1 Year Progress (THE BIG 3) w/pix

Hey everyone. So i have officially been on the big three for 1 year. 1 year ago today i started taking pictures of my hairloss. 10 pictures, once a month. Its something I always wish more people did on these forums, so I thought...why dont I just do it.

so, after a year, honestly i have no idea where i stand after going back and looking at the pix, so I was going to leave it up to you guys to decide. I feel like I have continued to loose some hair. I feel like when I fix my hair, I can tell a slight difference.

I am really only looking it in the temple areas, more specifically the right side.

so, I have included the pix and my regiment below....please comment and let me know what you think. its been a long year........and i think by this time i can actually judge if the products are working or not...



MY REGIMENT:

1.25mg Dr. Reddy's Finastride / per day
5% Rogain Foam / every morning
15% ******* (Dr. Lee's) / every night
5% Spiro / twice a day, morning and evening

I also wish that more patients would take quality photos on a regular basis during the first post-op year. From the photos I do not see any significant differences. In some of the images there seems to be a slight improvement while in others it almost appears to be a bit thinner. It has always been debated as to whether or not any of the treatments you are using has any real effects in the frontal and hairline areas.

The photos go in order from Mid September 09 - September 10. The first photos were taken with the iphone 3g, while the newest ones were taken with the iphone 4, (MUCH better camera) so i know it might be tuff to see a difference.

my question is...since its been a year...and everyone says "give the treatment at least a year" does this mean that this is what i can expect? or is it possible to see improvements past the year mark?

I know i cant just stop treatment...and ive never really had any sides from any of the meds, so i dont see a point in stopping, especially if they are helping me maintain (which i can deal with haha)

I can't really see any change. Honestly I think that maintaining hair is the best most of us can hope for when it comes to the hairline, and that alone makes treatment worthwhile.

I guess no change is good. what sux...is im staring to notice some shed at my crown. when I look at it, i can see through my hair in a small spot and ive never been able to do that before. I thought the finastride would DEF prevent that. I am 29, and started it at 28, so i thought catching all of this so early would help.....but i guess is maintaining is all i can hope for, thats better than loosing it.

come on guys, 360 views and only 4 replies. id like to hear everyone else's feedback. i know we are all dealing with the same kinda stuff since we are on this forum. any feedback is welcome :)

Looks exactly the same overall.
Have to be happy with that...

any side effects from the fin?

thanks Perin. from the fin, i notices a slight decrease in libido, but nothing crazy, and that went away after a couple months. also, i added the spiro about 6 months into my regiment, and noticed a bigger libido hit from that, but again...just stick it out and it goes away and things are back to normal.

again, thanks for the feedback.

Comparing the first straight to the last, i can see an improvement, looks thicker to me, good luck :)

Main purpose of taking the meds (big 3) is to MAINTAIN what you have and based on that i think you are looking good.

Meds are known to mainly benefit the mid/crown areas , not the front.

Keep taking them IMHO

Best
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