Has my MPB progressed or am i getting insane?

[Ramazan]

Ok guys, guess I’m back. As some of you may know I started using regaine two years ago, and frankly I don’t think it has given me any benefit. I have to be honest here; there were some days where I didn’t use it at all, I even stopped using it for like 4 months at some point. But I have been using it correctly for over 1 month now (two times application a day). When I first started noticing my MPB, IF it was MPB (even my derm wasn’t sure)., I started using regaine, it’s been two years now (I’m now 22).

I have to admit that when I didn’t use it correctly I started shedding a lot again, but didn’t really care, but I’m scared shitless now, so I have been using it wisely now for like over a month, and the shedding has stopped again, COMPLETELY. So far, so good!

My main concern is: has my MPB progressed as a result of me not using regaine correctly? When I first noticed my shedding two years ago I got myself a buzzcut (6mm=0,24 inches) so I could follow the development (all taken back in 2010 [without blitz]):

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http://img851.imageshack.us/i/160211iii.jpg/

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http://img850.imageshack.us/i/160211v.jpg/

http://img862.imageshack.us/i/160211.jpg/

And this is how it looks now, two years after (2012). All of these pictures where taken WITH BLITZ the same day I got myself a buzzcut (6mm = 0,24 inches) [Date: 25-06-2012] :

http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u448/Ramazanozden/IMAG0062.jpg

http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u448/Ramazanozden/IMAG0063.jpg

http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u448/Ramazanozden/IMAG0064.jpg

http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u448/Ramazanozden/IMAG0065.jpg

Close ups:

http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u448/Ramazanozden/IMAG0056.jpg

http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u448/Ramazanozden/IMAG0057.jpg

http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u448/Ramazanozden/IMAG0058.jpg

And now the most annoying part that pisses me off endlessly; why the hell do I look almost bald now were my hair is growing longer? I had no sign of MPB prior to my buzzcut?! Is it normal for hair to look thin in the growing stage? These pictures were taken exactly 20 days after my buzzcut, all taken with blitz [15-07-2012]:

http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u448/Ramazanozden/Hair%20progress/IMAG0080.jpg

http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u448/Ramazanozden/Hair%20progress/IMAG0083.jpg

http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u448/Ramazanozden/Hair%20progress/IMAG0081.jpg

http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u448/Ramazanozden/Hair%20progress/IMAG0082.jpg

http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u448/Ramazanozden/Hair%20progress/IMAG0084.jpg

[UK_]

You are progressing straight to a NW 6 pattern.

[Ramazan]

You are progressing straight to a NW 6 pattern.

Dude i'm not ****in around so pls show some respect and answer me as a man, not like bitch. I'm serious here.

[UK_]

Im not being funny - but whenever I have a health issue I usually book an appointment with my doctor.

You might get some doctors response on here but its impossible to give you a diagnosis through pictures - and other then doctors you will just get idiots like Tracy C telling you to poison yourself by taking Finasteride.

See a dermo.

[NotBelievingIt]

Longer hair tends to clump together therefore there will be more separation in the spaces that exist.

[2020]

you either have DUPA or not MPB at all...

[Ramazan]

you either have DUPA or not MPB at all...

hmm ok let's say i don't have MPB as you say, but what is DUPA?

[Ramazan]

Ok i just looked up on that DUPA hairloss, and i'm pretty sure it isn't DUPA, cause both my sides and back are a like even the crown are. It's only when it's in the growing stage that it looks thin. beisdes no one in my familiy had DUPA they all had MPB. All men in my family have ther sides and back...

[Maradona]

Ok i just looked up on that DUPA hairloss, and i'm pretty sure it isn't DUPA, cause both my sides and back are a like even the crown are. It's only when it's in the growing stage that it looks thin. beisdes no one in my familiy had DUPA they all had MPB. All men in my family have ther sides and back...

DUPA is not really hereditary. It just happens.

And no you do not have DUPA. Your crown is far worse than sides and back.

[Ramazan]

DUPA is not really hereditary. It just happens.

And no you do not have DUPA. Your crown is far worse than sides and back.

Which pictures are making you claim that my crown is far worse? When i look at the pics even the back around my neck and my sides look thin, look at the last pics..

[Maradona]

Which pictures are making you claim that my crown is far worse? When i look at the pics even the back around my neck and my sides look thin, look at the last pics..

Yeah the last pics are worrying maybe it's the light but your crown is worse in the first pics.

[konfusion]

It looks like a NW6 pattern to me too.
The best thing you can do is to stop denying the truth and to see a doctor and plan your treatment.
I once denied that I have MPB but it did not change the fact. And from my experience if your hair condition has made you search and subscribe to hairloss forums on the internet, your MPB is 99% real.

[lalala]

Your hair is diffuse thinning all over. I would def see a dermatologist to see if it's being caused by something other than MPB. If he thinks it is MBP, you need to get a prescription for fin. That can help a lot with the diffuse thinning. You also need to be religious when using Rogaine. Using it for months and then stopping will make you quickly lose all the hair that you had avoided losing (which looks like might have been the case).