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6 Month Updates. That 4th pic probs makes it look worse than it is as all the hair seems to have pulled away.

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Ah yeah. Sorry it took so long to reply guys too. For some reason I didn't get the usual notifications.

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To add: how's your scar looking? Any chance if a pic? Assuming you had FUT.

Hello mate. To be honest, there isn't much point in me doing an update on my scar since post #79 on page 8. I shave the back of my hair to guard number 3 few weeks and it already wasn't visable then. You just can't see it. The only reason I guess to do another update would be if I shaved it to a guard number 2.

Actually I'll get my gf to go through it with a comb though and grab some pics.

Still planning on surgery but not until the end of this year/start of next year. Would like to see what phase 2 Histogen results look like before i commit. I'm not too fussed actually. I'm not sure why, but my hair seems really thick nowadays and i'm finding it easier to style. The only thing i can attribute this to is biotin. Been taking it for 1 year now. I've only just started minoxidil, so it can't be that. Biotin is the only hair related supplement i take. I've also been taking high strength vitamin D for a few weeks, but i reckon it's the biotin. I've probably jinxed it now and will have an immense shed tomorrow morning.

That's really interesting on the biotin man. I have never really tried it. Ive been taking MSM post op but not biotin. I'll probs have a look at it. Great to here your hair is looking decent though.

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Just my girlfriend. Haha. Nah, it was beautiful. It's amazing how little the philipinnos seem to suffer from hair loss. All the old men had heads of hair like brad Pitt. Here I'd say nearly everyone over 30 shows a bit hairloss. There it seems like 1 in 100.

I noticed the EXACT same thing when i went to India. MPB is much less prevalent over there. My dad reckons it's to do with the sun.

Thanks a lot man. You any further forward after your consultation?

Still planning on surgery but not until the end of this year/start of next year. Would like to see what phase 2 Histogen results look like before i commit. I'm not too fussed actually. I'm not sure why, but my hair seems really thick nowadays and i'm finding it easier to style. The only thing i can attribute this to is biotin. Been taking it for 1 year now. I've only just started minoxidil, so it can't be that. Biotin is the only hair related supplement i take. I've also been taking high strength vitamin D for a few weeks, but i reckon it's the biotin. I've probably jinxed it now and will have an immense shed tomorrow morning.

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To add: how's your scar looking? Any chance if a pic? Assuming you had FUT.

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Thanks for the update. Looking solid.

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Looking good mate. I'm sure it will really thicken up in the next couple of months. Especially if this is your first HT ?

How was Asia bro ? Pick up any ladyboys ?

Just my girlfriend. Haha. Nah, it was beautiful. It's amazing how little the philipinnos seem to suffer from hair loss. All the old men had heads of hair like brad Pitt. Here I'd say nearly everyone over 30 shows a bit hairloss. There it seems like 1 in 100.

Thanks a lot man. You any further forward after your consultation?

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Looking good mate. I'm sure it will really thicken up in the next couple of months. Especially if this is your first HT ?

How was Asia bro ? Pick up any ladyboys ?

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A few more new pics.

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Also here are some more pre op pics that I got from the doctor to give an idea of how my hair was before.

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5 month update. Not been checking my hair at all this month as been on holiday. It's a bit thicker but not sure if that is because a)It's longer, b) The hairs are thickening or c) New hairs have sprouted.
Anyway. Just taking my time now and all seems good.

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It makes sense to apply the toppik perpendicular to the hairline like you're doing, which i have also half-heartedly tried once but found it quite difficult. I just ended up with a toppik peppered forehead. Guess i need to keep practising with it. It will make so much of a difference making each hair in your hairline thicker, as opposed to applying it from the top to hide gaps.

I use so little with this method mate. Like a couple tiny shakes each time. Deffo not eough to be covering the forehead. If I get a tiny bit on the forehead I just wipe it off with toilet paper.

The other major thing you mentioned is cutting the front hairline short to hide the receeding temples. This make a lot of sense but I, like most bald men, am scared of having my hair short. Longer hair feels like an umbrella, where the 'rain' in this analogy is the social pressure of not being bald. I'll keep practising with the toppik and once i'm confident, i'll get my hair cut shorter.

