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HERE ARE THE PICTURES:
NOW, here is what must be said. My hair is much shorter in these pictures than in the before pics. It's only about one-half as long, or even four-tenths as long. So comparisons to the pics below can't be perfect. I think my hair is about 1.4 inches right now all over.
When the hair gets longer to where a comb actually does something, I will comb the hair back and expose the full hairline to the best of my ability. Then I will put up a before and after pic to show how I believe the hairline has come down a bit. Until then, the pic with me holding my hair back to expose the hairline will have to do.
Proscar 1.25 mg per day- July 9th 2006-August 21st 2006
Avodart 0.5 mg per day- August 22nd 2006- present
Nizoral and Nano shampoo sporadically, not as often as recommended.
Visited my dermatologist in August. He marked me as having slight balding in the crown area and diffusion throughout the front and midscalp region, as well as the beginnings of temple recession on the hairline.
Fast forward to today. The dermatologist examined my scalp all over and confirmed what I already knew- but it never hurts to get a second opinion. My crown thinning has all but disappeared. I just have that little cowlick/vertex spot that I've had since I was a kid. The diffusion that was occurring throughout the mid-anterior region of my scalp is 99% gone. The diffusion that I had in the frontal area behind the hairline is 50-60% better than it was since starting. Now the diffusion is really only visible under bright light or flash shined directly on the area, and from certain angles.
My hairline has gone down about a quarter inch in the center since starting and the temples have come down at least a quarter inch on both sides. The right side is still higher than the left but to me and other people that I trust to give me an honest opinion, the difference is a lot less noticeable than it was before.
I still have hopes that I will get more hair back in the front in the coming months, seeing as I've only been on the drugs for 6 months, but if not, I plan to start on the Rogaine foam sometime in August. Pics will be forthcoming in the next couple of weeks if not sooner. I have to wait till I'm back at school because I forgot my digital camera over winter break and I want to take the pics in the same setting as the August pics.
One thing that I will say is that my hair looks awful when it's wet and slicked back. I'm not sure if this is common with other diffusers on here but when it's dry it looks fantastic and when it's wet it goes to sh*t. This may also be because the hair is still relatively short. It's at about 1.375 inches all over right now. It was not as visible at 2.5 inches before so hopefully it will look even better at that length when it gets there in March or so. This isn't that bad because I'm not the kind of guy to wear his hair wet and slicked back anyway.
Any questions, feel free to ask. And if you're looking for pictures of where I was before:
http://www.hairlosstalk.com/discussions ... 73&start=0
http://www.hairlosstalk.com/discussions ... 31&start=0
http://www.hairlosstalk.com/discussions ... 90&start=0
NOW, here is what must be said. My hair is much shorter in these pictures than in the before pics. It's only about one-half as long, or even four-tenths as long. So comparisons to the pics below can't be perfect. I think my hair is about 1.4 inches right now all over.
When the hair gets longer to where a comb actually does something, I will comb the hair back and expose the full hairline to the best of my ability. Then I will put up a before and after pic to show how I believe the hairline has come down a bit. Until then, the pic with me holding my hair back to expose the hairline will have to do.
Proscar 1.25 mg per day- July 9th 2006-August 21st 2006
Avodart 0.5 mg per day- August 22nd 2006- present
Nizoral and Nano shampoo sporadically, not as often as recommended.
Visited my dermatologist in August. He marked me as having slight balding in the crown area and diffusion throughout the front and midscalp region, as well as the beginnings of temple recession on the hairline.
Fast forward to today. The dermatologist examined my scalp all over and confirmed what I already knew- but it never hurts to get a second opinion. My crown thinning has all but disappeared. I just have that little cowlick/vertex spot that I've had since I was a kid. The diffusion that was occurring throughout the mid-anterior region of my scalp is 99% gone. The diffusion that I had in the frontal area behind the hairline is 50-60% better than it was since starting. Now the diffusion is really only visible under bright light or flash shined directly on the area, and from certain angles.
My hairline has gone down about a quarter inch in the center since starting and the temples have come down at least a quarter inch on both sides. The right side is still higher than the left but to me and other people that I trust to give me an honest opinion, the difference is a lot less noticeable than it was before.
I still have hopes that I will get more hair back in the front in the coming months, seeing as I've only been on the drugs for 6 months, but if not, I plan to start on the Rogaine foam sometime in August. Pics will be forthcoming in the next couple of weeks if not sooner. I have to wait till I'm back at school because I forgot my digital camera over winter break and I want to take the pics in the same setting as the August pics.
One thing that I will say is that my hair looks awful when it's wet and slicked back. I'm not sure if this is common with other diffusers on here but when it's dry it looks fantastic and when it's wet it goes to sh*t. This may also be because the hair is still relatively short. It's at about 1.375 inches all over right now. It was not as visible at 2.5 inches before so hopefully it will look even better at that length when it gets there in March or so. This isn't that bad because I'm not the kind of guy to wear his hair wet and slicked back anyway.
Any questions, feel free to ask. And if you're looking for pictures of where I was before:
http://www.hairlosstalk.com/discussions ... 73&start=0
http://www.hairlosstalk.com/discussions ... 31&start=0
http://www.hairlosstalk.com/discussions ... 90&start=0
