Regrowing It All Back And Keeping It For More Than 5 Years!

[Somebody]

hi Alex
you see regrowth in like first 3 month and in other months you see them that just grew up or you see regrowth in every month?
sorry about my english

I add a dermaroller and liquid minoxidil timeline. Liquid minoxidil can really give insane regrow. Numbers stand for months

 

[Red October]

I add a dermaroller and liquid minoxidil timeline. Liquid minoxidil can really give insane regrow. Numbers stand for months

Very helpful. Thanks Alex.

 

[Somebody]

Very helpful. Thanks Alex.

I think those pictures can also be of interest.


My road of getting successful regrow hasn't been success from start to finish. There has been a lot of ups and downs along the way. There have been times that I was sure I was going to lose it all again. But somehow I have always been able to figure out what was problem. In my case solution has never been to increase amount of finasteride or change to different drug or increase minoxidil applications or increase strength of minoxidil or others mainstreet ways to solve problems...

 

[Red October]

I think those pictures can also be of interest.


My road of getting successful regrow hasn't been success from start to finish. There has been a lot of ups and downs along the way. There have been times that I was sure I was going to lose it all again. But somehow I have always been able to figure out what was problem. In my case solution has never been to increase amount of finasteride or change to different drug or increase minoxidil applications or increase strength of minoxidil or others mainstreet ways to solve problems...

I'm following your method pretty much. I can see that I think I'm starting to turn the corner now. It's been slowly but surely getting better. Still some way to go. As per previous posts, I think since adding a better quality derma-roller I will see more absorption so hopefully better results. Only been on the new derma-roller since mid-november. Also, I would say I have been using minoxidil with good effect since only about last April so I will wait till about a year to assess progress. I will post some pics in the new year maybe. Am so glad I started on minoxidil. As per your advice I'm going to order biotin tablets in the new year to try to thicken up re-growth. Thanks again for all your advice. If anyone deserves success you do. You've been very helpful to others in sharing the details of your progress.

Also, Alex, I've started using a 2.0mm derma-roller once a week to get a bit of the wounding effect. I don't apply minoxidil until the next day. Am trying to cover all my bases for maximum re-growth.

 

[frank1980]

Now it's more than 5 years with full regrow! I think it's about time to make a new thread.


Hair loss is not something one should accept. Suffering hair loss and losing confidence is a tragedy.

I remember when I first started to lose hair. There were two types of responses jokes and making fun of my hair loss and those who said that I should just accept it.

But how can one accept it when whole society is build on a image about masculine men with hair??

Hair represent vitality, sharpness and action taker. So accepting it was never a option. I made a decision at that time that I would solve my hair loss no matter what. There were no other option.

I have been living in both sides… Balding and having NW4 on one side and getting it all back again on other side.

With full head of hair picking up chicks is so easy. Not worrying about hair loss is fantastic state to be in.

My advice to others is keep fighting it and never surrender. I add two pictures I just take from my backpacker trip around Laos.

Early hair loss pictures: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fOXFxq7GHE9D-VaP6sZZK1ESh462z2_o
https://www.hairlosstalk.com/intera...inasteride-results-7-mo-treatment-pics.44087/

Alex

Good for you. I think much of your success is due to you starting in the beginning stages. Whether aggressive or slow, I think catching it early is the best way to rejuvenate follicles.

 

[frank1980]

I add a dermaroller and liquid minoxidil timeline. Liquid minoxidil can really give insane regrow. Numbers stand for months

So you recommend liquid instead of the foam?

 

[Red October]

So you recommend liquid instead of the foam?

Probably depends on whether you have short or longer hair. I started with the foam because I had heard it was better. I found that it wasn't getting to the scalp but just going in my hair so not doing much. If you have short hair it would work well. Otherwise you need to rub it in carefully to ensure it reaches the skin. Some use it because they got irritation with the liquid.

