Diffuse thinner here. It was definitely pretty aggressive before meds. I did experience a bit of recession/crown thinning so diffuse thinners definitely can still follow the male pattern (PURE diffuse thinners are rare, ie NW1's with diffusion). My crown is pretty solid now but my hairline is like NW2 on one side, 1.5 on the other
I do not think diffuse is necessarily worse or better to have than the usual pattern. The key is to GET ON MEDS ASAP. In general we diffusers respond well to meds. My thinning reversed surprisingly well on fin+keto & literally this is the only reason I resumed living like a normal person
Am still considering transplantation to get the temple points solid & the hairline corners even (both should be NW1.5 at least). Wonder if I should try low dose spiro to see if I make any progress in those areas
08-31-2013 11:10 AM
BigThinker
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Originally Posted by 25 going on 65
Diffuse thinner here. It was definitely pretty aggressive before meds. I did experience a bit of recession/crown thinning so diffuse thinners definitely can still follow the male pattern (PURE diffuse thinners are rare, ie NW1's with diffusion). My crown is pretty solid now but my hairline is like NW2 on one side, 1.5 on the other
I do not think diffuse is necessarily worse or better to have than the usual pattern. The key is to GET ON MEDS ASAP. In general we diffusers respond well to meds. My thinning reversed surprisingly well on fin+keto & literally this is the only reason I resumed living like a normal person
Am still considering transplantation to get the temple points solid & the hairline corners even (both should be NW1.5 at least). Wonder if I should try low dose spiro to see if I make any progress in those areas
Mine started just in the hairline but now it's went into diffuse mode, or it just wasn't noticeable diffusion early and it's hit a certain threshold.
Fin at 6 months hasn't really done much that I can tell and at 1 month on minox I'm going through an insane shed.
08-31-2013 01:42 PM
verver
yeah pure diffuse thinners are rare imo, i have receding hairline and a diffuse thinning at the same time, on top of that i have asymmetric receding
08-31-2013 03:37 PM
Morbo
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Originally Posted by 25 going on 65
Diffuse thinner here. It was definitely pretty aggressive before meds. I did experience a bit of recession/crown thinning so diffuse thinners definitely can still follow the male pattern (PURE diffuse thinners are rare, ie NW1's with diffusion). My crown is pretty solid now but my hairline is like NW2 on one side, 1.5 on the other
Personally I never experienced any recession. My thinning started at one side of my head and slowly expanded to the other side and eventually all over. I started noticing at about 22-23 when I combed my wet hair that the 'bottom hair' beneath the rest of hair was a lot thinner or even not there But because it wasn't noticeable when the hair was dry (and combed the right way), I never heard about that kind of baldness, and I was only in my mid 20's that I didn't worry about it and it kind sneaked up on me.
It wasn't until a few years later when that area became a bald spot, that I knew I was ****ed. I think therein lies the biggest danger for diffuse thinners. Because it often does not follow a conventional pattern it's rather hard to spot.
Personally I never experienced any recession. My thinning started at one side of my head and slowly expanded to the other side and eventually all over. I started noticing at about 22-23 when I combed my wet hair that the 'bottom hair' beneath the rest of hair was a lot thinner or even not there But because it wasn't noticeable when the hair was dry (and combed the right way), I never heard about that kind of baldness, and I was only in my mid 20's that I didn't worry about it and it kind sneaked up on me.
It wasn't until a few years later when that area became a bald spot, that I knew I was ****ed. I think therein lies the biggest danger for diffuse thinners. Because it often does not follow a conventional pattern it's rather hard to spot.
Your 2012 February pics.....wow, you were not kidding. That is a very interesting pattern. At least you have your facial frame intact though.
I agree, diffuse thinning is deadly like an assassin. It sneaks up on you & you do not even realize it is happening until long after the best time to start meds
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Originally Posted by BigThinker
Mine started just in the hairline but now it's went into diffuse mode, or it just wasn't noticeable diffusion early and it's hit a certain threshold.
Fin at 6 months hasn't really done much that I can tell and at 1 month on minox I'm going through an insane shed.
Yes most people have a combo of the typical male pattern and diffusion. It can be hard to say what starts 1st.
I think around month 6 I was pretty much done losing hair from fin (not exactly sure). The timing on that is different for everyone. Peak results were around month 15-16ish
09-02-2013 02:35 PM
Dr. Glenn Charles
When the diffuse thinning includes the sides and donor area there is a serious concern about this patient being a poor candidate for hair restoration surgery.
