Well, I guess I'm doing a log thread!

[redy]

So, hey.

Original thread(s):
http://www.baldtruthtalk.com/showthread.php?t=13382
http://www.baldtruthtalk.com/showthread.php?t=13674


I'm going on 22, and I started noticing the thinning of my hairline when it started on the left side due to how I cut/do my hair usually. I think I had my a "shed" period before treatment in about March or so, which is when I really started getting concerned about hairloss. In May, I noticed my hairline was severely thinning out. Looking back at pictures through the years, I probably started thinning about 3 years ago at the hairline, but it must have gained some momentum this year...

I'm mainly concerned for thickness, if the hairline gets better that's awesome too. I've always just kind of accepted my higher hairline and owned it. The thinning is what I will not accept.

TREATMENT STARTED 7/31/2013:

FINASTERIDE:

Generic
For about 2-3 weeks, I tapered up from .25mg every 2 days, to every other day, to every day, to .5mg, and then finally to 1mg every day.
I am currently considering doing the proscar cutting method, which would leave me at 1.25mg, for cost purposes.

MINOXIDIL

Rogaine 5% Foam
I have been using Rogaine 5% foam every day twice a day on my hairline and thinning behind hairline, missing maybe 2 doses total, since 7/31/2013. I plan to do this indefinitely. It doesn't really bother me that much, but forces me to plan and also use extra product in my hair afterwards to get rid of some of the aftereffects.

KETOCONAZOLE

Regenpure DR 1%

I use Regenpure DR 1% shampoo twice a week, and have been doing so since 8/21/2013. I'm not sure if this is actually going to do anything, but I'm not going to be that guy that didn't try it.

Notes:

Shedding

I think that I have been shedding for the past 2 weeks or so as of 9/25/2013. Many hairs in the shower and such come all over my hands but note that they are very very blonde and colorless and thin. I think this is good shedding, I can't notice the visual difference anyway and hopefully they come back aftering getting their shit together I really think that the crown area has shedded further into a balding pattern on the left side away from my cowlick but it's hard to show that. I'm really hoping I caught this fast enough to not have to use minox on the crown too.

Vellus Hairs(?)
Upon starting treatment, the follicles along my hairline were not "dead" or bald or whatever you want to call it. The thinning area is FILLED with essentially colorless and very thin hairs, that are mostly full length. Just not significant unless they catch a favorable lighting. The right side of my hairline has a noticeable "chunk" less than the left side, but these hairs are just very thin and lightly colored.

New Growth(?)
All along my hairline especially on the left side, I have new growth that I current cut to essentially shaved length. They are not cosmetically visable from normal distance, but up close you can see them especially when I don't cut them. Some have started to appear in the NW0ish area on the left side! On the right side, they do not come down as far, but the right side seems to be more damaged or far along in MPB. They are racing!

PICTURES

The baseline pictures have extremely harsh lighting which I can no longer exactly replicate, so I am very sorry about that. Also, it seems to be a little bit shorter than the new pictures, but I tried my best to style it the same way.

This isn't a SAVE MY HAIRLINE PLEASE thread, it's a thicken up my thinning hairline thread. If (let's say 'when') I beat this thinning, or if I see any real change in hairline, I'll note and start that.


7/31/2013:






9/25/2013:







Any comments and advice would be extremely appreciated, which is obviously why I am doing this.

Thanks everyone!