No shed on Minox

[mpb47]

No first 4 of the first 6 I was simply trying to get back my hairline. I did get some mild regrowth at first but not for too long. Then I found I was starting to thin out in the back and tried for 2 years to stop it on Minox. But after 2 years it was obvious that I had lost a lot of ground so I went on Fin. Yes it was Fin + minox and I had really good results. But after 3-4 years stopped Fin due to sides and it was minox only from that point only. Minox has worked pretty good in the back though I have lost ground recently. Hairline has just gradually gone back over the past ~6 years I have been off fin.

[WarLord]

No first 4 of the first 6 I was simply trying to get back my hairline. I did get some mild regrowth at first but not for too long. Then I found I was starting to thin out in the back and tried for 2 years to stop it on Minox. But after 2 years it was obvious that I had lost a lot of ground so I went on Fin. Yes it was Fin + minox and I had really good results. But after 3-4 years stopped Fin due to sides and it was minox only from that point only. Minox has worked pretty good in the back though I have lost ground recently. Hairline has just gradually gone back over the past ~6 years I have been off fin.

It was a crucial mistake that you had used it only on hairline! You must use it on the whole area affected by MPB from the start! Furthermore, considering that you started your treatment ca. 15-16 years ago, it means that you used only the 2% minoxidil version at the beginning? I would never quit an effective treatment against hairloss, unless it would amputate my hands.

[mpb47]

It was a crucial mistake that you had used it only on hairline! You must use it on the whole area affected by MPB from the start! Furthermore, considering that you started your treatment ca. 15-16 years ago, it means that you used only the 2% minoxidil version at the beginning? I would never quit an effective treatment against hairloss, unless it would amputate my hands.

1- When I started minox I only had the elusive mature hairline and nothing else.

2 - Back in the 90's there were several hairs web sites that said not to worry about the mature hairline because once it stops , you are home free. As in forever. But several older guys on one of the hair boards said that it would sooner or later start up again, most likely in the back. So I did start using it in the back even though I didn't need it. But within a couple of years it my vertex started forming despite already being on minox. It was too aggressive for minox to stop by itself so I added Fin.

3) Never stopped Minox other that this past winter to see if it was contributing to health problems. It wasn't so back on it.

[yeahyeahyeah]

2 - Back in the 90's there were several hairs web sites that said not to worry about the mature hairline because once it stops , you are home free. As in forever. But several older guys on one of the hair boards said that it would sooner or later start up again, most likely in the back. So I did start using it in the back even though I didn't need it. But within a couple of years it my vertex started forming despite already being on minox. It was too aggressive for minox to stop by itself so I added Fin.

Wait until Tracy chimes in and tries to dispute you.

Got any pics of your mature hairline from that time?

[mpb47]

Wait until Tracy chimes in and tries to dispute you.

Got any pics of your mature hairline from that time?

I don't think she disagrees that it often starts up again.

Only really old pics I have are from vertex area as that was my primary concern based on my family history.

[yeahyeahyeah]

I don't think she disagrees that it often starts up again.

Only really old pics I have are from vertex area as that was my primary concern based on my family history.

Yet she is too blind to see that it was MPB in the first place.

[Tracy C]

Yet she is too blind to see that it was MPB in the first place.

Sorry but you are the one who is blind.

[mpb47]

Yet she is too blind to see that it was MPB in the first place.

Well it wasn't till I hit my early 30's. When you start to get diffuse thinning/miniaturization up front is when it becomes mpb. That is what I was told by one of the hair docs at the time.

Instead of you guys keep poking at each other why not ask one of the hair docs onboard and see what they say?