sweetsymphony
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Hey all! I've been lurking this thread for about a few weeks now, took me a while to read through most of these posts. Lots of good information here and it keeps me motivated to keep going.
Quick background of myself before I continue. I'm a female in my late 20s with male pattern baldness. Receding hairline and thinning crown. I would say I'm about a Norwood 2-3. I first noticed my hair loss when I was 22. Hair loss sucks for guys but it is DEVASTATING for women! I used to have such long, beautiful, thick hair and to see so many hairs falling out through the last few years has made me really depressed and self conscious. I spend so much time thinking about my hair that its an obsession. I've tried so many things and wasted so much money on trying to fix my hair loss situation. I even got a hair transplant 2 years ago. Now, the hair behind my grafts are starting to thin out and fall out and its starting to look a bit unnatural. I can either keep getting hair transplants to chase my hairline (which I do not want to do) or figure out how to fix this once and for all.
I started DR around the end of August before I even found this thread. It was mentioned on another forum and after doing some research, it seemed like a very promising solution. It always made sense for me to roll until I bled even though most studies and forums tell you once you bleed, you've pressed too hard. Started off with a 1mm dermaroller and rolled every 3-5 days with no minoxidil. When I found this thread, about 3 weeks ago, I decided to add minoxidil and upped my DR to a 1.5mm and only roll once every 7-10 days, hard and bloody. Because of my long hair, each rolling session takes over 30 mins for me. Yes, its painful but I treat it like a gym workout (reading your guys' post about how painful this is pretty hilarious for me). Girls know at a young age that pain = beauty. Try wearing 4-6 inch heels for more than 6 hours!! Lol.
Even though I've been shedding more than usual, my overall hair feels thicker and I can see lots of vellus hairs popping up around my hairline (noticed it even before I added the minoxidil but today i realized the vellus hairs getting darker!). However, there is a possibility that these tiny hairs are just my normal hair miniaturizing. I can not be 100% sure so I took a few pictures today to start documenting my journey. I will post pictures later when I figure out how to but you can clearly see the thick transplanted hairs and the small vellus hairs surrounding it.
What REALLY got me excited about DR was when I was watching Tosh.0 one night about a month ago. I'm honestly surprised after going through 300+ pages of this thread that no one has mention Daniel Tosh talking about what helped his hair -- "years of needles, pills and creams". He also shows pics of his hair during season 1 where it was VERY obvious that he was losing his hair. Since I've gotten a hair transplant before, I know for sure his hair is natural and not a transplant, I can tell the difference. Transplanted hairs (no matter how great the surgeon) will never look as natural or dense as your own natural hair.
I'm not able to post the vid yet since I'm new to the forum but google "Tosh.0 extended interviews redemption reunion spectacular---where-are-they-now" and it should be there. If it is the whole vid and not broken up into sections, you should be able to locate it around the 6:30 mark.
I really feel like we're on to something here. Hope this video encourages some of you to keep going. I know real results take time and I'm going to keep doing this for a least a year before I judge if this does not work. This is my last ditch effort, guys. If DR + minoxidil doesn't work for me, I'm seriously considering shaving it all off and wearing a wig.
I should also mention that I just added the 30% glycolic acid a couple weeks ago too. I really believe that exfoliating your scalp is key and DR helps remove years of built up fibrosis. About 2-3 days after rolling (when my scalp isn't too sore), I like to use a good quality boar bristle brush to remove all of the excess flaky skin. A hairbrush is a great exfoliating tool, when I brush, I bend over at the waist and I can see all of my the dead skin fall off. Feels nice for my scalp too.
Good luck guys and keep posting your results! It's been awesome reading all of your thoughts and findings!
Quick background of myself before I continue. I'm a female in my late 20s with male pattern baldness. Receding hairline and thinning crown. I would say I'm about a Norwood 2-3. I first noticed my hair loss when I was 22. Hair loss sucks for guys but it is DEVASTATING for women! I used to have such long, beautiful, thick hair and to see so many hairs falling out through the last few years has made me really depressed and self conscious. I spend so much time thinking about my hair that its an obsession. I've tried so many things and wasted so much money on trying to fix my hair loss situation. I even got a hair transplant 2 years ago. Now, the hair behind my grafts are starting to thin out and fall out and its starting to look a bit unnatural. I can either keep getting hair transplants to chase my hairline (which I do not want to do) or figure out how to fix this once and for all.
I started DR around the end of August before I even found this thread. It was mentioned on another forum and after doing some research, it seemed like a very promising solution. It always made sense for me to roll until I bled even though most studies and forums tell you once you bleed, you've pressed too hard. Started off with a 1mm dermaroller and rolled every 3-5 days with no minoxidil. When I found this thread, about 3 weeks ago, I decided to add minoxidil and upped my DR to a 1.5mm and only roll once every 7-10 days, hard and bloody. Because of my long hair, each rolling session takes over 30 mins for me. Yes, its painful but I treat it like a gym workout (reading your guys' post about how painful this is pretty hilarious for me). Girls know at a young age that pain = beauty. Try wearing 4-6 inch heels for more than 6 hours!! Lol.
Even though I've been shedding more than usual, my overall hair feels thicker and I can see lots of vellus hairs popping up around my hairline (noticed it even before I added the minoxidil but today i realized the vellus hairs getting darker!). However, there is a possibility that these tiny hairs are just my normal hair miniaturizing. I can not be 100% sure so I took a few pictures today to start documenting my journey. I will post pictures later when I figure out how to but you can clearly see the thick transplanted hairs and the small vellus hairs surrounding it.
What REALLY got me excited about DR was when I was watching Tosh.0 one night about a month ago. I'm honestly surprised after going through 300+ pages of this thread that no one has mention Daniel Tosh talking about what helped his hair -- "years of needles, pills and creams". He also shows pics of his hair during season 1 where it was VERY obvious that he was losing his hair. Since I've gotten a hair transplant before, I know for sure his hair is natural and not a transplant, I can tell the difference. Transplanted hairs (no matter how great the surgeon) will never look as natural or dense as your own natural hair.
I'm not able to post the vid yet since I'm new to the forum but google "Tosh.0 extended interviews redemption reunion spectacular---where-are-they-now" and it should be there. If it is the whole vid and not broken up into sections, you should be able to locate it around the 6:30 mark.
I really feel like we're on to something here. Hope this video encourages some of you to keep going. I know real results take time and I'm going to keep doing this for a least a year before I judge if this does not work. This is my last ditch effort, guys. If DR + minoxidil doesn't work for me, I'm seriously considering shaving it all off and wearing a wig.
I should also mention that I just added the 30% glycolic acid a couple weeks ago too. I really believe that exfoliating your scalp is key and DR helps remove years of built up fibrosis. About 2-3 days after rolling (when my scalp isn't too sore), I like to use a good quality boar bristle brush to remove all of the excess flaky skin. A hairbrush is a great exfoliating tool, when I brush, I bend over at the waist and I can see all of my the dead skin fall off. Feels nice for my scalp too.
Good luck guys and keep posting your results! It's been awesome reading all of your thoughts and findings!
