Hey What's up guys

[baldozer]

I try to duplicate the hair length, angle, and lighting as best as I can. I have even taken the picture in the same spot in my house with the same camera. Why the lighting appears different is beyond me. You are right though lighting does make a huge difference in some pics my hair looks thinner than in others. I am not really trying to fool anybody. I have grown some hair back. Whether you believe me or not is of little concern to me.

As far as your propecia after 30 comment. I am glad you claim to be so happy with your baldness and look so great although have yet to put up a single pic. Just because you prefer to do absolutely nothing about your hair loss because you are already a NW7 doesn't mean we all need to go that route. The fact that you will let yourself go at 30 is pathetic and sad. As far as the garbage you have posted about estrogen and smaller shoulders and wide hips. At 38 I guarantee I am in way better shape than you will ever be. This is a hair loss forum and I really don't want to get into posting up body shots, but whenever you want to put your money where your mouth is let me know. We will see who is in better shape.

It is cool that you want to critique and criticize guys on here that actually post up pics. You always claim to look so great bald but have never posted a single pic. Save the garbage "Well I look like this guy". Until you post up pics you have little to no room to judge somebody that actually does. It's pathetic that you have the nerve to try to trash somebody that actually posts pics when you don't have the balls to post up any of your own. Let us see your pics and we will let you know if you look as great as you think you do.

Here you go

http://www.bodylogicmd.com/hormones-for-men/estrogen

While its importance is normally attributed to women, estrogen in men plays an important role. As teenagers, men have high levels of testosterone and low levels of estrogen. As they age, testosterone levels in men decrease while their estrogen levels increase. Not surprisingly, high levels of estrogen in men usually correspond to low levels of testosterone. High estrogen levels in men contribute to prostate cancer and heart disease as well as gynecomastia ( enlarged breasts).As the testosterone is transformed into estrogen the low levels of testosterone can cause many unpleasant symptoms including loss of muscle mass, fatigue, low libido, erectile dysfunction. Furthermore, excessive estrogen in men raises body fat and can contribute to diabetes and high lipids.

[rb922]

Wow you have some really great results here. Hoping I can be as lucky as yourself. Im currently only on Fin 1 mg but considering adding regain foam or minox any preference? Do you mind repeating your current regimen I may have to copy it. I was also thinking of adding in Nizoral and Biotin and did you go ahead and get a lazer? I am also going to try to post my results on here too.

[diffuseloser]

Hey man just coming across this thread now. Been following some of your posts in the cutting edge section of the forum. Unbelievable regrowth! My hair loss is very similar to yours. Your baseline pics are where I'm headed but my hair at the minute is similar to your more recent pics with treatment, although not quite as good. Very diffuse thinning all over the top but hairline holding up better than other areas. I'm just about to hop on fin at a very low dose and hope I respond as well as you have. If I do, I'll be very happy as I'd have pretty much most of my hair back! Good luck with your treatment and wish you more of the same success!

[Notcoolanymore]

I would just recommend the big 3(fin, minox, nizoral). If your hair loss isn't that bad then maybe just try fin first. I am currently not using any vitamins that are suppose to help with hair loss. I am still using laser, but think the effect has been minimal at best. I am thinking of discontinuing its' use shortly.

As far as my hair goes, yes I have had regrowth, but I treated my hair loss way too late. My density isn't what it originally was. The crown is still pretty thin and in bad lighting you can see right through it. I am not complaining though, because although my hair isn't perfect at least I still have hair on my head.

Good luck guys and just remember to give treatments time to work.

[goldnt]

Woah those are some good gains. Hows the hair now? Its been a little more than 6 months ago since you updated.

[Munkynutz]

Notcool!!

Nice work man. I for some reason always thought you were just on fin not that it makes any difference whatsoever. Good work.

No complaints about that at all, and screw the lighting conditions it's pretty obvious you have much more hair now than before. Curious to see how the laser goes.

G

[Notcoolanymore]

Update - Hair as it is today.

Been growing my hair out for the past few months. This is the way I have been styling it for the past couple of months. I know it's ridiculous, but it is what it is. Keep in mind, the crown is still very thin. I just wanted to give you guys a view from the front, the way most people see me.

