Hi All,
I stumbled across this site a few days back and have been looking through it trying to gather the different information and various peoples thoughts, to understand what options are available to me and what is realistic vs fantasy.
For the sake of completeness I'm 38 and only recently discovered that my hair was thinning. I don't know how long it has been thinning for. It's only happening at my crown, and only a chance photo recently where I was bending down indicated an issue, which I checked out. I do recall about 3 years a barber showing me my scalp and it was a two tone colour, so that the hair on my crown was ginger and not brown. However there was no indication that it was thinning. From front and side profile I have a good hear of hair and no particularly thinning at the temples either. So that was why this crown thinning has been quite a shock. Looking at some other posts and thoughts on this it seems that was probably an forward signal I could have picked up on.
Anyway I'm here now and the below photos were taken about 10 days ago. I've since been looking into the issue on online and of course getting lost in the huge amount of "stuff" out there on MPB.
So as newbie my summary of what I've read is as follows:
There are a range of options involving surgery which most come down to hair transplant and such. This can be expensive but tends to have higher probably results.
There is is Finasteride which is an oral dosage which as a generic is relatively cheap ( Superdrug in the UK are quoting me 28 tablet, I don't know the dosage, for 37 GBP or 168 tablets, seemingly 6 months worth for 165 GBP.
Some people hate this drug and the side effects it has caused and some seem to swear by it.
There are then topicals such as Regaine and others - honestly I haven't investigated this too much as yet, next on the list.
And then there are the natural solutions being touted, which are very appealing but kind of everywhere. The key concept firstly very healthy vegetable diet and juicing to reduce the abundance and sensitivity to DHT and then topical application of items such as Onion juice, ginger, saw palmetto, apple polyphenols, coriander, green tea, peppermint oil and similar.
Honestly I like the idea of the natural solution and regardless aspects of it would be a great lifestyle choice, reduce blood pressure and fat etc - so a win regardless. And I already have a juicer, just stopped using it some time back due to convenience and general busyness, so I'm that way inclined. However I don't know how effective these are. I saw in the naturals thread Herbalizer/Fidelity seems to have some great results with his formula and the photos he posted, but the final posts in the thread where someone (Sayin I think it was) tried to replicate it, had no success.
Ultimately I'd like some of you kind folks to review my pics - tell how bad it is (relatively speaking - I'd prefer to go bald and be healthy and haired and not) and the reality of the options available.
Cheers guys
T
I stumbled across this site a few days back and have been looking through it trying to gather the different information and various peoples thoughts, to understand what options are available to me and what is realistic vs fantasy.
For the sake of completeness I'm 38 and only recently discovered that my hair was thinning. I don't know how long it has been thinning for. It's only happening at my crown, and only a chance photo recently where I was bending down indicated an issue, which I checked out. I do recall about 3 years a barber showing me my scalp and it was a two tone colour, so that the hair on my crown was ginger and not brown. However there was no indication that it was thinning. From front and side profile I have a good hear of hair and no particularly thinning at the temples either. So that was why this crown thinning has been quite a shock. Looking at some other posts and thoughts on this it seems that was probably an forward signal I could have picked up on.
Anyway I'm here now and the below photos were taken about 10 days ago. I've since been looking into the issue on online and of course getting lost in the huge amount of "stuff" out there on MPB.
So as newbie my summary of what I've read is as follows:
There are a range of options involving surgery which most come down to hair transplant and such. This can be expensive but tends to have higher probably results.
There is is Finasteride which is an oral dosage which as a generic is relatively cheap ( Superdrug in the UK are quoting me 28 tablet, I don't know the dosage, for 37 GBP or 168 tablets, seemingly 6 months worth for 165 GBP.
Some people hate this drug and the side effects it has caused and some seem to swear by it.
There are then topicals such as Regaine and others - honestly I haven't investigated this too much as yet, next on the list.
And then there are the natural solutions being touted, which are very appealing but kind of everywhere. The key concept firstly very healthy vegetable diet and juicing to reduce the abundance and sensitivity to DHT and then topical application of items such as Onion juice, ginger, saw palmetto, apple polyphenols, coriander, green tea, peppermint oil and similar.
Honestly I like the idea of the natural solution and regardless aspects of it would be a great lifestyle choice, reduce blood pressure and fat etc - so a win regardless. And I already have a juicer, just stopped using it some time back due to convenience and general busyness, so I'm that way inclined. However I don't know how effective these are. I saw in the naturals thread Herbalizer/Fidelity seems to have some great results with his formula and the photos he posted, but the final posts in the thread where someone (Sayin I think it was) tried to replicate it, had no success.
Ultimately I'd like some of you kind folks to review my pics - tell how bad it is (relatively speaking - I'd prefer to go bald and be healthy and haired and not) and the reality of the options available.
Cheers guys
T
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