Recent content by bsmith

Density looks good.

I can grow a beard, but at my age, I look like Santa Clause.

Beard hair is DHT resistant. It would seem that would be the best way, unless the environment (where they are placed on the body) determines that.

I think topical would probably be more effective, because it directly hits the target area. Does anybody have any published studies of oral versus topical Minoxidil? (Hair effectiveness comparison). I take blood pressure medication, so oral is out of the question for me.

I'm really surprised that hair surgeons don't use beard hair for the scalp. At least they don't in the United States. In other countries, do hair doctors do this? That would definitely solve a lot of issues.

Minoxidil won't do anything to you. You might as well take it. In the U.S., you don't even need a prescription for topical.

This is back when @Afro_Vacancy used to post. Back then this was a great site.

Who are you referring to?

It looks good.

It helped me when I took it. It helped me when I took it.

People usually start getting gray hair in their thirties. Dyeing your hair will make it temporarily thicker.

I've read this from a doctor, and from my own limited understanding, I think that if you have non growing hair/bald areas from androgen alopecia for five or more years, it will not grow back, unfortunately. These would be areas on your scalp with no terminal hair growing. (Completely bald areas...

Could you please post pictures of your hairline and vertex?

OK.