[Artista]

I wish mine looked like yours Notcool' !
Finasteride is working for u too

[Illusion]

Your density at the front looks very good. I like the hair style as well although it's hard to judge how deep your temples actually are because of the angle the picture is made in. I'd say you could do the side of your head even shorter than it is now. I don't really know what hairstyle is acceptable in your work environment, but if it's within norms I'd just take a good bit off the sides as I feel that will look better on people with temple recession.

Btw, why do you feel it's ridiculous? You're in your late 30's now, right? With that hairstyle I'd say you fit in perfectly with others of your age. If I'd see you walking down the street (based on the front at least), your hair loss would def not stand out to me. Keep in mind that I'm a very self conscious teenager that notices recession on almost everyone that has it, so the fact that you'd look normal to me definitely means something

[Notcoolanymore]

I wish mine looked like yours Notcool' !
Finasteride is working for u too

Thank you Artista. It's not perfect, but at least I still have hair on my head. The battle continues.

[Notcoolanymore]

Your density at the front looks very good. I like the hair style as well although it's hard to judge how deep your temples actually are because of the angle the picture is made in. I'd say you could do the side of your head even shorter than it is now. I don't really know what hairstyle is acceptable in your work environment, but if it's within norms I'd just take a good bit off the sides as I feel that will look better on people with temple recession.

Btw, why do you feel it's ridiculous? You're in your late 30's now, right? With that hairstyle I'd say you fit in perfectly with others of your age. If I'd see you walking down the street (based on the front at least), your hair loss would def not stand out to me. Keep in mind that I'm a very self conscious teenager that notices recession on almost everyone that has it, so the fact that you'd look normal to me definitely means something

Density looks decent, but keep in mind I took that picture under normal lighting. In the sunlight or under flash it is definitely thinner than it appears in the picture. As far as my temples go, I would say I am at about NW3. From the angle of the picture the sides actually look longer than they really are. It tapers up from #2 up to #3 as you get closer to the top of my head. I have only been growing out my hair for a few months so I will be trying different things to see what I think looks best. I work in a clean room environment(particle controlled) so I am pretty much covered from head to toe so the only thing I have on my head is minoxidil.

I think my hairstyle looks ok, but the fact of the matter is I am close to 40. I should probably try to go with something more conservative. Options are very limited though. Like I said the density isn't what it used to be, so I use the style to create the illusion of coverage.

I appreciate your compliments though.

[av8r10]

Hey Guys,

Just wanted to post some pics with my progress. Not amazing results, but I have kept my expectations realistic so at this point I am pretty satisfied. Let me know what you think or if you have questions let me know.

This is what I use:
1mg Prepecia ED(for about 8 weeks)
Regenepure DR shampoo 4 - 5 days/week
Minox foam or liquid(mixed in with hair muck) 2x/day
Dermaroller Microneedle 3-4 days/week
Vitamins: 1 Biotin 5000mcg and 1 Silica Complex 500mg ED

I know I am using a lot of stuff, some of which is probably ineffective. But I have no clue what is so I continue to take it all.

Each pic was taken approx. one month apart starting with the baseline pic. You will notice I started at almost a NW6 so I keep my expectations very low. Believe it or not I actually went through a bit of a shed during the first month. You might notice less hair after the 1st month at my crown. Lastly every pic taken is right after I cut my hair. I use #2 clipper on top. BTW I am not using concealer to give the appearance of more hair.

holy crap, thats amazing.

[Notcoolanymore]

holy crap, thats amazing.

Thanks, but lets not get carried away. I didn't regrow much on the hair line and believe me my crown is very see through. I would have posted some of those, but I was feeling good about my hair that day and didn't want to spoil the moment. I may post the crown one of these days though, but believe me its very thin. Not slick bald, but very thin.

[av8r10]

Thanks, but lets not get carried away. I didn't regrow much on the hair line and believe me my crown is very see through. I would have posted some of those, but I was feeling good about my hair that day and didn't want to spoil the moment. I may post the crown one of these days though, but believe me its very thin. Not slick bald, but very thin.

Whats your experience with Alpecin shampoo, i actually find it great.

[Notcoolanymore]

Whats your experience with Alpecin shampoo, i actually find it great.

Have never tried it. What do you find so great about it?