It all started about 4 years ago , when I was 20. I noticed my corners and temples were getting thinner and my hair were getting harder to style. My dad being a NW4A, I immediately suspected it was male pattern baldness.
This is how my hairline looked back then :
I waited a couple of months and then decided to order finasteride online, or proscar, if you will. While waiting on the medication to arrive, I did my research. I researched everything available - hair systems, transplants, rogaine, finasteride, saw palmetto, nizoral, everyhing.
I decided that starting a regimen with only finasteride seemed logical, to see if finasteride alone could help me. After about 1 year on finasteride without seeing nor improvement nor more hairloss, I came to the conclusion that it had halted my hairloss but not regrew any hair. So I jumped on 5 percent Rogaine! It took about
4-5 months before small black hairs were popping up all along my old hairline. I kept on going and as time passed they became terminal, which is where I am right now.
The hair i regrew with rogaine is slightly thinner, barely noticeable but still, a tiny bit thinner. It looks completely normal though, since they're at the hairline. I've been maintaing this hair for 3 years now, 4 if you count the year with only finasteride. This is how it looks :
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I love my hair and getting it back was amazing. It was like becoming your own self again, you know? My only concern right now is my "forelock", that has becoming a little thinner during these 4 years, even if it's been really slow. This is what I mean:
However, I've been saving up for a transplant for 2 years now, and I¨m hoping I can maintain a decent amount of hair for at least 5 more years with my regimen if I just keep it steady.
I am extremely aware of the fact that, in the future, it will be necessary for me to have a transplant, and I am not going to settle for anything but the best doctor. So saving up is of importance.
What do you guys think about my plan and my thoughts? Questions? Go ahead!
This is how my hairline looked back then :
I waited a couple of months and then decided to order finasteride online, or proscar, if you will. While waiting on the medication to arrive, I did my research. I researched everything available - hair systems, transplants, rogaine, finasteride, saw palmetto, nizoral, everyhing.
I decided that starting a regimen with only finasteride seemed logical, to see if finasteride alone could help me. After about 1 year on finasteride without seeing nor improvement nor more hairloss, I came to the conclusion that it had halted my hairloss but not regrew any hair. So I jumped on 5 percent Rogaine! It took about
4-5 months before small black hairs were popping up all along my old hairline. I kept on going and as time passed they became terminal, which is where I am right now.
The hair i regrew with rogaine is slightly thinner, barely noticeable but still, a tiny bit thinner. It looks completely normal though, since they're at the hairline. I've been maintaing this hair for 3 years now, 4 if you count the year with only finasteride. This is how it looks :
21.jpg[/img][/url]
I love my hair and getting it back was amazing. It was like becoming your own self again, you know? My only concern right now is my "forelock", that has becoming a little thinner during these 4 years, even if it's been really slow. This is what I mean:
However, I've been saving up for a transplant for 2 years now, and I¨m hoping I can maintain a decent amount of hair for at least 5 more years with my regimen if I just keep it steady.
I am extremely aware of the fact that, in the future, it will be necessary for me to have a transplant, and I am not going to settle for anything but the best doctor. So saving up is of importance.
What do you guys think about my plan and my thoughts? Questions? Go ahead!
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