I wish I could explain what I mean better because you are not really cutting the hair shorter. All of the hair on top is still growing longer and layering over to make it thicker. It is just the very front row of the front hairs. If you do cut it though you literally need to take of the tiniest tiniest amount to make a difference. Like a couple millimeters.

Cheers for the help bro. Enjoy your holiday. You're leaving the week London has a heat wave. LOL !!

Tell me about it. Hahaha. Thanks a lot.

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Cheers for the reply spreadlocks. A couple of things i realised you're doing differently. One is the way you apply the toppik. It makes sense to apply the toppik perpendicular to the hairline like you're doing, which i have also half-heartedly tried once but found it quite difficult. I just ended up with a toppik peppered forehead. Guess i need to keep practising with it. It will make so much of a difference making each hair in your hairline thicker, as opposed to applying it from the top to hide gaps.

The other major thing you mentioned is cutting the front hairline short to hide the receeding temples. This make a lot of sense but I, like most bald men, am scared of having my hair short. Longer hair feels like an umbrella, where the 'rain' in this analogy is the social pressure of not being bald. I'll keep practising with the toppik and once i'm confident, i'll get my hair cut shorter.

Cheers for the help bro. Enjoy your holiday. You're leaving the week London has a heat wave. LOL !!

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Hahaha, lol. Don't worry about it mate, i'm turning 30 next year too. I've always been very insecure about my looks and always end up comparing myself to other guys, which is really sad. But i know most young guys do it to an extent. The truth is you have to compete with other guys for girls. I must admit being single is quite a stressfull lifestyle because you're constantly examining your looks and the looks of guys around you. Just want to get married now so i can forget about this shit !!

Dude. I have been with my girlfriend for 7 years and all I can think about is how I wish I was single so I could try and pull chicks before I'm too old. Hahaha. Joking man. Well maybe not. A little bit

Hahaha....anyway, not sure what that paragraph above is about . Man, your hair looks awesome in that pic.
Can you explain how you achieve that look with a bit more detail mate ? I have toppik and DemMatch, but i don't come close to achieving that sort of full look you have achieved. I should be able to as i have a similar amount of hair to you. Thanks dude.

Right. Here we go man. I'll do my best. This is all stuff that deffinitely works 100% for me. I would imagine they would work on you too.

There are 3 main areas. The 2nd and 3rd are most important.

1 - The Cut.
Grow the hair by the temples a bit longer. It will be wispy but the Toppik helps this. However. keep the hair at the very front in the middle a bit shorter. Almost so when the hair is wet and brushed forward it makes a straight line across your forehead. (I find when the hair at the very front in the middle is longer it emphasises the weak temples.) I cut my hair at the front myself every few weeks to achieve what I want.
Also keep trimming the front but letting the hair on top grow longer so it layers over the front increasing thickness.

2 - The Blow Drying. You must blow-dry. My hair seems literally twice as thick when I blow-dry it. This is a biggie. Whether you want to wear your hair forward or brushed back always dry it forward. When I dry my hair forward it looks way thicker than if I try to dry it back. Not too forcefully forward so it is flat but generally forward. So wave your hands through it and generally blow dry it in a forward direction.

3 - The toppik application. This is the most important. You need to put the Toppik into the hair not on to the hair. With this method you will need to use a lot less Toppik. A real small amount. When I first started using Toppik I would style my hair exactly as I wanted it and tip Toppik into the thin gaps. This just doesn't really work for me. What I do is start about 2 inches behind the hairline, then pull some of the hair back and tip a small amount of toppik "into" the hair. Then I move forward about half an inch and do the same, And again so I am right by the front of the hairline. This massively thickens and helps my hair. I do that all across the hairline and use a little more in the temples as this is where the hair is thinnest.

Hope that all makes sense mate. If it doesn't or you have any questions just hit me up.

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Not been online for a couple of days. I'll reply properly after work folly and explain how I have been getting the hair styled.

In the meantime here is my scar update video at 4 months shaved to grade 3.