Nw5 Start Or Let It Go With Picture

[Devop911]

Hey guys, I am a 26yo NW5 (maybe stage 4 to 5 idk). I am on Finasterid since 3 months and it kicks in got some side effects but I will continue. Its clear that I will need a hair transplant but due expensive Costa and that I will Start my full time job as a young Programmer I will need 2 years to get the 15k€.

My plan is to save all my hair and maybe grew some more to save some donor hair.

So I just ordered minoxidil a month a go and now i have it here, as I read a lot of posts in this board I am not sure now if I should Start it or let it be.

Because Its a bit annoying to apply and a bit of expensive, my question should i give it a try or is it just wasted money.

I add a picture AS well if it helps,

Greetings

 

[hanginginthewire]

You are quite bald on the tip top of your head but the "sides" are way high up. If you pull on the hair that is remaining up top does it come out? If not than minoxidil might not be necessary. The areas that are bad are too far gone for minoxidil imo.

 

[Devop911]

Hey thanks for reply. Remaining hair is strong and aswell it doesnt go far down in sides and back. I just take finasteride to keep this status otherwise no hair transplant would be possible.

So in your opinion minoxidil isnt worth the try because the balding spot ist to wide?


Greets

 

[kj6723]

Where are you getting your minoxidil? Kirkland off of Amazon is probably cheapest for a reliable brand

 

[Devop911]

I pay about 38$USD for Foligain Brand from biovea.net 3*60ml

But if it doesnt have any affect on nw5 stage its wasted money, therefore im not sure about it

 

[tomcat]

hey dude may i ask why didnt u start meds at early stages??

 

[jake_b]

Based on the state of hair things at the moment, your best goal would be to stabilize and halt further loss, then look into a transplant. If you can stabilize, then it's a doable goal.

 

[Devop911]

Yep thats the plan at the Moment ive a lost area with about 128cm². The fact that i have a not so big head might help. FUT is in planing for 2019/20 as I can efford it, but got 8k€ bills to pay which ive invested for my examen.
I think if i can stabalize 5000 grafts will do the trick.


At Tomcat i thought is just could skip medical treatment with a hair transplant, so i wasnt really well inforfmed, know that i have a clear look i also think I Starter late but AS i keep my status its just late and not too late

 

[Devop911]

https://www.bernsteinmedical.com/medical-treatment/patient-photos/nggallery/page/3

After looking at Bernstein before after Pictures i decided to add minoxidil treatment due a lot of young people can get advanteges aswell they have a lot if Loss.

Think 10€ in a month is affordable.

 

[Johnmpb]

Is that you in your profile pic?

 

[Devop911]

Yea, why?

 

[Johnmpb]

Is that recent? Looks like you have a full head of hair under the hat

 

[Devop911]

Picture is old bout 2 years but its my favorite one with me and GF.
But the hair loss was extended at this time AS well just wearing long hair not possible anymore ....

 

[growssj3]

I think full meds and transplant is your only way. But it is realistic to achieve a solid look in 3 years.

May I ask how your grandpa from motherside is looking?

 

[rclark]

@Devop911

It can't make your hair worse. On the plus side, you can do lots of things with a bald head!

You can make cool costumes by painting faces on your vertex!

 

[Devop911]

I think full meds and transplant is your only way. But it is realistic to achieve a solid look in 3 years.

May I ask how your grandpa from motherside is looking?

He has same hair color like me but is nw0. My Father is like nw5 to 6 i guess i have hair loss from him he got like me this V shape in the crown instead of the O shape

Hope that at Least Finasterid bring some hair back not mich but just a little.

 

[growssj3]

Wow impressive, my doctor told me its the grandpa motherside which we follow.
Get on Finasteride. I am on it too. Got lil sides but nothing too bad.

I think it will stabilize your hair and maybe grow some back. minoxidil is more of a initial push I would add it when you do the transplant.

I wish you the best

 

[Devop911]

Yep this might be the common grandpa-mother-son thing. In the first 10 days my balls just hurt, but get over it. No i have a Zero libido thing Harms me pretty bad. But I guess with this indicator it may be helping but will more in 6 months.

Today is day 40.

Hope hair transplant will work for me would be OK if the crown is just Sligtly covered.

Good whises to you, too

 

[rclark]

Picture is old bout 2 years but its my favorite one with me and GF.
But the hair loss was extended at this time AS well just wearing long hair not possible anymore ....

In all seriousness, @Devop911, it is possible to regrow all of your hair back.

There is a guy on this board who took alpicort F, I believe, which is an estrogen topical. See threads
by @whatevr .

You have to do this fast, because after a few more years, the follicle will be dead. (Since
you lost it recently, it's probably still alive). Also, topical Progesterone could probably grow
all of it back.