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Hey guys,
I'm 24 years old and really need some advice on dealing with my hair situation.
Family background - both grandad's have/had fine NW3ish fine hair in their 70s/80s. On my dad's side he's NW2ish at 56, one uncle NW7, 2 other uncles NW1-2ish - all in their 50s. On mums side no uncles.
Here's my story:
Mid 2011 - First noticed slight recession didn't think too much about it, as it wasn't too bad.
September 2012 - March 2013 - I was under a huge amount of psychological stress, around which time I noticed hair fall on my desk at work and also in the shower. Hair fall seemed to contain a roughly even distribution of thick/thin and long/short hairs, with some having white bulbs on the end though not all.
May 2013 - Saw the derm who looked at me and said I probably had a combination of 'mild' mpb and possibly some telogen effluvium. Said don't do anything and come back in 3 months
August 2013 - Returned to derm. I said anecdotally I have reduced my stress and have noticed less hair fall throughout the day (maybe a hair or two on my desk) and 10/15 in the shower and also on pillow at night. These still seem to be of almost even distribution of thick/thin and long/short but very rarely have a white bulb anymore.
Derm said I have seborrheic dermatitis and recommended sebizole (ketoconazole) 2% 2/3x per week and selsun gold 1/2x per week. Said he didn't think my hair was too bad, there 'was nothing wrong with me' (my blood test results all came back perfect) and to come back in 6 months, in which case he had 2 options left (he mentioned minox & fin).
September 2013 - I've been on these shampoos a month and have noticed a very minor decline in shedding (sometimes I go a day without any on my desk) but whether they are just falling off the edge who knows. During this time I have also quit masturbating, because I heard this can have an effect. After a few weeks so far I haven't noticed any change in my hair (or my mild acne for that matter), but I am bit less tired in general.
My question is, I think it's fairly obvious I am receding, and I don't want to let it get any worse. Does this diagnosis from the derm seem accurate? Would minox alone help my hairline? I don't think I have any qualms about getting on fin if that's the solution - have read countless articles/posts on the matter and don't think I will really know how I'll react until I try it.
I just don't want to be waiting another 6 months, to find out I should get on fin, when I could do that now and lose 6 months less hair.
I should also mention, I am using azealic acid currently for treating my mild acne. I have read on a few sites that this may be useful as a DHT inhibitor in the scalp, so for the last few days have started applying it 2x per day on my front hairline as I figure it can't hurt. Would you recommend this?
Thank you all for your help.
Nelson
I'm 24 years old and really need some advice on dealing with my hair situation.
Family background - both grandad's have/had fine NW3ish fine hair in their 70s/80s. On my dad's side he's NW2ish at 56, one uncle NW7, 2 other uncles NW1-2ish - all in their 50s. On mums side no uncles.
Here's my story:
Mid 2011 - First noticed slight recession didn't think too much about it, as it wasn't too bad.
September 2012 - March 2013 - I was under a huge amount of psychological stress, around which time I noticed hair fall on my desk at work and also in the shower. Hair fall seemed to contain a roughly even distribution of thick/thin and long/short hairs, with some having white bulbs on the end though not all.
May 2013 - Saw the derm who looked at me and said I probably had a combination of 'mild' mpb and possibly some telogen effluvium. Said don't do anything and come back in 3 months
August 2013 - Returned to derm. I said anecdotally I have reduced my stress and have noticed less hair fall throughout the day (maybe a hair or two on my desk) and 10/15 in the shower and also on pillow at night. These still seem to be of almost even distribution of thick/thin and long/short but very rarely have a white bulb anymore.
Derm said I have seborrheic dermatitis and recommended sebizole (ketoconazole) 2% 2/3x per week and selsun gold 1/2x per week. Said he didn't think my hair was too bad, there 'was nothing wrong with me' (my blood test results all came back perfect) and to come back in 6 months, in which case he had 2 options left (he mentioned minox & fin).
September 2013 - I've been on these shampoos a month and have noticed a very minor decline in shedding (sometimes I go a day without any on my desk) but whether they are just falling off the edge who knows. During this time I have also quit masturbating, because I heard this can have an effect. After a few weeks so far I haven't noticed any change in my hair (or my mild acne for that matter), but I am bit less tired in general.
My question is, I think it's fairly obvious I am receding, and I don't want to let it get any worse. Does this diagnosis from the derm seem accurate? Would minox alone help my hairline? I don't think I have any qualms about getting on fin if that's the solution - have read countless articles/posts on the matter and don't think I will really know how I'll react until I try it.
I just don't want to be waiting another 6 months, to find out I should get on fin, when I could do that now and lose 6 months less hair.
I should also mention, I am using azealic acid currently for treating my mild acne. I have read on a few sites that this may be useful as a DHT inhibitor in the scalp, so for the last few days have started applying it 2x per day on my front hairline as I figure it can't hurt. Would you recommend this?
Thank you all for your help.
Nelson
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