Another Guy with Same Issues - Need Advice and Encouragement

[benq1983]

Benq - I'd love to be able to compare the two of your pics in the same lighting/conditions, but it really does look like a dramatic improvement.

Thebaldone1 - I'd love to know the same.

Also, does it irritate the scalp? That's one of the reasons I'm not to crazy about getting it, I have a very sensitive scalp.

Hi both. I will take some pics sat morning to give a before and after.

It doesnt irritate your scalp as it is made of the same stuff hair and nails are made of - keratine. My head is sensitive (i had to quit minoxidil).

It doesnt come out hair by running your hands through as it sticks to your hair by static and then you add hair spray. Hair spray obviously makes your hair less easy to run hands thouugh. I had a girl softly grip my hair to talk into my ear in a club and it didnt come out onto her hand. Rude women lol. If ur worried about it getting in the way of sex dont worry it wont come out, i even ran my head under a shower and it didnt come out until i rubbed it and added soap.


Will take pics sat.

Benq

[benq1983]

Okay so I took some pics today, they are from my phone, i cant find my digi camera so im not 100% happy that they show you how natural this looks, i will look for it to get some better after shot. the before looks ok as my head refelcts more light lol:

http://www.baldtruthtalk.com/album.php?albumid=427

[Jcm800]

Okay so I took some pics today, they are from my phone, i cant find my digi camera so im not 100% happy that they show you how natural this looks, i will look for it to get some better after shot. the before looks ok as my head refelcts more light lol:

http://www.baldtruthtalk.com/album.php?albumid=427

Thats actually impressive - looks good dude.

[benq1983]

Thats actually impressive - looks good dude.

Thanks - it feels natural too, really changed my life.

[godd186]

what a long strange trip it's been

I'm 54, grafted by legendary C P Chambers, early 80's, was almost completed, Brandy sold me, proceeded with 2 reductions with him, excessive bleeding, from Advil, not in the preops, oh well, stopped him from doing a lift, had maybe seven reductions, Stough, Marzola, two graft sessions with Hitzig, 1999-2000. Ge3tting growth was tough post reductions, but Hitzig was amazing with follicular units, elimination a mid line scar that looked like I'd been hit with a meat cleaver, In September, 2009, get hit with a scalp boil, picked it, head swelled, had an open ulcer in midline, an inch wide, have found a good dermatologist in Columbus, I'm in cincy, but topical steroids are working amazingly well, and after two years, now that the plaque is dissolving, the thing may6 actually fill in completely with hair. Totally off rogaine, plastic surgeon said he won't write fin, did maybe 1mg dose every 5 days , worked well, but a risk, the doc said, I use Pickerts copper, in thinning areas, the strong stuff, 95 bucks? for two ounces, I think in the crown, and wound area, been a month, seems to being making the hair stronger, doc said stress was a factor, and prescribed an otc vitamin, and stressed I NEEDED IT. the doc who wouldn't write fin is a plastic surgeon, used it a year, glad I'm off it, says forget tissue expansion, or serial reduction, now that cortisone has thinned the skin, a desirable side effect in this case, and is safe on the scalp, maybe transplants, but that is still a ways off, mostly concentrating on healing, and saving as much hair as possible. he is a good doc, offered me the eye brow stuff, latresse? maybe buy it overseas since its for scalp, small area. Glad I found Allied Dermatology in Columbus, two hour drive, had me on Olux e and the clobest? shampoo every other day, thanks for allowing me to share. 18 grand over several years to look like this, if I had done two more sessions with C P who stopped visiting Cincy after he and the Thomas Hair and Scalp Clinic and he had a falling out. Oh well. Bought Brandy's spiel, least he got sued and humiliated, C P warned me.

[godd186]

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also, had been using a laser max 90 or 120, for a year since June 2008-June2009, had recently modded it El Mucho Grande style by removing the lenses, one doc is using the pic as an example of a laser burn, infections gone could gave a great result yet, and a current photo shows strong regrowth throughout the region, now that the infection is gone, use tea tree oil also.

[Ćelo]

Thanks - it feels natural too, really changed my life.

Holy crap, I didn't realize I wasn't on this forum for such a long time! Sorry for not commenting earlier, but man, that does look awesome! I still haven't tried it.


