Hello. I am 22-year old long-haired metal music fan. I'd appreciate if you'd take the time to read my story and probably even help me. I first started to grow my hair when I was about 12-13. I grew it for over about 7-8 years until I was 19 and cut it off because of conscription in my country. My hair reached my *** by the time I cut it off. It looked good and I got compliments from a lot of girls. By the time I got out of the army, I started to grow my hair out again.
I bet you can guess the problem. I suspect that my balding process has begun, even though I'm not quite sure of that. It was a couple months ago that I noticed some thinning/receding around my temples. Some of the hair has magically turned "shorter" and thinner. I haven't noticed any excessive shedding. My hairline has been high since I was a child so it is kind of hard to tell any difference. I often keep my hair open or in a ponytail, so this thinning part always gets covered by hair. I can't remember exactly what my hairline looked like before but I guess it has stayed quite at a same level as before. I still think there is some thinning going on because I don't remember having that kind of hair before when pulling my hair up. My father has pretty much lost all the hair on his crown, so it wouldn't be a big surprise. On the other hand, his hair was always thin compared to mine. My crown is as full as it always has been, which I will show you in the pictures. I guess that I'll ask my barber the next time when I'll have my hair trimmed if this really is about male pattern baldness.
Which treatment would you recommend for me and how much would it cost? Do I need a prescription for this specific drug? Will I lose any hair during the process? Keeping my hair is kind of a must for me as I'm so into the extreme metal scene. I love long hair and the bald look doesn't suit me at all because my head is not shaped in a good way for that. I'm ready to even invest money in order to keep my hair! I've had positive experiences with Minoxidil 5% (liquid version) as I decided to try it out on my face in order to achieve better facial hair growth. I couldn't believe how good it worked on me. Previously I was able to grow a moustache and a thin strap on my chin. I will post pictures about this progress too. Nowadays I can grow a decent chin strap and even hair on my cheeks. I used Minoxidil for about 6 months starting from January 2014, then I slowly started to quit. I didn't have any side effects from using it, but I wanted to try if I will still keep my new facial hair if I'd quit the treatment. I haven't used Minoxidil for nearly two years now and all my facial hair is still there. This is really not about me maturing,because my puberty started at a normal point of time. My facial hair progression had already stopped by the time I started Minoxidil. I couldn't grow any hair on my neck before the treatment. I think I had like one cheek hair and a couple of hairs here and there on my jawline. My face turned out pretty hairy a couple of months after I started using Minoxidil two times per day and after I decided to grow it out. The point is that this sh*t works for me.
EDIT: Removed pictures because I felt like they could reveal identity.
I bet you can guess the problem. I suspect that my balding process has begun, even though I'm not quite sure of that. It was a couple months ago that I noticed some thinning/receding around my temples. Some of the hair has magically turned "shorter" and thinner. I haven't noticed any excessive shedding. My hairline has been high since I was a child so it is kind of hard to tell any difference. I often keep my hair open or in a ponytail, so this thinning part always gets covered by hair. I can't remember exactly what my hairline looked like before but I guess it has stayed quite at a same level as before. I still think there is some thinning going on because I don't remember having that kind of hair before when pulling my hair up. My father has pretty much lost all the hair on his crown, so it wouldn't be a big surprise. On the other hand, his hair was always thin compared to mine. My crown is as full as it always has been, which I will show you in the pictures. I guess that I'll ask my barber the next time when I'll have my hair trimmed if this really is about male pattern baldness.
Which treatment would you recommend for me and how much would it cost? Do I need a prescription for this specific drug? Will I lose any hair during the process? Keeping my hair is kind of a must for me as I'm so into the extreme metal scene. I love long hair and the bald look doesn't suit me at all because my head is not shaped in a good way for that. I'm ready to even invest money in order to keep my hair! I've had positive experiences with Minoxidil 5% (liquid version) as I decided to try it out on my face in order to achieve better facial hair growth. I couldn't believe how good it worked on me. Previously I was able to grow a moustache and a thin strap on my chin. I will post pictures about this progress too. Nowadays I can grow a decent chin strap and even hair on my cheeks. I used Minoxidil for about 6 months starting from January 2014, then I slowly started to quit. I didn't have any side effects from using it, but I wanted to try if I will still keep my new facial hair if I'd quit the treatment. I haven't used Minoxidil for nearly two years now and all my facial hair is still there. This is really not about me maturing,because my puberty started at a normal point of time. My facial hair progression had already stopped by the time I started Minoxidil. I couldn't grow any hair on my neck before the treatment. I think I had like one cheek hair and a couple of hairs here and there on my jawline. My face turned out pretty hairy a couple of months after I started using Minoxidil two times per day and after I decided to grow it out. The point is that this sh*t works for me.
EDIT: Removed pictures because I felt like they could reveal identity.
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The picture where I have very long hair is pretty much all the facial hair I could grow before Minoxidil. I could grow the same quite thick moustache back then as I can nowadays though.
