Is it possible to go from a norwood 2 back to a 1?
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I'm not positive, but I've heard it said many times that you can never get your original hair completely back, but I bet you can get damn close.
Here's to hoping anyway...
Here's to hoping anyway...
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you are just norwood 2 and you are already in the big 3?
Is not that a little agressive?
Is not that a little agressive?
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eBOW said:
Ok, it's your choice.
I'm in a similar situation as you and I'm about to start on Propecia/Nizoral for some time.I think it's too early to use all "weapons" at once. 8)
Yeah you maybe right but I have been on the rogaine for over 5 months so I am kinda affraid to go off it because I might lose more hair. What do you think? If I could turn back time I would of actually laid off the rogaine but when I started treatment I did not educate my self so I went to what I thought was the only and easiest choice which was rogaine. I had no idea what the hell the difference between a growth stimulant and a dht blocker.
Difficult, but not absolutely impossible
In general, it is harder to reverse even a small recession than to thicken up a larger thinning area like the crown. The frontotemporal hairline is more sensitive to DHT than the rest of the top of the head. Most people's temples don't thin before they recede, they just recede(unlike the crown which always thins before balding completely). That is, they go almost directly from full temples (NW1) to slick bald temples (NW2). The miniaturisation in this case is so dramatic and rapid (as opposed to the slower miniaturisation that occurs on the crown, and even slower on the top) that it takes only one or two cycles for the hair to shrink to near-invisible vellus without any cosmetic value. That said, it should be possible to recover atleast some of the area with prolonged treatment, but it is VERY rare to recover all of the area with ALL of the original hair and original average diameter (adolescent density). But then again, adolescent density is not really necessary from a cosmetic point of view. 55-70% of the adolescent density should suffice.
Cheers.
Arkim
In general, it is harder to reverse even a small recession than to thicken up a larger thinning area like the crown. The frontotemporal hairline is more sensitive to DHT than the rest of the top of the head. Most people's temples don't thin before they recede, they just recede(unlike the crown which always thins before balding completely). That is, they go almost directly from full temples (NW1) to slick bald temples (NW2). The miniaturisation in this case is so dramatic and rapid (as opposed to the slower miniaturisation that occurs on the crown, and even slower on the top) that it takes only one or two cycles for the hair to shrink to near-invisible vellus without any cosmetic value. That said, it should be possible to recover atleast some of the area with prolonged treatment, but it is VERY rare to recover all of the area with ALL of the original hair and original average diameter (adolescent density). But then again, adolescent density is not really necessary from a cosmetic point of view. 55-70% of the adolescent density should suffice.
Cheers.
Arkim