I'd also give some sort of an update to people who were interested in my progress since that's the reason I started this topic...

It's now been 1 year and 2 months since I started using Propecia daily and washing my hair 2-3 times a week with Nizoral. My feelings are mixed.

Basically, I don't think there has been any improvement in any region of my hair (crown or else). However, I am not sure whether Propecia helped with "halting" or at least "slowing down" the hair loss. I just took a picture in the same room, same light, but different camera. However, I think it's a pretty good comparison.

The only "unfair" part is that the new (DEC 2011) picture is of my hair after waking up and my hair gets terribly greasy over night. Once I wash my hair today, I will take pics in the same light as before and post another comparison.

[ATTACH]Comparison: Sep 2010 - Dec 2011[/ATTACH]

[stratofortress]

Even though it's greasy in the later pic and I can still see an improvement. The crown has improved and the hair that was thinning in that area looks a bit thicker.

[Ćelo]

Even though it's greasy in the later pic and I can still see an improvement. The crown has improved and the hair that was thinning in that area looks a bit thicker.

Thanks man! Encouraging words are much appreciated

Here are some more pics from yesterday, as promised.

[Ćelo]

Hey everybody,

After 16 months of using Propecia and Nizoral, I have decided to add Rogaine to my daily regimen. I don't necessarily feel like my hair is noticeably worse than it was before starting Propecia/Nizoral, but I do feel like my crown is thiner than before.

So, I just bought a 3-month supply of Rogaine Foam at Rite Aid while picking up my Propecia and applied it for the first time. Right off the bat, I hate what the foam did to my carefully styled/hidden crown, of course. It's as if someone took whip cream and smudged it all over your crown. Oh yeah, it's thin. However, after it dried a bit, it's not as bad...not as good as it was before messing with it either, but better.

The ultimate test, so to speak, will be tomorrow morning when I apply it fresh out of shower. I should be able to work into my normal routine without sacrificing the 'good' look I try to maintain when doing my hair.

I'll keep you guys posted. Hope it works

[Tracy C]

So, I just bought a 3-month supply of Rogaine Foam at Rite Aid while picking up my Propecia...

Rogaine has a rebate promotion going on right now. Here is the link to the form so you can get $20.00 back.

http://www.rogaine.com/sites/default/files/pdf/Rebate_Form_P11AN-A1109-38-ROG-CPN-NAT.pdf

Just in case you can't see the rebate form, here is Rogaine's website.

http://www.rogaine.com/

The ultimate test, so to speak, will be tomorrow morning when I apply it fresh out of shower. I should be able to work into my normal routine without sacrificing the 'good' look I try to maintain when doing my hair.

I put it in once my hair is towel dry damp and after I have detangled with my fingers. Basically, you need to massage it into your scalp before you use any other hair care/styling products or concealers.

Wash your hands often while doing your hair to avoid getting the medicine anywhere you might not want it to be.

[Ćelo]

Thanks Tracy!

I will definitely print the rebate form out and send what's needed. Much appreciated.

I put it in once my hair is towel dry damp and after I have detangled with my fingers. Basically, you need to massage it into your scalp before you use any other hair care/styling products or concealers.

Not sure what your hair and haircut look like, but what you do after washing hair makes perfect sense and is the way I will approach this.

[Tracy C]

Not sure what your hair and haircut look like, but what you do after washing hair makes perfect sense and is the way I will approach this.

My hair is long. This is the closest to what my hairstyle looks like that I could find quickly.

[Ćelo]

I see, makes sense

So, I did my normal routine this morning + Rogaine. I towel dried my hair, applied it, combed it a bit to cover the bald-er spot I created by the application, quickly blow dried my hair as always and applied product. Not too bad, but I am definitely scarifying coverage of the crown by applying it..it seems to just stiffen the hair and bunch it up as if you were to apply too much hair gel/whatever.

As my pictures show (in previous posts), I don't have a clear bald spot, but a thinning one, so that makes it a bit difficult to get into the scalp.

[Tracy C]

As my pictures show (in previous posts), I don't have a clear bald spot, but a thinning one, so that makes it a bit difficult to get into the scalp.

I massage it in a little bit at a time by parting my hair in several places and applying it down into the part. That seems to work O.K. for me with my long hair.