 

[frank1980]

Probably depends on whether you have short or longer hair. I started with the foam because I had heard it was better. I found that it wasn't getting to the scalp but just going in my hair so not doing much. If you have short hair it would work well. Otherwise you need to rub it in carefully to ensure it reaches the skin. Some use it because they got irritation with the liquid.

Thanks. It is short, and I try my best to reach the scalp, which I think it, but I'm also worried it isnt. I also worry about the amount and area. I try to use a half bottle cap worth like they say and massage it onto all of the top scalp, not just the crown and vertex.

 

[Somebody]

One year hair changes. Not so much change, but it shows that it's possible to keep gains long term. Full regrow since Dec 2013

 

[Me Vs DiffuseThinning]

Your hair seemed okay before treatment tbh. It's just that you became aware of thinning, got on treatment, and then grown your hair out and paid more attention to styling. Your success is 95% maintenance, which is a great success in itself!

 

[JWM2]

I think those pictures can also be of interest.


My road of getting successful regrow hasn't been success from start to finish. There has been a lot of ups and downs along the way. There have been times that I was sure I was going to lose it all again. But somehow I have always been able to figure out what was problem. In my case solution has never been to increase amount of finasteride or change to different drug or increase minoxidil applications or increase strength of minoxidil or others mainstreet ways to solve problems...

So what were your solutions when things seemed to be going bad again?

 

[Yakitori]

Your hair seemed okay before treatment tbh. It's just that you became aware of thinning, got on treatment, and then grown your hair out and paid more attention to styling. Your success is 95% maintenance, which is a great success in itself!

No? Check his pre-treatment pics. If they are not in this thread, they are in his old one.

 

[Me Vs DiffuseThinning]

No? Check his pre-treatment pics. If they are not in this thread, they are in his old one.

I seen those pictures. I am not saying he wasn't thinning a little bit, however he was using flash in some of those pics. Flash makes the target area see through, and the areas surrounding it look darker/thicker. You can try it for yourself.

 

[Somebody]

So what were your solutions when things seemed to be going bad again?

I can use this year as exemple.
January everything good regarding hair
February testing different minoxidil
March testing topical finasteride
April shedding
May shedding (and not consistent with minoxidil and finasteride)
June shedding (getting back to my routine and focus more on hair)
July less shedding
August regrow
September regrow
October regrow
November regrow
December throat problems and medication. Can only eat soup for two weeks and need to take medication. Results weight loss and shedding. Check my last 5 youtube videos.

I seen those pictures. I am not saying he wasn't thinning a little bit, however he was using flash in some of those pics. Flash makes the target area see through, and the areas surrounding it look darker/thicker. You can try it for yourself.

My hair where catastrophic at time….

 

[Somebody]

Question of today: Hair loss or no hair loss just flash and lighting?

 

[Me Vs DiffuseThinning]

Question of today: Hair loss or no hair loss just flash and lighting?

Minimal hair loss exaggerated by flash and poor lighting.

 

[MorningGlory]

You seem in better shape physically now, do you think that’s influenced your hair at all?

 

[Somebody]

You seem in better shape physically now, do you think that’s influenced your hair at all?

Maybe by 10%. Getting back hair gave me motivation. At one point I had hair but I was still overweight in any case I still looked x 10 times better with hair and being overweight compared to having hair loss and being overweight.

 

[ryan r]

Very, very impressive results! Thanks for documenting and proving us with pics to see.

Do you roll to improve the absorption of minoxidil or do you roll more intensely to wound and get regrowth from that? Very, very impressive results!

 

[WMQ]

I think those pictures can also be of interest.


My road of getting successful regrow hasn't been success from start to finish. There has been a lot of ups and downs along the way. There have been times that I was sure I was going to lose it all again. But somehow I have always been able to figure out what was problem. In my case solution has never been to increase amount of finasteride or change to different drug or increase minoxidil applications or increase strength of minoxidil or others mainstreet ways to solve problems...

What happened between April and August though? How did you recover from that loss?