Hey guys,
Up until November of last year I had long hair, but came to terms with the fact that it was thinning really badly and it looked pretty bad. It was literally so thin it had the texture and weight of cobwebs, and even the slightest breath of wind would send it flying straight up. I could see my scalp clear as day. So I decided to buzz it off to a #1 and with the New Year, start on a hardcore regimen to try to get it back.
In just over 4 months it has made a HUGE turnaround as it grows back out and is now as thick as I remember it ever being. I'm so stoked because I'll be able to grow the good-looking mane of long hair I've always wanted now! I do have some questions though about the results I've gotten (and results in general)...
First of all, when somebody gets uncommonly fast results like I have, do the results tend to taper off quickly or can I expect my hair to improve even more over the next few months/couple of years? It seems to be commonly accepted that the average person won't see results for a few months, but being that mine were almost immediate I'm wondering if they'll continue to build and improve. I don't want to seem "greedy" but even though I'm thrilled with how my hair is now, I'll literally take as much thickness and density as I can get!
Second, my results came about in a rather "interesting" manner, in that it seems like one part of my head at a time showed the most regrowth. For example, first the left side of my head started thickening and densing up much more, then a few weeks later the right side went into a growth spurt, leaving the very middle of my head the sparsest. Then the middle went into its spurt and now only the very front tip of my hairline and a small area in the crown are still a touch sparse (though the crown area is MUCH thicker and denser than it was). Is that common when hair regrows and improves? Also, my hair is noticeably darker than it was before, I'm assuming due to how much thicker and better-textured my follicles are now.
Third, I have new growth in the temple area where I've NEVER had hair before. I've always had this same naturally high hairline/big forehead even as a kid, and now there are lots of intermediate hairs in new places there. They've kinda stalled out and stayed the same over the last couple months, but can I expect them to continue to grow and fill in in time, altering my hairline for the better?
Here are some pictures -- The first one is of me with my thin, lousy long hair back in October of 2010, and the 2nd and 3rd are of my hair progress taken 2 days ago (hair parted down the middle), 4.5 months of growth from my final #1 buzz on December 31st of 2010:
Then:
Now:
Front
Back
Looking forward to your thoughts and input. Thanks guys!
Up until November of last year I had long hair, but came to terms with the fact that it was thinning really badly and it looked pretty bad. It was literally so thin it had the texture and weight of cobwebs, and even the slightest breath of wind would send it flying straight up. I could see my scalp clear as day. So I decided to buzz it off to a #1 and with the New Year, start on a hardcore regimen to try to get it back.
In just over 4 months it has made a HUGE turnaround as it grows back out and is now as thick as I remember it ever being. I'm so stoked because I'll be able to grow the good-looking mane of long hair I've always wanted now! I do have some questions though about the results I've gotten (and results in general)...
First of all, when somebody gets uncommonly fast results like I have, do the results tend to taper off quickly or can I expect my hair to improve even more over the next few months/couple of years? It seems to be commonly accepted that the average person won't see results for a few months, but being that mine were almost immediate I'm wondering if they'll continue to build and improve. I don't want to seem "greedy" but even though I'm thrilled with how my hair is now, I'll literally take as much thickness and density as I can get!
Second, my results came about in a rather "interesting" manner, in that it seems like one part of my head at a time showed the most regrowth. For example, first the left side of my head started thickening and densing up much more, then a few weeks later the right side went into a growth spurt, leaving the very middle of my head the sparsest. Then the middle went into its spurt and now only the very front tip of my hairline and a small area in the crown are still a touch sparse (though the crown area is MUCH thicker and denser than it was). Is that common when hair regrows and improves? Also, my hair is noticeably darker than it was before, I'm assuming due to how much thicker and better-textured my follicles are now.
Third, I have new growth in the temple area where I've NEVER had hair before. I've always had this same naturally high hairline/big forehead even as a kid, and now there are lots of intermediate hairs in new places there. They've kinda stalled out and stayed the same over the last couple months, but can I expect them to continue to grow and fill in in time, altering my hairline for the better?
Here are some pictures -- The first one is of me with my thin, lousy long hair back in October of 2010, and the 2nd and 3rd are of my hair progress taken 2 days ago (hair parted down the middle), 4.5 months of growth from my final #1 buzz on December 31st of 2010:
Then:
Now:
Front
Back
Looking forward to your thoughts and input. Thanks guys!
