Hi everyone,
New to this thread, but figured I would post my story as well as seek out some help here in determining where I’m at and what I need to do salvage what I have left.
As you’ll see from the pics, I’m almost positive I’m a diffuse thinner. Been thinning since I was 22 (I’m 27 now). Only in the last 18’months or so has the crown gotten this noticeable which is why I started searching for help.
I’m currently on week 2-3 of Minoxidil, week 2 of Finasteride 1mg, and just started the Regenepure shampoo. I made the mistake of letting this get a lot thinner than I had intended, but now looking at what I’ve got left I know it’s now or never to hopefully save what I’ve got and MAYBE get a small portion back.
I obviously want to post more to update for progress, but really wanted to start by confirming some of my suspicions about my prognosis/figuring out what else I can do.
1. I’m 6’4 and so this thinning you see is fairly hard to spot unless I completely bend over. The crown is the worst spot in the last two years, but luckily I have pretty good coverage in front that helps hide it. My question is, should I go to a buzz or not with it, and if so what guard length? I’ve read a lot of ppl say buzzing is better for thinning, but I realize I also run the risk of it just being more noticeable. Thoughts?
2. I’m clearly early on in the Big 3 stages, and I haven’t even really started to shed. And I know I’ve lost a decent amount on top to where I’m not gonna come back fully from it, if at all. But given these pictures, one of which I combed all of my hair to the side and back to get a full scalp picture, what realistically am I looking at?
I’ve got a good hairline, and it’s my one saving grace here. I don’t want to lose it which is why I started the entire treatment process ASAP. Hopefully in a year’s time I can report back with some good news, but any and all help here for some other opinions would be greatly appreciated.
(Note: in my small defense, none of these pics show how it looks from the front, which I think makes it look SLIGHTLY more full because of my good front coverage. Also every pic I took is in the harshest light possible on purpose. But still I’m grasping at straws lol)
New to this thread, but figured I would post my story as well as seek out some help here in determining where I’m at and what I need to do salvage what I have left.
As you’ll see from the pics, I’m almost positive I’m a diffuse thinner. Been thinning since I was 22 (I’m 27 now). Only in the last 18’months or so has the crown gotten this noticeable which is why I started searching for help.
I’m currently on week 2-3 of Minoxidil, week 2 of Finasteride 1mg, and just started the Regenepure shampoo. I made the mistake of letting this get a lot thinner than I had intended, but now looking at what I’ve got left I know it’s now or never to hopefully save what I’ve got and MAYBE get a small portion back.
I obviously want to post more to update for progress, but really wanted to start by confirming some of my suspicions about my prognosis/figuring out what else I can do.
1. I’m 6’4 and so this thinning you see is fairly hard to spot unless I completely bend over. The crown is the worst spot in the last two years, but luckily I have pretty good coverage in front that helps hide it. My question is, should I go to a buzz or not with it, and if so what guard length? I’ve read a lot of ppl say buzzing is better for thinning, but I realize I also run the risk of it just being more noticeable. Thoughts?
2. I’m clearly early on in the Big 3 stages, and I haven’t even really started to shed. And I know I’ve lost a decent amount on top to where I’m not gonna come back fully from it, if at all. But given these pictures, one of which I combed all of my hair to the side and back to get a full scalp picture, what realistically am I looking at?
I’ve got a good hairline, and it’s my one saving grace here. I don’t want to lose it which is why I started the entire treatment process ASAP. Hopefully in a year’s time I can report back with some good news, but any and all help here for some other opinions would be greatly appreciated.
(Note: in my small defense, none of these pics show how it looks from the front, which I think makes it look SLIGHTLY more full because of my good front coverage. Also every pic I took is in the harshest light possible on purpose. But still I’m grasping at straws lol)
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