because of horrendous scalp inflammation or because of the shame and disfigurement I've brought upon myself, but because of both. The simple fact is, my scalp feels terrible, absolutely terrible throughout the day and just a couple drinks alleviates the horrendous burning, crawling and itching. Of course I have some level of BDD and I probably need a therapist, but the issues I have created for myself are beyond that.
The only hair I have left remaining in the first three inches beyond my left hair line are poorly spaced, thick hair transplants. Any 2-4 graft transplants I find, I pluck out with tweezers. I love that feeling. They emerge from the skin at angles that are unexplainable and totally unnatural. They look weird and for almost FOUR years, I have had to work, EVERY DAY to try to conceal them. This is the product of an emotional, irrational decision and the product of being poorly educated in the hair transplant industry and feeling invincible to the future effects of Androgenetic Alopecia.
That same area burns horribly throughout the day. A burning that would be bearable if it didn't constantly remind you of a horrible mistake that you made. It became very obvious to me years ago that this specific pain was due to some kind of nerve damage from the procedure. I would get relief when I lay my head down at night, except when I press my head against the pillow, the complete lack of feeling surrounding my FUT scar reminds me of the same mistake.
Finasteride is something that I will instantly recommend to hair loss sufferers, especially those that feel disfigured or ugly because of their Androgenetic Alopecia. Of course, it is worth the risk. Trying to avoid a life as an unattractive person in a shallow society is worth almost any risk in my opinion. The same medication that I advocate has completely altered my hormones and left me with an apparently incurable scalp inflammation that, well.. you would have to feel to believe. Obviously, this is correlated with drastic, sickening diffused hair loss.
It's very weird, watching two brothers with very similar genetics progress normally through this, while you observe yourself progressing so abnormally and rapidly.
I am not writing this for solutions, or even comfort. I am well beyond that. I am writing this because every day I read from people who are considering hair transplants, or jumping on medication. People, who like me, who don't know or consider what could happen. If you are a hair loss sufferer, I do urge you to CONSIDER methods to counteract it, but ONLY with an abundance of proper education. I urge you to consider QUITTING any medication, legal or not if you feel drastic negative changes to your body or scalp. and ONLY consider hair transplants if you have sustained the hair you have now on medication for several years.
Hair transplants are truly a last resort.
The only hair I have left remaining in the first three inches beyond my left hair line are poorly spaced, thick hair transplants. Any 2-4 graft transplants I find, I pluck out with tweezers. I love that feeling. They emerge from the skin at angles that are unexplainable and totally unnatural. They look weird and for almost FOUR years, I have had to work, EVERY DAY to try to conceal them. This is the product of an emotional, irrational decision and the product of being poorly educated in the hair transplant industry and feeling invincible to the future effects of Androgenetic Alopecia.
That same area burns horribly throughout the day. A burning that would be bearable if it didn't constantly remind you of a horrible mistake that you made. It became very obvious to me years ago that this specific pain was due to some kind of nerve damage from the procedure. I would get relief when I lay my head down at night, except when I press my head against the pillow, the complete lack of feeling surrounding my FUT scar reminds me of the same mistake.
Finasteride is something that I will instantly recommend to hair loss sufferers, especially those that feel disfigured or ugly because of their Androgenetic Alopecia. Of course, it is worth the risk. Trying to avoid a life as an unattractive person in a shallow society is worth almost any risk in my opinion. The same medication that I advocate has completely altered my hormones and left me with an apparently incurable scalp inflammation that, well.. you would have to feel to believe. Obviously, this is correlated with drastic, sickening diffused hair loss.
It's very weird, watching two brothers with very similar genetics progress normally through this, while you observe yourself progressing so abnormally and rapidly.
I am not writing this for solutions, or even comfort. I am well beyond that. I am writing this because every day I read from people who are considering hair transplants, or jumping on medication. People, who like me, who don't know or consider what could happen. If you are a hair loss sufferer, I do urge you to CONSIDER methods to counteract it, but ONLY with an abundance of proper education. I urge you to consider QUITTING any medication, legal or not if you feel drastic negative changes to your body or scalp. and ONLY consider hair transplants if you have sustained the hair you have now on medication for several years.
Hair transplants are truly a last resort.
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