Dermarolling Community Trial

[LevonHelms]

Still in, 18wks? I'm seeing continued results, but very slowly.

[Pentarou]

I'm going to push this out to the 6 months point, so approx. double the 12 weeks described in the trials. Possibly even further. It's very slow going, this game. I can fully believe the regrowth in the photos in the original journal article, just not in the timeframe described.

[saintsfan92344]

how about pics guys, I am on my 6th roll, nothing but shedding so far, which may be good ? who knows

[inbrugge]

Just dropping in. I was going through the earlier discussions here.

Around page 60, there were some quotes of wounding leading to hair growth.

I can surely confirm this. I had very severe sunburn on my shoulders when I was 15. Afterwards, I begun to grow strands of very dark hairs on there (different than other body hairs. very dark and prominent).

Also, I've purchased a roller as well. I will begin dermarolling as soon as I start a Minox treatment. Still trying to find an ethanol-free one 2 months down the road

[Pate]

I'm 7 weeks in now and definitely seeing some results.

I've got fine but pigmented hairs growing in around my hairline, up to about 10mm out. I can count them so far - there are about six on my left temple and two on my right. But they definitely were not there before.

But this is more growth on the hairline than I've ever had before, so I'm convinced there is something to this. The most I ever got from minox alone before was slightly longer vellus. These are pigmented.

In addition, shedding is way, way down. About 80% down by my estimate from counting shed hairs.

All in all, guys, I think this is by far the best results we've had in any community trial on this site. In fact it's pretty much the ONLY trial we've had where anyone's got real results, even if they do currently lag behind those reported in the trial.

I am going to continue this for at least six months, to give the hairs that are developing now the chance to go through another full cycle. That should tell me whether they're getting thicker or whether this is as far as they're going to go.

I had absolutely no expectations going into this, but I'm happy to say I'm a convert.

[PrettyFly83]

6 month update

Haven't posted here in a while.

Left Temple 6 month update

6 Month update:
Age: 30
Type of hair loss: Before dermarolling NW6,
Complete hair loss regimen:
Minoxidil Kirkland 2x/day 7 months
Niz shampoo 2x/week
Dermarolling 1x/week (4 months 0.5mm, now 2 months 1.5mm)
1gram Vita C and 1gram MSN daily

Brand of dermaroller: Generic 192 needle, 1.5 mm
Rolling frequency: Once a week (Friday evening) for about 8-10 minutes. Some blood spots but not a huge amount.
Weeks into treatment: 6 months total. 4 months 0.5mm and 2 month 1.5mm

Picture is 6month on left temple

Results: SLOWLY filling in bald areas, thickening of vellus, hairline still battling

[SolarPowered Man]

Haven't posted here in a while.

Left Temple 6 month update

6 Month update:
Age: 30
Type of hair loss: Before dermarolling NW6,
Complete hair loss regimen:
Minoxidil Kirkland 2x/day 7 months
Niz shampoo 2x/week
Dermarolling 1x/week (4 months 0.5mm, now 2 months 1.5mm)
1gram Vita C and 1gram MSN daily

Brand of dermaroller: Generic 192 needle, 1.5 mm
Rolling frequency: Once a week (Friday evening) for about 8-10 minutes. Some blood spots but not a huge amount.
Weeks into treatment: 6 months total. 4 months 0.5mm and 2 month 1.5mm

Picture is 6month on left temple

Results: SLOWLY filling in bald areas, thickening of vellus, hairline still battling

Amazing results! Keep up the good work

[saintsfan92344]

The study was 12 weeks, the pics of the shaved heads showing growth were at 12 weeks, the hair grown out was I think 8 months, I think at the 12 week point the most hope we can have is like prettyfly, hair just starting to grow and if you have hair maybe a little thicker healthier hair.
in my case I have less than when I started but I do think what I have is healthy, I am sure shock loss like with a hair transplant is going to happen to some hair. I don't expect to see any results till 12-16 weeks if I see them at all

[saintsfan92344]

prettyfly to have hair being regown is incredible, and they look dark, are you getting any velous or all terminal

[fred970]

OK I'm hopping back, I rolled during one month before but stopped because I was waiting for results.

I will follow the study to the letter.

[Pentarou]

OK I'm hopping back, I rolled during one month before but stopped because I was waiting for results.

I will follow the study to the letter.

Do it bro! It's not a cure or anything, but you'd be surprised what you can see slowly happening. You will get used to the pain, take it from a very pain-averse guy. Good luck.

[Pentarou]

OK I'm hopping back, I rolled during one month before but stopped because I was waiting for results.

I will follow the study to the letter.

Good on you bro! It's worth the pain, believe me. Just remember that you will need consistentcy and patience. Just as with the other existing treatments, really.

[awesome1]

Got my roller almost 2 months ago, have been decreasing frequency to once a month of treatments based on the healing process timeline and recommendations from forums where people have been using it for skin care. The only other major thing in my regiment is 1% keto (and daily vitamins and ginko biloba), I'm not sure if I've seen regrowth yet or if they're broken hairs, I'm also noticing many vellus hairs where the hair is thin enough to spot em, but I'm not sure if that's a new development. I've been on keto shampoo 3 months now.

I'm cautiously optimistic, whats frustrating is my thinning crown is far back enough I have difficulties gauging how bad it really looks most the time.

[ryan555]

With all this talk about pain and photos of bloody scalps, I wonder if you guys are doing this incorrectly. I've had two very well-known doctors dermaroll me and it was neither painful (mild discomfort, I'd say) and definitely no blood.

[Tanner84]

Haven't posted here in a while.

Left Temple 6 month update

6 Month update:
Age: 30
Type of hair loss: Before dermarolling NW6,
Complete hair loss regimen:
Minoxidil Kirkland 2x/day 7 months
Niz shampoo 2x/week
Dermarolling 1x/week (4 months 0.5mm, now 2 months 1.5mm)
1gram Vita C and 1gram MSN daily

Brand of dermaroller: Generic 192 needle, 1.5 mm
Rolling frequency: Once a week (Friday evening) for about 8-10 minutes. Some blood spots but not a huge amount.
Weeks into treatment: 6 months total. 4 months 0.5mm and 2 month 1.5mm

Picture is 6month on left temple

Results: SLOWLY filling in bald areas, thickening of vellus, hairline still battling

Great to see your results! I'm almost 30, and I am going to do a series of scalp peels first, then start the derma-rolling plus minoxidil regimen - I'll get some before and after pictures as well. Your pics are extremely encouraging. Thanks!