Hi Dudes N Dudettes,
I have been loosing hair at a worrying rate since having started Accutane approx 3 years back, which I used for approx 5 months. I since (approx 6 months ago) started to reach a stage where ive become very uncomfortable with my loss and had to razor my hair off every now and again. After each shave the re-growth has been less and less. I have noticed that I have sparse amounts of longer hairs (approx 1.3cm long) surrounded by more generous amounts of tiny stubble. I don’t feel that these stubble are particularly strong but are still rough to the touch however they never seems to actually grow! During my hair loss its never seemed to me that any of my hairs ever went thin, but more so that they were either there at full thickness or completely gone. To the look id say im approximately a Norwood 5A. If the stubble were full hairs then id say id be approx a Norwood 2/3 and wouldn’t be too concerned with my loss. I began using Propecia approx 2 months ago and the last time I shaved my hair was approx a month ago. I have however been noticing this pattern ever since my first shave. I have searched for information regarding this but have been unsuccessful and therefore would appreciate your expertise on the matter. Also to add, not so long before starting Accutane I jumped on the Pantothenic Acid (B5) megadosing (8-10grams daily) bandwagon as detailed in http://www.vilantae.se/norsk/medical_study.htm for a few months which I stopped in favour of the Accutane. I think maybe this could also have a relation to my loss. Also I am scheduled for a hair transplant very soon, looking at a figure of approx 4000 grafts.
I would appreciate if anyone could help shed some light on my situation, more so in regards to the stubble and longer hairs and also if starting the Propeica and the hair transplant is a wise path to take.
Thanks, TonyTee
I have been loosing hair at a worrying rate since having started Accutane approx 3 years back, which I used for approx 5 months. I since (approx 6 months ago) started to reach a stage where ive become very uncomfortable with my loss and had to razor my hair off every now and again. After each shave the re-growth has been less and less. I have noticed that I have sparse amounts of longer hairs (approx 1.3cm long) surrounded by more generous amounts of tiny stubble. I don’t feel that these stubble are particularly strong but are still rough to the touch however they never seems to actually grow! During my hair loss its never seemed to me that any of my hairs ever went thin, but more so that they were either there at full thickness or completely gone. To the look id say im approximately a Norwood 5A. If the stubble were full hairs then id say id be approx a Norwood 2/3 and wouldn’t be too concerned with my loss. I began using Propecia approx 2 months ago and the last time I shaved my hair was approx a month ago. I have however been noticing this pattern ever since my first shave. I have searched for information regarding this but have been unsuccessful and therefore would appreciate your expertise on the matter. Also to add, not so long before starting Accutane I jumped on the Pantothenic Acid (B5) megadosing (8-10grams daily) bandwagon as detailed in http://www.vilantae.se/norsk/medical_study.htm for a few months which I stopped in favour of the Accutane. I think maybe this could also have a relation to my loss. Also I am scheduled for a hair transplant very soon, looking at a figure of approx 4000 grafts.
I would appreciate if anyone could help shed some light on my situation, more so in regards to the stubble and longer hairs and also if starting the Propeica and the hair transplant is a wise path to take.
Thanks, TonyTee