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Well here it is: http://imgur.com/a/OfvDD
These pics are about a few weeks old but they (kind of) tell the story), I think.
Anyway, after a couple of months of debate with my parents and online, I finally saw a dermatologist today about my hair, and he said "you have classic hereditary male pattern baldness".
I wasn't glad to hear it, but I got the picture beforehand due to my corners/temples being slightly (0.5-1cm) higher on each side while fully combing back wet/shampooed hair.
-- Prescriptions: Rogaine 5% foam, Propecia 1mg, Nizoral Shampoo (this one wasn't on the official prescription but I mentioned shampoo and he wrote it down on my notepad anyway)
Hair condition: I honestly don't feel anything visibly wrong with my hair, he said I am very "mild" on the NW scale and we both agreed that the general public won't notice any sign of me being balding or bald. I still have long (2" or more in some spots) black hair all over that can be styled and combed well over my face almost down to the eyes (when wet). However, I need to take action. My father's family has perfect hair genetics (3 brothers all full black hair no thinness in their 40-50s, my dad is 51 with very minor greying but still looks very robust). It is my mother's only brother, who went bald early, who is the one I share the genes with I guess.
Now that I am just about 23, I need to know for sure, do I get on propecia or are the sides too bad? Some sources say its a 95%/5% split between good/bad experiences, other sources say its 5%/95% lol. I will get generic minoxidil foam online and also the nizoral, but I am still unsure on propecia: generic/prescription, and of course: whether to go on it or not??
These pics are about a few weeks old but they (kind of) tell the story), I think.
Anyway, after a couple of months of debate with my parents and online, I finally saw a dermatologist today about my hair, and he said "you have classic hereditary male pattern baldness".
I wasn't glad to hear it, but I got the picture beforehand due to my corners/temples being slightly (0.5-1cm) higher on each side while fully combing back wet/shampooed hair.
-- Prescriptions: Rogaine 5% foam, Propecia 1mg, Nizoral Shampoo (this one wasn't on the official prescription but I mentioned shampoo and he wrote it down on my notepad anyway)
Hair condition: I honestly don't feel anything visibly wrong with my hair, he said I am very "mild" on the NW scale and we both agreed that the general public won't notice any sign of me being balding or bald. I still have long (2" or more in some spots) black hair all over that can be styled and combed well over my face almost down to the eyes (when wet). However, I need to take action. My father's family has perfect hair genetics (3 brothers all full black hair no thinness in their 40-50s, my dad is 51 with very minor greying but still looks very robust). It is my mother's only brother, who went bald early, who is the one I share the genes with I guess.
Now that I am just about 23, I need to know for sure, do I get on propecia or are the sides too bad? Some sources say its a 95%/5% split between good/bad experiences, other sources say its 5%/95% lol. I will get generic minoxidil foam online and also the nizoral, but I am still unsure on propecia: generic/prescription, and of course: whether to go on it or not??
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